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

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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 3.54%
Jun 30, 2021 1.71%