Growth Metrics

Urban Outfitters (URBN) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Urban Outfitters filings provide 17 years of Return on Capital Employed readings, the most recent being 3.26% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 1056.0% to 3.26% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 3.26%, a 1056.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2026 number at 3.44%, down 1119.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 3.26% in Q1 2026 for Urban Outfitters, down from 15.7% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 15.96% in Q3 2025 to a low of 3.26% in Q1 2026.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 11.97% (2024), compared with a mean of 11.73%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: skyrocketed 1414bps in 2022 and later tumbled -1056bps in 2026.
  • Urban Outfitters' Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.06% in 2022, then increased by 29bps to 11.69% in 2023, then rose by 7bps to 12.5% in 2024, then increased by 26bps to 15.7% in 2025, then tumbled by -79bps to 3.26% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Capital Employed were 3.26% (Q1 2026), 15.7% (Q4 2025), and 15.96% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.