iHeartMedia (IHRT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
iHeartMedia's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 0.16% for Q2 2026, down 4.16 percentage points from 4.32% a year earlier but up 0.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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iHeartMedia (IHRT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, iHeartMedia's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -0.47%, up 13.68 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of +18.03 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -14.15% in FY2024 (-2.42 pp), -11.73% in FY2023 (-12.46 pp), 0.73% in FY2022 (-1.16 pp) and 1.89% in FY2021 (+20.39 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] is -16.07% (Q1 2025) to 4.32% (Q2 2025).
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.43 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 22.51 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2023 (a drop of 18.30 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows IHRT's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 0.15% (Q1 2026), -0.50% (Q4 2025) and -0.04% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -1.56% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - | 11.70% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 4.52% |
| 4 | News | 16.74 Bn | 8.22 Bn | - | 8.19% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.85 Bn | 8.96 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.03 Bn | 8.52 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 20.89% |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.04 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 6.68% |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.74 Bn | -6.31 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | iHeartMedia | 237.35 Mn | -535.35 Mn | 576.68 Mn | 0.16% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.16% |
| 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% |
API Access
iHeartMedia Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=IHRT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "IHRT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=IHRT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();