Willis Towers Watson (WTW) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) posted Return on Capital Employed of 7.63% for Q1 2026, down 50.53% on a QoQ basis from 15.43% in Q4 2025, and up 483.0% year-over-year from 1.31% in Q1 2025.
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Willis Towers Watson's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 7.63% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 483.0% year-over-year to 7.63% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.63% (up 483.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 15.3%, up 1309.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 7.63% for Q1 2026 at Willis Towers Watson, down from 15.43% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 15.43% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 2.29% in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 7.36% and a median of 7.02% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed sank 639 bps — and 2025, when it soared 1314 bps.
- Willis Towers Watson's Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.1% in 2022, then advanced by 22 bps to 8.68% in 2023, then sank by 74 bps to 2.29% in 2024, then surged by 574 bps to 15.43% in 2025, then slumped by 51 bps to 7.63% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WTW's Return on Capital Employed at 7.63% in Q1 2026, 15.43% in Q4 2025, and 14.4% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 84.27 Bn | 72.32 Bn | 6.04 Bn | 16.00% |
| 2 | Aon | 75.99 Bn | 74.60 Bn | - | 17.31% |
| 3 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 62.23 Bn | 60.85 Bn | - | 13.08% |
| 4 | Willis Towers Watson | 27.24 Bn | 25.46 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 7.63% |
| 5 | Brown & Brown | 23.60 Bn | 22.62 Bn | 1.61 Bn | 1.92% |
| 6 | Neptune Insurance Holdings | 4.12 Bn | 4.11 Bn | 26.44 Mn | 1,950.27% |
| 7 | Accelerant Holdings | 3.06 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 48.00 Mn | - |
| 8 | Corvel | 3.03 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 54.92 Mn | 36.19% |
| 9 | Baldwin Insurance | 2.43 Bn | 2.87 Bn | - | -2.43% |
| 10 | Goosehead Insurance | 1.31 Bn | 1.20 Bn | - | 27.21% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.63% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.43% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.40% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.49% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.80% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.29% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.18% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.29% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.22% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.68% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.59% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.02% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.04% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.10% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.58% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.88% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.42% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.29% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.91% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 5.32% |