Xunlei (XNET) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2014 - 2026)
Xunlei (XNET) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 10.64% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 90.11 percentage points from -79.47% a year earlier but down 9.42 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Xunlei (XNET) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Xunlei reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 22.59%, up 31.11 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +26.52 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -8.51% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-8.05 pp), -0.46% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-3.49 pp), 3.03% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+4.15 pp) and -1.12% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+2.81 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has ranged from -296.36% in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2025 to 52.90% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2023 over the past five years.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 316.41 percentage points in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026, against a drop of 297.30 percentage points in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 20.05% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 10.99% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and -38.65% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,843.70 Bn | 3,766.85 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 26.70% |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 209.74 Bn | 160.64 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 11.34% |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 112.41 Bn | 95.94 Bn | 499.52 Mn | -12.36% |
| 4 | Equinix | 101.21 Bn | 89.76 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 5.65% |
| 5 | Nebius | 61.44 Bn | 34.87 Bn | 448.70 Mn | -3.32% |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 49.38 Bn | 36.47 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -1.20% |
| 7 | Verisign | 26.06 Bn | 23.28 Bn | 384.60 Mn | - |
| 8 | Nutanix | 19.56 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 651.35 Mn | - |
| 9 | Akamai Technologies | 15.64 Bn | 9.05 Bn | 613.75 Mn | - |
| 10 | Xunlei | 370.06 Mn | -771.55 Mn | 57.31 Mn | 10.64% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.64% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.05% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.99% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -38.65% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -79.47% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -296.36% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.94% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.87% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -5.66% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 52.90% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.86% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.64% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.78% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.32% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.58% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.21% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.21% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 36.60% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -2.61% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -16.92% |
API Access
Xunlei Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=XNET&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "XNET", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=XNET&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();