Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -17.96% for Q2 2026, up 6.10 percentage points from -24.06% a year earlier but down 1.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cumulus Media's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -15.84%, up 5.07 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -15.21 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Cumulus Media's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -20.92% in FY2024 (-17.93 pp), -2.99% in FY2023 (-8.25 pp), 5.26% in FY2022 (+1.07 pp) and 4.19% in FY2021 (+4.82 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of -25.72% in Q3 2025 to a high of 6.99% in Q2 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -8.33 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q1 2026, with a gain of 8.55 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a drop of 21.37 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was -16.91% (Q1 2026), -16.22% (Q4 2025) and -25.72% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -1.56% |
| 2 | Fox | 29.03 Bn | 14.84 Bn | - | 11.70% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 23.41 Bn | 5.49 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 4.52% |
| 4 | News | 17.22 Bn | 8.70 Bn | - | 8.19% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.86 Bn | 8.97 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.18 Bn | 8.66 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 20.89% |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.25 Bn | 8.83 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 6.68% |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.68 Bn | -6.36 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Cumulus Media | 176,680.32 | -290.93 Mn | - | -17.96% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -17.96% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -16.91% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -16.22% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -25.72% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -24.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -25.46% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -21.64% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -6.17% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -5.20% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -4.10% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.09% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.26% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.99% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.55% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.40% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.88% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.99% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.89% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.37% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.50% |
API Access
Cumulus Media Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();