Ziprecruiter (ZIP) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2021 - 2026)
Ziprecruiter's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 0.28% in Q2 2026, up 5.34 percentage points from -5.06% a year earlier and up 2.27 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ziprecruiter (ZIP) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Ziprecruiter came in at -3.78%, down 4.01 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now declined for three consecutive years, with a four-year change of -3.78 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 0.23% in FY2024 (-9.63 pp), 9.86% in FY2023 (-10.19 pp), 20.05% in FY2022 (+20.05 pp) and 0.00% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q3 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was higher in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.18 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q1 2023 (a gain of 13.33 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2024 (a drop of 12.36 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ZIP's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -1.99% (Q1 2026), -4.14% (Q4 2025) and -5.78% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,522.13 Bn | 3,257.03 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 16.69% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,639.39 Bn | 1,303.91 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 21.70% |
| 3 | Netflix | 259.77 Bn | 221.06 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 29.22% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 238.46 Bn | 60.53 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 2.39% |
| 5 | Shopify | 188.67 Bn | 173.82 Bn | 1.78 Bn | - |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.87 Bn | 114.08 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 12.36% |
| 7 | AppLovin | 131.04 Bn | 119.57 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 74.11% |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 124.73 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 28.41% |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 119.44 Bn | 53.19 Bn | - | 75.14% |
| 10 | Ziprecruiter | 452.22 Mn | -698.93 Mn | 111.76 Mn | 5.27% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.27% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.28% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.99% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -4.14% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -5.78% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -5.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.74% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.37% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.84% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.22% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.38% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.30% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.17% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.97% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.90% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.89% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.17% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.00% |
API Access
Ziprecruiter 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=ZIP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ZIP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();