Gray Media GTN
NYSE GTN
$4.94 +0.03 (+0.61%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Gray Media (GTN) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.22% for Q1 2026, up 18.0% year-over-year from 0.18% in Q1 2025, and up 80.6% quarter-over-quarter from 0.12% in Q4 2025.

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

Gray Media (GTN) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 15 consecutive years, with 0.22% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital rose 18.0% year-over-year to 0.22%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.22% (up 18.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.32%, down 16.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital grew to 0.22% in Q1 2026 per GTN's latest filing, from 0.12% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.22% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 0.04% in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.07% across 5 years, with a median of 0.09% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Invested Capital decreased 15 bps — and 2026, when it grew 18 bps.
  • Gray Media's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.12% in 2022, then advanced by 9 bps to 0.13% in 2023, then slumped by 56 bps to 0.06% in 2024, then soared by 110 bps to 0.12% in 2025, then jumped by 81 bps to 0.22% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows GTN's Return on Invested Capital at 0.22% in Q1 2026, 0.12% in Q4 2025, and 0.04% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.70 Bn 5.48 Bn 1.06 Bn 0.00%
2 Newsmax 1.40 Bn 1.35 Bn 23.33 Mn -0.06%
3 Gray Media 482.16 Mn 306.16 Mn 270.00 Mn 0.84%
4 iHeartMedia 440.79 Mn 266.35 Mn 576.68 Mn 0.00%
5 E.W. Scripps 300.67 Mn 287.63 Mn 196.33 Mn -0.17%
6 FuboTV 298.77 Mn -153.64 Mn 399.10 Mn -
7 CuriosityStream 164.84 Mn 116.45 Mn 16.93 Mn -
8 Mediaco Holding 88.37 Mn 86.56 Mn -1.26 Mn 0.00%
9 Saga Communications 55.91 Mn 28.06 Mn 20.50 Mn -
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.55 Mn 30.85 Mn - 0.02%

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.84%
Mar 31, 2026 0.22%
Dec 31, 2025 0.12%
Sep 30, 2025 -0.04%
Jun 30, 2025 0.02%
Mar 31, 2025 0.04%
Dec 31, 2024 0.06%
Sep 30, 2024 0.04%
Jun 30, 2024 -0.02%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.04%
Dec 31, 2023 0.13%
Sep 30, 2023 0.06%
Jun 30, 2023 0.09%
Mar 31, 2023 0.11%
Dec 31, 2022 0.12%
Sep 30, 2022 0.10%
Jun 30, 2022 0.09%
Mar 31, 2022 0.11%
Jun 30, 2020 0.24%
Mar 31, 2020 0.15%