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

iQIYI's (IQ) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.0% in Q1 2026, down 1.0% year-on-year from 0.0% in Q1 2025, and down 20.9% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q4 2025.

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

iQIYI's Return on Invested Capital history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.0% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.0% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.0%, a 1.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital eased to 0.0% in Q1 2026 per IQ's latest filing, from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 28.46% in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 0.01% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.01% (2022), against an average of 2.32%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital soared 2843 bps in 2024 and sank 2845 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2022, then jumped by 2172 bps to 0.24% in 2023, then tumbled by 75 bps to 0.06% in 2024, then slumped by 101 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then slipped by 21 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest IQ Return on Invested Capital figures stand at 0.0% (Q1 2026), 0.0% (Q4 2025), and 0.0% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn 0.04%
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn 0.01%
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn -0.01%
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn 0.00%
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn 0.00%
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn -
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn 0.06%
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - -
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - 0.08%
10 iQIYI 8.18 Bn 7.63 Bn 143.26 Mn 0.00%

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.00%
Dec 31, 2025 0.00%
Sep 30, 2025 0.00%
Jun 30, 2025 0.00%
Mar 31, 2025 0.01%
Dec 31, 2024 0.06%
Sep 30, 2024 2.86%
Jun 30, 2024 7.64%
Mar 31, 2024 28.46%
Dec 31, 2023 0.24%
Sep 30, 2023 0.08%
Jun 30, 2023 0.06%
Mar 31, 2023 0.03%
Dec 31, 2022 0.01%
Sep 30, 2022 0.00%
Jun 30, 2022 0.00%
Mar 31, 2022 -0.01%
Dec 31, 2021 -0.01%
Sep 30, 2021 -0.01%
Jun 30, 2021 -0.01%