Gap (GAP) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Gap's (GAP) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 13.71% in Q2 2026, up 55.0% year-on-year from 8.84% in Q2 2025, and up 13.12% quarter-over-quarter from 12.12% in Q1 2026.

Gap (GAP) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Gap has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 13.71% for Q2 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 came in at 13.71%, up 55.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 13.71% (up 55.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 12.45%, down 110.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 13.71% for Q2 2026 at Gap, up from 12.12% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 13.71% in Q2 2026 to a low of 0.82% in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 9.4% (2024), against an average of 7.76%.
  • Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed reached 1778 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 1030 bps in 2022.
  • Gap's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.36% in 2022, then surged by 1236 bps to 4.05% in 2023, then jumped by 216 bps to 12.77% in 2024, then declined by 0 bps to 12.75% in 2025, then grew by 7 bps to 13.71% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 13.71% (Q2 2026), 12.12% (Q1 2026), and 12.75% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

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 American Eagle Outfitters 2.83 Bn 2.59 Bn 651.06 Mn 7.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 13.71%
Jan 31, 2026 12.12%
Nov 1, 2025 12.75%
Aug 2, 2025 13.47%
May 3, 2025 13.16%
Feb 1, 2025 12.91%
Nov 2, 2024 12.77%
Aug 3, 2024 12.05%
May 4, 2024 9.49%
Feb 3, 2024 7.04%
Oct 28, 2023 4.05%
Jul 29, 2023 3.20%
Apr 29, 2023 1.43%
Jan 28, 2023 -0.82%
Oct 29, 2022 -0.36%
Jul 30, 2022 -0.74%
Apr 30, 2022 4.13%
Jan 29, 2022 9.32%
Oct 30, 2021 9.91%
Jul 31, 2021 9.55%