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

Meta Platforms (META) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 14 consecutive years, with 0.25% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 5.0% to 0.25% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.25% through Dec 2025, down 5.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.24% for FY2025, 8.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q4 2025 was 0.25% at Meta Platforms, down from 0.29% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.37% in Q2 2025, with the low at 0.16% in Q2 2023.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.26%, with a median of 0.27% recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Invested Capital decreased -13bps in 2023, then increased 13bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.3% in 2021, then tumbled by -40bps to 0.18% in 2022, then rose by 29bps to 0.23% in 2023, then surged by 31bps to 0.3% in 2024, then dropped by -18bps to 0.25% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.25%, 0.29%, and 0.37% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.