The invention discloses an efficient return air furnace which comprises a furnace shell, a smoke pipe, a boiler tail smoke flue, a multi-stage air preheater arranged in the boil tail smoke flue, a discharge flue, a dust remover arranged on the discharge flue and a chimney arranged in the rear of the dust remover and is communicated with the discharge flue. A furnace body is arranged in the furnace shell, a hearth and an ash chamber are arranged in the furnace body, a packing port is arranged in the hearth, an ash hole is arranged in the ash chamber, and a grate is arranged between the hearth and the ash chamber. The efficient return air furnace is simple and reasonable in structure, cooking, heating and baking are integrated, convenience in use is achieved, a cavity is arranged between the furnace shell and the furnace body, a hot water pipe is arranged on the outer side of the furnace body, the water pipe can be heated by the hearth, generated flue gas flows upwardly to flow out through the smoke pipe via the cavity, the hot water pipe can be heated secondarily through the flue gas, a spiral water pipe is further arranged in the hearth, heat of the hearth and flue gas waste heat can be effectively utilized, and heat utilization rate is increased.