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

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

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

Wabash National's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 7.01% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 12.0% year-over-year to 7.01% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.01% (up 12.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 31.09%, up 6410.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 7.01% for Q1 2026 at Wabash National, down from 32.09% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 40.52% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 31.65% in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 11.4% and a median of 18.75% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 6212 bps — and 2025, when it surged 6874 bps.
  • Wabash National's Return on Capital Employed stood at 18.75% in 2022, then jumped by 63 bps to 30.47% in 2023, then sank by 204 bps to 31.65% in 2024, then surged by 201 bps to 32.09% in 2025, then tumbled by 122 bps to 7.01% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WNC's Return on Capital Employed at 7.01% in Q1 2026, 32.09% in Q4 2025, and 40.52% in Q3 2025.

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1 Greenpower Motor 1,097.89 Bn 1,097.89 Bn 1.26 Mn -54.85%
2 Caterpillar 404.21 Bn 400.13 Bn 6.11 Bn 19.06%
3 Deere 168.70 Bn 160.79 Bn 13.06 Bn -
4 Paccar 70.10 Bn 69.22 Bn 1.36 Bn -61.20%
5 CNH Industrial 13.78 Bn 12.17 Bn 1.22 Bn -
6 Oshkosh 9.70 Bn 9.45 Bn 311.90 Mn 12.28%
7 Agco 8.70 Bn 8.18 Bn 581.40 Mn 7.98%
8 Terex 6.66 Bn 6.27 Bn 206.00 Mn 5.03%
9 Blue Bird 2.40 Bn 2.12 Bn 70.65 Mn 43.06%
10 Wabash National 535.92 Mn 492.49 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%