Vera Bradley (VRA) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Vera Bradley's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 16.94% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 646.0% year-over-year to 16.94%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 16.94% (down 646.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 14.51%, down 444.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 16.94% for Q1 2026 at Vera Bradley, up from 22.8% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 6.1% in Q1 2022 to a low of 28.08% in Q2 2023.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 10.1% across 5 years, with a median of 10.48% in 2025.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed slumped 3290 bps in 2023, then surged 3045 bps in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 9.35% in 2022, then retreated by 18 bps to 11.06% in 2023, then jumped by 47 bps to 5.83% in 2024, then slumped by 291 bps to 22.8% in 2025, then advanced by 26 bps to 16.94% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 16.94% (Q1 2026), 22.8% (Q4 2025), and 20.55% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.