iHeartMedia (IHRT) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

iHeartMedia (IHRT) reported Return on Capital Employed of 0.15% for Q1 2026, up 1622.0% on a YoY basis from 0.01% in Q1 2025, and up 130.41% quarter-over-quarter from 0.5% in Q4 2025.

iHeartMedia (IHRT) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

iHeartMedia has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.15% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1622.0% year-over-year to 0.15%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.15% (up 1622.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.47%, up 1368.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 0.15%, up from 0.5% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 4.32% in Q2 2025, with the low at 16.07% in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 6.02% across 5 years, with a median of 0.5% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 1830 bps — and 2025, when it soared 1872 bps.
  • iHeartMedia's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.76% in 2022, then tumbled by 1834 bps to 13.14% in 2023, then slipped by 21 bps to 15.88% in 2024, then surged by 97 bps to 0.5% in 2025, then surged by 130 bps to 0.15% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 0.15% (Q1 2026), 0.5% (Q4 2025), and 0.04% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.40 Bn 5.00 Bn -505.00 Mn 4.96%
2 FuboTV 3.40 Bn 5.32 Bn 348.72 Mn -2.42%
3 Newsmax 970.61 Mn 930.17 Mn 21.36 Mn -64.29%
4 iHeartMedia 620.04 Mn 488.35 Mn 509.13 Mn 0.15%
5 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn 3.83%
6 E.W. Scripps 307.00 Mn 223.28 Mn 206.07 Mn 3.99%
7 CuriosityStream 163.48 Mn 154.27 Mn 11.62 Mn -16.27%
8 Mediaco Holding 68.20 Mn 68.20 Mn -3.44 Mn -14.22%
9 Saga Communications 55.58 Mn 25.14 Mn 17.72 Mn -6.57%
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.03 Mn 30.60 Mn - 30.73%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.15%
Dec 31, 2025 -0.50%
Sep 30, 2025 -0.04%
Jun 30, 2025 4.32%
Mar 31, 2025 -16.07%
Dec 31, 2024 -15.88%
Sep 30, 2024 -15.78%
Jun 30, 2024 -14.40%
Mar 31, 2024 -12.73%
Dec 31, 2023 -13.14%
Sep 30, 2023 -11.38%
Jun 30, 2023 -14.52%
Mar 31, 2023 -0.06%
Dec 31, 2022 0.76%
Sep 30, 2022 0.09%
Jun 30, 2022 3.77%
Mar 31, 2022 3.02%
Dec 31, 2021 1.94%
Sep 30, 2021 1.77%
Jun 30, 2021 1.29%