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

iHeartMedia's (IHRT) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.0% in Q1 2026, up 16.0% year-on-year from 0.0% in Q1 2025, and up 116.72% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q4 2025.

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

iHeartMedia's Return on Invested Capital history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.0% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital rose 16.0% year-over-year to 0.0% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.0%, a 16.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.0%, up 57.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital grew to 0.0% in Q1 2026 per IHRT's latest filing, from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.21% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 4.09% in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.05% (2022), against an average of 0.75%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital tumbled 428 bps in 2023 and soared 388 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.21% in 2022, then plunged by 2014 bps to 4.06% in 2023, then soared by 95 bps to 0.19% in 2024, then soared by 99 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then surged by 117 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest IHRT Return on Invested Capital figures stand at 0.0% (Q1 2026), 0.0% (Q4 2025), and 0.0% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 0.02%
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn -
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn 0.00%
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn 0.22%
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn 0.01%
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn 0.01%
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn -
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn -0.01%
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn -
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - -0.03%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.00%
Dec 31, 2025 0.00%
Sep 30, 2025 0.00%
Jun 30, 2025 0.03%
Mar 31, 2025 -0.16%
Dec 31, 2024 -0.19%
Sep 30, 2024 -0.31%
Jun 30, 2024 -0.31%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.52%
Dec 31, 2023 -4.06%
Sep 30, 2023 -3.20%
Jun 30, 2023 -4.09%
Mar 31, 2023 -0.02%
Dec 31, 2022 0.21%
Sep 30, 2022 0.02%
Jun 30, 2022 -0.05%
Mar 31, 2022 -0.01%
Dec 31, 2021 0.01%
Sep 30, 2021 0.01%
Jun 30, 2021 0.01%