Karooooo (KARO) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
Karooooo (KARO) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 35.44% for Q2 2026, down 69.0% year-on-year from 114.31% in Q2 2025, and down 3.85% on a QoQ basis from 36.86% in Q1 2026.
Karooooo (KARO) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Karooooo (KARO) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 6 consecutive years, with 35.44% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 69.0% year-over-year to 35.44% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 35.44% (down 69.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 37.54%, down 295.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed declined to 35.44% in Q2 2026 per KARO's latest filing, from 36.86% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for KARO reached as high as 41.06% in Q4 2025 and fell as low as 24.8% in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of 33.57% and a median of 34.57% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 442 bps — and 2025, when it soared 1290 bps.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 27.37% in 2022, then increased by 21 bps to 33.21% in 2023, then grew by 10 bps to 36.48% in 2024, then grew by 13 bps to 41.06% in 2025, then fell by 14 bps to 35.44% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 35.44%, 36.86%, and 41.06% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | 9.52% |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 12.81% |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 10.65% |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 10.59% |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -7.29% |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | -25.94% |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 17.43% |
| 10 | Karooooo | 1.89 Bn | 1.80 Bn | 51.65 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 35.44% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 36.86% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 41.06% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 37.99% |
| May 31, 2025 | 36.13% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 37.70% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 36.48% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 34.45% |
| May 31, 2024 | 33.06% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 24.80% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 33.21% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 29.81% |
| May 31, 2023 | 34.70% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 29.22% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 27.37% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 28.91% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 31.23% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 30.98% |
| May 6, 2021 | 46.33% |