Gray Media (GTN) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Gray Media's (GTN) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 3.83% in Q1 2026, down 439.0% year-on-year from 1.13% in Q1 2025, and down 3.57% on a QoQ basis from 3.97% in Q4 2025.

Gray Media (GTN) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Gray Media (GTN) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 3.83% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 439.0% year-over-year to 3.83% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 3.83%, a 439.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 3.93%, down 453.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 3.83%, down from 3.97% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for GTN reached as high as 9.2% in Q4 2022 and fell as low as 3.74% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 6.15% across 5 years, with a median of 6.14% in 2023.
  • On a YoY basis, Return on Capital Employed climbed as much as 500 bps in 2022 and fell as far as 572 bps in 2022.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.2% in 2022, then sank by 59 bps to 3.74% in 2023, then soared by 126 bps to 8.46% in 2024, then plunged by 53 bps to 3.97% in 2025, then decreased by 4 bps to 3.83% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 3.83% in Q1 2026, 3.97% in Q4 2025, and 6.12% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 6.79%
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn -64.29%
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn 0.15%
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn 3.83%
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn 3.99%
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn 8.10%
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn -16.27%
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn -14.22%
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn -6.57%
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - 5.68%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.83%
Dec 31, 2025 3.97%
Sep 30, 2025 6.12%
Jun 30, 2025 7.61%
Mar 31, 2025 8.23%
Dec 31, 2024 8.46%
Sep 30, 2024 6.31%
Jun 30, 2024 4.57%
Mar 31, 2024 4.29%
Dec 31, 2023 3.74%
Sep 30, 2023 6.14%
Jun 30, 2023 7.58%
Mar 31, 2023 8.44%
Dec 31, 2022 9.20%
Sep 30, 2022 6.84%
Jun 30, 2022 5.15%
Mar 31, 2022 4.13%
Dec 31, 2021 4.21%
Sep 30, 2021 8.42%
Jun 30, 2021 10.37%