Daily Journal (DJCO) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2015 - 2026)
Daily Journal's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 2.96% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 1.52 percentage points from 1.44% a year earlier.
Daily Journal (DJCO) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Daily Journal's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 2.12%, up 0.85 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of +2.99 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 1.27% in FY2024 (-1.39 pp), 2.66% in FY2023 (+1.99 pp), 0.67% in FY2022 (-0.12 pp) and 0.79% in FY2021 (+1.66 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q1 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in three of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.33 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in fiscal Q3 2023 (a gain of 2.90 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2025 (a drop of 2.05 percentage points).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.60 Bn | 63.26 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -1.60% |
| 2 | Fox | 26.84 Bn | 12.75 Bn | - | 9.59% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.35 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 3.10% |
| 4 | News | 15.97 Bn | 8.16 Bn | - | 6.61% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 10.53 Bn | 8.45 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.25 Bn | 7.39 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.06 Bn | 7.55 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.67 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 5.82% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Daily Journal | 904.41 Mn | -1.01 Bn | 26.82 Mn | 2.96% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.96% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.78% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.92% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.44% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.06% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.08% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.14% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.83% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.57% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.13% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.48% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.29% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.87% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.46% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.72% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.61% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.44% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.71% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.62% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.95% |
Daily Journal 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=DJCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "DJCO", "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=DJCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();