Abercrombie & Fitch ANF
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At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) posted Return on Capital Employed of 27.24% for Q2 2026, down 6.32% sequentially from 29.07% in Q1 2026, and down 516.0% YoY from 6.55% in Q2 2025.

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

Abercrombie & Fitch has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 27.24% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 516.0% year-over-year to 27.24% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 27.24% (down 516.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 30.2%, down 665.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed slipped to 27.24% in Q2 2026 per ANF's latest filing, from 29.07% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 35.78% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 5.14% in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 22.43% and a median of 25.92% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed sank 1192 bps in 2023, then jumped 2098 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 5.83% in 2022, then jumped by 229 bps to 19.17% in 2023, then jumped by 87 bps to 35.78% in 2024, then slipped by 10 bps to 32.28% in 2025, then slipped by 16 bps to 27.24% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 27.24%, 29.07%, and 32.28% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 155.79 Bn 150.21 Bn 4.48 Bn 32.66%
2 Ross Stores 73.01 Bn 68.88 Bn 1.78 Bn 27.31%
3 Burlington Stores 20.93 Bn 20.19 Bn 1.26 Bn -76.03%
4 Lululemon Athletica 13.36 Bn 11.84 Bn 1.34 Bn 30.58%
5 Gap 7.23 Bn 4.67 Bn 1.42 Bn 13.71%
6 Victoria's Secret 7.03 Bn 6.82 Bn 585.00 Mn 9.07%
7 Urban Outfitters 6.38 Bn 5.97 Bn 542.57 Mn 16.05%
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.90 Bn 4.76 Bn - -
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.70 Bn 4.08 Bn 682.63 Mn 27.24%
10 American Eagle Outfitters 2.69 Bn 2.58 Bn 456.17 Mn 26.82%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 27.24%
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%