OUTFRONT Media (OUT) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)

OUTFRONT Media (OUT) reported Return on Capital Employed of 7.01% for Q1 2026, down 215.0% on a YoY basis from 6.1% in Q1 2025, and up 12.71% sequentially from 6.22% in Q4 2025.

OUTFRONT Media (OUT) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

OUTFRONT Media (OUT) has 13 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 7.01% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 215.0% year-over-year to 7.01%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 7.01% (down 215.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 6.22%, down 250.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed advanced to 7.01% in Q1 2026, from 6.22% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 9.16% in Q1 2025 to a low of 5.49% in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 3.79% and a median of 5.34% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 1083 bps in 2023 and soared 1454 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing OUT's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 5.24% in 2022, then plunged by 199 bps to 5.19% in 2023, then jumped by 275 bps to 9.08% in 2024, then slumped by 31 bps to 6.22% in 2025, then increased by 13 bps to 7.01% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows OUT's Return on Capital Employed at 7.01% in Q1 2026, 6.22% in Q4 2025, and 5.81% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Equinix 101.89 Bn 98.84 Bn 1.26 Bn 5.47%
2 American Tower 80.11 Bn 79.98 Bn 2.70 Bn 9.03%
3 Iron Mountain 37.19 Bn 36.94 Bn 1.05 Bn 7.00%
4 Crown Castle 33.07 Bn 33.02 Bn 23.00 Mn 7.55%
5 Sba Communications 18.56 Bn 18.56 Bn 532.10 Mn 16.27%
6 Weyerhaeuser 17.75 Bn 17.45 Bn 318.00 Mn 5.17%
7 Lamar Advertising 16.48 Bn 16.44 Bn 344.69 Mn 11.78%
8 Gaming & Leisure Properties 13.00 Bn 13.00 Bn - -
9 OUTFRONT Media 5.67 Bn 5.60 Bn 202.10 Mn 7.01%
10 Rayonier 5.67 Bn 4.98 Bn 46.45 Mn 0.72%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 7.01%
Dec 31, 2025 6.22%
Sep 30, 2025 5.81%
Jun 30, 2025 5.54%
Mar 31, 2025 9.16%
Dec 31, 2024 9.08%
Sep 30, 2024 9.05%
Jun 30, 2024 8.49%
Mar 31, 2024 -5.17%
Dec 31, 2023 -5.19%
Sep 30, 2023 -5.49%
Jun 30, 2023 -4.91%
Mar 31, 2023 4.87%
Dec 31, 2022 5.24%
Sep 30, 2022 5.34%
Jun 30, 2022 5.19%
Mar 31, 2022 4.20%
Dec 31, 2021 3.15%
Sep 30, 2021 1.94%
Jun 30, 2021 1.19%