Honest Company (HNST) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
Honest Company (HNST) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 12.19% in Q1 2026, down 20.61% quarter-over-quarter from 10.11% in Q4 2025, and down 1081.0% on a YoY basis from 1.24% in Q1 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.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 1081.0% year-over-year to 12.19%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 12.19% (down 1081.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 9.95%, down 610.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 12.19% for Q1 2026 at Honest Company, down from 10.11% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 2.33% in Q3 2025 to a low of 37.05% in Q3 2023.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 16.04% across 5 years, with a median of 14.75% in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed sank 1540 bps in 2023, then surged 3416 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it 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 slumped by 169 bps to 10.11% in 2025, then dropped by 21 bps to 12.19% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 12.19% (Q1 2026), 10.11% (Q4 2025), and 2.33% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 10 | Honest Company | 384.15 Mn | 293.78 Mn | 33.27 Mn | -12.19% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |