Growth Metrics

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

Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 201.0% to 6.06% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 6.06% through Mar 2026, up 201.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 6.46% for FY2025, 204.0% up from the prior year.

Pinterest filings provide 8 years of Return on Capital Employed readings, the most recent being 6.06% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed hit 6.06% in Q1 2026 for Pinterest, down from 6.35% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 10.4% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 12.42% in Q2 2023.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 1.15%, with a median of 3.57% recorded in 2024.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed crashed -2047bps in 2023 before it skyrocketed 1587bps in 2024.
  • Pinterest's Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.99% in 2022, then plummeted by -34bps to 4.01% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 212bps to 4.47% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 42bps to 6.35% in 2025, then decreased by -5bps to 6.06% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for PINS's Return on Capital Employed are 6.06% (Q1 2026), 6.35% (Q4 2025), and 5.57% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Meta Platforms 1,539.18 Bn 1,458.00 Bn 46.09 Bn 26.53%
2 Spotify Technology 118.05 Bn 107.81 Bn 1.75 Bn -
3 Reddit 28.76 Bn 25.99 Bn 511.94 Mn 20.06%
4 Nebius 22.38 Bn 22.38 Bn 295.20 Mn -
5 Pinterest 12.01 Bn 10.71 Bn 768.96 Mn 6.06%
6 Strive 9.69 Bn 9.62 Bn - -
7 Snap 9.60 Bn 6.78 Bn 1.29 Bn -6.47%
8 Match 8.34 Bn 7.31 Bn 653.28 Mn 26.54%
9 Baidu 5.09 Bn -5.87 Bn 1.88 Mn -
10 Iac 3.16 Bn 2.06 Bn 289.86 Mn -2.63%

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%
Mar 31, 2021 -0.79%
Dec 31, 2020 -6.33%
Sep 30, 2020 -18.74%
Jun 30, 2020 -20.33%
Mar 31, 2020 -68.66%
Dec 31, 2019 -64.28%
Sep 30, 2019 -59.44%
Jun 30, 2019 -73.28%
Mar 31, 2019 -6.31%