Woodward (WWD) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Woodward's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 17.91% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 6.12 percentage points from 11.79% a year earlier and up 1.23 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Woodward (WWD) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Woodward came in at 13.33%, up 0.22 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +5.78 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 13.11% in FY2024 (+4.89 pp), 8.22% in FY2023 (+2.18 pp), 6.04% in FY2022 (-0.63 pp) and 6.67% in FY2021 (-0.89 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to fiscal Q4 2010.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.58 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was fiscal Q3 2026 (a gain of 6.12 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2021 (a drop of 1.06 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, WWD's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 16.67% (Q2 2026), 14.90% (Q1 2026) and 12.72% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 321.31 Bn | 275.31 Bn | 4.68 Bn | -26.86% |
| 2 | Rtx | 248.97 Bn | 222.19 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 9.62% |
| 3 | Boeing | 152.99 Bn | 59.70 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 8.25% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 116.67 Bn | 103.39 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 24.71% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 92.54 Bn | 88.15 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 22.99% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.31 Bn | 76.42 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 13.87% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.04 Bn | 70.40 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 22.44% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 67.90 Bn | 57.15 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 12.41% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.82 Bn | 20.27 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 15.09% |
| 10 | Woodward | 19.58 Bn | 17.82 Bn | 349.91 Mn | 17.91% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.91% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.67% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.90% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.72% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.79% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.37% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.29% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.52% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.38% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.57% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.62% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.98% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.86% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.65% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.28% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.25% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.31% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.27% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.64% |
API Access
Woodward Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=WWD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "WWD", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=WWD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();