Growth Metrics

Caleres (CAL) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Caleres (CAL) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 0.01% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 12.0% to 0.01% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.01% through Jan 2026, down 12.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.01% for FY2026, 13.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 0.01% at Caleres, down from 0.03% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.31% in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.01% in Q1 2026.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.13%, with a median of 0.13% recorded in 2025.
  • Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed hit 35bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached -37bps in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.25% in 2022, then crashed by -92bps to 0.02% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 659bps to 0.15% in 2024, then crashed by -77bps to 0.03% in 2025, then plummeted by -84bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.01%, 0.03%, and 0.08% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.