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

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DateValue
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%