Weatherford International (WFRD) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2014 - 2026)
Weatherford International (WFRD) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 16.40% for Q3 2026, down 1.51 percentage points from 17.90% a year earlier but up 0.68 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Weatherford International (WFRD) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Weatherford International's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 20.44%, down 3.88 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a four-year change of +16.86 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Weatherford International's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 24.32% in FY2024 (-1.45 pp), 25.78% in FY2023 (+20.48 pp), 5.30% in FY2022 (+1.72 pp) and 3.58% in FY2021.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has run from a low of 3.73% in Q4 2021 to a high of 26.50% in Q1 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.02 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q4 2021, with a gain of 44.50 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2025, with a drop of 7.96 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 15.72% (Q2 2026), 19.55% (Q1 2026) and 19.68% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 73.67 Bn | 71.28 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 9.30% |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 47.44 Bn | 9.59 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 13.18% |
| 3 | Halliburton | 26.34 Bn | 18.29 Bn | 840.00 Mn | 13.16% |
| 4 | TechnipFMC | 25.18 Bn | 21.15 Bn | 728.70 Mn | 35.01% |
| 5 | Noble | 6.56 Bn | 4.64 Bn | 228.22 Mn | 1.51% |
| 6 | Nov | 6.31 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 439.00 Mn | 2.34% |
| 7 | Weatherford International | 6.11 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 374.00 Mn | 16.40% |
| 8 | Transocean | 5.79 Bn | 3.83 Bn | 348.00 Mn | 6.10% |
| 9 | Valaris | 5.48 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 176.30 Mn | 4.43% |
| 10 | Kodiak Gas Services | 4.28 Bn | 3.96 Bn | 259.04 Mn | 6.91% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 16.40% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.72% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.55% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.68% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.90% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.18% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.63% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 23.58% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 25.86% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.85% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 26.50% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 26.26% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 23.77% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.88% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.07% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.37% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.56% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.83% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.09% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.73% |
Weatherford International Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=WFRD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "WFRD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=WFRD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();