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

Watts Water Technologies (WTS) reported Return on Capital Employed of 5.75% for Q1 2026, down 1332.0% year-over-year from 0.47% in Q1 2025, and up 40.8% quarter-over-quarter from 4.09% 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 5.75% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 5.75%, down 1332.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.75% (down 1332.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 4.4%, down 1577.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed improved to 5.75% in Q1 2026 per WTS's latest filing, from 4.09% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 20.59% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 3.86% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 13.95% and a median of 17.59% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed slumped 1674 bps in 2023, then jumped 1586 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 20.59% in 2022, then slumped by 81 bps to 3.86% in 2023, then surged by 411 bps to 19.72% in 2024, then sank by 79 bps to 4.09% in 2025, then soared by 41 bps to 5.75% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WTS's Return on Capital Employed at 5.75% in Q1 2026, 4.09% in Q4 2025, and 19.06% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn 7.18%
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn 14.09%
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 18.36%
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn 15.97%
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn 14.32%
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn 39.40%
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn 14.67%
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn 31.32%
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn 12.62%
10 Watts Water Technologies 10.53 Bn 10.15 Bn 326.10 Mn 5.75%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 5.75%
Dec 31, 2025 4.09%
Sep 28, 2025 19.06%
Jun 29, 2025 19.25%
Mar 30, 2025 19.08%
Dec 31, 2024 19.72%
Sep 29, 2024 5.20%
Jun 30, 2024 4.99%
Mar 31, 2024 4.46%
Dec 31, 2023 3.86%
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%