Ebay (EBAY) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Ebay (EBAY) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of 48.96% in Q2 2026, up 2.92 percentage points from 46.04% a year earlier and up 3.18 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ebay (EBAY) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ebay reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 42.13%, up 7.95 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of -134.11 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 34.19% in FY2024 (-13.73 pp), 47.92% in FY2023 (+64.92 pp), -17.00% in FY2022 (-221.03 pp) and 204.03% in FY2021 (+27.79 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q1 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.54 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Equity [ROE] in the last five years was a gain of 70.37 percentage points in Q4 2023, against a drop of 156.70 percentage points in Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 45.78% (Q1 2026), 43.97% (Q4 2025) and 46.54% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,441.41 Bn | 3,176.31 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 35.76% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,546.51 Bn | 1,211.03 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 28.20% |
| 3 | Netflix | 269.88 Bn | 231.18 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 49.69% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 251.04 Bn | 64.67 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 6.20% |
| 5 | Shopify | 185.46 Bn | 164.27 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 16.72% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 139.78 Bn | 111.58 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 35.90% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 126.33 Bn | 60.08 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 126.29 Bn | 83.21 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 35.30% |
| 9 | AppLovin | 119.11 Bn | 107.63 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 155.17% |
| 10 | Ebay | 54.74 Bn | 42.68 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 46.25% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 46.25% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 49.14% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 45.96% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 44.77% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 47.10% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 46.04% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 40.77% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 37.34% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 36.97% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 45.68% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 41.64% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 45.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 48.63% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.17% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.13% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -25.36% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.55% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.87% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 138.14% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 131.33% |
API Access
Ebay Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=EBAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "EBAY", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=EBAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();