Workiva (WK) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)
Workiva (WK) reported Return on Capital Employed of 0.31% for Q1 2026, up 1028.0% on a YoY basis from 0.03% in Q1 2025, and up 94.87% sequentially from 5.97% in Q4 2025.
Workiva (WK) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Workiva (WK) has 12 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 0.31% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1028.0% year-over-year to 0.31%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.31% (up 1028.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 6.16%, up 476.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed advanced to 0.31% in Q1 2026, from 5.97% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.31% in Q1 2026 to a low of 28.87% in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of 13.87% and a median of 10.59% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 1893 bps in 2023 and jumped 1974 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Tracing WK's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 22.69% in 2022, then soared by 40 bps to 13.51% in 2023, then increased by 24 bps to 10.3% in 2024, then soared by 42 bps to 5.97% in 2025, then jumped by 95 bps to 0.31% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WK's Return on Capital Employed at 0.31% in Q1 2026, 5.97% in Q4 2025, and 9.27% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | 9.52% |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 12.81% |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 10.65% |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 10.59% |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -7.29% |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | -25.94% |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 17.43% |
| 10 | Workiva | 2.88 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 198.76 Mn | -0.31% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.31% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.97% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -9.27% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -12.47% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -10.59% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -10.30% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -9.91% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -9.28% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -8.87% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -13.51% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -17.82% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -28.87% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -28.62% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -22.69% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -21.70% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -15.89% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -9.68% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -24.06% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -17.99% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -5.26% |