Digital Turbine (APPS) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Digital Turbine's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 11.18% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 18.72 percentage points from -7.54% a year earlier and up 5.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Digital Turbine (APPS) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), Digital Turbine's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 6.01%, up 15.27 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of -40.10 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -9.26% in FY2025 (+37.17 pp), -46.42% in FY2024 (-49.85 pp), 3.43% in FY2023 (-8.93 pp) and 12.36% in FY2022 (-33.75 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q1 2022.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +21.27 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in fiscal Q1 2026 (a gain of 57.46 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2025 (a drop of 66.36 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows APPS's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 6.13% (Q4 2026), 2.16% (Q3 2026) and -4.08% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,505.75 Bn | 3,240.65 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 16.69% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,636.37 Bn | 1,300.89 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 21.70% |
| 3 | Netflix | 264.79 Bn | 226.09 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 29.22% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 244.49 Bn | 58.13 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 2.39% |
| 5 | Shopify | 196.00 Bn | 174.81 Bn | 1.78 Bn | - |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 145.16 Bn | 115.98 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 12.36% |
| 7 | AppLovin | 136.87 Bn | 125.40 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 74.11% |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 125.04 Bn | 81.96 Bn | 1.89 Bn | - |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 122.68 Bn | 56.42 Bn | - | 75.14% |
| 10 | Digital Turbine | 1.37 Bn | 1.21 Bn | 94.94 Mn | 11.18% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.18% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.13% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.16% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -7.54% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -9.47% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -43.08% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -41.83% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -65.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -52.84% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -20.45% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -16.48% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.36% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.46% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.53% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.50% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.27% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.91% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.21% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.61% |
Digital Turbine Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=APPS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "APPS", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=APPS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();