Workiva (WK) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)

Workiva (WK) posted Return on Capital Employed of 0.31% for Q1 2026, up 94.87% sequentially from 5.97% in Q4 2025, and up 1028.0% YoY from 0.03% in Q1 2025.

Workiva (WK) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Workiva has reported Return on Capital Employed for 12 years, with the latest figure at 0.31% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 1028.0% year-over-year to 0.31% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.31% (up 1028.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 6.16%, up 476.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed advanced to 0.31% in Q1 2026 per WK's latest filing, from 5.97% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 0.31% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 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.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed plunged 1893 bps in 2023, then soared 1974 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 22.69% in 2022, then soared by 40 bps to 13.51% in 2023, then advanced 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.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 0.31%, 5.97%, and 9.27% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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9 Intuit 94.55 Bn 87.77 Bn 7.24 Bn 23.43%
10 Workiva 3.81 Bn 3.00 Bn 205.27 Mn 4.64%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 4.64%
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%