Qwest Corp (CTGG) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Qwest's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -10.81% for Q1 2026, down 20.85 percentage points from 10.04% a year earlier and down 3.41 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Qwest Corp (CTGG) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Qwest's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -7.54%, down 18.72 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of -20.22 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 11.18% in FY2024 (+12.54 pp), -1.36% in FY2023 (-14.65 pp), 13.29% in FY2022 (-2.45 pp) and 15.74% in FY2021 (+3.05 pp).
- The Q1 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to Q1 2012.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.36 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q1 2025 (a gain of 12.65 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2026 (a drop of 20.85 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CTGG's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at -7.40% (Q4 2025), 7.71% (Q3 2025) and 9.09% (Q2 2025) in the three quarters before Q1 2026.
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -10.81% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -7.40% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.71% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.09% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.04% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.84% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.60% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -2.78% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.60% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.31% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.16% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.23% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.23% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.17% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.78% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.60% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.35% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.31% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.75% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 13.94% |
Qwest Corp 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=CTGG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "CTGG", "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=CTGG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();