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

Zumiez (ZUMZ) reported Return on Capital Employed of 35.69% for Q1 2026, up 554.0% on a YoY basis from 5.46% in Q1 2025, and little changed sequentially from 35.84% in Q4 2025.

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

Zumiez (ZUMZ) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 35.69% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 554.0% year-over-year to 35.69%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 35.69% (up 554.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 3.61%, up 322.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was little changed at 35.69% in Q1 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of 15.79% and a median of 18.82% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 1789 bps in 2023 and soared 4173 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing ZUMZ's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 11.67% in 2022, then slumped by 126 bps to 2.98% in 2023, then soared by 741 bps to 19.13% in 2024, then surged by 87 bps to 35.84% in 2025, then retreated by 0 bps to 35.69% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ZUMZ's Return on Capital Employed at 35.69% in Q1 2026, 35.84% in Q4 2025, and 34.94% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 169.48 Bn 163.90 Bn 4.48 Bn 32.66%
2 Ross Stores 74.91 Bn 70.31 Bn 1.80 Bn 25.41%
3 Burlington Stores 21.30 Bn 20.55 Bn 1.26 Bn -20.82%
4 Lululemon Athletica 12.32 Bn 10.51 Bn 2.00 Bn 34.99%
5 Gap 6.81 Bn 4.25 Bn 1.42 Bn 13.71%
6 Victoria's Secret 6.71 Bn 6.55 Bn 585.00 Mn 9.07%
7 Urban Outfitters 5.96 Bn 5.55 Bn 542.57 Mn 16.05%
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.50 Bn 4.30 Bn 281.24 Mn 15.46%
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.04 Bn 3.43 Bn 682.63 Mn 27.24%
10 Zumiez 318.89 Mn 158.26 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%