Growth Metrics

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

Bath & Body Works (BBWI) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 18 consecutive years, with 0.33% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 1.0% to 0.33% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.33% through Jan 2026, down 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.33% for FY2026, 1.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 0.33% at Bath & Body Works, down from 0.36% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.5% in Q3 2022, with the low at 0.3% in Q3 2023.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.37%, with a median of 0.36% recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed grew 24bps in 2022, then fell -20bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.45% in 2022, then decreased by -27bps to 0.33% in 2023, then increased by 16bps to 0.38% in 2024, then dropped by -5bps to 0.36% in 2025, then dropped by -9bps to 0.33% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.33%, 0.36%, and 0.36% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.