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Nike (NKE) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Nike's Return on Capital Employed history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.42% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 10.0% year-over-year to 0.42%; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached 0.42%, up 10.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.31%, 8.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed reached 0.42% in Q1 2026 per NKE's latest filing, up from 0.39% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.42% in Q1 2026 to a low of 0.21% in Q4 2022.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.29%, with a median of 0.27% recorded in 2024.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Capital Employed: fell -6bps in 2023, then rose 13bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.21% in 2022, then increased by 18bps to 0.25% in 2023, then surged by 34bps to 0.33% in 2024, then rose by 18bps to 0.39% in 2025, then grew by 6bps to 0.42% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for NKE's Return on Capital Employed are 0.42% (Q1 2026), 0.39% (Q4 2025), and 0.4% (Q3 2025).