Growth Metrics

Levi Strauss (LEVI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Levi Strauss posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 14.07% for Q1 2026, up 470.0% year-on-year from 2.47% in Q1 2025, and down 1.99% on a QoQ basis from 14.36% in Q4 2025.

Levi Strauss (LEVI) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 14.07% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 470.0% year-over-year to 14.07%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 14.07% (up 470.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 14.8%, up 855.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 14.07%, down from 14.36% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 17.95% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 4.66% in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 12.32% (2023), against an average of 11.57%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed soared 2035 bps; it then sank 928 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 16.22% in 2022, then plunged by 48 bps to 8.49% in 2023, then fell by 28 bps to 6.1% in 2024, then jumped by 135 bps to 14.36% in 2025, then dropped by 2 bps to 14.07% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 14.07% (Q1 2026), 14.36% (Q4 2025), and 14.63% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Ralph Lauren 22.42 Bn 20.35 Bn 1.38 Bn 19.82%
2 Levi Strauss 9.03 Bn 8.22 Bn 1.08 Bn 14.07%
3 V F 6.53 Bn 6.32 Bn 1.22 Bn 7.51%
4 Pvh 4.49 Bn 3.79 Bn 1.44 Bn 2.51%
5 Kontoor Brands 3.96 Bn 3.85 Bn 470.76 Mn 15.82%
6 Columbia Sportswear 3.46 Bn 2.93 Bn 394.96 Mn 9.13%
7 Under Armour 2.29 Bn 1.38 Bn 492.04 Mn -5.73%
8 Figs 1.95 Bn 1.68 Bn 108.30 Mn 8.72%
9 G Iii Apparel 1.38 Bn 969.37 Mn 285.48 Mn 5.05%
10 Canada Goose Holdings 710.16 Mn 412.34 Mn -268.86 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 1, 2026 14.07%
Nov 30, 2025 14.36%
Aug 31, 2025 14.63%
Jun 1, 2025 11.48%
Mar 2, 2025 9.37%
Dec 1, 2024 6.10%
Aug 25, 2024 4.83%
May 26, 2024 4.96%
Feb 25, 2024 4.66%
Nov 26, 2023 8.49%
Aug 27, 2023 8.32%
May 28, 2023 12.32%
Feb 26, 2023 13.62%
Nov 27, 2022 16.22%
Aug 28, 2022 17.60%
May 29, 2022 17.76%
Feb 27, 2022 17.95%
Nov 28, 2021 16.84%
Aug 29, 2021 14.80%
May 30, 2021 10.97%
Feb 28, 2021 -2.40%
Nov 29, 2020 -2.10%
Aug 23, 2020 -1.15%
May 24, 2020 0.90%
Feb 23, 2020 16.10%
Nov 24, 2019 18.77%
Aug 25, 2019 19.87%
May 26, 2019 20.44%
Feb 24, 2019 23.39%
Nov 25, 2018 22.26%
Aug 26, 2018 24.66%
May 27, 2018 23.68%
Feb 25, 2018 22.44%
Nov 26, 2017 19.38%
Aug 27, 2017 20.67%
May 28, 2017 20.76%
Feb 26, 2017 20.39%
Nov 27, 2016 20.76%
Aug 28, 2016 22.71%
May 29, 2016 22.40%
Feb 28, 2016 21.64%
Nov 29, 2015 21.19%
Aug 30, 2015 16.61%
May 31, 2015 16.07%
Mar 1, 2015 15.67%
Nov 30, 2014 14.91%
Aug 24, 2014 15.17%
May 25, 2014 15.27%
Feb 23, 2014 16.05%
Nov 24, 2013 19.80%
Aug 25, 2013 21.37%
May 26, 2013 19.31%
Feb 24, 2013 17.14%
Nov 25, 2012 14.57%
Aug 26, 2012 15.05%
May 27, 2012 13.42%
Feb 26, 2012 14.07%
Nov 27, 2011 13.95%