Leslie's (LESL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2020 - 2026)
Leslie's (LESL) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -42.53% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 4, 2026), down 43.42 percentage points from 0.88% a year earlier and down 0.53 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Leslie's (LESL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 4, 2025), Leslie's' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -24.73%, down 31.91 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four consecutive fiscal years, with a four-year change of -60.49 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Leslie's' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 7.18% in FY2024 (-4.89 pp), 12.07% in FY2023 (-20.72 pp), 32.80% in FY2022 (-2.97 pp) and 35.76% in FY2021.
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to fiscal Q4 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last 15 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -24.07 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2022, with a gain of 7.96 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2026, with a drop of 46.89 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was -42.01% (Q2 2026), -39.20% (Q1 2026) and -25.88% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,712.14 Bn | 2,228.84 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 11.49% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 282.27 Bn | 275.52 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 28.54% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 146.16 Bn | 123.70 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 34.00% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 101.42 Bn | 94.39 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 30.02% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 73.06 Bn | 55.98 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 30.97% |
| 6 | Target | 70.86 Bn | 65.45 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 15.67% |
| 7 | Carvana | 70.11 Bn | 61.71 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 18.45% |
| 8 | O Reilly Automotive | 69.29 Bn | 68.38 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 47.86% |
| 9 | Autozone | 45.61 Bn | 44.51 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 33.85% |
| 10 | Leslie's | 1.40 Mn | -129.39 Mn | 167.13 Mn | -42.53% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | -42.53% |
| 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% |
API Access
Leslie's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=LESL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "LESL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=LESL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();