Caleres (CAL) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Caleres (CAL) reported Return on Capital Employed of 0.54% for Q1 2026, down 1230.0% year-over-year from 0.05% in Q1 2025, and down 84.16% quarter-over-quarter from 3.42% in Q4 2025.
Caleres (CAL) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Caleres (CAL) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 0.54% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 0.54%, down 1230.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 0.54% (down 1230.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 0.59%, down 1314.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 0.54% in Q1 2026 per CAL's latest filing, from 3.42% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 31.14% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 0.54% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 13.21% and a median of 12.84% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- On a YoY basis, Return on Capital Employed climbed as much as 3511 bps in 2022 and fell as far as 3721 bps in 2022.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 24.51% in 2022, then plunged by 92 bps to 1.93% in 2023, then surged by 659 bps to 14.62% in 2024, then sank by 77 bps to 3.42% in 2025, then plunged by 84 bps to 0.54% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CAL's Return on Capital Employed at 0.54% in Q1 2026, 3.42% in Q4 2025, and 8.42% in Q3 2025.
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 | Caleres | 402.25 Mn | 379.58 Mn | 290.34 Mn | 0.54% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.54% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 3.42% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 8.42% |
| May 3, 2025 | 10.49% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 12.84% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 14.62% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 16.71% |
| May 4, 2024 | 17.56% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 18.12% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 1.93% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 1.04% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 2.97% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 4.56% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 24.51% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 31.04% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 31.14% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 24.69% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 61.72% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 50.34% |
| May 1, 2021 | 34.62% |