Criteo (CRTO) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2016 - 2026)
Criteo's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 6.90% in Q2 2026, down 5.46 percentage points from 12.36% a year earlier and down 4.88 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Criteo (CRTO) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Criteo came in at 13.04%, up 2.82 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +6.12 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 10.22% in FY2024 (+5.08 pp), 5.14% in FY2023 (+4.59 pp), 0.55% in FY2022 (-10.99 pp) and 11.54% in FY2021 (+4.62 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q4 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was higher in four of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.52 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q1 2024 (a gain of 9.93 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2023 (a drop of 13.28 percentage points).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,462.85 Bn | 3,197.75 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 16.69% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,559.43 Bn | 1,223.94 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 21.70% |
| 3 | Netflix | 262.12 Bn | 223.42 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 29.22% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 253.57 Bn | 67.20 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 2.39% |
| 5 | Shopify | 191.77 Bn | 170.57 Bn | 1.78 Bn | - |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 139.89 Bn | 110.71 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 12.36% |
| 7 | AppLovin | 130.31 Bn | 118.84 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 74.11% |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 123.80 Bn | 80.72 Bn | 1.89 Bn | - |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 120.61 Bn | 54.35 Bn | - | 75.14% |
| 10 | Criteo | 754.02 Mn | -542.69 Mn | 207.67 Mn | 5.98% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.98% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.90% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.78% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.36% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.04% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.34% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.90% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.22% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.41% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.25% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.93% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.52% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.58% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.78% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.63% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.77% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.56% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.56% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 7.96% |
Criteo Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CRTO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "CRTO", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CRTO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();