Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
Cumulus Media's Return on Sales [ROS] was 1.39% in Q2 2026, down 0.59 percentage points from 1.98% a year earlier but up 17.45 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Cumulus Media's Return on Sales [ROS] was -21.57% through Jun 30, 2026, up 7.43 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -18.62%, up 10.35 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of -17.33 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was -28.98% in FY2024 (-24.09 pp), -4.89% in FY2023 (-13.26 pp), 8.37% in FY2022 (+0.83 pp) and 7.54% in FY2021 (+8.84 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has moved between -103.53% (Q4 2024) and 20.11% (Q3 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.54 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q4 2025 (a gain of 38.27 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2024 (a drop of 75.00 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CMLSQ's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -16.07% (Q1 2026), -65.26% (Q4 2025) and -2.39% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.72% |
| 2 | Fox | 29.42 Bn | 15.33 Bn | - | 21.87% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.66 Bn | 5.36 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 14.06% |
| 4 | News | 17.30 Bn | 9.49 Bn | - | 11.90% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.70 Bn | 8.83 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.14 Bn | 8.63 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 15.48% |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.28 Bn | 8.86 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.85% |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.77 Bn | -6.03 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Cumulus Media | 176,680.32 | -290.93 Mn | - | 1.39% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.39% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -16.07% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -65.26% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.39% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.98% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -7.89% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -103.53% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.28% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -4.68% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -5.25% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -28.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.48% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.53% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.77% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.17% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.44% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.38% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.84% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.11% |
API Access
Cumulus Media 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=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();