iHeartMedia (IHRT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
iHeartMedia (IHRT) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 0.14% for Q2 2026, down 5.47 percentage points from 5.61% a year earlier but up 0.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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iHeartMedia (IHRT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, iHeartMedia posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -0.59%, up 14.87 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +19.50 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -15.47% in FY2024 (-1.66 pp), -13.81% in FY2023 (-14.70 pp), 0.89% in FY2022 (-1.37 pp) and 2.26% in FY2021 (+22.36 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] spans a low of -21.17% in Q1 2025 and a high of 5.61% in Q2 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +7.58 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 24.79 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2023 (a drop of 18.26 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 0.13% (Q1 2026), -0.63% (Q4 2025) and -0.04% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -1.60% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.70 Bn | 14.61 Bn | - | 9.59% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.56 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 3.96% |
| 4 | News | 17.11 Bn | 9.30 Bn | - | 6.61% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.61 Bn | 8.74 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.17 Bn | 8.65 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.31 Bn | 8.89 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 5.82% |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.73 Bn | -6.07 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | iHeartMedia | 258.32 Mn | -512.01 Mn | 576.68 Mn | 0.14% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.14% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.13% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.63% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.04% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.61% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -21.17% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -17.56% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -19.51% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -17.19% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -14.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -15.63% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -14.20% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -18.26% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.07% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.93% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.08% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.35% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.17% |
API Access
iHeartMedia Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=IHRT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=IHRT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();