Deckers Outdoor (DECK) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2025)
Deckers Outdoor's (DECK) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 45.82% in Q4 2025, up 242.0% YoY from 13.4% in Q4 2024, and up 5.65% on a QoQ basis from 43.37% in Q3 2025.
Deckers Outdoor (DECK) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Deckers Outdoor (DECK) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 45.82% in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 242.0% year-over-year to 45.82% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 45.82% (up 242.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 45.65%, up 202.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 45.82% in Q4 2025, from 43.37% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 45.82% in Q4 2025 to a low of 27.87% in Q1 2021.
- A 5-year average of 37.02% and a median of 35.9% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 959 bps — and 2022, when it slumped 264 bps.
- Tracing DECK's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 30.73% in 2021, then gained by 12 bps to 34.47% in 2022, then grew by 19 bps to 40.97% in 2023, then gained by 6 bps to 43.4% in 2024, then rose by 6 bps to 45.82% in 2025.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 45.82% (Q4 2025), 43.37% (Q3 2025), and 45.59% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nike | 60.63 Bn | 51.60 Bn | 5.39 Bn | 19.40% |
| 2 | Deckers Outdoor | 13.33 Bn | 11.43 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Birkenstock Holding | 7.60 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 493.89 Mn | 11.17% |
| 4 | Crocs | 6.44 Bn | 6.27 Bn | 700.71 Mn | 23.21% |
| 5 | Steven Madden | 3.37 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 309.66 Mn | 14.60% |
| 6 | Wolverine World Wide | 1.62 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 235.30 Mn | 14.32% |
| 7 | Weyco | 425.23 Mn | 329.76 Mn | 43.78 Mn | 13.55% |
| 8 | Forward Industries | 355.01 Mn | 355.01 Mn | - | - |
| 9 | Rocky Brands | 354.31 Mn | 351.69 Mn | 60.80 Mn | 11.46% |
| 10 | Designer Brands | 311.24 Mn | 261.14 Mn | 315.32 Mn | 5.39% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 45.82% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 43.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 45.59% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 39.34% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 43.40% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 43.21% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 42.87% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 36.78% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 40.97% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 36.57% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 33.93% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 29.87% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 34.47% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 31.73% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 34.46% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 29.75% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 30.73% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 34.37% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 35.22% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 27.87% |