Willdan (WLDN) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Willdan's (WLDN) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 11.2% in Q2 2026, up 165.0% YoY from 4.23% in Q2 2025, and down 7.58% on a QoQ basis from 12.12% in Q1 2026.

Willdan (WLDN) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Willdan (WLDN) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 11.2% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 165.0% year-over-year to 11.2% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 11.2% (up 165.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 12.88%, up 252.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed declined to 11.2% in Q2 2026, from 12.12% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 13.07% in Q4 2025 to a low of 3.79% in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 5.91% and a median of 7.61% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 61 bps — and 2023, when it soared 1008 bps.
  • Tracing WLDN's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 2.57% in 2022, then surged by 393 bps to 7.51% in 2023, then jumped by 31 bps to 9.85% in 2024, then surged by 33 bps to 13.07% in 2025, then declined by 14 bps to 11.2% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 11.2% (Q2 2026), 12.12% (Q1 2026), and 13.07% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Quanta Services 102.18 Bn 101.77 Bn 1.55 Bn 12.55%
2 Comfort Systems Usa 72.82 Bn 70.97 Bn 844.23 Mn 25.26%
3 Ferrovial 47.62 Bn 42.63 Bn - -
4 Emcor 36.31 Bn 35.39 Bn 1.02 Bn 29.45%
5 Mastec 20.38 Bn 20.19 Bn 556.28 Mn 14.60%
6 Sterling Infrastructure 19.23 Bn 18.73 Bn 194.30 Mn 30.01%
7 APi 17.20 Bn 16.35 Bn 703.00 Mn 8.75%
8 Jacobs Solutions 16.40 Bn 15.02 Bn 794.89 Mn 7.34%
9 IES Holdings 15.99 Bn 15.73 Bn 340.66 Mn 41.31%
10 Willdan 1.10 Bn 1.07 Bn 63.16 Mn 11.20%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 3, 2026 11.20%
Jan 2, 2026 12.12%
Oct 3, 2025 13.07%
Jul 4, 2025 11.48%
Apr 4, 2025 9.55%
Dec 27, 2024 9.85%
Sep 27, 2024 10.54%
Jun 28, 2024 9.02%
Mar 29, 2024 7.61%
Dec 29, 2023 7.51%
Sep 29, 2023 5.14%
Jun 30, 2023 5.21%
Mar 31, 2023 0.88%
Dec 30, 2022 -2.57%
Sep 30, 2022 -3.79%
Jul 1, 2022 -2.98%
Apr 1, 2022 -3.35%
Dec 31, 2021 -3.18%
Oct 1, 2021 -5.62%
Jul 2, 2021 -5.51%