Watts Water Technologies (WTS) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Watts Water Technologies (WTS) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 16.81% for Q2 2026, up 1.37 percentage points from 15.44% a year earlier and up 0.49 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Watts Water Technologies (WTS) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Watts Water Technologies' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 16.59%, up 0.74 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +6.89 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Watts Water Technologies' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 15.85% in FY2024 (-0.30 pp), 16.15% in FY2023 (-2.50 pp), 18.64% in FY2022 (+5.51 pp) and 13.13% in FY2021 (+3.43 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.06 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q4 2022, with a gain of 5.19 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2024, with a drop of 3.30 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 16.32% (Q1 2026), 15.64% (Q4 2025) and 15.37% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 388.70 Bn | 360.40 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 15.86% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 214.42 Bn | 209.12 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 16.52% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.30 Bn | 194.07 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 9.33% |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.35 Bn | 166.59 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 10.34% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.64 Bn | 120.77 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 15.40% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.12 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 23.98% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.13 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 10.94% |
| 8 | 3M | 83.49 Bn | 64.94 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 22.67% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.89 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 27.10% |
| 10 | Watts Water Technologies | 12.12 Bn | 10.53 Bn | 374.10 Mn | 16.81% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 16.81% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 16.32% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.64% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 15.37% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 15.44% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 15.26% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.48% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 15.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.03% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.88% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.66% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 18.09% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 18.10% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 18.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.15% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 16.39% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 15.63% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 13.62% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.96% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 12.24% |
API Access
Watts Water Technologies 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=WTS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "WTS", "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=WTS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();