Growth Metrics

Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 0.29% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 5.0% to 0.29% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.29% through Jan 2026, down 5.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.3% for FY2026, 7.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 0.29% in Q1 2026 for Abercrombie & Fitch, down from 0.32% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.36% in Q4 2024 to a low of 0.05% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 0.22% across 5 years, with a median of 0.25% in 2024.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: decreased -12bps in 2022 and later rose 21bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.06% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 229bps to 0.19% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 87bps to 0.36% in 2024, then decreased by -10bps to 0.32% in 2025, then fell by -10bps to 0.29% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for ANF at 0.29% in Q1 2026, 0.32% in Q4 2025, and 0.34% in Q3 2025.