Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Cumulus Media's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -20.19% for Q2 2026, up 6.13 percentage points from -26.32% a year earlier but down 0.11 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cumulus Media's Return on Assets [ROA] was -19.49%, up 2.65 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of -16.19 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was -22.14% in FY2024 (-14.41 pp), -7.73% in FY2023 (-8.71 pp), 0.98% in FY2022 (+0.01 pp) and 0.97% in FY2021 (+4.26 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] is -27.53% (Q1 2025) to 3.18% (Q2 2022).
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -7.57 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q1 2026 (a gain of 7.45 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2025 (a drop of 19.80 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CMLSQ's Return on Assets [ROA] at -20.08% (Q1 2026), -19.88% (Q4 2025) and -27.17% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -3.21% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.86 Bn | 14.67 Bn | - | 7.80% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.69 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 0.97% |
| 4 | News | 17.15 Bn | 8.63 Bn | - | 4.78% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.91 Bn | 9.02 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.15 Bn | 8.63 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 13.44% |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.15 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 3.24% |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.71 Bn | -6.33 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Cumulus Media | 176,680.32 | -290.93 Mn | - | -20.19% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -20.19% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -20.08% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -19.88% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -27.17% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -26.32% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -27.53% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -22.82% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -10.94% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -9.79% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -7.73% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -7.96% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.91% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.27% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.09% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.18% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.24% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.00% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.04% |
API Access
Cumulus Media Return on Assets [ROA] 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-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "CMLSQ", "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-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();