Zumiez (ZUMZ) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Zumiez's (ZUMZ) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 35.69% in Q1 2026, up 554.0% year-on-year from 5.46% in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 35.84% in Q4 2025.

Zumiez (ZUMZ) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Zumiez has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 35.69% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 35.69%, up 554.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 35.69% (up 554.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 3.61%, up 322.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 35.69% for Q1 2026 at Zumiez, roughly flat from 35.84% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 35.84% in Q4 2025 to a low of 11.58% in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 18.82% (2024), against an average of 15.79%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 1789 bps in 2023 and soared 4173 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Zumiez's Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.67% in 2022, then sank by 126 bps to 2.98% in 2023, then jumped by 741 bps to 19.13% in 2024, then soared by 87 bps to 35.84% in 2025, then decreased by 0 bps to 35.69% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 35.69% (Q1 2026), 35.84% (Q4 2025), and 34.94% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 177.75 Bn 172.17 Bn 4.48 Bn 32.66%
2 Ross Stores 74.23 Bn 69.64 Bn 1.80 Bn 25.41%
3 Burlington Stores 19.90 Bn 19.15 Bn 1.26 Bn -27.23%
4 Lululemon Athletica 13.59 Bn 11.78 Bn 2.00 Bn 34.99%
5 Gap 7.91 Bn 5.35 Bn 1.42 Bn 13.71%
6 Urban Outfitters 6.43 Bn 5.73 Bn 599.20 Mn 3.26%
7 Boot Barn Holdings 5.12 Bn 4.92 Bn 281.24 Mn 15.46%
8 Victoria's Secret 4.37 Bn 3.90 Bn 855.00 Mn 7.60%
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 3.57 Bn 2.80 Bn 1.10 Bn 29.07%
10 Zumiez 291.68 Mn 131.06 Mn 111.40 Mn 35.69%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 35.69%
Nov 1, 2025 35.84%
Aug 2, 2025 34.94%
May 3, 2025 31.82%
Feb 1, 2025 30.15%
Nov 2, 2024 19.13%
Aug 3, 2024 18.82%
May 4, 2024 1.68%
Feb 3, 2024 -11.58%
Oct 28, 2023 -2.98%
Jul 29, 2023 -1.08%
Apr 29, 2023 1.58%
Jan 28, 2023 5.16%
Oct 29, 2022 11.67%
Jul 30, 2022 16.64%
Apr 30, 2022 19.48%
Jan 29, 2022 21.45%
Oct 30, 2021 20.32%
Jul 31, 2021 19.28%
May 1, 2021 19.52%