Urban Outfitters URBN
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Urban Outfitters (URBN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Urban Outfitters' (URBN) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 16.05% in Q2 2026, up 80.0% YoY from 8.92% in Q2 2025, and up 1.73% on a QoQ basis from 15.77% in Q1 2026.

Urban Outfitters (URBN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Urban Outfitters (URBN) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 16.05% in 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 improved to 16.05% in Q2 2026, from 15.77% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 16.05% in Q2 2026 to a low of 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 plunged 623 bps.
  • Tracing URBN's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: 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 rose by 2 bps to 16.05% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 16.05% (Q2 2026), 15.77% (Q1 2026), and 15.7% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 155.48 Bn 149.90 Bn 4.48 Bn 32.66%
2 Ross Stores 76.36 Bn 72.23 Bn 1.78 Bn 27.31%
3 Burlington Stores 20.56 Bn 19.81 Bn 1.26 Bn -76.03%
4 Lululemon Athletica 13.95 Bn 12.43 Bn 1.34 Bn 30.58%
5 Gap 7.26 Bn 4.70 Bn 1.42 Bn 13.71%
6 Victoria's Secret 6.93 Bn 6.72 Bn 585.00 Mn 9.07%
7 Urban Outfitters 6.49 Bn 6.08 Bn 542.57 Mn 16.05%
8 Boot Barn Holdings 5.02 Bn 4.88 Bn - -
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.89 Bn 4.27 Bn 682.63 Mn 27.24%
10 American Eagle Outfitters 2.71 Bn 2.61 Bn 456.17 Mn 26.82%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%