West Bancorporation (WTBA) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
West Bancorporation (WTBA) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 30.19% for Q2 2026, down 4.11 percentage points from 34.30% a year earlier and down 0.47 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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West Bancorporation (WTBA) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, West Bancorporation posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 8.23%, up 0.84 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -9.61 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 7.40% in FY2024 (+0.37 pp), 7.03% in FY2023 (-14.06 pp), 21.09% in FY2022 (+1.27 pp) and 19.81% in FY2021 (+1.97 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q1 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.02 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q3 2023 (a gain of 8.00 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2025 (a drop of 5.63 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 30.66% (Q1 2026), 30.46% (Q4 2025) and 33.53% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 3.60% |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | 12.95% |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | 11.83% |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | 49.27% |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 6.60% |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 3.32% |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 3.69% |
| 10 | West Bancorporation | 522.56 Mn | 250.14 Mn | - | 18.28% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 18.28% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.66% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.81% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.68% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.33% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.61% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.18% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.79% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.11% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.48% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.51% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.92% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.53% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.30% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.56% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.94% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.06% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.57% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.65% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.58% |
API Access
West Bancorporation Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=WTBA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "WTBA", "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=WTBA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();