Genesco (GCO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Genesco's (GCO) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 2.83% in Q2 2026, up 110.0% year-on-year from 1.35% in Q2 2025, and up 72.53% quarter-over-quarter from 1.64% in Q1 2026.

Genesco (GCO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Genesco's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.83% for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 110.0% year-over-year to 2.83% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 2.83%, a 110.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 1.75%, up 29.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed climbed to 2.83% in Q2 2026 per GCO's latest filing, from 1.64% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 13.6% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 2.24% in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 1.51% (2025), against an average of 4.16%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 2269 bps in 2022 and tumbled 1207 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.82% in 2022, then slumped by 101 bps to 0.08% in 2023, then jumped by 710 bps to 0.52% in 2024, then surged by 131 bps to 1.2% in 2025, then soared by 136 bps to 2.83% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest GCO Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 2.83% (Q2 2026), 1.64% (Q1 2026), and 1.2% (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 169.48 Bn 163.90 Bn 4.48 Bn 32.66%
2 Ross Stores 74.91 Bn 70.31 Bn 1.80 Bn 25.41%
3 Burlington Stores 21.30 Bn 20.55 Bn 1.26 Bn -20.82%
4 Lululemon Athletica 12.32 Bn 10.51 Bn 2.00 Bn 34.99%
5 Gap 6.81 Bn 4.25 Bn 1.42 Bn 13.71%
6 Victoria's Secret 6.71 Bn 6.55 Bn 585.00 Mn 9.07%
7 Urban Outfitters 5.96 Bn 5.55 Bn 542.57 Mn 16.05%
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.50 Bn 4.30 Bn 281.24 Mn 15.46%
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.04 Bn 3.43 Bn 682.63 Mn 27.24%
10 Genesco 364.88 Mn 337.75 Mn 228.92 Mn 2.83%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 2.83%
Jan 31, 2026 1.64%
Nov 1, 2025 1.20%
Aug 2, 2025 1.38%
May 3, 2025 1.72%
Feb 1, 2025 1.38%
Nov 2, 2024 0.52%
Aug 3, 2024 0.61%
May 4, 2024 -2.24%
Feb 3, 2024 -1.23%
Oct 28, 2023 -0.08%
Jul 29, 2023 1.28%
Apr 29, 2023 5.51%
Jan 28, 2023 8.21%
Oct 29, 2022 11.82%
Jul 30, 2022 13.36%
Apr 30, 2022 13.60%
Jan 29, 2022 13.44%
Oct 30, 2021 11.58%
Jul 31, 2021 8.39%