Willis Towers Watson (WTW) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Willis Towers Watson posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 14.03% for Q1 2026, up 865.0% year-on-year from 1.45% in Q1 2025, and down 9.06% on a QoQ basis from 15.43% in Q4 2025.
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 14.03% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 865.0% year-over-year to 14.03%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 14.03% (up 865.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 15.3%, up 1133.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 14.03%, 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 3.18% in Q3 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 7.66% (2023), against an average of 8.68%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Return on Capital Employed sank 487 bps; it then jumped 1122 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 7.1% in 2022, then gained by 22 bps to 8.68% in 2023, then plunged by 51 bps to 4.23% in 2024, then soared by 265 bps to 15.43% in 2025, then retreated by 9 bps to 14.03% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 14.03% (Q1 2026), 15.43% (Q4 2025), and 14.4% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aon | 69.60 Bn | 68.21 Bn | - | 17.31% |
| 2 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 52.64 Bn | 51.26 Bn | - | 7.67% |
| 3 | Willis Towers Watson | 24.45 Bn | 22.68 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 14.03% |
| 4 | Brown & Brown | 19.37 Bn | 18.39 Bn | 1.61 Bn | 24.51% |
| 5 | XChange TEC.INC | 6.95 Bn | 6.95 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Accelerant Holdings | 3.83 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 48.00 Mn | - |
| 7 | Corvel | 3.22 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 54.92 Mn | 36.19% |
| 8 | Baldwin Insurance | 1.84 Bn | 2.28 Bn | - | -2.43% |
| 9 | Goosehead Insurance | 1.01 Bn | 899.53 Mn | - | 23.79% |
| 10 | Twfg | 279.02 Mn | 351.22 Mn | - | 13.94% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.03% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.43% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.40% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.49% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.38% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.18% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.29% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.22% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.68% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.66% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.02% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.58% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.10% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.58% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.88% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.43% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.29% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.91% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 5.32% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 4.75% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 4.53% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 5.13% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 5.33% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 6.18% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 6.82% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 5.95% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 5.58% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 5.51% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 4.65% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 2.32% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 2.11% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 2.13% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 2.93% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 2.92% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 3.15% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 3.76% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 3.12% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 2.60% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 2.68% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 4.31% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 7.73% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 9.12% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 12.11% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 11.77% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 12.68% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 11.12% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 13.24% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 14.05% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 11.87% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -4.97% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -5.35% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -5.45% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -3.84% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 9.17% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 10.25% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 12.31% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 13.32% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 9.72% |