Marchex (MCHX) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025)
Marchex (MCHX) reported Return on Capital Employed of 3.35% for Q4 2025, down 56.0% year-over-year from 7.62% in Q4 2024, and up 22.35% quarter-over-quarter from 4.32% 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 3.35% in Q4 2025.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 came in at 3.35%, down 56.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 3.35% (down 56.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 3.24%, down 59.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed grew to 3.35% in Q4 2025 per MCHX's latest filing, from 4.32% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 34.43% in Q3 2021 and troughed at 30.04% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 8.19% and a median of 12.55% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: Return on Capital Employed jumped 8293 bps in 2021, then sank 4712 bps in 2022.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 21.63% in 2021, then gained by 20 bps to 17.41% in 2022, then sank by 44 bps to 25.01% in 2023, then surged by 89 bps to 2.79% in 2024, then retreated by 20 bps to 3.35% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows MCHX's Return on Capital Employed at 3.35% in Q4 2025, 4.32% in Q3 2025, and 4.09% in Q2 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AppLovin | 175.91 Bn | 173.15 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 79.34% |
| 2 | Omnicom | 22.52 Bn | 18.86 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 2.38% |
| 3 | Trade Desk | 9.46 Bn | 8.05 Bn | 506.89 Mn | 19.70% |
| 4 | Wpp | 2.71 Bn | -875.81 Mn | - | 6.64% |
| 5 | Nexxen International | 2.36 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 70.41 Mn | 4.90% |
| 6 | Magnite | 2.27 Bn | 2.09 Bn | 118.28 Mn | 7.44% |
| 7 | Ziff Davis | 1.74 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 152.41 Mn | 5.66% |
| 8 | DoubleVerify Holdings | 1.69 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 135.23 Mn | 7.22% |
| 9 | Stagwell | 1.60 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 244.61 Mn | 5.45% |
| 10 | Marchex | 7.08 Mn | -2.86 Mn | 7.66 Mn | -3.35% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -3.35% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4.32% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.09% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -4.47% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.79% |
| 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 | 34.43% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 29.98% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 22.24% |