Pinterest (PINS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2019 - 2026)
Pinterest's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 5.48% for Q2 2026, up 1.11 percentage points from 4.37% a year earlier but down 0.58 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pinterest (PINS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Pinterest's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 6.46%, up 2.04 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of +12.66 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 4.42% in FY2024 (+8.10 pp), -3.68% in FY2023 (-0.62 pp), -3.06% in FY2022 (-14.66 pp) and 11.59% in FY2021 (+17.80 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] is -12.42% (Q2 2023) to 12.67% (Q3 2021).
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for ten consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.10 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q3 2021 (a gain of 31.41 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a drop of 20.47 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows PINS's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 6.06% (Q1 2026), 6.35% (Q4 2025) and 5.57% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,185.47 Bn | 3,943.00 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 21.49% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,794.56 Bn | 1,497.08 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 23.74% |
| 3 | Netflix | 292.71 Bn | 252.90 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 30.16% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 251.74 Bn | 65.51 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 2.13% |
| 5 | Shopify | 221.57 Bn | 198.76 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 14.37% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.45 Bn | 114.25 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 13.97% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 124.83 Bn | 57.88 Bn | - | 121.68% |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 113.76 Bn | -130.01 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 22.53% |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 106.73 Bn | 64.23 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 20.20% |
| 10 | 12.58 Bn | 4.86 Bn | 922.30 Mn | 5.48% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
API Access
Pinterest Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PINS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "PINS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PINS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();