Snap (SNAP) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026)
Snap (SNAP) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 6.47% in Q1 2026, up 22.86% quarter-over-quarter from 8.39% in Q4 2025, and up 320.0% on a YoY basis from 1.54% in Q1 2025.
Snap (SNAP) Return on Capital Employed (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Snap's Return on Capital Employed history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 6.47% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 320.0% year-over-year to 6.47%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.47% (up 320.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 8.16%, up 357.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 6.47% for Q1 2026 at Snap, up from 8.39% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 6.47% in Q1 2026 to a low of 21.82% in Q2 2023.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 14.99% across 5 years, with a median of 15.31% in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed slumped 1263 bps in 2023, then jumped 1149 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 20.1% in 2022, then retreated by 4 bps to 20.84% in 2023, then surged by 42 bps to 12.07% in 2024, then jumped by 30 bps to 8.39% in 2025, then rose by 23 bps to 6.47% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 6.47% (Q1 2026), 8.39% (Q4 2025), and 9.71% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius | 2,430,078.11 Bn | 2,430,078.11 Bn | 295.20 Mn | -3.77% |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,448.32 Bn | 4,232.70 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 25.65% |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,465.06 Bn | 1,383.88 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 26.53% |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 113.19 Bn | 102.95 Bn | 1.75 Bn | - |
| 5 | 33.56 Bn | 30.79 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 20.06% | |
| 6 | 12.93 Bn | 11.63 Bn | 768.96 Mn | 6.06% | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 12.77 Bn | 10.67 Bn | 255.62 Bn | 12,960.00% |
| 8 | Match | 8.28 Bn | 7.26 Bn | 653.28 Mn | 26.54% |
| 9 | Snap | 7.91 Bn | 5.08 Bn | 1.29 Bn | -6.47% |
| 10 | Zillow | 7.56 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 519.00 Mn | 0.23% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -6.47% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -8.39% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -9.71% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -10.23% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -9.67% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -12.07% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -15.84% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -19.67% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -21.17% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -20.84% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -21.50% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -21.82% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -21.68% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -20.10% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -15.31% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -11.26% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -9.06% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -10.85% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -12.57% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -14.66% |