Autohome (ATHM) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2025)

Autohome (ATHM) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 3.05% for Q4 2025, down 80.0% year-over-year from 15.26% in Q4 2024, and down 12.22% quarter-over-quarter from 3.48% in Q3 2025.

Autohome (ATHM) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Autohome's Return on Capital Employed history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 3.05% for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 80.0% year-over-year to 3.05%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 3.05% (down 80.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 3.02%, down 84.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 stood at 3.05%, down from 3.48% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 14.43% in Q1 2021, with the low at 3.05% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 4.63% (2023), against an average of 5.73%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed plunged 992 bps in 2021, then soared 127 bps in 2023.
  • Autohome's Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.42% in 2021, then fell by 29 bps to 5.24% in 2022, then fell by 12 bps to 4.59% in 2023, then declined by 16 bps to 3.85% in 2024, then slipped by 21 bps to 3.05% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows ATHM's Return on Capital Employed at 3.05% in Q4 2025, 3.48% in Q3 2025, and 3.27% in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,165.61 Bn 3,736.57 Bn 73.85 Bn 21.49%
2 Meta Platforms 1,523.46 Bn 1,433.20 Bn 49.47 Bn 23.74%
3 Taboola.com 1,141.85 Bn 1,141.71 Bn 139.48 Mn 5.19%
4 Baidu 288.34 Bn 283.85 Bn 1.88 Mn -1.83%
5 Spotify Technology 103.44 Bn 93.20 Bn 1.75 Bn -
6 Joyy 77.39 Bn 76.50 Bn 205.64 Mn 1.52%
7 BILI Social International 60.58 Bn 60.58 Bn 405,933.00 -
8 Nebius 50.20 Bn 40.57 Bn 295.20 Mn -3.77%
9 Reddit 30.00 Bn 27.22 Bn 734.60 Mn 24.36%
10 Autohome 10.82 Bn 10.51 Bn 163.46 Mn 3.05%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 3.05%
Sep 30, 2025 3.48%
Jun 30, 2025 3.27%
Mar 31, 2025 3.63%
Dec 31, 2024 3.85%
Sep 30, 2024 4.23%
Jun 30, 2024 4.67%
Mar 31, 2024 4.46%
Dec 31, 2023 4.59%
Sep 30, 2023 5.05%
Jun 30, 2023 5.11%
Mar 31, 2023 5.16%
Dec 31, 2022 5.24%
Sep 30, 2022 3.78%
Jun 30, 2022 4.41%
Mar 31, 2022 5.90%
Dec 31, 2021 7.42%
Sep 30, 2021 10.45%
Jun 30, 2021 12.39%
Mar 31, 2021 14.43%