GameStop (GME) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
GameStop (GME) 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) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
GameStop (GME) 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'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'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 | 9.98 Bn | 965.44 Mn | 386.80 Mn | 2.36% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |