Watts Water Technologies (WTS) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Watts Water Technologies (WTS) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 20.43% for Q1 2026, up 136.0% year-over-year from 8.66% in Q1 2025, and up 4.47% quarter-over-quarter from 19.56% in Q4 2025.
Watts Water Technologies (WTS) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Watts Water Technologies (WTS) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 20.43% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 136.0% year-over-year to 20.43%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 20.43% (up 136.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 21.07%, up 90.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 20.43% in Q1 2026 per WTS's latest filing, from 19.56% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 20.59% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 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.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 461 bps — and 2023, when it plunged 267 bps.
- Watts Water Technologies' Return on Capital Employed stood at 20.59% in 2022, then retreated by 10 bps to 18.43% in 2023, then rose by 7 bps to 19.72% in 2024, then dropped by 1 bps to 19.56% in 2025, then rose by 4 bps to 20.43% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WTS's Return on Capital Employed at 20.43% in Q1 2026, 19.56% in Q4 2025, and 19.06% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 21.05% |
| 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% |