DoorDash (DASH) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
DoorDash (DASH) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 5.26% in Q1 2026, down 7.77% quarter-over-quarter from 5.71% in Q4 2025, and up 320.0% on a YoY basis from 1.25% in Q1 2025.
DoorDash (DASH) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
DoorDash's Return on Capital Employed history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.26% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 320.0% year-over-year to 5.26%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 5.26% (up 320.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 7.15%, up 767.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 5.26% for Q1 2026 at DoorDash, down from 5.71% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 5.71% in Q4 2025 to a low of 15.88% in Q1 2023.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 5.5% across 5 years, with a median of 6.34% in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed slumped 640 bps in 2022, then surged 1116 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 15.77% in 2022, then jumped by 48 bps to 8.25% in 2023, then surged by 94 bps to 0.47% in 2024, then soared by 1320 bps to 5.71% in 2025, then fell by 8 bps to 5.26% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 5.26% (Q1 2026), 5.71% (Q4 2025), and 5.62% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,551.03 Bn | 2,407.94 Bn | 171.21 Bn | 12.12% |
| 2 | Mercadolibre | 82.72 Bn | 77.07 Bn | 3.86 Bn | 23.76% |
| 3 | DoorDash | 72.09 Bn | 67.22 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 5.26% |
| 4 | PDD Holdings | 62.92 Bn | 38.25 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 0.03% |
| 5 | Ebay | 48.30 Bn | 44.44 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 18.13% |
| 6 | Coupang | 34.44 Bn | 34.35 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 0.97% |
| 7 | Zkh | 14.36 Bn | 14.36 Bn | 285.30 Mn | 246,132.27% |
| 8 | Wayfair | 10.72 Bn | 9.65 Bn | 880.00 Mn | 11.64% |
| 9 | Maplebear | 10.27 Bn | 9.58 Bn | 738.00 Mn | 20.87% |
| 10 | Chewy | 7.37 Bn | 6.85 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 30.88% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.26% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.71% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.62% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.13% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.06% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.47% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -3.06% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -6.03% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -6.34% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -8.25% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -12.61% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -15.37% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -15.88% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -15.77% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -12.07% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -11.03% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -10.40% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -9.37% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -12.23% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -11.23% |