iQIYI (IQ) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026)

iQIYI's (IQ) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 1.39% in Q1 2026, down 928.0% year-on-year from 0.17% in Q1 2025, and down 248.85% quarter-over-quarter from 0.93% in Q4 2025.

iQIYI (IQ) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

iQIYI's Return on Capital Employed history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.39% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 928.0% year-over-year to 1.39% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 1.39%, a 928.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.97%, down 659.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed declined to 1.39% in Q1 2026 per IQ's latest filing, from 0.93% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 175.22% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 15.51% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 8.24% (2022), against an average of 49.45%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 16699 bps in 2023 and plunged 15834 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 8.24% in 2022, then jumped by 2027 bps to 175.22% in 2023, then plunged by 75 bps to 44.29% in 2024, then sank by 98 bps to 0.93% in 2025, then plunged by 249 bps to 1.39% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest IQ Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 1.39% (Q1 2026), 0.93% (Q4 2025), and 1.85% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn 30.16%
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn 13.42%
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn -2.04%
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn 8.44%
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn 4.99%
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn 3.21%
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn 5.95%
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - 14.30%
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - 7.85%
10 iQIYI 8.18 Bn 7.63 Bn 143.26 Mn -1.39%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -1.39%
Dec 31, 2025 0.93%
Sep 30, 2025 1.85%
Jun 30, 2025 3.42%
Mar 31, 2025 7.90%
Dec 31, 2024 44.29%
Sep 30, 2024 79.52%
Jun 30, 2024 124.53%
Mar 31, 2024 166.24%
Dec 31, 2023 175.22%
Sep 30, 2023 139.19%
Jun 30, 2023 69.38%
Mar 31, 2023 54.07%
Dec 31, 2022 8.24%
Sep 30, 2022 -3.42%
Jun 30, 2022 -13.80%
Mar 31, 2022 -15.51%
Dec 31, 2021 -19.19%
Jun 30, 2021 -20.03%
Mar 31, 2021 -20.09%