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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |