AppLovin (APP) Return on Invested Capital (2021 - 2025)

AppLovin's (APP) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.18% in Q4 2025, up 9.0% year-on-year from 0.17% in Q4 2024, and up 23.79% on a QoQ basis from 0.15% in Q3 2025.

AppLovin (APP) Return on Invested Capital (2021 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

AppLovin (APP) has 5 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.18% in Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital rose 9.0% year-over-year to 0.18% in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was 0.18%, a 9.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2023 full-year figure at 0.06%, up 7.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q4 2025 stood at 0.18%, up from 0.15% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Invested Capital for APP reached as high as 0.18% in Q4 2025 and fell as low as 0.03% in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.04% across 5 years, with a median of 0.02% in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital slipped 2 bps in 2022 and rose 11 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.02% in 2021, then slumped by 124 bps to 0.0% in 2022, then soared by 586 bps to 0.02% in 2023, then jumped by 400 bps to 0.09% in 2024, then soared by 108 bps to 0.18% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Invested Capital figures were 0.18% in Q4 2025, 0.15% in Q3 2025, and 0.11% in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 134.57 Bn 131.82 Bn 1.64 Bn -
2 Wpp 26.03 Bn 22.66 Bn - 0.01%
3 Omnicom 22.21 Bn 18.26 Bn 1.04 Bn 0.02%
4 Trade Desk 7.97 Bn 6.56 Bn 506.89 Mn -
5 Magnite 2.57 Bn 2.39 Bn 103.96 Mn 0.00%
6 Ziff Davis 1.94 Bn 1.42 Bn 223.32 Mn 0.00%
7 Stagwell 1.76 Bn 1.66 Bn 244.61 Mn 0.00%
8 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.67 Bn 1.50 Bn 147.67 Mn -
9 Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings 1.20 Bn 1.03 Bn 193.76 Mn 2.40%
10 Criteo 1.05 Bn 737.13 Mn 222.74 Mn 0.05%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 0.18%
Sep 30, 2025 0.15%
Jun 30, 2025 0.11%
Mar 31, 2025 0.12%
Dec 31, 2024 0.09%
Sep 30, 2024 0.04%
Jun 30, 2024 0.02%
Mar 31, 2024 0.02%
Dec 31, 2023 0.02%
Sep 30, 2023 0.01%
Jun 30, 2023 0.01%
Mar 31, 2023 0.02%
Dec 31, 2022 0.00%
Sep 30, 2022 0.00%
Jun 30, 2022 0.00%
Mar 31, 2022 0.00%
Dec 31, 2021 0.02%
Sep 30, 2021 0.02%
Jun 30, 2021 -0.01%
Mar 31, 2021 -0.03%