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

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DateValue
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%