Pinterest (PINS) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026)

Pinterest (PINS) reported Return on Capital Employed of 6.06% for Q1 2026, up 201.0% on a YoY basis from 2.01% in Q1 2025, and down 4.53% quarter-over-quarter from 6.35% in Q4 2025.

Pinterest (PINS) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Pinterest has reported Return on Capital Employed for 8 years, with the latest figure at 6.06% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 201.0% year-over-year to 6.06%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.06% (up 201.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 6.46%, up 204.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 6.06%, down from 6.35% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 10.4% in Q1 2022, with the low at 12.42% in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 1.15% across 5 years, with a median of 3.57% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed sank 2047 bps — and 2024, when it soared 1587 bps.
  • Pinterest's Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.99% in 2022, then slumped by 34 bps to 4.01% in 2023, then soared by 212 bps to 4.47% in 2024, then soared by 42 bps to 6.35% in 2025, then dropped by 5 bps to 6.06% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 6.06% (Q1 2026), 6.35% (Q4 2025), and 5.57% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Nebius 2,430,078.11 Bn 2,430,078.11 Bn 295.20 Mn -3.77%
2 Alphabet 4,448.32 Bn 4,232.70 Bn 102.29 Bn 25.65%
3 Meta Platforms 1,465.06 Bn 1,383.88 Bn 46.09 Bn 26.53%
4 Spotify Technology 113.19 Bn 102.95 Bn 1.75 Bn -
5 Reddit 33.56 Bn 30.79 Bn 511.94 Mn 20.06%
6 Pinterest 12.93 Bn 11.63 Bn 768.96 Mn 6.06%
7 Kanzhun 12.77 Bn 10.67 Bn 255.62 Bn 12,960.00%
8 Match 8.28 Bn 7.26 Bn 653.28 Mn 26.54%
9 Snap 7.91 Bn 5.08 Bn 1.29 Bn -6.47%
10 Zillow 7.56 Bn 6.78 Bn 519.00 Mn 0.23%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 6.06%
Dec 31, 2025 6.35%
Sep 30, 2025 5.57%
Jun 30, 2025 4.37%
Mar 31, 2025 4.05%
Dec 31, 2024 4.47%
Sep 30, 2024 3.57%
Jun 30, 2024 3.46%
Mar 31, 2024 1.93%
Dec 31, 2023 -4.01%
Sep 30, 2023 -10.72%
Jun 30, 2023 -12.42%
Mar 31, 2023 -10.07%
Dec 31, 2022 -2.99%
Sep 30, 2022 2.15%
Jun 30, 2022 7.32%
Mar 31, 2022 10.40%
Dec 31, 2021 10.57%
Sep 30, 2021 12.67%
Jun 30, 2021 6.13%