Watts Water Technologies (WTS) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Watts Water Technologies' (WTS) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 20.43% in Q1 2026, up 136.0% year-on-year from 8.66% in Q1 2025, and up 4.47% on a QoQ basis from 19.56% in Q4 2025.

Watts Water Technologies (WTS) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Watts Water Technologies (WTS) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 20.43% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 136.0% year-over-year to 20.43% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 20.43%, a 136.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 21.07%, up 90.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 20.43%, up from 19.56% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for WTS reached as high as 20.59% in Q4 2022 and fell as low as 17.05% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 19.11% across 5 years, with a median of 19.25% in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 461 bps in 2022 and slumped 267 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 20.59% in 2022, then slipped by 10 bps to 18.43% in 2023, then advanced by 7 bps to 19.72% in 2024, then fell by 1 bps to 19.56% in 2025, then advanced by 4 bps to 20.43% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 20.43% in Q1 2026, 19.56% in Q4 2025, and 19.06% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn 14.09%
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn 18.36%
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 15.97%
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn 14.32%
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn 39.40%
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn 14.67%
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 31.32%
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn 6.93%
10 Watts Water Technologies 11.55 Bn 11.17 Bn 326.10 Mn 20.43%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 20.43%
Dec 31, 2025 19.56%
Sep 28, 2025 19.06%
Jun 29, 2025 19.25%
Mar 30, 2025 19.08%
Dec 31, 2024 19.72%
Sep 29, 2024 19.26%
Jun 30, 2024 19.35%
Mar 31, 2024 18.96%
Dec 31, 2023 18.43%
Sep 24, 2023 17.59%
Jun 25, 2023 17.47%
Mar 26, 2023 19.04%
Dec 31, 2022 20.59%
Sep 25, 2022 20.27%
Jun 26, 2022 19.68%
Mar 27, 2022 17.05%
Dec 31, 2021 16.51%
Sep 26, 2021 16.05%
Jun 27, 2021 15.07%