Roblox (RBLX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026)
Roblox's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -27.62% for Q2 2026, up 3.02 percentage points from -30.64% a year earlier and up 1.38 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Roblox (RBLX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Roblox's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -38.04%, down 2.69 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a four-year change of +9.70 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -35.35% in FY2024 (+10.95 pp), -46.30% in FY2023 (-9.16 pp), -37.14% in FY2022 (+10.60 pp) and -47.74% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q2 2022.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for nine consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.82 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q1 2022 (a gain of 19.18 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2023 (a drop of 20.35 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows RBLX's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at -29.00% (Q1 2026), -31.21% (Q4 2025) and -30.31% (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 | 4,173.87 Bn | 3,931.39 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 21.49% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,849.67 Bn | 1,552.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 23.74% |
| 3 | Netflix | 279.23 Bn | 239.43 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 30.16% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 245.86 Bn | 63.73 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 2.77% |
| 5 | Shopify | 196.08 Bn | 173.27 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 14.37% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 138.90 Bn | 110.88 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 13.97% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 119.48 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - | 121.68% |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 107.30 Bn | -144.64 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 22.53% |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 97.33 Bn | 54.56 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 19.81% |
| 10 | Roblox | 31.51 Bn | 19.36 Bn | 1.18 Bn | -27.62% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -27.62% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -29.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -31.21% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -30.31% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -30.64% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -29.08% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -32.53% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -37.40% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -38.67% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -40.85% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -43.29% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -41.84% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -41.45% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -38.07% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -33.89% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -27.79% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -21.10% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -20.77% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -28.30% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -33.78% |
API Access
Roblox 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=RBLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "RBLX", "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=RBLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();