News (NWS) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026)
News posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 7.02% for Q1 2026, down 31.0% year-on-year from 10.17% in Q1 2025, and up 5.07% on a QoQ basis from 6.68% in Q4 2025.
News (NWS) has 14 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 7.33% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 2.38% in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 5.22% (2024), against an average of 4.99%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed jumped 410 bps; it then tumbled 313 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 2.69% in 2022, then jumped by 37 bps to 3.7% in 2023, then jumped by 79 bps to 6.6% in 2024, then climbed by 1 bps to 6.68% in 2025, then increased 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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 362.63 Bn | 350.34 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 30.18% |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 181.67 Bn | 188.27 Bn | 23.68 Bn | -1.85% |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 67.91 Bn | 65.77 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -2.04% |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.56 Bn | 31.10 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 8.44% |
| 5 | Fox | 26.01 Bn | 22.51 Bn | - | 12.17% |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.20 Bn | 21.87 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 4.99% |
| 7 | Roku | 19.03 Bn | 16.65 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 3.21% |
| 8 | News | 16.98 Bn | 15.50 Bn | - | 7.02% |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 16.11 Bn | 14.42 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 6.90% |
| 10 | Paramount Skydance | 12.11 Bn | 10.03 Bn | - | -0.29% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.68% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.18% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.87% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.33% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.60% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.22% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.37% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.79% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.70% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.74% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.75% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.38% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.69% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.17% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.88% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.39% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.52% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.37% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.50% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.29% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -8.66% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -10.52% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -13.07% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -9.09% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -0.55% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -0.45% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 2.82% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.72% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -8.35% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -8.24% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -9.42% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -10.57% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -0.43% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.24% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -0.92% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 4.04% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 5.38% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 4.43% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 4.81% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 2.79% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1.64% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 2.36% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 3.05% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 9.80% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 9.55% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 7.26% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 2.98% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -18.06% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -15.94% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -5.69% |