Urban Outfitters (URBN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Urban Outfitters (URBN) posted Return on Capital Employed of 16.05% for Q2 2026, up 1.73% on a QoQ basis from 15.77% in Q1 2026, and up 80.0% year-over-year from 8.92% in Q2 2025.
Urban Outfitters (URBN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Urban Outfitters' Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 16.05% for Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 80.0% year-over-year to 16.05% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 16.05% (up 80.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 16.61%, up 199.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 16.05% for Q2 2026 at Urban Outfitters, up from 15.77% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 16.05% in Q2 2026 and bottomed at 8.06% in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 12.67% and a median of 12.26% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 1414 bps — and 2023, when it tumbled 623 bps.
- Urban Outfitters' Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.06% in 2022, then advanced by 29 bps to 11.69% in 2023, then climbed by 7 bps to 12.5% in 2024, then increased by 26 bps to 15.7% in 2025, then advanced by 2 bps to 16.05% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows URBN's Return on Capital Employed at 16.05% in Q2 2026, 15.77% in Q1 2026, and 15.7% in Q4 2025.
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| 1 | Tjx Companies | 169.48 Bn | 163.90 Bn | 4.48 Bn | 32.66% |
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| 5 | Gap | 6.81 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 13.71% |
| 6 | Victoria's Secret | 6.71 Bn | 6.55 Bn | 585.00 Mn | 9.07% |
| 7 | Urban Outfitters | 5.96 Bn | 5.55 Bn | 542.57 Mn | 16.05% |
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| 9 | Abercrombie & Fitch | 4.04 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 682.63 Mn | 27.24% |
| 10 | American Eagle Outfitters | 2.94 Bn | 2.70 Bn | 651.06 Mn | 23.41% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 16.05% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 15.77% |
| 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% |