Mediaco Holding (MDIA) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2020 - 2026)
Mediaco Holding's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -24.08% in Q2 2026, down 9.81 percentage points from -14.27% a year earlier and down 0.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Mediaco Holding (MDIA) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Mediaco Holding came in at -18.19%, up 10.51 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -16.34 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -28.70% in FY2024 (-14.68 pp), -14.02% in FY2023 (-11.99 pp), -2.03% in FY2022 (-6.70 pp) and 4.68% in FY2021 (+6.52 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q2 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.04 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q2 2025 (a gain of 16.03 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2024 (a drop of 26.13 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, MDIA's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -24.06% (Q1 2026), -17.77% (Q4 2025) and -15.54% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.60 Bn | 63.26 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -1.60% |
| 2 | Fox | 26.84 Bn | 12.75 Bn | - | 9.59% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.35 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 3.10% |
| 4 | News | 15.97 Bn | 8.16 Bn | - | 6.61% |
| 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 | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.67 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 5.82% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Mediaco Holding | 82.28 Mn | 66.01 Mn | -1.26 Mn | -24.08% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -24.08% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -24.06% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -17.77% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -15.54% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -14.27% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -17.85% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -17.87% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.59% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -30.29% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -19.97% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -15.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -7.84% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -4.16% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -4.23% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.19% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -3.54% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.75% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.25% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.73% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.41% |
API Access
Mediaco Holding Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=MDIA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=MDIA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();