Nathans Famous (NATH) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Nathans Famous (NATH) posted Return on Capital Employed of 90.14% for Q1 2026, up 15.72% sequentially from 77.9% in Q4 2025, and down 1615.0% YoY from 5.95% in Q1 2025.
Nathans Famous (NATH) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nathans Famous has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 90.14% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 1615.0% year-over-year to 90.14% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 90.14% (down 1615.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 86.85%, down 1924.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed grew to 90.14% in Q1 2026 per NATH's latest filing, from 77.9% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 107.25% in Q1 2024 and troughed at 37.29% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 75.88% and a median of 77.9% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed surged 4288 bps in 2024, then sank 1615 bps in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 47.83% in 2022, then soared by 57 bps to 74.99% in 2023, then increased by 24 bps to 93.35% in 2024, then decreased by 17 bps to 77.9% in 2025, then gained by 16 bps to 90.14% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 90.14%, 77.9%, and 73.57% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 85.22% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 90.14% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 77.90% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 73.57% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 93.83% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 106.30% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 93.35% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 84.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 98.06% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 107.25% |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 74.99% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 65.01% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 78.73% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 64.37% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 47.83% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 48.63% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 48.75% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 37.29% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 46.96% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 28.15% |