Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Abercrombie & Fitch's (ANF) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 29.07% in Q1 2026, down 526.0% year-on-year from 6.82% in Q1 2025, and down 9.95% quarter-over-quarter from 32.28% in Q4 2025.

Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Abercrombie & Fitch has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 29.07% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 29.07%, down 526.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 29.07% (down 526.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 30.2%, down 665.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 29.07% for Q1 2026 at Abercrombie & Fitch, down from 32.28% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 35.78% in Q4 2024 to a low of 5.14% in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 24.61% (2024), against an average of 22.15%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 1192 bps in 2023 and surged 2098 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Abercrombie & Fitch's Return on Capital Employed stood at 5.83% in 2022, then surged by 229 bps to 19.17% in 2023, then surged by 87 bps to 35.78% in 2024, then retreated by 10 bps to 32.28% in 2025, then retreated by 10 bps to 29.07% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 29.07% (Q1 2026), 32.28% (Q4 2025), and 34.41% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 177.75 Bn 172.17 Bn 4.48 Bn 32.66%
2 Ross Stores 74.23 Bn 69.64 Bn 1.80 Bn 25.41%
3 Burlington Stores 19.90 Bn 19.15 Bn 1.26 Bn -27.23%
4 Lululemon Athletica 13.59 Bn 11.78 Bn 2.00 Bn 34.99%
5 Gap 7.91 Bn 5.35 Bn 1.42 Bn 13.71%
6 Urban Outfitters 6.43 Bn 5.73 Bn 599.20 Mn 3.26%
7 Boot Barn Holdings 5.12 Bn 4.92 Bn 281.24 Mn 15.46%
8 Victoria's Secret 4.37 Bn 3.90 Bn 855.00 Mn 7.60%
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 3.57 Bn 2.80 Bn 1.10 Bn 29.07%
10 American Eagle Outfitters 2.83 Bn 2.59 Bn 651.06 Mn 7.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 29.07%
Nov 1, 2025 32.28%
Aug 2, 2025 34.41%
May 3, 2025 32.40%
Feb 1, 2025 34.33%
Nov 2, 2024 35.78%
Aug 3, 2024 34.03%
May 4, 2024 28.28%
Feb 3, 2024 24.61%
Oct 28, 2023 19.17%
Jul 29, 2023 13.12%
Apr 29, 2023 7.31%
Jan 28, 2023 5.14%
Oct 29, 2022 5.83%
Jul 30, 2022 9.29%
Apr 30, 2022 14.37%
Jan 29, 2022 17.06%
Oct 30, 2021 17.56%
Jul 31, 2021 15.94%
May 1, 2021 10.36%