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

Trade Desk (TTD) reported Return on Capital Employed of 19.7% for Q1 2026, up 566.0% on a YoY basis from 2.96% in Q1 2025, and down 7.04% sequentially from 21.19% in Q4 2025.

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

Trade Desk (TTD) has 11 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 19.7% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 566.0% year-over-year to 19.7%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 19.7% (up 566.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 20.56%, up 430.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed slipped to 19.7% in Q1 2026, from 21.19% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 21.19% in Q4 2025 to a low of 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.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 1813 bps in 2022 and jumped 742 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing TTD's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: 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 fell by 7 bps to 19.7% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows TTD's Return on Capital Employed at 19.7% in Q1 2026, 21.19% in Q4 2025, and 17.86% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 134.57 Bn 131.82 Bn 1.64 Bn 79.34%
2 Wpp 26.03 Bn 22.66 Bn - -
3 Omnicom 22.21 Bn 18.26 Bn 1.04 Bn 2.38%
4 Trade Desk 7.97 Bn 6.56 Bn 506.89 Mn 19.70%
5 Magnite 2.57 Bn 2.39 Bn 103.96 Mn 7.44%
6 Ziff Davis 1.94 Bn 1.42 Bn 223.32 Mn 5.66%
7 Stagwell 1.76 Bn 1.66 Bn 244.61 Mn 5.45%
8 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.67 Bn 1.50 Bn 147.67 Mn 7.22%
9 Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings 1.20 Bn 1.03 Bn 193.76 Mn 9.56%
10 Criteo 1.05 Bn 737.13 Mn 222.74 Mn 13.11%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jun 30, 2021 15.99%