Bath & Body Works (BBWI) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Bath & Body Works (BBWI) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 32.25% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), down 6.34 percentage points from 38.59% a year earlier.
Bath & Body Works (BBWI) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Bath & Body Works posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 32.42%, down 4.93 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +7.07 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 37.35% in FY2025 (-3.44 pp), 40.78% in FY2024 (+5.90 pp), 34.88% in FY2023 (+1.31 pp) and 33.57% in FY2022 (+8.22 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q1 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] gained in 1 of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.31 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was fiscal Q2 2023 (a gain of 29.26 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q2 2024 (a drop of 27.17 percentage points).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 336.76 Bn | 292.75 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 17.36% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 67.18 Bn | 62.24 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 27.25% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 33.32 Bn | 21.40 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 2.45% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 33.09 Bn | 28.70 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 10.24% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 31.38 Bn | 28.71 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 19.45% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 22.37 Bn | 20.90 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 13.09% |
| 7 | Clorox | 9.72 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 26.61% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.17 Bn | 5.15 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 4.57% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.71 Bn | 4.37 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 11.14% |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 3.25 Bn | 901.14 Mn | 692.00 Mn | 32.25% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 32.25% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 33.76% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 38.04% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 38.59% |
| May 3, 2025 | 40.36% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 39.75% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 46.38% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 45.07% |
| May 4, 2024 | 41.43% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 43.08% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 37.98% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 35.75% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 36.20% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 42.63% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 54.86% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 62.92% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 53.70% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 46.60% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 40.98% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 33.66% |
Bath & Body Works Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=BBWI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "BBWI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=BBWI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();