Liberty Media (FWONA) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026)
Liberty Media (FWONA) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 4.99% in Q1 2026, up 35.49% quarter-over-quarter from 3.68% in Q4 2025, and up 392.0% on a YoY basis from 1.01% in Q1 2025.
Liberty Media (FWONA) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Liberty Media's Return on Capital Employed history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.99% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 392.0% year-over-year to 4.99%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.99% (up 392.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 4.35%, up 325.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 4.99% for Q1 2026 at Liberty Media, up from 3.68% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 6.04% in Q1 2022 to a low of 3.33% in Q3 2023.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 1.97% across 5 years, with a median of 1.43% in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed surged 706 bps in 2022, then tumbled 850 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.39% in 2022, then soared by 80 bps to 0.7% in 2023, then surged by 245 bps to 2.4% in 2024, then jumped by 54 bps to 3.68% in 2025, then jumped by 35 bps to 4.99% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 4.99% (Q1 2026), 3.68% (Q4 2025), and 3.2% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 344.35 Bn | 332.06 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 30.18% |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 176.45 Bn | 183.06 Bn | 23.68 Bn | -1.85% |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 66.21 Bn | 64.08 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -2.04% |
| 4 | Brera Holdings | 48.63 Bn | 48.63 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Live Nation Entertainment | 37.70 Bn | 29.24 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 8.44% |
| 6 | Fox | 26.48 Bn | 22.99 Bn | - | 12.17% |
| 7 | Liberty Media | 20.47 Bn | 21.15 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 4.99% |
| 8 | Roku | 17.84 Bn | 15.46 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 3.21% |
| 9 | News | 17.22 Bn | 15.75 Bn | - | 7.02% |
| 10 | TKO Group Holdings | 15.79 Bn | 14.10 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 6.90% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.99% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.68% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.20% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.31% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.07% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.40% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.43% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.98% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.04% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.70% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.33% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -2.22% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.93% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.39% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.18% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.66% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.23% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.99% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.01% |