People (PPLI) Return on Assets [ROA] (2020 - 2026)
People's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 4.74% for Q2 2026, up 10.80 percentage points from -6.06% a year earlier and up 4.13 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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People (PPLI) Return on Assets [ROA] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, People's Return on Assets [ROA] was -1.20%, up 4.12 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of -5.25 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was -5.32% in FY2024 (-7.81 pp), 2.49% in FY2023 (+13.00 pp), -10.51% in FY2022 (-16.00 pp) and 5.49% in FY2021 (+1.44 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q4 2021.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.22 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q3 2021 (a gain of 14.78 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2022 (a drop of 22.72 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows PPLI's Return on Assets [ROA] at 0.61% (Q1 2026), -1.41% (Q4 2025) and -3.09% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,890.87 Bn | 3,648.40 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 30.04% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,637.40 Bn | 1,339.92 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 16.11% |
| 3 | Netflix | 270.40 Bn | 231.70 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 25.21% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 231.40 Bn | 53.61 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 3.56% |
| 5 | Shopify | 218.48 Bn | 195.66 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 13.49% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 136.01 Bn | 107.99 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 15.38% |
| 7 | Spotify Technology | 120.19 Bn | 77.10 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 21.55% |
| 8 | Booking Holdings | 117.09 Bn | 50.14 Bn | - | 25.12% |
| 9 | PDD Holdings | 112.51 Bn | -131.27 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 14.15% |
| 10 | People | 2.64 Bn | -1.49 Bn | 280.20 Mn | 4.74% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.74% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.61% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -3.09% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -6.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -9.40% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -5.46% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.07% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.57% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.08% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.76% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.32% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -5.07% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -11.45% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -11.09% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -9.25% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.16% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.42% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.64% |
API Access
People Return on Assets [ROA] 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-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=PPLI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "PPLI", "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-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=PPLI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();