Mediaco Holding (MDIA) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026)

Mediaco Holding's (MDIA) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 14.22% in Q1 2026, down 293.0% year-on-year from 7.37% in Q1 2025, and down 22.97% on a QoQ basis from 11.56% in Q4 2025.

Mediaco Holding (MDIA) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mediaco Holding (MDIA) has 8 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 14.22% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 293.0% year-over-year to 14.22% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 14.22%, a 293.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 11.4%, up 701.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 14.22%, down from 11.56% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for MDIA reached as high as 2.65% in Q1 2022 and fell as low as 14.22% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 6.24% across 5 years, with a median of 7.78% in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 452 bps in 2022 and plunged 698 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.29% in 2022, then plunged by 513 bps to 7.93% in 2023, then fell by 30 bps to 10.27% in 2024, then retreated by 13 bps to 11.56% in 2025, then slipped by 23 bps to 14.22% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 14.22% in Q1 2026, 11.56% in Q4 2025, and 10.08% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 6.79%
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn -64.29%
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn 0.15%
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn 3.83%
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn 3.99%
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn 8.10%
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn -16.27%
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn -14.22%
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn -6.57%
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - 5.68%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -14.22%
Dec 31, 2025 -11.56%
Sep 30, 2025 -10.08%
Jun 30, 2025 -9.29%
Mar 31, 2025 -11.29%
Dec 31, 2024 -10.27%
Sep 30, 2024 -9.49%
Jun 30, 2024 -7.78%
Mar 31, 2024 -4.30%
Dec 31, 2023 -7.93%
Sep 30, 2023 -4.04%
Jun 30, 2023 -2.15%
Mar 31, 2023 -2.42%
Dec 31, 2022 -1.29%
Sep 30, 2022 -2.10%
Jun 30, 2022 -0.46%
Mar 31, 2022 2.65%
Dec 31, 2021 2.90%
Sep 30, 2021 4.03%
Jun 30, 2021 2.20%