Zillow (ZG) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2018 - 2026)
Zillow's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -3.39% in Q3 2026, down 1.54 percentage points from -1.85% a year earlier and down 3.67 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Zillow (ZG) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Zillow came in at -0.67%, up 2.97 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -2.52 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -3.64% in FY2024 (+1.15 pp), -4.79% in FY2023 (-3.68 pp), -1.11% in FY2022 (-5.70 pp) and 4.59% in FY2021 (+2.74 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was higher in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.84 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q1 2026 (a gain of 3.51 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2022 (a drop of 6.30 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ZG's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 0.28% (Q2 2026), 0.23% (Q1 2026) and -0.68% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryn | 945.00 Bn | 945.00 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Veeva Systems | 49.39 Bn | 21.63 Bn | 695.95 Mn | 13.55% |
| 3 | Samsara | 23.96 Bn | 20.73 Bn | 392.58 Mn | 1.12% |
| 4 | Ptc | 22.37 Bn | 21.18 Bn | 490.47 Mn | 21.53% |
| 5 | Toast | 20.05 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 543.00 Mn | 23.08% |
| 6 | Manhattan Associates | 14.85 Bn | 13.91 Bn | 174.30 Mn | 114.12% |
| 7 | Bentley Systems | 13.89 Bn | 13.37 Bn | 349.55 Mn | 15.90% |
| 8 | Trimble | 12.57 Bn | 11.65 Bn | 659.10 Mn | 8.96% |
| 9 | Costar | 12.28 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 741.00 Mn | 2.23% |
| 10 | Zillow | 6.85 Bn | 3.38 Bn | 516.00 Mn | -3.39% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -3.39% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.28% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.23% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.68% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.85% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.66% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -3.28% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.82% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -4.21% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -4.59% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -4.71% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -4.75% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -4.35% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -3.92% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.76% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.46% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.34% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.83% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.30% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.44% |
API Access
Zillow Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ZG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "ZG", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ZG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();