WillScot Holdings (WSC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2016 - 2026)
WillScot Holdings (WSC) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of -4.14% for Q2 2026, down 14.87 percentage points from 10.73% a year earlier but up 1.99 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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WillScot Holdings (WSC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, WillScot Holdings posted Return on Equity [ROE] of -5.65%, down 8.12 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of -11.41 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 2.47% in FY2024 (-31.25 pp), 33.71% in FY2023 (+14.65 pp), 19.06% in FY2022 (+11.18 pp) and 7.89% in FY2021 (+2.13 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] spans a low of -6.14% in Q1 2026 and a high of 37.02% in Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -13.24 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q1 2023 (a gain of 21.47 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2024 (a drop of 34.31 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -6.14% (Q1 2026), -5.53% (Q4 2025) and 21.34% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 68.45 Bn | 67.57 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 30.20% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 63.61 Bn | 61.20 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 44.74% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.55 Bn | 58.55 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 34.51% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 44.15 Bn | 41.36 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 34.02% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 32.30 Bn | 32.18 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 20.69% |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.32 Bn | 20.36 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 12.32% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.46 Bn | 12.78 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 13.82% |
| 8 | Watsco | 12.30 Bn | 9.98 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 16.76% |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.84 Bn | 11.72 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 22.28% |
| 10 | WillScot Holdings | 2.95 Bn | 2.88 Bn | 306.26 Mn | -4.14% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -4.14% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -6.14% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.53% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 21.34% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.73% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.47% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.71% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.85% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.93% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 37.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 34.64% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 34.21% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 31.91% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 20.92% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.95% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.90% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.44% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.10% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.53% |
API Access
WillScot Holdings Return on Equity [ROE] API
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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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();