Karooooo (KARO) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)

Karooooo (KARO) reported Return on Capital Employed of 35.92% for Q1 2026, down 101.0% on a YoY basis from 3592.35% in Q1 2025, and down 10.88% quarter-over-quarter from 40.31% in Q4 2025.

Karooooo (KARO) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Karooooo has reported Return on Capital Employed for 6 years, with the latest figure at 35.92% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 101.0% year-over-year to 35.92%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 35.92% (down 101.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 40.46%, down 63.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 35.92%, down from 40.31% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 40.31% in Q4 2025, with the low at 28.35% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 34.12% across 5 years, with a median of 34.3% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed sank 260 bps — and 2023, when it surged 551 bps.
  • Karooooo's Return on Capital Employed 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 fell by 11 bps to 35.92% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 35.92% (Q1 2026), 40.31% (Q4 2025), and 38.37% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 257.53 Bn 239.56 Bn 8.16 Bn 40.19%
2 Full Truck Alliance 171.61 Bn 169.06 Bn - 9.54%
3 Salesforce 152.15 Bn 140.31 Bn 8.56 Bn 10.65%
4 Uber Technologies 144.45 Bn 143.41 Bn 11.88 Bn 12.81%
5 Shopify 144.09 Bn 138.34 Bn 1.55 Bn 12.40%
6 ServiceNow 110.55 Bn 105.37 Bn 2.83 Bn 12.32%
7 Cadence Design Systems 106.32 Bn 104.91 Bn 1.26 Bn 17.43%
8 Adobe 97.77 Bn 90.88 Bn 5.73 Bn 49.21%
9 Automatic Data Processing 93.39 Bn 90.16 Bn 2.87 Bn -20.99%
10 Karooooo 20.04 Mn -50.39 Mn 52.58 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%