Growth Metrics

Marchex (MCHX) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Marchex (MCHX) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 15 consecutive years, with 0.03% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.03%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 0.03%, down 1.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.03%, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.03% for Q4 2025 at Marchex, up from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.34% in Q3 2021, with the low at 0.3% in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 0.08% across 5 years, with a median of 0.13% in 2024.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed soared 83bps in 2021 before it plummeted -47bps in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.22% in 2021, then rose by 20bps to 0.17% in 2022, then crashed by -44bps to 0.25% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 89bps to 0.03% in 2024, then decreased by -20bps to 0.03% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Return on Capital Employed were 0.03% in Q4 2025, 0.04% in Q3 2025, and 0.04% in Q2 2025.