Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings' (CCO) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 9.56% in Q1 2026, up 217.0% year-on-year from 3.02% in Q1 2025, and down 2.19% quarter-over-quarter from 9.78% in Q4 2025.

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings' Return on Capital Employed history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 9.56% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 217.0% year-over-year to 9.56% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 9.56%, a 217.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 8.4%, up 40.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed fell to 9.56% in Q1 2026 per CCO's latest filing, from 9.78% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 9.78% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 2.47% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 6.9% (2022), against an average of 6.38%.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Return on Capital Employed was 885 bps in 2023; the steepest drop was 119 bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 6.9% in 2022, then dropped by 17 bps to 5.7% in 2023, then jumped by 42 bps to 8.09% in 2024, then increased by 21 bps to 9.78% in 2025, then dropped by 2 bps to 9.56% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CCO Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 9.56% (Q1 2026), 9.78% (Q4 2025), and 9.63% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 134.57 Bn 131.82 Bn 1.64 Bn 79.34%
2 Wpp 26.03 Bn 22.66 Bn - -
3 Omnicom 22.21 Bn 18.26 Bn 1.04 Bn 2.38%
4 Trade Desk 7.97 Bn 6.56 Bn 506.89 Mn 19.70%
5 Magnite 2.57 Bn 2.39 Bn 103.96 Mn 7.44%
6 Ziff Davis 1.94 Bn 1.42 Bn 223.32 Mn 5.66%
7 Stagwell 1.76 Bn 1.66 Bn 244.61 Mn 5.45%
8 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.67 Bn 1.50 Bn 147.67 Mn 7.22%
9 Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings 1.20 Bn 1.03 Bn 193.76 Mn 9.56%
10 Criteo 1.05 Bn 737.13 Mn 222.74 Mn 13.11%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 9.56%
Dec 31, 2025 9.78%
Sep 30, 2025 9.63%
Jun 30, 2025 8.76%
Mar 31, 2025 7.39%
Dec 31, 2024 8.09%
Sep 30, 2024 7.44%
Jun 30, 2024 7.32%
Mar 31, 2024 6.49%
Dec 31, 2023 5.70%
Sep 30, 2023 6.02%
Jun 30, 2023 6.10%
Mar 31, 2023 6.38%
Dec 31, 2022 6.90%
Sep 30, 2022 4.61%
Jun 30, 2022 0.67%
Mar 31, 2022 -2.47%
Dec 31, 2020 -6.24%
Sep 30, 2020 -4.22%
Jun 30, 2020 -1.48%