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

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DateValue
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%