Where Food Comes From (WFCF) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025)
Where Food Comes From's (WFCF) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 10.23% in Q4 2025, down 682.0% year-on-year from 1.76% in Q4 2024, and down 38.26% quarter-over-quarter from 16.57% in Q3 2025.
Where Food Comes From (WFCF) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Where Food Comes From's Return on Capital Employed history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 10.23% for Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 682.0% year-over-year to 10.23% in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was 10.23%, a 682.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 10.95%, down 655.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed declined to 10.23% in Q4 2025 per WFCF's latest filing, from 16.57% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 23.88% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 10.23% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 17.44% (2022), against an average of 16.86%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 749 bps in 2024 and slumped 682 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 13.43% in 2021, then grew by 18 bps to 15.81% in 2022, then climbed by 22 bps to 19.25% in 2023, then decreased by 11 bps to 17.05% in 2024, then sank by 40 bps to 10.23% in 2025.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest WFCF Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 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 | Cintas | 81.31 Bn | 81.12 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 30.25% |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 73.75 Bn | 71.25 Bn | - | -48.80% |
| 3 | Relx | 60.28 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Thomson Reuters | 38.09 Bn | 37.23 Bn | - | -15.25% |
| 5 | Copart | 25.18 Bn | 21.85 Bn | 732.88 Mn | 17.98% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 21.29 Bn | 16.10 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 3.08% |
| 7 | Rb Global | 20.33 Bn | 20.14 Bn | 927.90 Mn | 7.10% |
| 8 | UL Solutions | 17.42 Bn | 17.18 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 27.02% |
| 9 | Aramark | 15.00 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 426.39 Mn | 7.90% |
| 10 | Where Food Comes From | 63.78 Mn | 60.58 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 | 17.79% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.71% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.97% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.81% |
| 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% |