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

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 9.56% in Q1 2026, down 2.19% quarter-over-quarter from 9.78% in Q4 2025, and up 217.0% on a YoY basis from 3.02% in Q1 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.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 217.0% year-over-year to 9.56%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 9.56% (up 217.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 8.4%, up 40.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 9.56% for Q1 2026 at Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, down from 9.78% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 9.78% in Q4 2025 to a low of 2.47% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 6.38% across 5 years, with a median of 6.9% in 2022.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Return on Capital Employed was 885 bps in 2023; the steepest drop was 119 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it 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.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 9.56% (Q1 2026), 9.78% (Q4 2025), and 9.63% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 175.91 Bn 173.15 Bn 1.78 Bn 79.34%
2 Omnicom 22.52 Bn 18.86 Bn 1.04 Bn 2.38%
3 Trade Desk 9.46 Bn 8.05 Bn 506.89 Mn 19.70%
4 Wpp 2.71 Bn -875.81 Mn - 6.64%
5 Nexxen International 2.36 Bn 2.23 Bn 70.41 Mn 4.90%
6 Magnite 2.27 Bn 2.09 Bn 118.28 Mn 7.44%
7 Ziff Davis 1.74 Bn 1.22 Bn 152.41 Mn 5.66%
8 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.69 Bn 1.51 Bn 135.23 Mn 7.22%
9 Stagwell 1.60 Bn 1.51 Bn 244.61 Mn 5.45%
10 Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings 1.19 Bn 1.02 Bn 193.76 Mn 9.56%

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%