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Meta Platforms (META) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Meta Platforms (META) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 14 consecutive years, with 0.28% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 1.0% to 0.28% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.28% through Dec 2025, down 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.3% for FY2025, 2.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.28% at Meta Platforms, down from 0.31% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.32% in Q4 2021, with the low at 0.17% in Q1 2023.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.27%, with a median of 0.29% recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed decreased -13bps in 2022, then grew 12bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.32% in 2021, then tumbled by -42bps to 0.19% in 2022, then surged by 31bps to 0.24% in 2023, then grew by 22bps to 0.3% in 2024, then dropped by -5bps to 0.28% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.28%, 0.31%, and 0.31% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.