Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 10.13% for Q2 2026, up 1.36 percentage points from 8.76% a year earlier and up 0.56 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 8.40%, up 0.40 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +14.27 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 8.00% in FY2024 (+2.60 pp), 5.39% in FY2023 (-0.89 pp), 6.28% in FY2022 (+4.95 pp) and 1.33% in FY2021 (+7.20 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2016.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased in each of the last ten quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.70 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q1 2023 (a gain of 8.85 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2023 (a drop of 1.19 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 9.56% (Q1 2026), 9.78% (Q4 2025) and 9.63% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Tower | 75.07 Bn | 74.81 Bn | 2.72 Bn | 9.01% |
| 2 | Digital Realty Trust | 65.30 Bn | 55.82 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Crown Castle | 28.16 Bn | 26.91 Bn | 989.00 Mn | 8.56% |
| 4 | Sba Communications | 16.76 Bn | 16.85 Bn | 539.27 Mn | 18.50% |
| 5 | Lamar Advertising | 12.49 Bn | 12.31 Bn | 422.53 Mn | 11.99% |
| 6 | OUTFRONT Media | 4.94 Bn | 4.70 Bn | 276.40 Mn | 8.53% |
| 7 | Array Digital Infrastructure | 2.95 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 30.57 Mn | 16.07% |
| 8 | IHS Holding | 2.80 Bn | -64.45 Mn | 207.10 Mn | 20.60% |
| 9 | Fermi | 2.58 Bn | 1.72 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings | 1.22 Bn | 508.64 Mn | 241.86 Mn | 10.13% |
Historic Data
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Historic 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% |
API Access
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "CCO", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();