Warby Parker (WRBY) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)

Warby Parker (WRBY) posted Return on Capital Employed of 1.07% for Q1 2026, down 12.75% on a QoQ basis from 0.95% in Q4 2025, and up 297.0% year-over-year from 0.27% in Q1 2025.

Warby Parker (WRBY) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Warby Parker's Return on Capital Employed history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.07% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 297.0% year-over-year to 1.07% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.07% (up 297.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.97%, up 507.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 1.07% for Q1 2026 at Warby Parker, down from 0.95% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.95% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 49.58% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 16.1% and a median of 13.82% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed soared 3109 bps — and 2026, when it jumped 297 bps.
  • Warby Parker's Return on Capital Employed stood at 25.87% in 2022, then soared by 38 bps to 15.98% in 2023, then soared by 64 bps to 5.72% in 2024, then soared by 83 bps to 0.95% in 2025, then decreased by 13 bps to 1.07% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WRBY's Return on Capital Employed at 1.07% in Q1 2026, 0.95% in Q4 2025, and 1.38% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Alcon 32,734,969.19 Bn 32,734,967.53 Bn 1.53 Bn 28.56%
2 Intuitive Surgical 117.50 Bn 112.41 Bn 1.96 Bn 18.58%
3 Becton Dickinson 42.93 Bn 42.11 Bn 2.15 Bn 5.02%
4 Medline 30.82 Bn 36.66 Bn 1.84 Bn -
5 Resmed 27.90 Bn 26.23 Bn 890.98 Mn 25.95%
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 26.76 Bn 26.23 Bn 329.20 Mn 19.71%
7 Cooper Companies 15.30 Bn 15.16 Bn 735.40 Mn 4.68%
8 Solventum 13.46 Bn 12.90 Bn 1.10 Bn 19.44%
9 Align Technology 12.02 Bn 10.96 Bn 736.59 Mn 12.74%
10 Warby Parker 3.00 Bn 2.71 Bn 131.04 Mn -1.07%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -1.07%
Dec 31, 2025 -0.95%
Sep 30, 2025 -1.38%
Jun 30, 2025 -3.25%
Mar 31, 2025 -4.04%
Dec 31, 2024 -5.72%
Sep 30, 2024 -8.49%
Jun 30, 2024 -11.44%
Mar 31, 2024 -13.82%
Dec 31, 2023 -15.98%
Sep 30, 2023 -16.16%
Jun 30, 2023 -16.92%
Mar 31, 2023 -19.88%
Dec 31, 2022 -25.87%
Sep 30, 2022 -31.10%
Jun 30, 2022 -48.01%
Mar 31, 2022 -49.58%
Dec 31, 2021 -43.27%