Deckers Outdoor (DECK) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2025)
Deckers Outdoor's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 45.82% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025), up 2.42 percentage points from 43.40% a year earlier and up 2.45 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Deckers Outdoor (DECK) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Mar 31, 2025), Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Deckers Outdoor came in at 45.65%, up 2.02 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +19.54 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 43.63% in FY2024 (+10.10 pp), 33.53% in FY2023 (+0.47 pp), 33.06% in FY2022 (-0.60 pp) and 33.66% in FY2021 (+7.55 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to fiscal Q2 2015.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for ten straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.10 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was fiscal Q1 2022 (a gain of 9.59 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q2 2023 (a drop of 2.64 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, DECK's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 43.37% (Q2 2026), 45.59% (Q1 2026) and 39.34% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nike | 52.47 Bn | 18.46 Bn | 5.39 Bn | 15.07% |
| 2 | Tapestry | 23.05 Bn | 19.01 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 38.80% |
| 3 | Ralph Lauren | 21.35 Bn | 13.45 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.43% |
| 4 | Deckers Outdoor | 11.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Lululemon Athletica | 10.25 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 29.51% |
| 6 | Levi Strauss | 7.60 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 979.10 Mn | 14.72% |
| 7 | Gildan Activewear | 6.52 Bn | 5.51 Bn | 459.76 Mn | 5.97% |
| 8 | Birkenstock Holding | 5.97 Bn | 4.27 Bn | 493.89 Mn | 10.20% |
| 9 | Crocs | 5.64 Bn | 5.06 Bn | 700.71 Mn | 23.21% |
| 10 | V F | 5.53 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 917.04 Mn | 9.02% |
Historic 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% |
Deckers Outdoor 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=DECK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "DECK", "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=DECK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();