Campbell'S (CPB) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Campbell'S (CPB) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 5.92% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), down 1.97 percentage points from 7.90% a year earlier and down 1.83 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Campbell'S (CPB) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 2, 2026), Campbell'S reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 6.00%, down 1.82 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -7.73 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 7.82% in FY2025 (+0.07 pp), 7.75% in FY2024 (-4.35 pp), 12.10% in FY2023 (+1.06 pp) and 11.04% in FY2022 (-2.69 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to fiscal Q1 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.17 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 2.38 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2022, against a drop of 5.17 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 7.75% (Q3 2026), 7.27% (Q2 2026) and 7.58% (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 130.23 Bn | 105.59 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 74.27 Bn | 67.59 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 7.21% |
| 3 | Hershey | 32.39 Bn | 28.63 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 16.53% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.34 Bn | 12.87 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -4.99% |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.12 Bn | 14.77 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -0.98% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.52 Bn | 12.30 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 3.60% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.03 Bn | 11.67 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 5.97% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.14 Bn | 7.83 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 3.50% |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.29 Bn | 4.58 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - |
| 10 | Campbell'S | 5.85 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 583.00 Mn | 5.92% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 5.92% |
| May 3, 2026 | 7.75% |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 7.27% |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 7.58% |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 7.90% |
| Apr 27, 2025 | 6.25% |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 6.43% |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 6.69% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 6.79% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 9.18% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 10.78% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 11.13% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 11.95% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 11.19% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 11.58% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 11.37% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 11.09% |
| May 1, 2022 | 13.28% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 12.93% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 13.50% |
Campbell'S Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CPB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CPB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();