Campbell'S (CPB) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Campbell'S (CPB) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 7.07% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), down 2.34 percentage points from 9.40% a year earlier and down 2.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Campbell'S (CPB) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 2, 2026), Campbell'S's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 7.14%, down 2.11 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -7.95 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Campbell'S's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 9.24% in FY2025 (-0.69 pp), 9.93% in FY2024 (-3.52 pp), 13.45% in FY2023 (+0.42 pp) and 13.03% in FY2022 (-2.06 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to fiscal Q1 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.38 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2022, with a gain of 2.40 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2024, with a drop of 4.75 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 9.09% (Q3 2026), 8.26% (Q2 2026) and 9.18% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 130.23 Bn | 105.59 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 74.27 Bn | 67.59 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 8.97% |
| 3 | Hershey | 32.39 Bn | 28.63 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 20.49% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.34 Bn | 12.87 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -4.62% |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.12 Bn | 14.77 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -0.89% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.52 Bn | 12.30 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 5.93% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.03 Bn | 11.67 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 8.50% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.14 Bn | 7.83 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 5.01% |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.29 Bn | 4.58 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 24.87% |
| 10 | Campbell'S | 5.85 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 583.00 Mn | 7.07% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 7.07% |
| May 3, 2026 | 9.09% |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 8.26% |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 9.18% |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 9.40% |
| Apr 27, 2025 | 7.44% |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 8.09% |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 8.26% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 8.57% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 11.70% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 11.86% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 12.53% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 13.33% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 12.43% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 13.34% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 13.59% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 12.95% |
| May 1, 2022 | 15.23% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 14.36% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 15.40% |
API Access
Campbell'S Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CPB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "CPB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CPB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();