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

iQIYI (IQ) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 1.39% in Q1 2026, down 248.85% quarter-over-quarter from 0.93% in Q4 2025, and down 666.0% on a YoY basis from 0.24% in Q1 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.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 666.0% year-over-year to 1.39%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.39% (down 666.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.97%, down 659.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 1.39% for Q1 2026 at iQIYI, down from 0.93% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 14.2% in Q3 2023 to a low of 15.51% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 4.42% across 5 years, with a median of 7.45% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed surged 2743 bps in 2022, then tumbled 873 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 8.24% in 2022, then surged by 69 bps to 13.91% in 2023, then slumped by 46 bps to 7.45% in 2024, then slumped by 88 bps to 0.93% in 2025, then slumped by 249 bps to 1.39% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 1.39% (Q1 2026), 0.93% (Q4 2025), and 1.85% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Netflix 339.24 Bn 326.95 Bn 11.41 Bn 30.18%
2 Walt Disney 177.26 Bn 183.87 Bn 23.68 Bn -1.85%
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 67.20 Bn 65.06 Bn 4.25 Bn -2.04%
4 Brera Holdings 43.43 Bn 43.43 Bn - -
5 Live Nation Entertainment 39.99 Bn 31.53 Bn 1.31 Bn 8.44%
6 Fox 25.61 Bn 22.11 Bn - 12.17%
7 Roku 21.15 Bn 18.77 Bn 564.94 Mn 3.21%
8 Liberty Media 20.63 Bn 21.31 Bn 298.00 Mn 4.99%
9 News 16.23 Bn 14.76 Bn - 7.02%
10 iQIYI 663.47 Mn 45.21 Mn 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 5.27%
Dec 31, 2024 7.45%
Sep 30, 2024 9.34%
Jun 30, 2024 12.15%
Mar 31, 2024 13.79%
Dec 31, 2023 13.91%
Sep 30, 2023 14.20%
Jun 30, 2023 8.76%
Mar 31, 2023 10.02%
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%