Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2024)
Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of -232.52% for Q4 2024, down 197.34 percentage points from -35.18% a year earlier and down 170.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2024) Analysis & Trends
For FY2024, Cumulus Media's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -193.00%, down 159.07 percentage points from FY2023.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -207.49 percentage points (FY2019 to FY2024).
- In prior years, Cumulus Media's Return on Equity [ROE] was -33.92% in FY2023 (-37.84 pp), 3.92% in FY2022 (-0.31 pp), 4.23% in FY2021 (+18.23 pp) and -14.01% in FY2020 (-28.50 pp).
- The Q4 2024 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q2 2016.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last nine quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -52.70 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q1 2020, with a gain of 61.15 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2024, with a drop of 197.34 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was -62.28% (Q3 2024), -52.92% (Q2 2024) and -39.56% (Q1 2024).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skydance | 38.27 Bn | 31.11 Bn | 2.37 Bn | 2.46% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.80 Bn | 14.55 Bn | - | 17.08% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 24.00 Bn | 6.07 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 7.78% |
| 4 | News | 14.59 Bn | 7.22 Bn | - | 8.76% |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.58 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 19.96% |
| 6 | Pearson | 11.06 Bn | 8.20 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.73 Bn | 10.18 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 7.48% |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.41 Bn | 5.06 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 15.62% |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.99 Bn | -5.80 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Cumulus Media | 176,680.32 | -290.93 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2024 | -232.52% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -62.28% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -52.92% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -39.56% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -35.18% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -5.20% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -3.68% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.09% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.97% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.36% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.85% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.13% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.20% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.18% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -11.74% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -19.19% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -15.02% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -14.29% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -5.96% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 11.86% |
API Access
Cumulus Media Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();