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

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DateValue
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%