AppLovin (APP) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
AppLovin (APP) reported Return on Capital Employed of 79.34% for Q1 2026, up 2483.0% year-over-year from 3.07% in Q1 2025, and up 4.48% quarter-over-quarter from 75.94% in Q4 2025.
AppLovin (APP) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
AppLovin (APP) has 6 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 79.34% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 79.34%, up 2483.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 79.34% (up 2483.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 79.38%, up 3744.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 79.34% in Q1 2026 per APP's latest filing, from 75.94% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 79.34% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 0.91% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 29.64% and a median of 23.11% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed slumped 409 bps in 2022, then jumped 3491 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.91% in 2022, then jumped by 2101 bps to 18.23% in 2023, then soared by 125 bps to 41.03% in 2024, then jumped by 85 bps to 75.94% in 2025, then climbed by 4 bps to 79.34% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows APP's Return on Capital Employed at 79.34% in Q1 2026, 75.94% in Q4 2025, and 69.02% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AppLovin | 175.91 Bn | 173.15 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 79.34% |
| 2 | Omnicom | 22.52 Bn | 18.86 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 2.38% |
| 3 | Trade Desk | 9.46 Bn | 8.05 Bn | 506.89 Mn | 19.70% |
| 4 | Wpp | 2.71 Bn | -875.81 Mn | - | 6.64% |
| 5 | Nexxen International | 2.36 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 70.41 Mn | 4.90% |
| 6 | Magnite | 2.27 Bn | 2.09 Bn | 118.28 Mn | 7.44% |
| 7 | Ziff Davis | 1.74 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 152.41 Mn | 5.66% |
| 8 | DoubleVerify Holdings | 1.69 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 135.23 Mn | 7.22% |
| 9 | Stagwell | 1.60 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 244.61 Mn | 5.45% |
| 10 | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings | 1.19 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 193.76 Mn | 9.56% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 79.34% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 75.94% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 69.02% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 62.46% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 54.51% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 41.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 36.10% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 28.75% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.11% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.23% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.03% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.29% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.68% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.91% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.62% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.54% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.20% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.17% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.16% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -1.13% |