Growth Metrics

Trade Desk (TTD) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Trade Desk has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 11 years, most recently at 19.7% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Return on Capital Employed at 19.7% for Q1 2026, up 566.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Mar 2026 was 19.7% (up 566.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 20.56%, up 430.0%.
  • Return on Capital Employed reached 19.7% in Q1 2026 per TTD's latest filing, down from 21.19% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 21.19% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 0.59% in Q3 2022.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 10.13% (2024), compared with a mean of 10.59%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed crashed -1813bps in 2022 before it skyrocketed 742bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 5.35% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 71bps to 9.14% in 2023, then soared by 59bps to 14.55% in 2024, then soared by 46bps to 21.19% in 2025, then dropped by -7bps to 19.7% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for TTD at 19.7% in Q1 2026, 21.19% in Q4 2025, and 17.86% in Q3 2025.