GameStop GME
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

GameStop Corp. (GME) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

GameStop (GME) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 3.93% for Q2 2026, up 370.0% year-over-year from 0.84% in Q2 2025, and up 66.29% quarter-over-quarter from 2.36% in Q1 2026.

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

GameStop (GME) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 consecutive years, with 3.93% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 370.0% year-over-year to 3.93%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 3.93% (up 370.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 3.1%, up 383.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed improved to 3.93% in Q2 2026 per GME's latest filing, from 2.36% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 3.93% in Q2 2026 and bottomed at 35.63% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 7.47% across 5 years, with a median of 1.61% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 2701 bps — and 2023, when it jumped 3280 bps.
  • GameStop's Return on Capital Employed stood at 35.63% in 2022, then surged by 92 bps to 2.83% in 2023, then soared by 63 bps to 1.06% in 2024, then surged by 275 bps to 1.86% in 2025, then surged by 112 bps to 3.93% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows GME's Return on Capital Employed at 3.93% in Q2 2026, 2.36% in Q1 2026, and 1.86% in Q4 2025.

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 3.93%
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%