Growth Metrics

Worthington Enterprises (WOR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Worthington Enterprises (WOR) reported Return on Capital Employed of 1.44% for Q1 2026, up 388.0% year-over-year from 0.29% in Q1 2025, and up 85.75% on a QoQ basis from 0.77% in Q4 2025.

Worthington Enterprises (WOR) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 1.44% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 388.0% year-over-year to 1.44% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 1.44% (up 388.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.73%, up 225.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed improved to 1.44% in Q1 2026 per WOR's latest filing, from 0.77% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 13.28% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 5.45% in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.09% (2023), against an average of 0.57%.
  • Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed reached 648 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 1951 bps in 2022.
  • Tracing WOR's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 5.26% in 2022, then surged by 98 bps to 0.09% in 2023, then slumped by 3765 bps to 3.57% in 2024, then soared by 122 bps to 0.77% in 2025, then jumped by 86 bps to 1.44% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest WOR Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 1.44% (Q1 2026), 0.77% (Q4 2025), and 0.21% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Ati 22.19 Bn 21.90 Bn 262.90 Mn 15.98%
2 Carpenter Technology 21.71 Bn 21.41 Bn 251.80 Mn 20.96%
3 Mueller Industries 14.55 Bn 13.18 Bn 358.44 Mn 31.89%
4 Esab 5.57 Bn 5.43 Bn 257.79 Mn 9.92%
5 Worthington Enterprises 2.71 Bn 2.70 Bn 109.47 Mn 1.44%
6 Proto Labs 1.70 Bn 1.56 Bn 63.59 Mn 4.34%
7 Mayville Engineering Company 520.33 Mn 518.26 Mn 10.96 Mn -2.54%
8 Insteel Industries 517.83 Mn 502.74 Mn 16.49 Mn 13.72%
9 Tredegar 271.32 Mn 255.71 Mn 28.99 Mn 104.94%
10 Techprecision 38.93 Mn 38.86 Mn 381,000.00 7.04%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 1.44%
Nov 30, 2025 0.77%
Aug 31, 2025 0.21%
May 31, 2025 -0.72%
Feb 28, 2025 -2.44%
Nov 30, 2024 -3.57%
Aug 31, 2024 -4.80%
May 31, 2024 -4.92%
Feb 29, 2024 -0.09%
Nov 30, 2023 -0.09%
Aug 31, 2023 0.18%
May 31, 2023 2.77%
Feb 28, 2023 -5.45%
Nov 30, 2022 -5.26%
Aug 31, 2022 -1.77%
May 31, 2022 0.72%
Feb 28, 2022 13.28%
Nov 30, 2021 14.25%
Aug 31, 2021 12.84%
May 31, 2021 6.79%
Feb 28, 2021 6.79%
Nov 30, 2020 1.21%
Aug 31, 2020 0.32%
May 31, 2020 2.88%
Feb 29, 2020 6.70%
Nov 30, 2019 3.93%
Aug 31, 2019 4.04%
May 31, 2019 7.86%
Feb 28, 2019 5.87%
Nov 30, 2018 6.59%
Aug 31, 2018 7.54%
May 31, 2018 7.18%
Feb 28, 2018 10.25%
Nov 30, 2017 9.61%
Aug 31, 2017 9.84%
May 31, 2017 12.07%
Feb 28, 2017 11.51%
Nov 30, 2016 10.64%
Aug 31, 2016 9.48%
May 31, 2016 7.72%
Feb 29, 2016 6.21%
Nov 30, 2015 1.17%
Aug 31, 2015 2.51%
May 31, 2015 3.72%
Feb 28, 2015 4.07%
Nov 30, 2014 9.30%
Aug 31, 2014 8.86%
May 31, 2014 8.37%
Feb 28, 2014 9.54%
Nov 30, 2013 7.74%
Aug 31, 2013 8.85%
May 31, 2013 8.79%
Feb 28, 2013 10.54%
Nov 30, 2012 9.18%
Aug 31, 2012 7.48%
May 31, 2012 8.40%
Feb 29, 2012 9.69%
Nov 30, 2011 10.05%
Aug 31, 2011 10.88%
May 31, 2011 11.25%
Feb 28, 2011 9.49%
Nov 30, 2010 3.70%
Aug 31, 2010 4.44%