Sohu.com (SOHU) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2018 - 2026)
Sohu.com (SOHU) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -5.96% for Q2 2026, down 0.17 percentage points from -5.79% a year earlier but up 0.26 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sohu.com (SOHU) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Sohu.com's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -6.94%, up 0.42 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -11.92 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Sohu.com's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -7.36% in FY2024 (-1.86 pp), -5.50% in FY2023 (-4.48 pp), -1.02% in FY2022 (-5.82 pp) and 4.80% in FY2021 (-0.18 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of -7.91% in Q2 2024 to a high of 7.79% in Q3 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.14 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q3 2021, with a gain of 7.20 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a drop of 7.68 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was -6.23% (Q1 2026), -7.06% (Q4 2025) and -3.90% (Q3 2025).
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 | Sohu.com | 324.56 Mn | -3.02 Bn | 133.81 Mn | -5.96% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -5.96% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -6.23% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -7.06% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -3.90% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -5.79% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -7.23% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -7.60% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -7.37% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -7.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -6.26% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -5.66% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -4.41% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -4.23% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.04% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.06% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.11% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.65% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.43% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.63% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.79% |
API Access
Sohu.com 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=SOHU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "SOHU", "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=SOHU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();