Ziprecruiter (ZIP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026)
Ziprecruiter (ZIP) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 0.43% in Q2 2026, up 5.28 percentage points from -4.85% a year earlier and up 2.27 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ziprecruiter (ZIP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ziprecruiter reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -3.55%, down 3.76 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for three straight years, though with a four-year change of +1.62 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 0.22% in FY2024 (-12.97 pp), 13.19% in FY2023 (-9.58 pp), 22.77% in FY2022 (+27.94 pp) and -5.16% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] rose in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -7.86 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 18.88 percentage points in Q4 2022, against a drop of 14.12 percentage points in Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -1.84% (Q1 2026), -3.87% (Q4 2025) and -5.39% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,522.13 Bn | 3,257.03 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 18.96% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,639.39 Bn | 1,303.91 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 19.78% |
| 3 | Netflix | 259.77 Bn | 221.06 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 33.64% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 238.46 Bn | 60.53 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 2.15% |
| 5 | Shopify | 188.67 Bn | 173.82 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 15.96% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.87 Bn | 114.08 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 13.04% |
| 7 | AppLovin | 131.04 Bn | 119.57 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 85.44% |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 124.73 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 20.03% |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 119.44 Bn | 53.19 Bn | - | 96.01% |
| 10 | Ziprecruiter | 452.22 Mn | -698.93 Mn | 111.76 Mn | 6.89% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.89% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.43% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.84% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -3.87% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -5.39% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.85% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.65% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.22% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.17% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.26% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.26% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.13% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.27% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.27% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.31% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.07% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.61% |
API Access
Ziprecruiter 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=ZIP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "ZIP", "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=ZIP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();