Where Food Comes From (WFCF) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)
Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 682.0% to 10.23% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 10.23% through Dec 2025, down 682.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 10.95% for FY2025, 655.0% down from the prior year.
Where Food Comes From's Return on Capital Employed history spans 15 years, with the latest figure at 10.23% for Q4 2025.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 10.23% for Q4 2025, down from 16.57% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 23.88% in Q2 2024 to a low of 0.85% in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 16.81% (2025), against an average of 14.02%.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed tumbled -2789bps in 2021 and then skyrocketed 2161bps in 2024.
- Where Food Comes From's Return on Capital Employed stood at 13.43% in 2021, then tumbled by -74bps to 3.53% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 446bps to 19.25% in 2023, then dropped by -11bps to 17.05% in 2024, then plummeted by -40bps to 10.23% in 2025.
- Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for WFCF's Return on Capital Employed are 10.23% (Q4 2025), 16.57% (Q3 2025), and 18.06% (Q2 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Relx | 81.40 Bn | 81.16 Bn | - | 47.48% |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 79.56 Bn | 78.10 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Cintas | 69.26 Bn | 69.08 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 30.25% |
| 4 | Copart | 33.09 Bn | 28.01 Bn | 971.24 Mn | 16.88% |
| 5 | UL Solutions | 20.56 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 27.02% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 19.88 Bn | 14.69 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 3.08% |
| 7 | Rb Global | 19.08 Bn | 18.89 Bn | 869.50 Mn | 7.10% |
| 8 | Aramark | 13.57 Bn | 13.16 Bn | 426.35 Mn | 7.90% |
| 9 | Amentum Holdings | 5.65 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 5.80% |
| 10 | Where Food Comes From | 78.36 Mn | 75.16 Mn | 2.17 Mn | 10.23% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.23% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.57% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.78% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.05% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.38% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.88% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 22.46% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.25% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.62% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.56% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.85% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.53% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.77% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 17.14% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.43% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.06% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 12.01% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 13.02% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 10.08% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 12.23% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 39.90% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 38.21% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 11.50% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 13.89% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 11.18% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 5.02% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 6.59% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 3.31% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 3.67% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.61% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.26% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 2.12% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 1.33% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 4.65% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 6.46% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 12.10% |