Wabash National (WNC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Wabash National (WNC) reported Return on Capital Employed of 7.01% for Q1 2026, up 12.0% on a YoY basis from 6.26% in Q1 2025, and down 121.84% quarter-over-quarter from 32.09% in Q4 2025.

Wabash National (WNC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Wabash National has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 7.01% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 12.0% year-over-year to 7.01%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 7.01% (up 12.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 31.09%, up 6410.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 7.01%, down from 32.09% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 40.52% in Q3 2025, with the low at 31.65% in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 11.4% across 5 years, with a median of 18.75% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed sank 6212 bps — and 2025, when it surged 6874 bps.
  • Wabash National's Return on Capital Employed stood at 18.75% in 2022, then surged by 63 bps to 30.47% in 2023, then tumbled by 204 bps to 31.65% in 2024, then soared by 201 bps to 32.09% in 2025, then sank by 122 bps to 7.01% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 7.01% (Q1 2026), 32.09% (Q4 2025), and 40.52% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 397.22 Bn 393.14 Bn 6.11 Bn 19.06%
2 Deere 151.61 Bn 143.71 Bn 13.06 Bn -
3 Paccar 60.18 Bn 59.49 Bn 1.36 Bn -32.34%
4 Oshkosh 8.00 Bn 7.75 Bn 311.90 Mn 1.21%
5 Terex 5.74 Bn 5.35 Bn 206.00 Mn 5.03%
6 Blue Bird 2.18 Bn 1.91 Bn 70.65 Mn 43.06%
7 Alamo 1.82 Bn 1.62 Bn 104.81 Mn 10.37%
8 Lindsay 1.21 Bn 1.02 Bn 42.35 Mn -0.08%
9 Astec Industries 1.14 Bn 1.06 Bn 99.10 Mn 5.19%
10 Wabash National 337.73 Mn 295.42 Mn -10.58 Mn -7.01%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -7.01%
Dec 31, 2025 32.09%
Sep 30, 2025 40.52%
Jun 30, 2025 -11.69%
Mar 31, 2025 -7.13%
Dec 31, 2024 -31.65%
Sep 30, 2024 -28.22%
Jun 30, 2024 20.48%
Mar 31, 2024 27.11%
Dec 31, 2023 30.47%
Sep 30, 2023 31.04%
Jun 30, 2023 31.06%
Mar 31, 2023 26.01%
Dec 31, 2022 18.75%
Sep 30, 2022 10.23%
Jun 30, 2022 6.58%
Mar 31, 2022 5.21%
Dec 31, 2021 3.95%
Sep 30, 2021 7.01%
Jun 30, 2021 5.68%