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

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings' (CCO) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 2.4% in Q1 2026, up 109.0% year-on-year from 1.15% in Q1 2025, and down 10.21% quarter-over-quarter from 2.68% in Q4 2025.

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

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings' Return on Invested Capital history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.4% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital rose 109.0% year-over-year to 2.4% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 2.4%, a 109.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 9.88%, up 298.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital eased to 2.4% in Q1 2026 per CCO's latest filing, from 2.68% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 2.68% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 0.01% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.05% (2024), against an average of 0.75%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital declined 1 bps in 2023 and surged 164 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2022, then soared by 136 bps to 0.03% in 2023, then soared by 4182 bps to 1.2% in 2024, then surged by 123 bps to 2.68% in 2025, then slipped by 10 bps to 2.4% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CCO Return on Invested Capital figures stand at 2.4% (Q1 2026), 2.68% (Q4 2025), and 2.07% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 134.57 Bn 131.82 Bn 1.64 Bn -
2 Wpp 26.03 Bn 22.66 Bn - 0.01%
3 Omnicom 22.21 Bn 18.26 Bn 1.04 Bn 0.02%
4 Trade Desk 7.97 Bn 6.56 Bn 506.89 Mn -
5 Magnite 2.57 Bn 2.39 Bn 103.96 Mn 0.00%
6 Ziff Davis 1.94 Bn 1.42 Bn 223.32 Mn 0.00%
7 Stagwell 1.76 Bn 1.66 Bn 244.61 Mn 0.00%
8 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.67 Bn 1.50 Bn 147.67 Mn -
9 Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings 1.20 Bn 1.03 Bn 193.76 Mn 2.40%
10 Criteo 1.05 Bn 737.13 Mn 222.74 Mn 0.05%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.40%
Dec 31, 2025 2.68%
Sep 30, 2025 2.07%
Jun 30, 2025 1.78%
Mar 31, 2025 1.32%
Dec 31, 2024 1.20%
Sep 30, 2024 1.08%
Jun 30, 2024 0.15%
Mar 31, 2024 0.05%
Dec 31, 2023 0.03%
Sep 30, 2023 0.01%
Jun 30, 2023 0.01%
Mar 31, 2023 0.01%
Dec 31, 2022 0.01%
Sep 30, 2022 0.02%
Jun 30, 2022 0.00%
Mar 31, 2022 -0.01%
Dec 31, 2020 -0.03%
Sep 30, 2020 -0.02%
Jun 30, 2020 -0.01%