CuriosityStream (CURI) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2025)
CuriosityStream's (CURI) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 16.27% in Q4 2025, up 489.0% year-on-year from 2.76% in Q4 2024, and down 10.77% quarter-over-quarter from 14.68% in Q3 2025.
CuriosityStream (CURI) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
CuriosityStream has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 6 years of filings, most recently posting 16.27% for Q4 2025.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 came in at 16.27%, up 489.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 16.27% (up 489.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 14.42%, up 470.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 16.27% for Q4 2025 at CuriosityStream, down from 14.68% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 11.42% in Q2 2025 to a low of 57.67% in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 31.74% (2021), against an average of 32.73%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 2144 bps in 2021 and surged 3852 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- CuriosityStream's Return on Capital Employed stood at 30.12% in 2021, then slumped by 38 bps to 41.43% in 2022, then tumbled by 34 bps to 55.4% in 2023, then surged by 62 bps to 21.16% in 2024, then advanced by 23 bps to 16.27% in 2025.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 16.27% (Q4 2025), 14.68% (Q3 2025), and 11.42% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 1 | Nexstar Media | 5.40 Bn | 5.00 Bn | -505.00 Mn | 4.96% |
| 2 | FuboTV | 3.40 Bn | 5.32 Bn | 348.72 Mn | -2.42% |
| 3 | Newsmax | 970.61 Mn | 930.17 Mn | 21.36 Mn | -64.29% |
| 4 | iHeartMedia | 620.04 Mn | 488.35 Mn | 509.13 Mn | 0.15% |
| 5 | Gray Media | 389.45 Mn | 130.45 Mn | 213.00 Mn | 3.83% |
| 6 | E.W. Scripps | 307.00 Mn | 223.28 Mn | 206.07 Mn | 3.99% |
| 7 | CuriosityStream | 163.48 Mn | 154.27 Mn | 11.62 Mn | -16.27% |
| 8 | Mediaco Holding | 68.20 Mn | 68.20 Mn | -3.44 Mn | -14.22% |
| 9 | Saga Communications | 55.58 Mn | 25.14 Mn | 17.72 Mn | -6.57% |
| 10 | Beasley Broadcast | 37.03 Mn | 30.60 Mn | - | 30.73% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -16.27% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -14.68% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -11.42% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -15.25% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -21.16% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -20.71% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -48.61% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -53.77% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -55.40% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -57.67% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -31.48% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -35.66% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -41.43% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -40.38% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -42.15% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -34.82% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -30.12% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -26.47% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -25.18% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -31.99% |