Trade Desk (TTD) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)
Trade Desk (TTD) posted Return on Capital Employed of 19.7% for Q1 2026, down 7.04% sequentially from 21.19% in Q4 2025, and up 566.0% YoY from 2.96% in Q1 2025.
Trade Desk (TTD) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Trade Desk has reported Return on Capital Employed for 11 years, with the latest figure at 19.7% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 566.0% year-over-year to 19.7% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 19.7% (up 566.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 20.56%, up 430.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 19.7% in Q1 2026 per TTD's latest filing, from 21.19% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 21.19% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 0.59% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 10.59% and a median of 10.13% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed slumped 1813 bps in 2022, then soared 742 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 5.35% in 2022, then soared by 71 bps to 9.14% in 2023, then surged by 59 bps to 14.55% in 2024, then surged by 46 bps to 21.19% in 2025, then slipped by 7 bps to 19.7% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 19.7%, 21.19%, and 17.86% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AppLovin | 103.70 Bn | 100.65 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 78.53% |
| 2 | Omnicom | 24.37 Bn | 21.03 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 4.52% |
| 3 | Trade Desk | 6.27 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 530.72 Mn | 19.84% |
| 4 | Wpp | 5.67 Bn | 2.50 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Magnite | 3.35 Bn | 3.02 Bn | 130.79 Mn | 9.02% |
| 6 | Stagwell | 2.09 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 269.24 Mn | 5.06% |
| 7 | DoubleVerify Holdings | 2.05 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 161.31 Mn | 8.22% |
| 8 | Ziff Davis | 2.02 Bn | 410.50 Mn | 241.03 Mn | 2.66% |
| 9 | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings | 1.22 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 241.86 Mn | 10.13% |
| 10 | Quinstreet | 1.17 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 41.34 Mn | 5.77% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.84% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.70% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.19% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.86% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.48% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.04% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.55% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.85% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.76% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.13% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.14% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.83% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.94% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.55% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.35% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.59% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.11% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.10% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.44% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.54% |