Spotify Technology (SPOT) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2025)
Spotify Technology (SPOT) posted Return on Capital Employed of 40.09% for Q4 2025, little changed sequentially from 40.02% in Q4 2024, and up 7.0% YoY from 37.47% in Q4 2024.
Spotify Technology (SPOT) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Spotify Technology (SPOT) has 8 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 40.09% in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 7.0% year-over-year to 40.09% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 40.09% (up 7.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 31.7%, up 798.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed steadied at 40.09% in Q4 2025 per SPOT's latest filing, from 40.02% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 40.09% in Q4 2025, with the low at 16.35% in Q4 2022.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 7.79%, with a median of 1.94% recorded in 2022.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed slumped 1881 bps in 2022 and jumped 3128 bps in 2024.
- Spotify Technology's Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.47% in 2021, then sank by 763 bps to 16.35% in 2022, then soared by 153 bps to 8.74% in 2023, then jumped by 358 bps to 40.02% in 2024, then increased by 0 bps to 40.09% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows SPOT's Return on Capital Employed at 40.09% in Q4 2025, 40.02% in Q4 2024, and 8.74% in Q4 2023.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spotify Technology | 101.23 Bn | 90.99 Bn | 1.75 Bn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 40.09% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 40.02% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.74% |
| 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% |