Ebay (EBAY) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Ebay (EBAY) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 18.13% in Q1 2026, up 3.56% quarter-over-quarter from 17.51% in Q4 2025, and up 83.0% on a YoY basis from 9.91% in Q1 2025.

Ebay (EBAY) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ebay's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 18.13% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 83.0% year-over-year to 18.13%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 18.13% (up 83.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 16.54%, up 44.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 18.13% for Q1 2026 at Ebay, up from 17.51% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 18.13% in Q1 2026 to a low of 10.44% in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 14.26% across 5 years, with a median of 13.54% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed sank 708 bps in 2022, then soared 562 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 14.97% in 2022, then dropped by 23 bps to 11.5% in 2023, then surged by 49 bps to 17.12% in 2024, then rose by 2 bps to 17.51% in 2025, then climbed by 4 bps to 18.13% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 18.13% (Q1 2026), 17.51% (Q4 2025), and 12.43% (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 18.13%
Dec 31, 2025 17.51%
Sep 30, 2025 12.43%
Jun 30, 2025 17.84%
Mar 31, 2025 17.30%
Dec 31, 2024 17.12%
Sep 30, 2024 11.13%
Jun 30, 2024 13.54%
Mar 31, 2024 12.37%
Dec 31, 2023 11.50%
Sep 30, 2023 10.44%
Jun 30, 2023 13.45%
Mar 31, 2023 12.87%
Dec 31, 2022 14.97%
Sep 30, 2022 13.08%
Jun 30, 2022 14.80%
Mar 31, 2022 14.00%
Dec 31, 2021 12.53%
Sep 30, 2021 9.70%
Jun 30, 2021 14.33%