Wolverine World Wide (WWW) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Wolverine World Wide (WWW) reported Return on Capital Employed of 12.55% for Q1 2026, up 425.0% year-over-year from 2.39% in Q1 2025, and up 11.41% quarter-over-quarter from 11.26% in Q3 2025.
Wolverine World Wide (WWW) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Wolverine World Wide (WWW) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 12.55% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 12.55%, up 425.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 12.55% (up 425.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 12.83%, up 553.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed improved to 12.55% in Q1 2026 per WWW's latest filing, from 11.26% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 19.38% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 23.29% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.72% and a median of 8.3% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed plunged 4267 bps in 2023, then surged 2349 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 12.11% in 2022, then soared by 57 bps to 5.23% in 2023, then soared by 259 bps to 8.3% in 2024, then soared by 36 bps to 11.26% in 2025, then rose by 11 bps to 12.55% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WWW's Return on Capital Employed at 12.55% in Q1 2026, 11.26% in Q3 2025, and 12.09% in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birkenstock Holding | 105.38 Bn | 105.15 Bn | 390.51 Mn | 11.76% |
| 2 | Nike | 65.97 Bn | 57.92 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 41.55% |
| 3 | Deckers Outdoor | 16.23 Bn | 14.14 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 45.82% |
| 4 | Crocs | 6.43 Bn | 6.30 Bn | 522.95 Mn | 3.52% |
| 5 | Steven Madden | 3.20 Bn | 3.16 Bn | 357.42 Mn | 8.61% |
| 6 | Wolverine World Wide | 1.96 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 243.40 Mn | 12.55% |
| 7 | On Holding AG | 1.67 Bn | 273.66 Mn | 682.30 Mn | 18.70% |
| 8 | Forward Industries | 403.33 Mn | 377.95 Mn | 16.85 Mn | -50.36% |
| 9 | Designer Brands | 345.18 Mn | 294.31 Mn | 315.32 Mn | 5.39% |
| 10 | Weyco | 339.86 Mn | 242.42 Mn | 33.84 Mn | 2.56% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2026 | 12.55% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 11.26% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 12.09% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.75% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 8.30% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -10.74% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | -11.41% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -9.38% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | -5.23% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -23.29% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | -21.40% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | -12.88% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -12.11% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 19.38% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 18.18% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 12.63% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 13.50% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 22.49% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 20.94% |
| Apr 3, 2021 | 18.35% |