iQIYI (IQ) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2018 - 2026)
iQIYI's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -1.64% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 5.06 percentage points from 3.42% a year earlier and down 0.25 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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iQIYI (IQ) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at iQIYI came in at 0.97%, down 6.59 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +30.84 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 7.56% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-5.13 pp), 12.70% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+5.36 pp), 7.34% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+27.44 pp) and -20.10% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+9.76 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 marks the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since the quarter ended Sep 30, 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for seven straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.89 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022 (a gain of 27.43 percentage points); the worst was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2025 (a drop of 8.73 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, IQ's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 was -1.39% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 0.93% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 1.85% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,173.87 Bn | 3,931.39 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 21.49% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,849.67 Bn | 1,552.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 23.74% |
| 3 | Netflix | 279.23 Bn | 239.43 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 30.16% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 245.86 Bn | 63.73 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 2.77% |
| 5 | Shopify | 196.08 Bn | 173.27 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 14.37% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 138.90 Bn | 110.88 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 13.97% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 119.48 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - | 121.68% |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 107.30 Bn | -144.64 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 22.53% |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 97.33 Bn | 54.56 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 19.81% |
| 10 | iQIYI | 955.26 Mn | -1.41 Bn | 152.37 Mn | -1.64% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.64% |
| 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 | 7.01% |
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -9.47% |
API Access
iQIYI Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=IQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "IQ", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=IQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();