So-Young International (SY) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026)

So-Young International's (SY) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 16.7% in Q1 2026, up 1295.0% year-on-year from 1.2% in Q1 2025, and down 8.71% quarter-over-quarter from 15.36% in Q4 2025.

So-Young International (SY) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

So-Young International's Return on Capital Employed history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 16.7% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 1295.0% year-over-year to 16.7% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 16.7%, a 1295.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 15.46%, up 1067.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed retreated to 16.7% in Q1 2026 per SY's latest filing, from 15.36% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.01% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 37.92% in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 7.26% (2022), against an average of 13.0%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 3677 bps in 2025 and jumped 1295 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.22% in 2022, then jumped by 43 bps to 2.4% in 2023, then sank by 955 bps to 25.33% in 2024, then surged by 39 bps to 15.36% in 2025, then declined by 9 bps to 16.7% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest SY Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 16.7% (Q1 2026), 15.36% (Q4 2025), and 37.92% (Q3 2025).

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3 Healthequity 7.96 Bn 7.70 Bn 256.31 Mn 10.67%
4 10x Genomics 6.17 Bn 5.63 Bn 106.18 Mn -4.23%
5 Hinge Health 6.02 Bn 5.70 Bn 154.23 Mn -163.65%
6 MiniMed 4.19 Bn 3.89 Bn 480.00 Mn -8.46%
7 Waystar Holding 4.14 Bn 4.07 Bn 216.84 Mn 4.73%
8 Doximity 3.82 Bn 3.08 Bn 125.97 Mn 21.81%
9 Privia Health 3.10 Bn 2.73 Bn - 4.60%
10 So-Young International 149.13 Mn 34.00 Mn 26.35 Mn -16.70%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -16.70%
Dec 31, 2025 -15.36%
Sep 30, 2025 -37.92%
Jun 30, 2025 -33.55%
Mar 31, 2025 -29.64%
Dec 31, 2024 -25.33%
Sep 30, 2024 -1.15%
Jun 30, 2024 -1.41%
Mar 31, 2024 -2.43%
Dec 31, 2023 -2.40%
Sep 30, 2023 -1.26%
Dec 31, 2022 -4.22%
Sep 30, 2022 -7.26%
Jun 30, 2022 -16.37%
Mar 31, 2022 0.01%
Dec 31, 2021 -1.17%
Sep 30, 2021 1.97%
Jun 30, 2021 2.20%
Mar 31, 2021 -0.37%
Dec 31, 2020 3.54%