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AppLovin (APP) Return on Invested Capital (2020 - 2025)

AppLovin (APP) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 6 consecutive years, with 0.97% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital rose 30.0% to 0.97% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.97% through Dec 2025, up 30.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.7% for FY2025, 28.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q4 2025 was 0.97% at AppLovin, down from 2.29% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 2.72% in Q2 2025, with the low at 0.03% in Q2 2021.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.61%, with a median of 0.22% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Invested Capital plummeted -53bps in 2022, then soared 147bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.03% in 2021, then tumbled by -142bps to 0.01% in 2022, then surged by 2039bps to 0.25% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 169bps to 0.67% in 2024, then soared by 45bps to 0.97% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.97%, 2.29%, and 2.72% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.