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.

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10 Karooooo 1.89 Bn 1.80 Bn 51.65 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%