Growth Metrics

TheRealReal (REAL) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026)

TheRealReal recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 8.59% in Q1 2026, up 55.7% quarter-over-quarter from 19.4% in Q4 2025, and up 2129.0% year-over-year from 0.39% in Q1 2025.

TheRealReal's Return on Capital Employed history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 8.59% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 2129.0% year-over-year to 8.59%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.59% (up 2129.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 15.76%, up 1456.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 8.59% for Q1 2026 at TheRealReal, up from 19.4% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 8.59% in Q1 2026 to a low of 65.71% in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 40.25% and a median of 39.97% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 2449 bps in 2023 and soared 2969 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • TheRealReal's Return on Capital Employed stood at 45.31% in 2022, then sank by 41 bps to 63.73% in 2023, then soared by 47 bps to 34.03% in 2024, then soared by 43 bps to 19.4% in 2025, then surged by 56 bps to 8.59% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 8.59%, 19.4%, and 26.85% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Tapestry 28.43 Bn 27.36 Bn 1.48 Bn 17.69%
2 Signet Jewelers 3.51 Bn 2.64 Bn 985.10 Mn 10.36%
3 Capri Holdings 2.21 Bn 2.06 Bn 623.00 Mn -21.53%
4 TheRealReal 1.15 Bn 1.03 Bn 141.33 Mn -8.59%
5 Movado 835.22 Mn 606.10 Mn 103.63 Mn 4.70%
6 Envela 620.27 Mn 581.65 Mn 20.62 Mn 15.03%
7 Brilliant Earth 19.84 Mn 21.09 Mn 54.07 Mn -9.61%
8 Lanvin Group Holdings 223,892.13 -35.01 Mn - -
9 LuxExperience B.V 16,823.61 -364.20 Mn 329.37 Mn -
10 AsiaStrategy - - - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -8.59%
Dec 31, 2025 -19.40%
Sep 30, 2025 -26.85%
Jun 30, 2025 -24.18%
Mar 31, 2025 -29.88%
Dec 31, 2024 -34.03%
Sep 30, 2024 -39.97%
Jun 30, 2024 -38.66%
Mar 31, 2024 -41.71%
Dec 31, 2023 -63.73%
Sep 30, 2023 -65.71%
Jun 30, 2023 -64.99%
Mar 31, 2023 -56.95%
Dec 31, 2022 -45.31%
Sep 30, 2022 -44.13%
Jun 30, 2022 -40.51%
Mar 31, 2022 -39.65%
Dec 31, 2021 -37.36%
Sep 30, 2021 -35.29%
Jun 30, 2021 -31.79%
Mar 31, 2021 -32.29%
Dec 31, 2020 -37.37%
Mar 31, 2020 -29.47%
Dec 31, 2019 -29.38%
Sep 30, 2019 -18.29%