Growth Metrics

National CineMedia (NCMI) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

National CineMedia (NCMI) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 0.03% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 1.0% to 0.03% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.03% through Jan 2026, up 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.03% for FY2026, 1.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 0.03% in Q1 2026 for National CineMedia, up from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.0% in Q1 2023 to a low of 0.08% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 0.04% across 5 years, with a median of 0.04% in 2025.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: increased 10bps in 2022 and later dropped -6bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.02% in 2022, then tumbled by -232bps to 0.06% in 2023, then increased by 25bps to 0.04% in 2024, then fell by -6bps to 0.04% in 2025, then increased by 22bps to 0.03% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for NCMI at 0.03% in Q1 2026, 0.04% in Q3 2025, and 0.06% in Q2 2025.