WillScot Holdings (WSC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2018 - 2025)
WillScot Holdings' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 3.80% for Q4 2025, down 0.50 percentage points from 4.31% a year earlier and down 4.62 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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WillScot Holdings (WSC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2018 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, WillScot Holdings' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 3.78%, down 0.47 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of -1.03 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 4.25% in FY2024 (-6.14 pp), 10.39% in FY2023 (+2.09 pp), 8.30% in FY2022 (+3.36 pp) and 4.95% in FY2021 (+0.13 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] is 0.00% (Q2 2021) to 10.23% (Q4 2023).
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.63 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q2 2022 (a gain of 7.48 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2025 (a drop of 6.69 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows WSC's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 8.42% (Q3 2025), 5.91% (Q2 2025) and 3.34% (Q1 2025) in the three quarters before Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 68.20 Bn | 67.32 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 14.00% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 63.59 Bn | 61.57 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 29.62% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.55 Bn | 58.55 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 33.58% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 44.05 Bn | 41.26 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 21.66% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 32.18 Bn | 32.06 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 11.76% |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.22 Bn | 20.27 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 10.47% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.49 Bn | 12.80 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 9.33% |
| 8 | Avantor | 11.69 Bn | 10.49 Bn | 537.00 Mn | -3.21% |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.67 Bn | 11.54 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 19.24% |
| 10 | WillScot Holdings | 2.94 Bn | 2.88 Bn | 306.26 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.91% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.34% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.31% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.64% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.43% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.02% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.23% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.50% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.79% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.62% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.74% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.48% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.08% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.41% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.93% |
API Access
WillScot Holdings Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=WSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=WSC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();