Growth Metrics

XCel Brands (XELB) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

XCel Brands' Return on Capital Employed history spans 14 years, with the latest figure at 11.33% for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 3790.0% to 11.33% in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 11.33%, a 3790.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 9.39%, up 3153.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 11.33% in Q4 2025 for XCel Brands, up from 49.48% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for XELB hit a ceiling of 3.67% in Q2 2022 and a floor of 49.48% in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 23.45% across 5 years, with a median of 22.64% in 2024.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: tumbled -3535bps in 2023 and later surged 3790bps in 2025.
  • Tracing XELB's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 10.64% in 2021, then surged by 75bps to 2.61% in 2022, then plummeted by -1075bps to 30.7% in 2023, then tumbled by -60bps to 49.23% in 2024, then soared by 77bps to 11.33% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for XELB at 11.33% in Q4 2025, 49.48% in Q3 2025, and 43.64% in Q2 2025.