GameStop (GME-WT) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

GameStop (GME-WT) reported Return on Capital Employed of 2.36% for Q1 2026, up 285.0% year-over-year from 0.61% in Q1 2025, and up 27.32% quarter-over-quarter from 1.86% in Q4 2025.

GameStop (GME-WT) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

GameStop (GME-WT) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 2.36% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 2.36%, up 285.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 2.36% (up 285.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 3.1%, up 383.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed advanced to 2.36% in Q1 2026 per GME-WT's latest filing, from 1.86% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 2.36% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 35.63% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 8.14% and a median of 1.73% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed tumbled 2701 bps in 2022, then jumped 3280 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 35.63% in 2022, then jumped by 92 bps to 2.83% in 2023, then surged by 63 bps to 1.06% in 2024, then jumped by 275 bps to 1.86% in 2025, then gained by 27 bps to 2.36% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows GME-WT's Return on Capital Employed at 2.36% in Q1 2026, 1.86% in Q4 2025, and 1.26% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 28.23 Bn 27.77 Bn 1.01 Bn 18.66%
2 Williams Sonoma 25.94 Bn 24.92 Bn 1.10 Bn 41.55%
3 Ulta Beauty 21.42 Bn 20.93 Bn 1.48 Bn 32.06%
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 18.30 Bn 16.95 Bn 1.77 Bn 8.58%
5 Best Buy 15.81 Bn 14.06 Bn 2.10 Bn 22.05%
6 Tractor Supply 15.78 Bn 15.56 Bn 1.30 Bn 17.35%
7 NaaS Technology 14.29 Bn 14.27 Bn - -
8 Five Below 10.51 Bn 9.58 Bn 696.98 Mn 11.70%
9 Murphy USA 10.28 Bn 10.16 Bn 3.98 Bn 22.31%
10 GameStop - - 386.80 Mn 2.36%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 2.36%
Nov 1, 2025 1.86%
Aug 2, 2025 1.26%
May 3, 2025 0.23%
Feb 1, 2025 -0.49%
Nov 2, 2024 -1.06%
Aug 3, 2024 -0.98%
May 4, 2024 -1.48%
Feb 3, 2024 -1.73%
Oct 28, 2023 -2.83%
Jul 29, 2023 -6.71%
Apr 29, 2023 -12.20%
Jan 28, 2023 -16.58%
Oct 29, 2022 -35.63%
Jul 30, 2022 -26.17%
Apr 30, 2022 -22.03%
Jan 29, 2022 -16.19%
Oct 30, 2021 -8.62%
Jul 31, 2021 -7.69%
May 1, 2021 -13.13%