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

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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

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DateValue
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%