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.
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |