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

Autohome (ATHM) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 3.04% for Q4 2025, down 82.0% year-over-year from 16.87% in Q4 2024, and down 12.28% on a QoQ basis from 3.46% in Q3 2025.

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

Autohome (ATHM) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 12 consecutive years, with 3.04% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 82.0% year-over-year to 3.04%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 3.04% (down 82.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 3.02%, down 84.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 3.04% for Q4 2025 at Autohome, down from 3.46% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 14.36% in Q1 2021, with the low at 3.04% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 5.72%, with a median of 4.63% recorded in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 983 bps in 2021 and soared 125 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.42% in 2021, then retreated by 29 bps to 5.26% in 2022, then dropped by 13 bps to 4.59% in 2023, then fell by 16 bps to 3.85% in 2024, then dropped by 21 bps to 3.04% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 3.04%, 3.46%, and 3.25% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 3.04%
Sep 30, 2025 3.46%
Jun 30, 2025 3.25%
Mar 31, 2025 3.62%
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 5.18%
Dec 31, 2022 5.26%
Sep 30, 2022 3.80%
Jun 30, 2022 4.43%
Mar 31, 2022 5.90%
Dec 31, 2021 7.42%
Sep 30, 2021 10.45%
Jun 30, 2021 12.33%
Mar 31, 2021 14.36%