Sohu.com (SOHU) Return on Equity [ROE] (2018 - 2026)
Sohu.com (SOHU) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 17.84% for Q2 2026, up 6.29 percentage points from 11.55% a year earlier and up 1.60 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sohu.com (SOHU) Return on Equity [ROE] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Sohu.com's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 35.81%, up 45.93 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +46.79 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Sohu.com's Return on Equity [ROE] was -10.12% in FY2024 (-7.29 pp), -2.82% in FY2023 (-1.38 pp), -1.44% in FY2022 (-81.83 pp) and 80.39% in FY2021 (+91.36 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has run from a low of -10.57% in Q4 2024 to a high of 77.53% in Q3 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +12.02 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q3 2021, with a gain of 91.91 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a drop of 78.11 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was 16.24% (Q1 2026), 33.76% (Q4 2025) and 14.12% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,180.92 Bn | 3,938.44 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 43.64% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,847.76 Bn | 1,550.28 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 26.97% |
| 3 | Netflix | 289.73 Bn | 249.92 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 44.55% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 249.81 Bn | 67.68 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 6.21% |
| 5 | Shopify | 192.08 Bn | 169.26 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 15.31% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 139.76 Bn | 111.74 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 35.90% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 122.41 Bn | 55.46 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 110.94 Bn | -140.99 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 33.94% |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 100.32 Bn | 57.56 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 40.74% |
| 10 | Sohu.com | 336.81 Mn | -3.01 Bn | 133.81 Mn | 17.84% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.84% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.24% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 33.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.12% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.55% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.60% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -10.57% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -9.31% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -5.34% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -3.61% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.88% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.38% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -6.34% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -3.43% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.57% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.58% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 64.66% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 67.28% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 72.42% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 77.53% |
API Access
Sohu.com Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=SOHU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=SOHU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();