Mediaco Holding (MDIA) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026)
Mediaco Holding (MDIA) posted quarterly 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 reported Return on Capital Employed for 8 consecutive years, with 14.22% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 293.0% year-over-year to 14.22%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 14.22% (down 293.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 11.4%, up 701.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed fell to 14.22% in Q1 2026 per MDIA's latest filing, from 11.56% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 2.65% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 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.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 452 bps — and 2025, when it slumped 698 bps.
- Mediaco Holding's Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.29% in 2022, then plunged by 513 bps to 7.93% in 2023, then dropped by 30 bps to 10.27% in 2024, then declined by 13 bps to 11.56% in 2025, then retreated 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.
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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 | 4.03% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.20% |