Growth Metrics

Bath & Body Works (BBWI) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Bath & Body Works has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 18 years, most recently at 32.75% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 149.0% to 32.75% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 32.75% through Jan 2026, down 149.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 33.32% for FY2026, 116.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 32.75% for Q1 2026 at Bath & Body Works, down from 35.99% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 49.97% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 30.1% in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 35.6% (2025), against an average of 36.68%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed soared 2412bps in 2022 and then tumbled -1986bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 44.96% in 2022, then fell by -27bps to 32.62% in 2023, then increased by 16bps to 37.86% in 2024, then decreased by -5bps to 35.99% in 2025, then dropped by -9bps to 32.75% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for BBWI's Return on Capital Employed are 32.75% (Q1 2026), 35.99% (Q4 2025), and 35.6% (Q3 2025).