Honest Company (HNST) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)

Honest Company's (HNST) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 12.19% in Q1 2026, down 1081.0% year-on-year from 1.24% in Q1 2025, and down 20.61% quarter-over-quarter from 10.11% in Q4 2025.

Honest Company (HNST) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Honest Company's Return on Capital Employed history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 12.19% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 1081.0% year-over-year to 12.19% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 12.19%, a 1081.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 9.95%, down 610.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed declined to 12.19% in Q1 2026 per HNST's latest filing, from 10.11% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 2.33% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 37.05% in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 14.75% (2024), against an average of 16.04%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 1540 bps in 2023 and jumped 3416 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 27.52% in 2022, then gained by 0 bps to 27.43% in 2023, then jumped by 86 bps to 3.76% in 2024, then plunged by 169 bps to 10.11% in 2025, then dropped by 21 bps to 12.19% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest HNST Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 12.19% (Q1 2026), 10.11% (Q4 2025), and 2.33% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 345.95 Bn 333.64 Bn 10.51 Bn 22.49%
2 Unilever 134.07 Bn 123.59 Bn - 9.90%
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.64 Bn 72.30 Bn 3.23 Bn 30.32%
4 Kenvue 37.28 Bn 37.17 Bn 2.30 Bn 12.45%
5 Kimberly Clark 36.96 Bn 36.42 Bn 1.53 Bn 24.16%
6 Estee Lauder Companies 30.06 Bn 26.94 Bn 2.84 Bn 3.12%
7 Church & Dwight 23.36 Bn 22.86 Bn 681.40 Mn 14.22%
8 Clorox 11.85 Bn 10.66 Bn 722.00 Mn 62.17%
9 Yatsen Holding 6.39 Bn 6.25 Bn 153.20 Mn -5.54%
10 Honest Company 436.05 Mn 345.68 Mn 33.27 Mn -12.19%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -12.19%
Dec 31, 2025 -10.11%
Sep 30, 2025 2.33%
Jun 30, 2025 2.17%
Mar 31, 2025 -1.38%
Dec 31, 2024 -3.76%
Sep 30, 2024 -2.89%
Jun 30, 2024 -8.36%
Mar 31, 2024 -14.75%
Dec 31, 2023 -27.43%
Sep 30, 2023 -37.05%
Jun 30, 2023 -35.09%
Mar 31, 2023 -31.09%
Dec 31, 2022 -27.52%
Sep 30, 2022 -23.70%
Jun 30, 2022 -19.69%
Mar 31, 2022 -22.24%
Dec 31, 2021 -16.37%
Sep 30, 2021 -17.93%
Jun 30, 2021 -18.43%