Urban Outfitters (URBN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Urban Outfitters (URBN) reported Return on Capital Employed of 3.26% for Q1 2026, down 1056.0% on a YoY basis from 0.34% in Q1 2025, and down 79.21% quarter-over-quarter from 15.7% in Q4 2025.
Urban Outfitters (URBN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Urban Outfitters has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 3.26% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 1056.0% year-over-year to 3.26%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 3.26% (down 1056.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 3.44%, down 1119.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 3.26%, down from 15.7% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 15.96% in Q3 2025, with the low at 3.26% in Q1 2026.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 11.73% across 5 years, with a median of 11.97% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 1414 bps — and 2026, when it tumbled 1056 bps.
- Urban Outfitters' Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.06% in 2022, then rose by 29 bps to 11.69% in 2023, then gained by 7 bps to 12.5% in 2024, then climbed by 26 bps to 15.7% in 2025, then tumbled by 79 bps to 3.26% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 3.26% (Q1 2026), 15.7% (Q4 2025), and 15.96% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 3.26% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 15.70% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 15.96% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 15.25% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 13.82% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 12.50% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 12.01% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 11.97% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 11.87% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 11.69% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 10.19% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 8.96% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 8.06% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 9.06% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 11.24% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 13.63% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 14.29% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 14.09% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 13.73% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 10.34% |