Meta Platforms (META) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026)

Meta Platforms (META) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 15 consecutive years, with 23.74% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 773.0% year-over-year to 23.74%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 23.74% (down 773.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 29.83%, down 182.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed retreated to 23.74% in Q2 2026 per META's latest filing, from 26.53% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 31.46% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 17.31% in Q1 2023.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 25.92% across 5 years, with a median of 27.24% in 2022.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed sank 1324 bps — and 2024, when it soared 1215 bps.
• Meta Platforms' Return on Capital Employed stood at 18.64% in 2022, then surged by 31 bps to 24.48% in 2023, then gained by 22 bps to 29.82% in 2024, then decreased by 5 bps to 28.41% in 2025, then decreased by 16 bps to 23.74% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows META's Return on Capital Employed at 23.74% in Q2 2026, 26.53% in Q1 2026, and 28.41% in Q4 2025.