World Acceptance (WRLD) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
World Acceptance's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 12.27% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 4.80 percentage points from 17.07% a year earlier and down 8.45 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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World Acceptance (WRLD) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), World Acceptance's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 14.89%, down 3.87 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of +1.90 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 18.76% in FY2025 (+2.23 pp), 16.53% in FY2024 (+8.22 pp), 8.31% in FY2023 (-2.00 pp) and 10.30% in FY2022 (-2.68 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] is 6.45% (fiscal Q3 2023) to 20.72% (fiscal Q4 2026).
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.64 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in fiscal Q3 2024 (a gain of 8.65 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2023 (a drop of 7.20 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows WRLD's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 20.72% (Q4 2026), 12.34% (Q3 2026) and 11.21% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 44.05 Bn | 29.73 Bn | - | 2.43% |
| 2 | Orix | 40.96 Bn | 10.18 Bn | 12.74 Bn | 2.96% |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 36.72 Bn | 36.63 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Affirm Holdings | 23.63 Bn | 17.32 Bn | - | 5.55% |
| 5 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 23.47 Bn | 23.47 Bn | - | 2.81% |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 22.90 Bn | -44.72 Bn | - | 25.70% |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.26 Bn | 18.48 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 9.67% |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.77 Bn | 4.86 Bn | - | 16.56% |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.38 Bn | 10.82 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | World Acceptance | 778.21 Mn | 736.84 Mn | - | 12.27% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.27% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.72% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.34% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.18% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.17% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.35% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.87% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.77% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.30% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.98% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.82% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.85% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.13% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.89% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.70% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.81% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.77% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.42% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.85% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.71% |
API Access
World Acceptance Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=WRLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "WRLD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=WRLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();