Growth Metrics

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

Urban Outfitters' Return on Capital Employed history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.03% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 11.0% year-over-year to 0.03%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.03%, down 11.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 0.03%, 11.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed reached 0.03% in Q1 2026 per URBN's latest filing, down from 0.16% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.16% in Q3 2025 to a low of 0.03% in Q1 2026.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.12%, with a median of 0.12% recorded in 2024.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Capital Employed: grew 14bps in 2022, then dropped -11bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.09% in 2022, then increased by 29bps to 0.12% in 2023, then rose by 7bps to 0.12% in 2024, then increased by 26bps to 0.16% in 2025, then crashed by -79bps to 0.03% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for URBN's Return on Capital Employed are 0.03% (Q1 2026), 0.16% (Q4 2025), and 0.16% (Q3 2025).