Growth Metrics

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

Caleres has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 16 years, most recently at 0.54% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 1230.0% to 0.54% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.54% through Jan 2026, down 1230.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.59% for FY2026, 1314.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.54% for Q1 2026 at Caleres, down 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.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 12.84% (2025), against an average of 13.21%.
  • The largest YoY upside for Return on Capital Employed was 3511bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of -3721bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 24.51% in 2022, then plummeted by -92bps to 1.93% in 2023, then surged by 659bps to 14.62% in 2024, then plummeted by -77bps to 3.42% in 2025, then tumbled by -84bps to 0.54% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CAL's Return on Capital Employed are 0.54% (Q1 2026), 3.42% (Q4 2025), and 8.42% (Q3 2025).