XCel Brands (XELB) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026)
XCel Brands (XELB) posted Return on Capital Employed of 41.07% for Q4 2025, up 17.0% sequentially from 49.48% in Q3 2025, and up 817.0% YoY from 4.48% in Q4 2024.
XCel Brands (XELB) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
XCel Brands has reported Return on Capital Employed for 14 years, with the latest figure at 41.07% in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 817.0% year-over-year to 41.07% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 41.07% (up 817.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 34.05%, up 688.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed climbed to 41.07% in Q4 2025 per XELB's latest filing, from 49.48% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 3.67% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 49.48% in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 24.94% and a median of 29.71% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed surged 2017 bps in 2022, then tumbled 3535 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.64% in 2021, then soared by 75 bps to 2.61% in 2022, then tumbled by 1075 bps to 30.7% in 2023, then tumbled by 60 bps to 49.23% in 2024, then increased by 17 bps to 41.07% in 2025.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 41.07%, 49.48%, and 43.64% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -41.86% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -41.07% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -49.48% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -43.64% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -40.80% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -49.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -39.74% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -28.71% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -33.20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -30.70% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -32.58% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -31.68% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -6.55% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.61% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.97% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.67% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -11.72% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -10.64% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -16.56% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -16.50% |