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

OUTFRONT Media's (OUT) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 7.01% in Q1 2026, down 215.0% year-on-year from 6.1% in Q1 2025, and up 12.71% quarter-over-quarter from 6.22% in Q4 2025.

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

OUTFRONT Media has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 13 years of filings, most recently posting 7.01% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 7.01%, down 215.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.01% (down 215.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 6.22%, down 250.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 7.01% for Q1 2026 at OUTFRONT Media, up 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 12.67% in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 5.19% (2022), against an average of 2.03%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 1775 bps in 2023 and soared 2183 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • OUTFRONT Media's Return on Capital Employed stood at 5.24% in 2022, then slumped by 339 bps to 12.51% in 2023, then soared by 173 bps to 9.08% in 2024, then sank by 31 bps to 6.22% in 2025, then rose by 13 bps to 7.01% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 7.01% (Q1 2026), 6.22% (Q4 2025), and 5.81% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Equinix 104.53 Bn 101.50 Bn 2.20 Bn 5.47%
2 American Tower 86.20 Bn 92.70 Bn 2.70 Bn 9.03%
3 Digital Realty Trust 63.76 Bn 62.92 Bn - -
4 Crown Castle 38.57 Bn 38.52 Bn 984.00 Mn 7.55%
5 Iron Mountain 37.41 Bn 37.43 Bn 1.05 Bn 7.00%
6 Sba Communications 20.70 Bn 20.79 Bn 532.10 Mn 16.27%
7 Weyerhaeuser 17.74 Bn 17.44 Bn 318.00 Mn 5.17%
8 Lamar Advertising 15.68 Bn 15.63 Bn 403.56 Mn 12.72%
9 Gaming & Leisure Properties 13.22 Bn 13.62 Bn - -
10 OUTFRONT Media 5.51 Bn 5.47 Bn 202.10 Mn 7.01%

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 1.19%
Jun 30, 2024 0.89%
Mar 31, 2024 -12.67%
Dec 31, 2023 -12.51%
Sep 30, 2023 -5.38%
Jun 30, 2023 -4.81%
Mar 31, 2023 4.97%
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%