Bath & Body Works BBWI
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Bath & Body Works (BBWI) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Bath & Body Works (BBWI) posted quarterly 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 reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 consecutive years, with 32.75% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 149.0% year-over-year to 32.75%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 32.75% (down 149.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 33.32%, up 116.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed eased to 32.75% in Q1 2026 per BBWI's latest filing, from 35.99% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 49.97% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 30.1% in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 36.68% across 5 years, with a median of 35.6% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 2412 bps — and 2023, when it slumped 1986 bps.
  • Bath & Body Works' Return on Capital Employed stood at 44.96% in 2022, then dropped by 27 bps to 32.62% in 2023, then rose by 16 bps to 37.86% in 2024, then slipped by 5 bps to 35.99% in 2025, then decreased 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 30.86 Bn 30.34 Bn 1.08 Bn 20.02%
2 Williams Sonoma 28.83 Bn 27.81 Bn 1.10 Bn 41.55%
3 Ulta Beauty 22.86 Bn 22.64 Bn 1.27 Bn 34.02%
4 Tractor Supply 18.25 Bn 18.02 Bn 1.68 Bn 15.37%
5 Best Buy 18.12 Bn 16.37 Bn 2.10 Bn 22.05%
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 16.18 Bn 15.18 Bn 1.68 Bn 9.24%
7 Five Below 13.82 Bn 12.71 Bn 478.64 Mn 13.97%
8 Murphy USA 10.46 Bn 10.28 Bn 746.50 Mn 23.71%
9 Bath & Body Works 4.03 Bn 3.08 Bn 1.24 Bn 32.75%
10 MINISO Group Holding 3.38 Bn 2.41 Bn 414.86 Mn 16.31%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%