Bark (BARK) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2025)

Bark (BARK) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 24.04% in Q4 2025, up 19.59% quarter-over-quarter from 29.9% in Q3 2025, and down 167.0% on a YoY basis from 35.88% in Q4 2024.

Bark (BARK) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Bark's Return on Capital Employed history runs 5 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 24.04% for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 167.0% year-over-year to 24.04%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 24.04% (down 167.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 22.59%, down 598.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 24.04% for Q4 2025 at Bark, up from 29.9% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 15.56% in Q3 2021 to a low of 29.9% in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 22.71% across 5 years, with a median of 22.49% in 2021.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed tumbled 1200 bps in 2022, then jumped 1014 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 18.25% in 2021, then plunged by 43 bps to 26.07% in 2022, then climbed by 22 bps to 20.44% in 2023, then slipped by 9 bps to 22.38% in 2024, then fell by 7 bps to 24.04% in 2025.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 24.04% (Q4 2025), 29.9% (Q3 2025), and 25.35% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 27.84 Bn 27.38 Bn 1.01 Bn 18.66%
2 Williams Sonoma 24.59 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.10 Bn 41.55%
3 Ulta Beauty 20.75 Bn 20.25 Bn 1.48 Bn 32.06%
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 17.81 Bn 16.45 Bn 1.77 Bn 8.58%
5 Tractor Supply 15.90 Bn 15.67 Bn 1.30 Bn 17.35%
6 Best Buy 15.61 Bn 13.87 Bn 2.10 Bn 22.05%
7 NaaS Technology 14.72 Bn 14.70 Bn - -
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 Bark 1.66 Bn 1.64 Bn 61.56 Mn -24.04%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -24.04%
Sep 30, 2025 -29.90%
Jun 30, 2025 -25.35%
Mar 31, 2025 -23.07%
Dec 31, 2024 -22.38%
Sep 30, 2024 -18.47%
Jun 30, 2024 -19.46%
Mar 31, 2024 -19.44%
Dec 31, 2023 -20.44%
Sep 30, 2023 -20.90%
Jun 30, 2023 -18.82%
Mar 31, 2023 -20.98%
Dec 31, 2022 -26.07%
Sep 30, 2022 -27.56%
Jun 30, 2022 -28.96%
Mar 31, 2022 -28.73%
Dec 31, 2021 -18.25%
Sep 30, 2021 -15.56%
Jun 30, 2021 -23.25%
Mar 31, 2021 -22.60%