Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -92.36% for Q1 2026, down 56.51 percentage points from -35.85% a year earlier and down 69.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cumulus Media's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -22.76%, up 5.58 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -22.07 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Cumulus Media's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -28.34% in FY2024 (-24.37 pp), -3.97% in FY2023 (-9.61 pp), 5.64% in FY2022 (+1.09 pp) and 4.55% in FY2021 (+5.24 pp).
- The Q1 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to Q3 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -22.53 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q1 2022, with a gain of 8.35 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a drop of 56.51 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was -23.00% (Q4 2025), -34.69% (Q3 2025) and -33.59% (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -1.60% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.70 Bn | 14.61 Bn | - | 9.59% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.56 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 3.96% |
| 4 | News | 17.11 Bn | 9.30 Bn | - | 6.61% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.61 Bn | 8.74 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.17 Bn | 8.65 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.31 Bn | 8.89 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 5.82% |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.73 Bn | -6.07 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Cumulus Media | 176,680.32 | -290.93 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -92.36% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -23.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -34.69% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -33.59% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -35.85% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -29.27% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -8.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -7.05% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -5.55% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -4.10% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.31% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.92% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.83% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.76% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.63% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.43% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.84% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.24% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.14% |
API Access
Cumulus Media Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();