National CineMedia (NCMI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
National CineMedia's (NCMI) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 4.12% in Q2 2026, up 20.0% year-on-year from 3.43% in Q2 2025, and down 21.23% quarter-over-quarter from 3.4% in Q1 2026.
National CineMedia (NCMI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
National CineMedia has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 4.12% for Q2 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 came in at 4.12%, up 20.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 4.12% (up 20.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 2.97%, up 97.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 4.12% for Q2 2026 at National CineMedia, down from 3.4% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.25% in Q1 2023 to a low of 8.24% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 4.14% (2024), against an average of 4.29%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 992 bps in 2022 and tumbled 557 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- National CineMedia's Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.67% in 2022, then slumped by 232 bps to 5.54% in 2023, then gained by 25 bps to 4.14% in 2024, then retreated by 6 bps to 4.38% in 2025, then gained by 6 bps to 4.12% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 4.12% (Q2 2026), 3.4% (Q1 2026), and 4.38% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AppLovin | 175.91 Bn | 173.15 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 79.34% |
| 2 | Omnicom | 22.52 Bn | 18.86 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 2.38% |
| 3 | Trade Desk | 9.46 Bn | 8.05 Bn | 506.89 Mn | 19.70% |
| 4 | Wpp | 2.71 Bn | -875.81 Mn | - | 6.64% |
| 5 | Nexxen International | 2.36 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 70.41 Mn | 4.90% |
| 6 | Magnite | 2.27 Bn | 2.09 Bn | 118.28 Mn | 7.44% |
| 7 | Ziff Davis | 1.74 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 152.41 Mn | 5.66% |
| 8 | DoubleVerify Holdings | 1.69 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 135.23 Mn | 7.22% |
| 9 | Stagwell | 1.60 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 244.61 Mn | 5.45% |
| 10 | National CineMedia | 332.29 Mn | 280.69 Mn | 24.50 Mn | -4.12% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2026 | -4.12% |
| Jan 1, 2026 | -3.40% |
| Sep 25, 2025 | -4.38% |
| Jun 26, 2025 | -5.53% |
| Mar 27, 2025 | -4.32% |
| Dec 26, 2024 | -4.14% |
| Sep 26, 2024 | -4.02% |
| Jun 27, 2024 | -4.92% |
| Mar 28, 2024 | -3.82% |
| Dec 28, 2023 | -5.54% |
| Sep 28, 2023 | -8.23% |
| Jun 29, 2023 | -3.04% |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 0.25% |
| Dec 29, 2022 | -1.67% |
| Sep 29, 2022 | -2.66% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -5.25% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -8.24% |
| Dec 30, 2021 | -9.16% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -12.58% |
| Jul 1, 2021 | -12.20% |