Roblox (RBLX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2022 - 2026)
Roblox's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -91.33% in Q2 2026, down 7.81 percentage points from -83.52% a year earlier and down 0.73 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Roblox (RBLX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Roblox came in at -94.71%, down 1.80 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a four-year change of -21.31 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -92.91% in FY2024 (+13.45 pp), -106.36% in FY2023 (-42.09 pp), -64.27% in FY2022 (+9.12 pp) and -73.40% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q3 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +11.96 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q1 2025 (a gain of 38.08 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2023 (a drop of 65.55 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, RBLX's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -90.60% (Q1 2026), -88.41% (Q4 2025) and -81.86% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,173.87 Bn | 3,931.39 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 18.61% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,849.67 Bn | 1,552.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 20.90% |
| 3 | Netflix | 279.23 Bn | 239.43 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 26.42% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 245.86 Bn | 63.73 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 2.33% |
| 5 | Shopify | 196.08 Bn | 173.27 Bn | 1.71 Bn | - |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 138.90 Bn | 110.88 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 17.38% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 119.48 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - | 75.49% |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 107.30 Bn | -144.64 Bn | 9.45 Bn | - |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 97.33 Bn | 54.56 Bn | 1.86 Bn | - |
| 10 | Roblox | 31.51 Bn | 19.36 Bn | 1.18 Bn | -91.33% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -91.33% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -90.60% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -88.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -81.86% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -83.52% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -80.66% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -88.62% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -102.06% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -109.43% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -118.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -114.56% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -105.17% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -100.35% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -84.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -68.24% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -51.57% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -34.80% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -32.63% |
Roblox 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=RBLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=RBLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();