People (PPLI) Return on Equity [ROE] (2019 - 2026)
People (PPLI) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 7.00% for Q2 2026, up 16.11 percentage points from -9.11% a year earlier and up 6.09 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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People (PPLI) Return on Equity [ROE] (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, People posted Return on Equity [ROE] of -1.84%, up 6.35 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of -7.13 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -8.18% in FY2024 (-12.06 pp), 3.88% in FY2023 (+20.53 pp), -16.65% in FY2022 (-24.56 pp) and 7.91% in FY2021 (+2.62 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q4 2021.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.31 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 22.11 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2022 (a drop of 31.88 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 0.91% (Q1 2026), -2.12% (Q4 2025) and -4.61% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,185.47 Bn | 3,943.00 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 43.64% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,794.56 Bn | 1,497.08 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 26.97% |
| 3 | Netflix | 292.71 Bn | 252.90 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 44.55% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 251.74 Bn | 65.51 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 6.20% |
| 5 | Shopify | 221.57 Bn | 198.76 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 15.31% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.45 Bn | 114.25 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 35.90% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 124.83 Bn | 57.88 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 113.76 Bn | -130.01 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 21.12% |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 106.73 Bn | 64.23 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 41.53% |
| 10 | People | 2.88 Bn | -1.30 Bn | 280.20 Mn | 7.00% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.91% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.12% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4.61% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -9.11% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -14.39% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -8.38% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.11% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -2.40% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.65% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.92% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.19% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.61% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -7.95% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -18.19% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -17.85% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -14.83% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.25% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.59% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.03% |
API Access
People Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=PPLI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=PPLI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();