Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 9.56% for Q1 2026, up 217.0% year-over-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.
- 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 for Q1 2026 stood at 9.56%, down from 9.78% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 9.78% in Q4 2025, with the low 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%.
- Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed reached 885 bps in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 119 bps in 2023.
- Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings' Return on Capital Employed stood at 6.9% in 2022, then slipped by 17 bps to 5.7% in 2023, then soared by 42 bps to 8.09% in 2024, then grew by 21 bps to 9.78% in 2025, then slipped by 2 bps to 9.56% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CCO's Return on Capital Employed at 9.56% in Q1 2026, 9.78% in Q4 2025, and 9.63% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AppLovin | 102.19 Bn | 99.13 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 78.53% |
| 2 | Omnicom | 24.58 Bn | 21.24 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 4.52% |
| 3 | Trade Desk | 6.24 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 530.72 Mn | 19.84% |
| 4 | Wpp | 5.67 Bn | 2.50 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Magnite | 3.37 Bn | 3.03 Bn | 130.79 Mn | 9.02% |
| 6 | Stagwell | 2.16 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 269.24 Mn | 5.06% |
| 7 | DoubleVerify Holdings | 2.05 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 161.31 Mn | 8.22% |
| 8 | Ziff Davis | 2.04 Bn | 429.06 Mn | 241.03 Mn | 2.66% |
| 9 | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings | 1.21 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 241.86 Mn | 10.13% |
| 10 | Quinstreet | 1.17 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 41.34 Mn | 5.77% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.13% |
| 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% |