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

Pinterest's (PINS) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 6.06% in Q1 2026, up 201.0% YoY from 2.01% in Q1 2025, and down 4.53% on a QoQ basis from 6.35% in Q4 2025.

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

Pinterest (PINS) has 8 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 6.06% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 201.0% year-over-year to 6.06% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.06% (up 201.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 6.46%, up 204.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed retreated to 6.06% in Q1 2026, from 6.35% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 10.4% in Q1 2022 to a low of 12.42% in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 1.15% and a median of 3.57% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed sank 2047 bps — and 2024, when it soared 1587 bps.
  • Tracing PINS's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: 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 Alphabet 4,165.61 Bn 3,736.57 Bn 73.85 Bn 21.49%
2 Meta Platforms 1,523.46 Bn 1,433.20 Bn 49.47 Bn 23.74%
3 Taboola.com 1,141.85 Bn 1,141.71 Bn 139.48 Mn 5.19%
4 Baidu 288.34 Bn 283.85 Bn 1.88 Mn -1.83%
5 Spotify Technology 103.44 Bn 93.20 Bn 1.75 Bn -
6 Joyy 77.39 Bn 76.50 Bn 205.64 Mn 1.52%
7 BILI Social International 60.58 Bn 60.58 Bn 405,933.00 -
8 Nebius 50.20 Bn 40.57 Bn 295.20 Mn -3.77%
9 Reddit 30.00 Bn 27.22 Bn 734.60 Mn 24.36%
10 Pinterest 13.37 Bn 12.10 Bn 922.30 Mn 5.48%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 5.48%
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%