Growth Metrics

Burlington Stores (BURL) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Burlington Stores (BURL) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 14 consecutive years, with 1.23% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 98.0% to 1.23% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 1.23% through Jan 2026, down 98.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.02% for FY2026, 0.0% changed from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 1.23% in Q1 2026 for Burlington Stores, down from 0.21% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.57% in Q2 2024 to a low of 1.23% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 0.49% across 5 years, with a median of 0.91% in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: soared 149bps in 2024 and later plummeted -105bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.97% in 2022, then rose by 1bps to 0.96% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 154bps to 0.52% in 2024, then tumbled by -141bps to 0.21% in 2025, then tumbled by -476bps to 1.23% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for BURL at 1.23% in Q1 2026, 0.21% in Q4 2025, and 0.48% in Q3 2025.