Workiva (WK) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2015 - 2026)
Workiva's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 173.80% in Q2 2026, up 176.86 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Workiva (WK) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Workiva came in at -354.38%.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a four-year change of -341.39 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -47.01% in FY2022 (-34.02 pp) and -13.00% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to Q1 2015.
- Per Business Quant data, WK's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -3.07% (Q1 2026), -85.13% (Q4 2025) and -330.62% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 453.55 Bn | 422.61 Bn | 1.64 Bn | - |
| 2 | Oracle | 430.98 Bn | 303.54 Bn | - | 10.99% |
| 3 | Sap Se | 256.23 Bn | 177.31 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 32.24% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 193.08 Bn | 148.96 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 9.01% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 138.94 Bn | 117.40 Bn | 2.82 Bn | - |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 102.51 Bn | 84.63 Bn | 2.51 Bn | -46.53% |
| 7 | Intuit | 75.44 Bn | 54.79 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 16.71% |
| 8 | Relx | 60.79 Bn | 57.76 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 56.32 Bn | 49.31 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -73.94% |
| 10 | Workiva | 3.85 Bn | 426.95 Mn | 205.27 Mn | 173.80% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 173.80% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.07% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -85.13% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -330.62% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -36,009.74% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -7,359.22% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -386.36% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -20.88% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -7.67% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -1,021.12% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -388.02% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -230.04% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -150.46% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -116.08% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -89.39% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -77.22% |
API Access
Workiva 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=WK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "WK", "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=WK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();