Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 20.33% for Q2 2026, up 1.11 percentage points from 19.22% a year earlier and up 9.77 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings was 18.86%, up 0.07 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 19.36%, up 0.82 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +35.13 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings' Return on Sales [ROS] was 18.55% in FY2024 (+3.43 pp), 15.12% in FY2023 (-3.40 pp), 18.52% in FY2022 (+15.20 pp) and 3.32% in FY2021 (+19.09 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has run from a low of 3.71% in Q1 2023 to a high of 23.47% in Q4 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.19 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q1 2024, with a gain of 9.72 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a drop of 2.90 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was 10.56% (Q1 2026), 23.29% (Q4 2025) and 19.90% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Tower | 75.57 Bn | 75.31 Bn | 2.72 Bn | 46.15% |
| 2 | Digital Realty Trust | 66.06 Bn | 56.59 Bn | - | 24.28% |
| 3 | Crown Castle | 28.31 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 989.00 Mn | 46.63% |
| 4 | Sba Communications | 16.81 Bn | 16.90 Bn | 539.27 Mn | 49.19% |
| 5 | Lamar Advertising | 12.56 Bn | 12.38 Bn | 422.53 Mn | 33.72% |
| 6 | OUTFRONT Media | 5.05 Bn | 4.82 Bn | 276.40 Mn | 22.22% |
| 7 | Array Digital Infrastructure | 2.97 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 30.57 Mn | 738.42% |
| 8 | IHS Holding | 2.79 Bn | -67.81 Mn | 207.10 Mn | 19.32% |
| 9 | Fermi | 2.57 Bn | 1.71 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings | 1.22 Bn | 503.54 Mn | 241.86 Mn | 20.33% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.33% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.56% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.29% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.90% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.22% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.46% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 23.47% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.79% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.18% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.43% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.98% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.94% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.61% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.71% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.18% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.03% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.97% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.89% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 3.05% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -16.96% |
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();