News (NWS) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026)

News has reported Return on Capital Employed for 14 years, with the latest figure at 7.02% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 31.0% year-over-year to 7.02%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 7.02% (down 31.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 6.84%, up 259.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 7.02%, up from 6.68% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 7.33% in Q1 2025, with the low at 2.38% in Q1 2023.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 4.99% across 5 years, with a median of 5.22% in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 410 bps — and 2023, when it sank 313 bps.
• News' Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.69% in 2022, then soared by 37 bps to 3.7% in 2023, then soared by 79 bps to 6.6% in 2024, then advanced by 1 bps to 6.68% in 2025, then grew by 5 bps to 7.02% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 7.02% (Q1 2026), 6.68% (Q4 2025), and 7.18% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.