Vivid Seats (SEAT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2023 - 2026)
Vivid Seats (SEAT) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -154.94% in Q2 2026, down 108.37 percentage points from -46.56% a year earlier but up 105.85 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Vivid Seats (SEAT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Vivid Seats reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -159.92%, down 164.94 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a four-year change of -232.36 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 5.02% in FY2024 (-51.14 pp), 56.16% in FY2023 and 72.44% in FY2021.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has ranged from -260.78% in Q1 2026 to 149.72% in Q3 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for eight consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -105.16 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year drop in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] ran from 17.11 percentage points in Q1 2025 to 260.78 percentage points in Q1 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -260.78% (Q1 2026), -160.65% (Q4 2025) and -55.86% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
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 | Vivid Seats | 56.33 Mn | -474.43 Mn | 91.22 Mn | -154.94% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -154.94% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -260.78% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -160.65% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -55.86% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -46.56% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.82% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.76% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.23% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.11% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 30.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 149.72% |
API Access
Vivid Seats 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=SEAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "SEAT", "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=SEAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();