Mediaco Holding (MDIA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2019 - 2026)
Mediaco Holding's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -21.94% in Q2 2026, down 12.65 percentage points from -9.29% a year earlier and down 7.72 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Mediaco Holding (MDIA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Mediaco Holding came in at -11.40%, up 7.01 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -10.24 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -18.41% in FY2024 (-10.37 pp), -8.04% in FY2023 (-6.80 pp), -1.24% in FY2022 (-4.20 pp) and 2.95% in FY2021 (+4.12 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q4 2019.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for 17 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.22 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 7.30 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2026 (a drop of 12.65 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, MDIA's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -14.22% (Q1 2026), -11.56% (Q4 2025) and -10.08% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.60 Bn | 63.26 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -1.56% |
| 2 | Fox | 26.84 Bn | 12.75 Bn | - | 11.70% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.35 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 4.52% |
| 4 | News | 15.97 Bn | 8.16 Bn | - | 8.19% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 10.53 Bn | 8.45 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.25 Bn | 7.39 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.06 Bn | 7.55 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 20.89% |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.67 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 6.68% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Mediaco Holding | 82.28 Mn | 66.01 Mn | -1.26 Mn | -21.94% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -21.94% |
| 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% |
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Mediaco Holding Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=MDIA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "MDIA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=MDIA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();