Genesco (GCO) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Genesco's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 7.47% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 7.47 percentage points from 0.00% a year earlier and up 3.63 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Genesco (GCO) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Genesco came in at 3.10%, up 3.10 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +11.82 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 0.00% in FY2025 (+2.14 pp), -2.14% in FY2024 (-13.92 pp), 11.78% in FY2023 (-7.42 pp) and 19.19% in FY2022 (+27.92 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q1 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.39 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was fiscal Q3 2022 (a gain of 40.39 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q2 2024 (a drop of 15.77 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, GCO's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was 3.84% (Q1 2027), 2.95% (Q4 2026) and 0.00% (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,979.57 Bn | 2,476.24 Bn | 107.37 Bn | 10.13% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 350.34 Bn | 343.58 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 23.31% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 150.76 Bn | 128.31 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 44.55% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 130.11 Bn | 123.07 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 26.54% |
| 5 | Carvana | 80.38 Bn | 71.27 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Ross Stores | 76.38 Bn | 59.31 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 33.92% |
| 7 | Target | 73.52 Bn | 68.11 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 14.40% |
| 8 | O Reilly Automotive | 71.92 Bn | 71.02 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 53.89% |
| 9 | Autozone | 52.04 Bn | 50.89 Bn | 3.52 Bn | 45.70% |
| 10 | Genesco | 397.86 Mn | 181.16 Mn | 272.12 Mn | -3.01% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | -3.01% |
| May 2, 2026 | -7.67% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 0.00% |
| May 3, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 0.83% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 0.95% |
| May 4, 2024 | -3.58% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | -2.12% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -0.07% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 2.09% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 7.72% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 11.50% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 12.52% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 14.88% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 15.33% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 16.08% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 22.16% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 16.11% |
API Access
Genesco Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=GCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "GCO", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=GCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();