National CineMedia (NCMI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
National CineMedia (NCMI) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -4.46% for Q2 2027, up 1.07 percentage points from -5.53% a year earlier but down 0.34 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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National CineMedia (NCMI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026, National CineMedia posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -2.97%.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +5.80 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -3.94% in FY2024 (+0.45 pp) and -4.39% in FY2023.
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of -5.53% in Q2 2026 and a high of -3.40% in Q4 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2027 came in at -4.12% (Q1 2027), -3.40% (Q4 2026) and -4.38% (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skydance | 40.81 Bn | 33.65 Bn | 2.37 Bn | 5.02% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.36 Bn | 14.11 Bn | - | 15.51% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 24.24 Bn | 6.32 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 6.52% |
| 4 | News | 14.40 Bn | 7.03 Bn | - | 12.15% |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.56 Bn | 8.99 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 21.26% |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.96 Bn | 8.09 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.86 Bn | 10.31 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 6.94% |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.37 Bn | 5.01 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 8.76% |
| 9 | Wpp | 6.05 Bn | -5.75 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | National CineMedia | 152.91 Mn | -18.19 Mn | 58.20 Mn | -12.14% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | -12.14% |
| Jul 2, 2026 | -13.48% |
| Apr 2, 2026 | -15.74% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Apr 1, 2021 | -11.17% |
API Access
National CineMedia Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=NCMI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "NCMI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=NCMI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();