Caleres (CAL) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Caleres' (CAL) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 1.68% in Q2 2026, down 881.0% year-on-year from 0.22% in Q2 2025, and up 210.22% on a QoQ basis from 0.54% in Q1 2026.

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 1.68% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 881.0% year-over-year to 1.68% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 1.68%, a 881.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 0.59%, down 1314.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 stood at 1.68%, up from 0.54% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for CAL reached as high as 31.14% in Q2 2022 and fell as low as 0.54% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 16.47% across 5 years, with a median of 17.84% in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 7132 bps in 2022 and tumbled 1230 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 24.51% in 2022, then declined by 25 bps to 18.27% in 2023, then dropped by 20 bps to 14.62% in 2024, then slumped by 77 bps to 3.42% in 2025, then sank by 51 bps to 1.68% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 1.68% in Q2 2026, 0.54% in Q1 2026, and 3.42% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 169.48 Bn 163.90 Bn 4.48 Bn 32.66%
2 Ross Stores 74.91 Bn 70.31 Bn 1.80 Bn 25.41%
3 Burlington Stores 21.30 Bn 20.55 Bn 1.26 Bn -20.82%
4 Lululemon Athletica 12.32 Bn 10.51 Bn 2.00 Bn 34.99%
5 Gap 6.81 Bn 4.25 Bn 1.42 Bn 13.71%
6 Victoria's Secret 6.71 Bn 6.55 Bn 585.00 Mn 9.07%
7 Urban Outfitters 5.96 Bn 5.55 Bn 542.57 Mn 16.05%
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.50 Bn 4.30 Bn 281.24 Mn 15.46%
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.04 Bn 3.43 Bn 682.63 Mn 27.24%
10 Caleres 393.00 Mn 362.56 Mn 315.47 Mn 1.68%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 1.68%
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 18.27%
Jul 29, 2023 19.79%
Apr 29, 2023 20.86%
Jan 28, 2023 21.84%
Oct 29, 2022 24.51%
Jul 30, 2022 31.04%
Apr 30, 2022 31.14%
Jan 29, 2022 24.69%
Oct 30, 2021 13.60%
Jul 31, 2021 5.40%