Marchex (MCHX) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025)
Marchex's (MCHX) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 17.7% in Q4 2025, down 476.0% year-on-year from 4.71% in Q4 2024, and down 20.16% on a QoQ basis from 14.73% in Q3 2025.
Marchex (MCHX) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Marchex (MCHX) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 17.7% in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 476.0% year-over-year to 17.7% in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was 17.7%, a 476.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 17.15%, down 482.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 stood at 17.7%, down from 14.73% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for MCHX reached as high as 11.02% in Q3 2024 and fell as low as 41.76% in Q1 2021.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 20.73% across 5 years, with a median of 17.3% in 2024.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 4349 bps in 2021 and sank 1736 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 21.63% in 2021, then grew by 20 bps to 17.41% in 2022, then slumped by 44 bps to 25.01% in 2023, then jumped by 48 bps to 12.94% in 2024, then plunged by 37 bps to 17.7% in 2025.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 17.7% in Q4 2025, 14.73% in Q3 2025, and 14.79% in Q2 2025.
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| 1 | AppLovin | 134.57 Bn | 131.82 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 79.34% |
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| 9 | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings | 1.20 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 193.76 Mn | 9.56% |
| 10 | Marchex | 2.18 Mn | -7.76 Mn | 6.64 Mn | -17.70% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -17.70% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -14.73% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -14.79% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -14.74% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -12.94% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -11.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -12.41% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -17.20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -25.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -30.04% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -29.94% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -25.42% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -17.41% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -12.69% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -13.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -15.65% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -21.63% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -28.38% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -38.21% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -41.76% |