Liberty Media (FWONA) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026)
Liberty Media's (FWONA) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 4.99% in Q1 2026, up 392.0% year-on-year from 1.01% in Q1 2025, and up 35.49% quarter-over-quarter from 3.68% in Q4 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.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 392.0% year-over-year to 4.99% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 4.99%, a 392.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 4.35%, up 325.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 4.99% in Q1 2026 per FWONA's latest filing, from 3.68% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 6.04% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 3.33% in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 1.43% (2024), against an average of 1.97%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 585 bps in 2022 and tumbled 850 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed 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.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest FWONA Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 4.99% (Q1 2026), 3.68% (Q4 2025), and 3.2% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 286.85 Bn | 277.73 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 30.16% |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 176.45 Bn | 177.38 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 13.42% |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.03 Bn | 68.89 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -2.04% |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.94 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 8.44% |
| 5 | Liberty Media | 29.72 Bn | 29.06 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 4.99% |
| 6 | Roku | 20.90 Bn | 18.52 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 3.21% |
| 7 | TKO Group Holdings | 20.86 Bn | 19.17 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 5.95% |
| 8 | Fox | 20.85 Bn | 17.36 Bn | - | 14.30% |
| 9 | News | 16.48 Bn | 15.01 Bn | - | 7.85% |
| 10 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.04 Bn | 9.96 Bn | 2.09 Bn | 6.21% |
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 | 2.22% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.21% |