Meta Platforms (META) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)
On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 340.0% to 26.53% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 26.53%, a 340.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 29.83%, down 182.0% from a year prior.
Meta Platforms (META) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on record, last reported at 26.53% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed reached 26.53% in Q1 2026 per META's latest filing, down from 28.41% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for META hit a ceiling of 31.46% in Q2 2025 and a floor of 17.31% in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 26.04% and a median of 27.55% in 2022 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Peak YoY movement for Return on Capital Employed: crashed -1324bps in 2022, then surged 1215bps in 2024.
- Tracing META's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 18.64% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 31bps to 24.48% in 2023, then rose by 22bps to 29.82% in 2024, then dropped by -5bps to 28.41% in 2025, then decreased by -7bps to 26.53% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for META at 26.53% in Q1 2026, 28.41% in Q4 2025, and 31.22% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meta Platforms | 1,539.18 Bn | 1,458.00 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 26.53% |
| 2 | Spotify Technology | 118.05 Bn | 107.81 Bn | 1.75 Bn | - |
| 3 | 28.76 Bn | 25.99 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 20.06% | |
| 4 | Nebius | 22.38 Bn | 22.38 Bn | 295.20 Mn | - |
| 5 | 12.01 Bn | 10.71 Bn | 768.96 Mn | 6.06% | |
| 6 | Strive | 9.69 Bn | 9.62 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Snap | 9.60 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 1.29 Bn | -6.47% |
| 8 | Match | 8.34 Bn | 7.31 Bn | 653.28 Mn | 26.54% |
| 9 | Baidu | 5.09 Bn | -5.87 Bn | 1.88 Mn | - |
| 10 | Iac | 3.16 Bn | 2.06 Bn | 289.86 Mn | -2.63% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 26.53% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 28.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 31.22% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 31.46% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 29.94% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 29.82% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 29.71% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 29.47% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 26.92% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 24.48% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.32% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.31% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.31% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.64% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.17% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 27.55% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 30.48% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 31.88% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 30.83% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 29.28% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 25.66% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 23.69% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 21.93% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 21.84% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 21.99% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 21.07% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 21.37% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 21.49% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 24.37% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 28.35% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 28.45% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 28.00% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 27.34% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 25.90% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 23.82% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 22.68% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 21.51% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 20.85% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 18.81% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 16.88% |