Burlington Stores (BURL) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026)

Burlington Stores' (BURL) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 27.23% in Q2 2026, up 260.0% year-on-year from 7.56% in Q2 2025, and up 5.32% quarter-over-quarter from 28.76% in Q1 2026.

Burlington Stores (BURL) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Burlington Stores has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 14 years of filings, most recently posting 27.23% for Q2 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 came in at 27.23%, up 260.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 27.23% (up 260.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 2.42%, up 4.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 27.23% for Q2 2026 at Burlington Stores, up from 28.76% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 24.81% in Q1 2023 to a low of 96.9% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 31.01% (2025), against an average of 38.23%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 11899 bps in 2023 and plunged 11701 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Burlington Stores' Return on Capital Employed stood at 96.9% in 2022, then jumped by 123 bps to 22.09% in 2023, then sank by 257 bps to 34.72% in 2024, then rose by 20 bps to 27.8% in 2025, then increased by 2 bps to 27.23% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 27.23% (Q2 2026), 28.76% (Q1 2026), and 27.8% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 177.75 Bn 172.17 Bn 4.48 Bn 32.66%
2 Ross Stores 74.23 Bn 69.64 Bn 1.80 Bn 25.41%
3 Burlington Stores 19.90 Bn 19.15 Bn 1.26 Bn -27.23%
4 Lululemon Athletica 13.59 Bn 11.78 Bn 2.00 Bn 34.99%
5 Gap 7.91 Bn 5.35 Bn 1.42 Bn 13.71%
6 Urban Outfitters 6.43 Bn 5.73 Bn 599.20 Mn 3.26%
7 Boot Barn Holdings 5.12 Bn 4.92 Bn 281.24 Mn 15.46%
8 Victoria's Secret 4.37 Bn 3.90 Bn 855.00 Mn 7.60%
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 3.57 Bn 2.80 Bn 1.10 Bn 29.07%
10 American Eagle Outfitters 2.83 Bn 2.59 Bn 651.06 Mn 7.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 -27.23%
Jan 31, 2026 -28.76%
Nov 1, 2025 -27.80%
Aug 2, 2025 -28.43%
May 3, 2025 -29.83%
Feb 1, 2025 -32.19%
Nov 2, 2024 -34.72%
Aug 3, 2024 -35.04%
May 4, 2024 -63.60%
Feb 3, 2024 -92.20%
Oct 28, 2023 22.09%
Jul 29, 2023 22.77%
Apr 29, 2023 22.88%
Jan 28, 2023 24.81%
Oct 29, 2022 -96.90%
Jul 30, 2022 -96.15%
Apr 30, 2022 -94.36%
Jan 29, 2022 -93.49%
Oct 30, 2021 -91.62%
Jul 31, 2021 -80.57%