Airbnb (ABNB) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)

Airbnb's (ABNB) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 31.79% in Q1 2026, down 788.0% year-on-year from 4.62% in Q1 2025, and up 12.3% quarter-over-quarter from 28.31% in Q4 2025.

Airbnb (ABNB) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Airbnb's Return on Capital Employed history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 31.79% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 788.0% year-over-year to 31.79% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 31.79%, a 788.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 32.06%, up 807.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed advanced to 31.79% in Q1 2026 per ABNB's latest filing, from 28.31% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 39.67% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 12.6% in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 22.3% (2022), against an average of 23.39%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 9216 bps in 2022 and slumped 1177 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 22.3% in 2022, then sank by 39 bps to 13.69% in 2023, then soared by 64 bps to 22.39% in 2024, then rose by 26 bps to 28.31% in 2025, then climbed by 12 bps to 31.79% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ABNB Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 31.79% (Q1 2026), 28.31% (Q4 2025), and 24.62% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Booking Holdings 136.54 Bn 120.51 Bn 3.46 Bn 104.07%
2 Royal Caribbean Cruises 86.11 Bn 85.59 Bn 2.21 Bn 16.68%
3 Airbnb 82.27 Bn 70.26 Bn 2.10 Bn 31.79%
4 Yatra Online 55.46 Bn 55.47 Bn 10.44 Mn -1.24%
5 Viking Holdings 44.18 Bn 40.37 Bn 713.43 Mn 54.76%
6 Carnival 34.61 Bn 32.38 Bn - 11.61%
7 Expedia 31.38 Bn 28.88 Bn 3.05 Bn 35.97%
8 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings 8.54 Bn 8.35 Bn 953.34 Mn 9.40%
9 MakeMyTrip 5.02 Bn 4.60 Bn 199.14 Mn 10.65%
10 Global Business Travel 4.83 Bn 4.43 Bn 490.00 Mn 2.23%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 31.79%
Dec 31, 2025 28.31%
Sep 30, 2025 24.62%
Jun 30, 2025 36.14%
Mar 31, 2025 39.67%
Dec 31, 2024 22.39%
Sep 30, 2024 12.60%
Jun 30, 2024 16.64%
Mar 31, 2024 19.21%
Dec 31, 2023 13.69%
Sep 30, 2023 19.57%
Jun 30, 2023 28.03%
Mar 31, 2023 30.98%
Dec 31, 2022 22.30%
Sep 30, 2022 17.19%
Jun 30, 2022 19.05%
Mar 31, 2022 15.51%
Dec 31, 2021 5.89%
Sep 30, 2021 -34.44%
Jun 30, 2021 -72.01%