Mediaco Holding (MDIA) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026)
Mediaco Holding (MDIA) reported Return on Capital Employed of 14.22% for Q1 2026, down 293.0% year-over-year from 7.37% in Q1 2025, and down 22.97% quarter-over-quarter 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.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 14.22%, down 293.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 14.22% (down 293.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 11.4%, up 701.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 14.22% in Q1 2026 per MDIA's latest filing, from 11.56% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 2.65% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 14.22% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 6.24% and a median of 7.78% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed jumped 501 bps in 2022, then slumped 698 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 1.29% in 2022, then tumbled by 513 bps to 7.93% in 2023, then slipped by 30 bps to 10.27% in 2024, then dropped by 13 bps to 11.56% in 2025, then fell by 23 bps to 14.22% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MDIA's Return on Capital Employed at 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 | 5.44 Bn | 5.04 Bn | -505.00 Mn | 4.96% |
| 2 | FuboTV | 3.41 Bn | 5.34 Bn | 348.72 Mn | -2.42% |
| 3 | Newsmax | 996.58 Mn | 956.14 Mn | 21.36 Mn | -64.29% |
| 4 | iHeartMedia | 598.23 Mn | 466.54 Mn | 509.13 Mn | 0.15% |
| 5 | Gray Media | 394.79 Mn | 135.79 Mn | 213.00 Mn | 3.83% |
| 6 | E.W. Scripps | 304.31 Mn | 220.58 Mn | 206.07 Mn | 3.99% |
| 7 | CuriosityStream | 163.77 Mn | 154.55 Mn | 11.62 Mn | -16.27% |
| 8 | Mediaco Holding | 58.80 Mn | 58.80 Mn | -3.44 Mn | -14.22% |
| 9 | Saga Communications | 54.09 Mn | 23.65 Mn | 17.72 Mn | -6.57% |
| 10 | Beasley Broadcast | 38.85 Mn | 32.43 Mn | - | 30.73% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 3.54% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.71% |