Growth Metrics

Genesco (GCO) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Genesco has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 16 years, most recently at 1.64% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 25.0% year-over-year to 1.64%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 1.64%, up 25.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 1.75%, 29.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 1.64% at Genesco, up from 1.2% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 13.6% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 2.24% in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 4.24% and a median of 1.38% in 2025 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: surged 2269bps in 2022 and later crashed -1207bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.82% in 2022, then plummeted by -101bps to 0.08% in 2023, then soared by 710bps to 0.52% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 131bps to 1.2% in 2025, then skyrocketed by 37bps to 1.64% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for GCO at 1.64% in Q1 2026, 1.2% in Q4 2025, and 1.38% in Q3 2025.