Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026)

Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) reported Return on Capital Employed of 11.87% for Q1 2026, down 147.0% year-over-year from 25.27% in Q1 2025, and down 1.56% quarter-over-quarter from 12.06% in Q4 2025.

Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) has 7 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 11.87% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 11.87%, down 147.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 11.87% (down 147.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 12.63%, down 145.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed eased to 11.87% in Q1 2026 per ASO's latest filing, from 12.06% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 25.92% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 11.87% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 18.42% and a median of 17.9% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed soared 1396 bps in 2022, then sank 590 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 23.81% in 2022, then fell by 21 bps to 18.72% in 2023, then dropped by 17 bps to 15.59% in 2024, then slipped by 23 bps to 12.06% in 2025, then decreased by 2 bps to 11.87% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ASO's Return on Capital Employed at 11.87% in Q1 2026, 12.06% in Q4 2025, and 12.15% in Q3 2025.

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8 Five Below 10.27 Bn 9.34 Bn 696.98 Mn 11.70%
9 Murphy USA 10.20 Bn 10.08 Bn 3.98 Bn 22.31%
10 Academy Sports & Outdoors 3.44 Bn 3.11 Bn 576.60 Mn 11.87%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 11.87%
Nov 1, 2025 12.06%
Aug 2, 2025 12.15%
May 3, 2025 13.38%
Feb 1, 2025 13.35%
Nov 2, 2024 15.59%
Aug 3, 2024 16.74%
May 4, 2024 17.90%
Feb 3, 2024 17.30%
Oct 28, 2023 18.72%
Jul 29, 2023 19.83%
Apr 29, 2023 21.50%
Jan 28, 2023 23.19%
Oct 29, 2022 23.81%
Jul 30, 2022 24.57%
Apr 30, 2022 25.25%
Jan 29, 2022 25.92%
Oct 30, 2021 25.46%
Jul 31, 2021 20.68%
May 1, 2021 19.67%