Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026)
Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -10.86% in Q2 2026, up 3.51 percentage points from -14.38% a year earlier but down 2.60 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cheetah Mobile reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -7.19%, up 10.12 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +4.56 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -17.31% in FY2024 (-9.63 pp), -7.68% in FY2023 (-1.20 pp), -6.47% in FY2022 (-0.55 pp) and -5.92% in FY2021 (+5.83 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has ranged from -17.67% in Q4 2024 to -5.91% in Q4 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.56 percentage points over the last six quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 19.04 percentage points in Q3 2021, against a drop of 5.53 percentage points in Q1 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -8.27% (Q1 2026), -7.95% (Q4 2025) and -9.37% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adobe | 105.79 Bn | 81.04 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 51.31% |
| 2 | Atlassian | 58.06 Bn | 51.34 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 0.45% |
| 3 | Autodesk | 53.28 Bn | 41.32 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 35.01% |
| 4 | Twilio | 38.95 Bn | 29.02 Bn | 725.87 Mn | 3.09% |
| 5 | Zoom Communications | 28.12 Bn | -2.67 Bn | 985.50 Mn | 11.23% |
| 6 | Figma | 12.79 Bn | 6.29 Bn | 309.61 Mn | -93.81% |
| 7 | Dropbox | 8.23 Bn | 3.87 Bn | 506.50 Mn | 38.55% |
| 8 | Nice | 7.08 Bn | 5.55 Bn | 995.81 Mn | 28.78% |
| 9 | Open Text | 6.77 Bn | 2.20 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 10.22% |
| 10 | Cheetah Mobile | 72.07 Mn | -783.51 Mn | 24.85 Mn | -10.86% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -10.86% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -8.15% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -7.96% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -9.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -14.45% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -14.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -17.71% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -9.98% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -9.75% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -8.44% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -5.92% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -5.97% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -7.59% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -10.19% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -12.26% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -24.94% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -35.76% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -23.71% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -19.82% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -3.77% |
API Access
Cheetah Mobile Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CMCM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "CMCM", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CMCM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();