Growth Metrics

Zillow (Z) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2025)

Zillow (Z) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 8 consecutive years, with 0.01% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 3.0% to 0.01% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.01% through Dec 2025, up 3.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.01% for FY2025, 3.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.01% at Zillow, up from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.07% in Q2 2021, with the low at 0.05% in Q4 2023.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.01%, with a median of 0.02% recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed grew 12bps in 2021, then decreased -6bps in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.03% in 2021, then tumbled by -142bps to 0.01% in 2022, then crashed by -225bps to 0.05% in 2023, then grew by 20bps to 0.04% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 82bps to 0.01% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.01%, 0.02%, and 0.03% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.