Criteo (CRTO) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Criteo's (CRTO) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 13.11% in Q1 2026, down 133.0% year-on-year from 39.74% in Q1 2025, and down 7.61% quarter-over-quarter from 14.19% in Q2 2025.

Criteo (CRTO) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Criteo has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 11 years of filings, most recently posting 13.11% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 13.11%, down 133.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 13.11% (down 133.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 14.6%, up 279.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 13.11% for Q1 2026 at Criteo, down from 14.19% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 14.44% in Q1 2025 to a low of 2.1% in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 8.52% (2024), against an average of 7.97%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 1297 bps in 2023 and soared 1062 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Criteo's Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.1% in 2022, then surged by 226 bps to 6.86% in 2023, then jumped by 85 bps to 12.71% in 2024, then gained by 12 bps to 14.19% in 2025, then retreated by 8 bps to 13.11% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 13.11% (Q1 2026), 14.19% (Q2 2025), and 14.44% (Q1 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 175.91 Bn 173.15 Bn 1.78 Bn 79.34%
2 Omnicom 22.52 Bn 18.86 Bn 1.04 Bn 2.38%
3 Trade Desk 9.46 Bn 8.05 Bn 506.89 Mn 19.70%
4 Wpp 2.71 Bn -875.81 Mn - 6.64%
5 Nexxen International 2.36 Bn 2.23 Bn 70.41 Mn 4.90%
6 Magnite 2.27 Bn 2.09 Bn 118.28 Mn 7.44%
7 Ziff Davis 1.74 Bn 1.22 Bn 152.41 Mn 5.66%
8 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.69 Bn 1.51 Bn 135.23 Mn 7.22%
9 Stagwell 1.60 Bn 1.51 Bn 244.61 Mn 5.45%
10 Criteo 857.00 Mn 545.29 Mn 222.74 Mn 13.11%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 13.11%
Jun 30, 2025 14.19%
Mar 31, 2025 14.44%
Dec 31, 2024 12.71%
Sep 30, 2024 11.97%
Jun 30, 2024 11.94%
Mar 31, 2024 8.52%
Dec 31, 2023 6.86%
Sep 30, 2023 3.20%
Jun 30, 2023 2.53%
Mar 31, 2023 -2.10%
Dec 31, 2022 2.10%
Sep 30, 2022 3.65%
Jun 30, 2022 5.63%
Mar 31, 2022 10.87%
Dec 31, 2021 12.38%
Sep 30, 2021 11.99%
Jun 30, 2021 10.29%
Mar 31, 2021 9.46%
Dec 31, 2020 8.72%