Emerald Holding (EEX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2017 - 2026)
Emerald Holding's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -1.57% in Q1 2026, down 4.85 percentage points from 3.28% a year earlier and down 1.93 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Emerald Holding (EEX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Emerald Holding came in at 2.76%, up 0.26 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +75.63 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 2.50% in FY2024 (-7.54 pp), 10.04% in FY2023 (-28.30 pp), 38.34% in FY2022 (+52.29 pp) and -13.95% in FY2021 (+58.92 pp).
- The Q1 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q1 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -7.46 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 98.92 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2024 (a drop of 39.47 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, EEX's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q1 2026 was 0.36% (Q4 2025), 1.73% (Q3 2025) and 3.07% (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.78 Bn | 8.85 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 4.74% |
| 2 | TKO Group Holdings | 33.44 Bn | 30.40 Bn | 990.96 Mn | 6.70% |
| 3 | Liberty Media | 18.71 Bn | 14.03 Bn | 329.00 Mn | 2.95% |
| 4 | Liberty Live Holdings | 8.81 Bn | 6.86 Bn | 30.26 Mn | -2.57% |
| 5 | Cinemark Holdings | 4.18 Bn | 797.64 Mn | - | 8.12% |
| 6 | Madison Square Garden Entertainment | 3.23 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 75.84 Mn | 14.10% |
| 7 | Amc Entertainment Holdings | 1.99 Bn | 80.86 Mn | 1.05 Bn | 10.29% |
| 8 | Emerald Holding | 997.46 Mn | 523.66 Mn | 99.50 Mn | -1.57% |
| 9 | Marcus | 831.33 Mn | 762.92 Mn | 106.56 Mn | 5.03% |
| 10 | Reading International | 41.78 Mn | 12.09 Mn | 14.10 Mn | 1.42% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.57% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.36% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.73% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.07% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.28% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.73% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.82% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.71% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.28% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 40.29% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 38.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 35.11% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 26.66% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.82% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -6.49% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -15.72% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -20.60% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -20.44% |
API Access
Emerald Holding 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=EEX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "EEX", "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=EEX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();