People (PPLI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2020 - 2026)
People's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -2.79% for Q2 2026, down 3.87 percentage points from 1.09% a year earlier and down 0.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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People (PPLI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, People's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -1.24%, down 0.92 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of +7.91 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -0.31% in FY2024 (+2.21 pp), -2.52% in FY2023 (+2.10 pp), -4.62% in FY2022 (-3.16 pp) and -1.47% in FY2021 (+7.68 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.29 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 7.18 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a drop of 3.87 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows PPLI's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at -2.75% (Q1 2026), -1.77% (Q4 2025) and 0.66% (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 | People | 2.88 Bn | -1.30 Bn | 280.20 Mn | -2.79% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.79% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.75% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.77% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.66% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.09% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.75% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.32% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.99% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.40% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.57% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.23% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -4.06% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -5.24% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -5.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -4.93% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -3.76% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.22% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.45% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.07% |
API Access
People 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=PPLI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PPLI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();