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

iHeartMedia's (IHRT) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 0.15% in Q1 2026, up 1622.0% year-on-year 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's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.15% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 1622.0% year-over-year to 0.15% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.15%, a 1622.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.47%, up 1368.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed rose to 0.15% in Q1 2026 per IHRT's latest filing, from 0.5% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 4.32% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 16.07% in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.5% (2025), against an average of 6.02%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 1830 bps in 2023 and surged 1872 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.76% in 2022, then slumped by 1834 bps to 13.14% in 2023, then dropped by 21 bps to 15.88% in 2024, then soared by 97 bps to 0.5% in 2025, then soared by 130 bps to 0.15% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest IHRT Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 0.15% (Q1 2026), 0.5% (Q4 2025), and 0.04% (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 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%