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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |