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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |