Karooooo (KARO) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
Karooooo's (KARO) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 34.3% in Q2 2026, down 225.0% YoY from 27.44% in Q2 2025, and down 4.53% on a QoQ basis from 35.92% in Q1 2026.
Karooooo (KARO) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Karooooo (KARO) has 6 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 34.3% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 225.0% year-over-year to 34.3% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 34.3% (down 225.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 38.66%, down 262.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed eased to 34.3% in Q2 2026, from 35.92% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 40.31% in Q4 2025 to a low of 24.97% in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of 33.68% and a median of 34.3% in 2026 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed sank 579 bps — and 2025, when it soared 1196 bps.
- Tracing KARO's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 28.35% in 2022, then rose by 19 bps to 33.86% in 2023, then grew by 6 bps to 35.9% in 2024, then increased by 12 bps to 40.31% in 2025, then declined by 15 bps to 34.3% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 34.3% (Q2 2026), 35.92% (Q1 2026), and 40.31% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 34.30% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 35.92% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 40.31% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 38.37% |
| May 31, 2025 | 36.55% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 36.93% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 35.90% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 34.30% |
| May 31, 2024 | 33.11% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 24.97% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 33.86% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 30.63% |
| May 31, 2023 | 35.08% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 30.76% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 28.35% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 29.52% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 30.95% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 29.98% |
| May 6, 2021 | 45.68% |