Alphabet (GOOG) Return on Invested Capital (2015 - 2018)
Alphabet (GOOG) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.18% for Q4 2018, up 57.13% quarter-over-quarter from 0.12% in Q3 2018.
Alphabet (GOOG) Return on Invested Capital (2015 - 2018) Analysis & Trends
Alphabet (GOOG) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 4 consecutive years, with 0.18% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2018.
- In Q4 2018, Return on Invested Capital changed N/A year-over-year to 0.18%; the TTM figure through Dec 2018 stood at 0.18% (changed N/A YoY), while the FY2015 annual figure was 0.05%, changed N/A from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital improved to 0.18% in Q4 2018 per GOOG's latest filing, from 0.12% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.18% in Q4 2018 and bottomed at 0.02% in Q2 2016.
- Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.06% across 4 years, with a median of 0.03% in 2015.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2016 — Return on Invested Capital decreased 1 bps — and 2017, when it grew 3 bps.
- Alphabet's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.03% in 2015, then climbed by 5 bps to 0.03% in 2016, then jumped by 92 bps to 0.05% in 2017, then soared by 249 bps to 0.18% in 2018.
- Business Quant data shows GOOG's Return on Invested Capital at 0.18% in Q4 2018, 0.12% in Q3 2018, and 0.1% in Q2 2018.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,165.61 Bn | 3,736.57 Bn | 73.85 Bn | - |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,523.46 Bn | 1,433.20 Bn | 49.47 Bn | - |
| 3 | Taboola.com | 1,141.85 Bn | 1,141.71 Bn | 139.48 Mn | - |
| 4 | Baidu | 288.34 Bn | 283.85 Bn | 1.88 Mn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Spotify Technology | 103.44 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 0.01% |
| 6 | Joyy | 77.39 Bn | 76.50 Bn | 205.64 Mn | 0.02% |
| 7 | BILI Social International | 60.58 Bn | 60.58 Bn | 405,933.00 | - |
| 8 | Nebius | 50.20 Bn | 40.57 Bn | 295.20 Mn | - |
| 9 | 30.00 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 734.60 Mn | - | |
| 10 | Tencent Music Entertainment | 26.85 Bn | 24.15 Bn | 514.00 Mn | 0.11% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.18% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.12% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.10% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.05% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.03% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.02% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.03% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 0.03% |