Burlington Stores (BURL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2013 - 2026)
Burlington Stores (BURL) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -75.71% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 4.53 percentage points from -80.25% a year earlier and up 0.31 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Burlington Stores (BURL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Burlington Stores' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -79.92%, up 9.76 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +8.74 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Burlington Stores' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -89.68% in FY2025 (+4.07 pp), -93.75% in FY2024 (-1.41 pp), -92.34% in FY2023 (+5.72 pp) and -98.06% in FY2022 (-9.40 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of -96.81% in fiscal Q3 2023 to a high of -75.52% in fiscal Q4 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +8.66 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2026, with a gain of 14.32 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2023, with a drop of 22.83 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was -76.03% (Q1 2027), -75.52% (Q4 2026) and -76.65% (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,712.14 Bn | 2,228.84 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 11.49% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 282.27 Bn | 275.52 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 28.54% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 146.16 Bn | 123.70 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 34.00% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 101.42 Bn | 94.39 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 30.02% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 73.06 Bn | 55.98 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 30.97% |
| 6 | Target | 70.86 Bn | 65.45 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 15.67% |
| 7 | Carvana | 70.11 Bn | 61.71 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 18.45% |
| 8 | O Reilly Automotive | 69.29 Bn | 68.38 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 47.86% |
| 9 | Autozone | 45.61 Bn | 44.51 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 33.85% |
| 10 | Burlington Stores | 17.31 Bn | 14.04 Bn | 1.39 Bn | -75.71% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | -75.71% |
| May 2, 2026 | -76.03% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -75.52% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -76.65% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -80.25% |
| May 3, 2025 | -80.58% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | -84.47% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | -90.97% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | -93.83% |
| May 4, 2024 | -91.92% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | -91.87% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -95.58% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -93.34% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | -91.05% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -92.24% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | -96.81% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -96.07% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -94.27% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -93.41% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | -91.53% |
API Access
Burlington Stores Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=BURL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "BURL", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=BURL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();