Spotify Technology (SPOT) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2025)
Spotify Technology's (SPOT) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 24.33% in Q4 2025, up 451.0% year-on-year from 4.41% in Q4 2024, and up 22.74% quarter-over-quarter from 19.82% in Q4 2024.
Spotify Technology (SPOT) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Spotify Technology has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 8 years of filings, most recently posting 24.33% for Q4 2025.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 came in at 24.33%, up 451.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 24.33% (up 451.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 31.7%, up 798.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 24.33% for Q4 2025 at Spotify Technology, up from 19.82% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 24.33% in Q4 2025 to a low of 16.35% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.75% (2021), against an average of 1.56%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 1881 bps in 2022 and soared 3124 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Spotify Technology's Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.47% in 2021, then plunged by 763 bps to 16.35% in 2022, then surged by 30 bps to 11.42% in 2023, then surged by 273 bps to 19.82% in 2024, then grew by 23 bps to 24.33% in 2025.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 24.33% (Q4 2025), 19.82% (Q4 2024), and 11.42% (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 295.20 Mn | -3.77% |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,425.33 Bn | 4,209.71 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 25.65% |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,502.66 Bn | 1,421.48 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 26.53% |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 119.69 Bn | 109.44 Bn | 1.75 Bn | - |
| 5 | 33.22 Bn | 30.45 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 20.06% | |
| 6 | 13.64 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 768.96 Mn | 6.06% | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 13.02 Bn | 10.92 Bn | 255.62 Bn | 12,960.00% |
| 8 | Snap | 9.72 Bn | 6.90 Bn | 1.29 Bn | -6.47% |
| 9 | Zillow | 8.26 Bn | 7.48 Bn | 519.00 Mn | 0.23% |
| 10 | Match | 8.04 Bn | 7.01 Bn | 653.28 Mn | 26.54% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 24.33% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.82% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -11.42% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -16.35% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.94% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.47% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.75% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -1.69% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -5.83% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -9.01% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -10.13% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -8.19% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -1.56% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -2.79% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 3.76% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 1.41% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -2.16% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -2.37% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -17.15% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -27.66% |