National CineMedia NCMI
NASDAQ NCMI
$2.54 -0.01 (-0.39%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

National CineMedia (NCMI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

National CineMedia (NCMI) posted Return on Capital Employed of 4.12% for Q2 2026, down 21.23% sequentially from 3.4% in Q1 2026, and up 20.0% YoY from 3.43% in Q2 2025.

National CineMedia (NCMI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

National CineMedia has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 4.12% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 20.0% year-over-year to 4.12% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 4.12% (up 20.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 2.97%, up 97.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed slipped to 4.12% in Q2 2026 per NCMI's latest filing, from 3.4% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 0.25% in Q1 2023 and troughed at 8.24% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 4.29% and a median of 4.14% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed surged 992 bps in 2022, then tumbled 557 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.67% in 2022, then slumped by 232 bps to 5.54% in 2023, then climbed by 25 bps to 4.14% in 2024, then slipped by 6 bps to 4.38% in 2025, then climbed by 6 bps to 4.12% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 4.12%, 3.4%, and 4.38% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 102.68 Bn 99.62 Bn 1.70 Bn 78.53%
2 Omnicom 24.63 Bn 21.29 Bn 1.30 Bn 4.52%
3 Trade Desk 6.18 Bn 4.69 Bn 530.72 Mn 19.84%
4 Wpp 5.69 Bn 2.52 Bn - -
5 Magnite 3.36 Bn 3.03 Bn 130.79 Mn 9.02%
6 Stagwell 2.15 Bn 2.04 Bn 269.24 Mn 5.06%
7 DoubleVerify Holdings 2.05 Bn 1.84 Bn 161.31 Mn 8.22%
8 Ziff Davis 2.04 Bn 435.42 Mn 241.03 Mn 2.66%
9 Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings 1.21 Bn 1.02 Bn 241.86 Mn 10.13%
10 National CineMedia 237.99 Mn 191.89 Mn 54.70 Mn -4.46%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 2, 2026 -4.46%
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%