Playboy (PLBY) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2021 - 2026)
Playboy (PLBY) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 0.00% for Q2 2026, up 27.65 percentage points from -27.65% a year earlier and up 1.48 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Playboy (PLBY) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Playboy posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -4.05%, up 21.04 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a four-year change of +10.84 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -25.10% in FY2024 (+35.54 pp), -60.63% in FY2023 (-12.17 pp), -48.46% in FY2022 (-33.58 pp) and -14.89% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q2 2021.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now increased in each of the last nine quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +39.75 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q2 2024 (a gain of 96.12 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2023 (a drop of 135.70 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -1.48% (Q1 2026), -3.93% (Q4 2025) and -8.96% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nike | 59.22 Bn | 25.42 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 12.98% |
| 2 | Tapestry | 27.73 Bn | 23.69 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 51.28% |
| 3 | Ralph Lauren | 24.01 Bn | 15.93 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 26.99% |
| 4 | Lululemon Athletica | 12.77 Bn | 7.02 Bn | 1.46 Bn | - |
| 5 | Deckers Outdoor | 12.28 Bn | 5.48 Bn | 895.11 Mn | - |
| 6 | Levi Strauss | 9.33 Bn | 5.91 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 17.38% |
| 7 | V F | 8.24 Bn | 4.84 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 9.85% |
| 8 | Crocs | 7.62 Bn | 7.03 Bn | 689.73 Mn | 27.23% |
| 9 | Birkenstock Holding | 7.23 Bn | 5.55 Bn | 493.89 Mn | 9.71% |
| 10 | Playboy | 128.92 Mn | -678,411.09 | 24.30 Mn | 4.50% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.50% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.48% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -3.93% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -8.96% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -27.65% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -28.89% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -28.79% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -66.59% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -47.90% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -103.61% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -107.73% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -73.15% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -144.02% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -81.44% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -67.28% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -57.40% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -8.32% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -8.25% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -10.40% |
API Access
Playboy Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=PLBY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "PLBY", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=PLBY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();