Leslie's (LESLQ) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2020 - 2026)
Leslie's' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -81.93% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 4, 2026), down 83.28 percentage points from 1.35% a year earlier and down 2.53 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Leslie's (LESLQ) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 4, 2025), Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Leslie's came in at -35.98%, down 45.35 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now declined for four consecutive fiscal years, with a four-year change of -70.61 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 9.36% in FY2024 (-3.16 pp), 12.52% in FY2023 (-18.75 pp), 31.28% in FY2022 (-3.34 pp) and 34.62% in FY2021.
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to fiscal Q4 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -38.05 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was fiscal Q2 2022 (a gain of 6.28 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q2 2026 (a drop of 86.52 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, LESLQ's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was -79.40% (Q2 2026), -65.58% (Q1 2026) and -39.99% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,895.43 Bn | 2,392.10 Bn | 107.37 Bn | 10.13% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 353.65 Bn | 346.89 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 23.31% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 152.31 Bn | 129.85 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 44.55% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 130.57 Bn | 123.54 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 26.54% |
| 5 | Target | 75.58 Bn | 70.17 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 14.40% |
| 6 | Ross Stores | 75.44 Bn | 58.37 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 33.92% |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 74.34 Bn | 73.43 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 54.96% |
| 8 | Carvana | 54.51 Bn | 44.09 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Autozone | 53.98 Bn | 52.83 Bn | 3.52 Bn | 45.70% |
| 10 | Leslie's | 591,741.57 | -130.20 Mn | 167.13 Mn | -81.93% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | -81.93% |
| Apr 4, 2026 | -79.40% |
| Jan 3, 2026 | -65.58% |
| Oct 4, 2025 | -39.99% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 1.35% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.12% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 9.53% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 9.45% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 13.36% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 11.76% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.39% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 20.02% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 28.41% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 29.78% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 32.56% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 35.76% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 40.30% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 34.11% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 29.33% |
API Access
Leslie's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=LESLQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "LESLQ", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=LESLQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();