Growth Metrics

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

National CineMedia has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 16 years, most recently at 4.12% for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Return on Capital Employed at 4.12% for Q2 2026, up 20.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Apr 2026 was 4.12% (up 20.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 2.97%, up 97.0%.
  • Return on Capital Employed reached 4.12% in Q2 2026 per NCMI's latest filing, down from 3.4% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.25% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 8.24% in Q1 2022.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 4.14% (2024), compared with a mean of 4.29%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed soared 992bps in 2022 before it tumbled -557bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.67% in 2022, then crashed by -232bps to 5.54% in 2023, then grew by 25bps to 4.14% in 2024, then dropped by -6bps to 4.38% in 2025, then grew by 6bps to 4.12% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for NCMI at 4.12% in Q2 2026, 3.4% in Q1 2026, and 4.38% in Q3 2025.