AppLovin (APP) Return on Assets [ROA] (2021 - 2026)
AppLovin (APP) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 55.20% for Q2 2026, up 13.55 percentage points from 41.65% a year earlier and up 2.25 percentage points from the prior quarter.
AppLovin (APP) Return on Assets [ROA] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, AppLovin posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 50.79%, up 22.65 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for three consecutive years, with a four-year change of +49.94 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 28.14% in FY2024 (+21.77 pp), 6.37% in FY2023 (+9.58 pp), -3.21% in FY2022 (-4.06 pp) and 0.85% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q1 2021.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased in each of the last 13 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +20.92 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q2 2025 (a gain of 25.95 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2022 (a drop of 3.97 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 52.95% (Q1 2026), 49.02% (Q4 2025) and 46.02% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,441.41 Bn | 3,176.31 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 24.48% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,546.51 Bn | 1,211.03 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 16.20% |
| 3 | Netflix | 269.88 Bn | 231.18 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 25.21% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 251.04 Bn | 64.67 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 3.56% |
| 5 | Shopify | 185.46 Bn | 164.27 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 14.59% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 139.78 Bn | 111.58 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 15.38% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 126.33 Bn | 60.08 Bn | - | 24.77% |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 126.29 Bn | 83.21 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 21.55% |
| 9 | AppLovin | 119.11 Bn | 107.63 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 59.50% |
| 10 | PDD Holdings | 117.13 Bn | -126.92 Bn | 9.48 Bn | 14.15% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 59.50% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 55.20% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 52.95% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 49.02% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 46.02% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 41.65% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 33.17% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 27.93% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.52% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.71% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.25% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.88% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.35% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.40% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.31% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.40% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.74% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.13% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.66% |
AppLovin Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=APP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "APP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=APP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();