People (PPLI) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2020 - 2026)
People (PPLI) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -1.98% for Q2 2026, down 2.91 percentage points from 0.93% a year earlier and down 0.63 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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People (PPLI) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, People's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -1.40%, down 1.12 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +8.28 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, People's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -0.28% in FY2024 (+1.77 pp), -2.05% in FY2023 (+1.98 pp), -4.03% in FY2022 (-2.78 pp) and -1.25% in FY2021 (+8.42 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q4 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.47 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q4 2021, with a gain of 6.04 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a drop of 3.27 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was -1.35% (Q1 2026), -1.88% (Q4 2025) and 0.56% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,185.47 Bn | 3,943.00 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 18.61% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,794.56 Bn | 1,497.08 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 20.90% |
| 3 | Netflix | 292.71 Bn | 252.90 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 26.42% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 251.74 Bn | 65.51 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 2.37% |
| 5 | Shopify | 221.57 Bn | 198.76 Bn | 1.71 Bn | - |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.45 Bn | 114.25 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 17.38% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 124.83 Bn | 57.88 Bn | - | 75.49% |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 113.76 Bn | -130.01 Bn | 9.45 Bn | - |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 106.73 Bn | 64.23 Bn | 1.86 Bn | - |
| 10 | People | 2.88 Bn | -1.30 Bn | 280.20 Mn | -1.98% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.98% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.35% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.88% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.56% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.93% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.66% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.28% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.38% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.88% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.07% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.11% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -3.28% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -4.66% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.32% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -4.22% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -3.20% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.65% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.23% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.94% |
API Access
People 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=PPLI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=PPLI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();