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

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

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 788.0% year-over-year to 31.79%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 31.79% (down 788.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 32.06%, up 807.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 31.79% for Q1 2026 at Airbnb, up from 28.31% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 39.67% in Q1 2025 to a low of 12.6% in Q3 2024.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 23.39% across 5 years, with a median of 22.3% in 2022.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed surged 9216 bps in 2022, then slumped 1177 bps in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 22.3% in 2022, then tumbled 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.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 31.79% (Q1 2026), 28.31% (Q4 2025), and 24.62% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.