Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 13.08% for Q2 2026, down 7.60 percentage points from 20.68% a year earlier and down 4.90 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Willis Lease Finance's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 18.78%, down 3.20 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +16.05 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Willis Lease Finance's Return on Equity [ROE] was 21.98% in FY2024 (+11.60 pp), 10.38% in FY2023 (+8.99 pp), 1.39% in FY2022 (+0.49 pp) and 0.91% in FY2021 (-1.82 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q4 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.82 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q3 2023, with a gain of 12.98 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2026, with a drop of 7.60 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was 17.98% (Q1 2026), 17.33% (Q4 2025) and 19.34% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 324.09 Bn | 278.09 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 49.67% |
| 2 | Rtx | 250.22 Bn | 223.44 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 11.94% |
| 3 | Boeing | 147.08 Bn | 53.78 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 40.42% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 117.51 Bn | 104.24 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 77.35% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 90.46 Bn | 86.07 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 33.25% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.77 Bn | 76.88 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 16.96% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 73.88 Bn | 70.24 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 81.51% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 68.68 Bn | 57.92 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 25.69% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 66.86 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 49.02% |
| 10 | Willis Lease Finance | 1.06 Bn | 1.06 Bn | - | 13.08% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.08% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.98% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.33% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.34% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.68% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.76% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.35% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.50% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.66% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.37% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.04% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.10% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.44% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.65% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.36% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.88% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -2.86% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -4.42% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.91% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.33% |
API Access
Willis Lease Finance Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WLFC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "WLFC", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WLFC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();