Wex (WEX) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026)
Wex (WEX) reported Return on Capital Employed of 14.16% for Q1 2026, up 25.0% on a YoY basis from 11.33% in Q1 2025, and up 9.43% quarter-over-quarter from 12.94% in Q4 2025.
Wex (WEX) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Wex has reported Return on Capital Employed for 10 years, with the latest figure at 14.16% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 25.0% year-over-year to 14.16%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 14.16% (up 25.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 14.51%, up 150.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 14.16%, up from 12.94% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 14.16% in Q1 2026, with the low at 7.42% in Q3 2022.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 11.64% across 5 years, with a median of 12.65% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 1045 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 74 bps.
- Wex's Return on Capital Employed stood at 8.66% in 2022, then jumped by 39 bps to 12.05% in 2023, then advanced by 7 bps to 12.91% in 2024, then gained by 0 bps to 12.94% in 2025, then grew by 9 bps to 14.16% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 14.16% (Q1 2026), 12.94% (Q4 2025), and 12.36% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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% |