iQIYI (IQ) Return on Sales [ROS] (2017 - 2026)
iQIYI (IQ) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of -1.67% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 0.97 percentage points from -0.70% a year earlier but up 2.00 percentage points from the prior quarter.
iQIYI (IQ) Return on Sales [ROS] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, iQIYI's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -1.55%, down 4.51 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it was 0.83%, down 5.47 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +21.16 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 6.30% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-3.13 pp), 9.42% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+4.90 pp), 4.53% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+19.19 pp) and -14.66% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+5.67 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] spans a low of -18.03% in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021 and a high of 11.92% in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now declined in each of the last nine quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.28 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022 (a gain of 23.52 percentage points); the low point was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026 (a drop of 8.43 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 came in at -3.67% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 0.82% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and -1.82% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,173.87 Bn | 3,931.39 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 34.03% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,849.67 Bn | 1,552.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 30.88% |
| 3 | Netflix | 279.23 Bn | 239.43 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 33.38% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 245.86 Bn | 63.73 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 5.62% |
| 5 | Shopify | 196.08 Bn | 173.27 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 13.62% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 138.90 Bn | 110.88 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 13.32% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 119.48 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - | 34.00% |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 107.30 Bn | -144.64 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 24.62% |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 97.33 Bn | 54.56 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 13.71% |
| 10 | iQIYI | 955.26 Mn | -1.41 Bn | 152.37 Mn | -1.67% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.67% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.67% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.82% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.82% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.70% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.76% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.32% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.30% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.60% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.92% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.04% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.32% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.82% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.28% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.32% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.14% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.89% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.28% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -13.20% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -18.03% |
iQIYI Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=IQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=IQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();