WillScot Holdings (WSC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2016 - 2026)
WillScot Holdings (WSC) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 2.90% for Q2 2026, down 4.27 percentage points from 7.17% a year earlier and down 0.19 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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WillScot Holdings (WSC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, WillScot Holdings posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 3.41%, down 1.38 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -0.86 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 4.80% in FY2024 (-7.63 pp), 12.42% in FY2023 (+2.66 pp), 9.76% in FY2022 (+3.94 pp) and 5.83% in FY2021 (+1.55 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q2 2019.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.23 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q2 2023 (a gain of 5.60 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2024 (a drop of 7.54 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 3.09% (Q1 2026), 3.39% (Q4 2025) and 9.91% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 68.45 Bn | 67.57 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 16.52% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 63.61 Bn | 61.20 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 37.06% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.55 Bn | 58.55 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 42.19% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 44.15 Bn | 41.36 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 23.37% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 32.30 Bn | 32.18 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 12.18% |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.32 Bn | 20.36 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 12.56% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.46 Bn | 12.78 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 10.99% |
| 8 | Watsco | 12.30 Bn | 9.98 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 18.08% |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.84 Bn | 11.72 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 23.02% |
| 10 | WillScot Holdings | 2.95 Bn | 2.88 Bn | 306.26 Mn | 2.90% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.90% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.09% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.39% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.91% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.17% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.71% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.84% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.94% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.75% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.72% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.15% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.48% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.35% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.15% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.73% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.82% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.76% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.98% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.96% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.49% |
API Access
WillScot Holdings Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=WSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "WSC", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=WSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();