Bath & Body Works (BBWI) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Bath & Body Works (BBWI) reported Return on Capital Employed of 32.75% for Q1 2026, down 149.0% year-over-year from 66.84% in Q1 2025, and down 8.99% quarter-over-quarter from 35.99% in Q4 2025.
Bath & Body Works (BBWI) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Bath & Body Works (BBWI) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 32.75% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 32.75%, down 149.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 32.75% (down 149.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 33.32%, up 116.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed fell to 32.75% in Q1 2026 per BBWI's latest filing, 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.
- A 5-year average of 36.68% and a median of 35.6% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed soared 2412 bps in 2022, then slumped 1986 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 44.96% in 2022, then slipped by 27 bps to 32.62% in 2023, then increased by 16 bps to 37.86% in 2024, then decreased by 5 bps to 35.99% in 2025, then retreated by 9 bps to 32.75% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BBWI's Return on Capital Employed at 32.75% in Q1 2026, 35.99% in Q4 2025, and 35.6% in Q3 2025.
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 | Bath & Body Works | 4.08 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 32.75% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 32.75% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 35.99% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 35.60% |
| May 3, 2025 | 35.95% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 34.24% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 37.86% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 35.87% |
| May 4, 2024 | 31.35% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 31.64% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 32.62% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 30.10% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 30.78% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 35.00% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 44.96% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 49.97% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 46.44% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 42.40% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 29.51% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 25.84% |
| May 1, 2021 | 22.75% |