Growth Metrics

Home Depot (HD) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Home Depot filings provide 18 years of Return on Capital Employed readings, the most recent being 28.51% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 313.0% to 28.51% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 28.51% through Feb 2026, down 313.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 30.64% for FY2026, 669.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 28.51% in Q1 2026 for Home Depot, down from 31.3% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 52.9% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 28.51% in Q1 2026.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 40.05%, with a median of 40.14% recorded in 2024.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed surged 1255bps in 2022 before it crashed -1139bps in 2024.
  • Home Depot's Return on Capital Employed stood at 46.31% in 2022, then dropped by -8bps to 42.55% in 2023, then fell by -27bps to 31.16% in 2024, then increased by 0bps to 31.3% in 2025, then fell by -9bps to 28.51% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for HD's Return on Capital Employed are 28.51% (Q1 2026), 31.3% (Q4 2025), and 31.42% (Q3 2025).