Wex (WEX) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026)
Wex (WEX) posted Return on Capital Employed of 14.16% for Q1 2026, up 9.43% quarter-over-quarter from 12.94% in Q4 2025, and up 25.0% year-on-year from 11.33% in Q1 2025.
Wex (WEX) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Wex (WEX) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 10 consecutive years, with 14.16% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 14.16%, up 25.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 14.16% (up 25.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 14.51%, up 150.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 14.16% for Q1 2026 at Wex, up from 12.94% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 14.16% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 7.42% in Q3 2022.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 11.64%, with a median of 12.65% recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed soared 1045 bps in 2022 and slumped 74 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 8.66% in 2022, then jumped by 39 bps to 12.05% in 2023, then increased by 7 bps to 12.91% in 2024, then grew by 0 bps to 12.94% in 2025, then gained by 9 bps to 14.16% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 14.16% in Q1 2026, 12.94% in Q4 2025, and 12.36% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,853.66 Bn | 2,775.39 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 27.43% |
| 2 | Oracle | 408.21 Bn | 376.86 Bn | 17.12 Bn | 9.73% |
| 3 | Palantir Technologies | 300.98 Bn | 293.06 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 24.39% |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 247.84 Bn | 243.30 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 8.75% |
| 5 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 193.63 Bn | 190.57 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -4.62% |
| 6 | Fortinet | 117.45 Bn | 114.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 40.10% |
| 7 | Cloudflare | 86.88 Bn | 85.93 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -5.85% |
| 8 | Synopsys | 86.18 Bn | 86.06 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 1.98% |
| 9 | Block | 46.10 Bn | 39.21 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 4.34% |
| 10 | Wex | 4.92 Bn | -486.44 Mn | 393.70 Mn | 14.16% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.16% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.94% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.36% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.85% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.91% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.91% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.76% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.65% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.72% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.05% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.50% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.42% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.85% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.66% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.42% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.26% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.43% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.21% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.63% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -1.19% |