WeRide (WRD) Return on Capital Employed (2024 - 2026)
WeRide (WRD) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 24.08% in Q1 2026, up 8.44% on a QoQ basis from 26.31% in Q4 2025, and up 820.0% year-over-year from 2.62% in Q1 2025.
WeRide (WRD) Return on Capital Employed (2024 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
WeRide has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 3 years of filings, most recently posting 24.08% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 820.0% year-over-year to 24.08% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 24.08% (up 820.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 25.77%, up 1049.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 24.08% in Q1 2026, from 26.31% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 28.3% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 36.06% in Q2 2025.
- A 3-year average of 20.69% and a median of 26.31% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 5731 bps — and 2026, when it jumped 820 bps.
- Tracing WRD's Return on Capital Employed over 3 years: stood at 25.36% in 2024, then decreased by 4 bps to 26.31% in 2025, then climbed by 8 bps to 24.08% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WRD's Return on Capital Employed at 24.08% in Q1 2026, 26.31% in Q4 2025, and 29.02% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | 9.54% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 12.81% |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 10.65% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 17.43% |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 12.32% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -20.99% |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 51.24% |
| 10 | WeRide | 974.90 Mn | 974.90 Mn | 5.74 Mn | -24.08% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -24.08% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -26.31% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -29.02% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -36.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -32.29% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -25.36% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 28.30% |