Leslie's (LESL) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026)

Leslie's' (LESL) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 42.01% in Q2 2026, down 4689.0% year-on-year from 0.92% in Q2 2025, and down 7.16% quarter-over-quarter from 39.2% in Q1 2026.

Leslie's (LESL) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Leslie's' Return on Capital Employed history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 42.01% for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 4689.0% year-over-year to 42.01% in Q2 2026; TTM through Apr 2026 was 42.01%, a 4689.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 24.73%, down 3191.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed declined to 42.01% in Q2 2026 per LESL's latest filing, from 39.2% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 40.77% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 42.01% in Q2 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 11.27% (2023), against an average of 9.26%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 796 bps in 2022 and slumped 4689 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 26.74% in 2022, then tumbled by 57 bps to 11.42% in 2023, then tumbled by 42 bps to 6.61% in 2024, then slumped by 491 bps to 25.88% in 2025, then tumbled by 62 bps to 42.01% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest LESL Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 42.01% (Q2 2026), 39.2% (Q1 2026), and 25.88% (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 32.35 Bn 31.83 Bn 1.08 Bn 20.02%
2 NaaS Technology 30.76 Bn 30.76 Bn - -
3 Williams Sonoma 28.07 Bn 27.05 Bn 1.10 Bn 41.55%
4 Ulta Beauty 22.98 Bn 22.49 Bn 1.48 Bn 32.06%
5 Best Buy 18.17 Bn 16.42 Bn 2.10 Bn 22.05%
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 16.47 Bn 15.12 Bn 1.77 Bn 8.58%
7 Tractor Supply 15.98 Bn 15.76 Bn 1.30 Bn 17.35%
8 MINISO Group Holding 15.79 Bn 14.72 Bn 414.86 Mn 16.27%
9 Five Below 11.82 Bn 10.89 Bn 696.98 Mn 11.70%
10 Leslie's 8.05 Mn -8.87 Mn 53.35 Mn -42.01%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 -42.01%
Jan 3, 2026 -39.20%
Oct 4, 2025 -25.88%
Jun 28, 2025 0.88%
Mar 29, 2025 4.89%
Dec 28, 2024 6.61%
Sep 28, 2024 6.87%
Jun 29, 2024 8.50%
Mar 30, 2024 11.13%
Dec 30, 2023 11.42%
Sep 30, 2023 11.88%
Jul 1, 2023 17.57%
Apr 1, 2023 24.53%
Dec 31, 2022 26.74%
Oct 1, 2022 31.20%
Jul 2, 2022 37.72%
Apr 2, 2022 40.77%
Jan 1, 2022 33.07%
Oct 2, 2021 29.47%
Jul 3, 2021 36.83%