Warby Parker WRBY
NYSE WRBY
$27.44 -0.02 (-0.07%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Warby Parker's (WRBY) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 1.07% in Q1 2026, up 297.0% YoY from 0.27% in Q1 2025, and down 12.75% on a QoQ basis from 0.95% in Q4 2025.

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

Warby Parker (WRBY) has 6 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 1.07% in 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 eased to 1.07% in Q1 2026, from 0.95% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.95% in Q4 2025 to a low of 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.
  • Tracing WRBY's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 25.87% in 2022, then jumped by 38 bps to 15.98% in 2023, then jumped by 64 bps to 5.72% in 2024, then jumped by 83 bps to 0.95% in 2025, then fell by 13 bps to 1.07% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 1.07% (Q1 2026), 0.95% (Q4 2025), and 1.38% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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1 Intuitive Surgical 134.13 Bn 128.91 Bn 1.96 Bn 18.58%
2 Becton Dickinson 52.76 Bn 51.90 Bn 2.32 Bn 6.00%
3 Alcon 35.81 Bn 34.46 Bn 1.68 Bn 28.11%
4 Resmed 33.72 Bn 32.25 Bn 861.22 Mn 25.22%
5 Medline 29.38 Bn 26.70 Bn 2.22 Bn 5.57%
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 25.00 Bn 24.57 Bn 329.20 Mn 19.71%
7 Solventum 15.46 Bn 15.06 Bn 1.29 Bn 19.76%
8 Cooper Companies 14.88 Bn 14.74 Bn 735.40 Mn 4.68%
9 Baxter International 13.58 Bn 11.43 Bn 1.03 Bn 3.28%
10 Warby Parker 3.41 Bn 3.12 Bn 136.46 Mn 0.26%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.26%
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%