OUTFRONT Media (OUT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026)
OUTFRONT Media (OUT) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 8.53% in Q2 2026, up 2.99 percentage points from 5.54% a year earlier and up 1.52 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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OUTFRONT Media (OUT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, OUTFRONT Media reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 6.22%, down 2.50 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +4.80 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 8.72% in FY2024 (+13.60 pp), -4.88% in FY2023 (-10.10 pp), 5.23% in FY2022 (+2.11 pp) and 3.11% in FY2021 (+1.69 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.37 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 14.54 percentage points in Q3 2024, against a drop of 10.83 percentage points in Q3 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 7.01% (Q1 2026), 6.22% (Q4 2025) and 5.81% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digital Realty Trust | 67.83 Bn | 60.88 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Crown Castle | 38.07 Bn | 36.74 Bn | 982.00 Mn | 10.65% |
| 3 | Sba Communications | 19.99 Bn | 18.63 Bn | 542.40 Mn | 18.48% |
| 4 | Lamar Advertising | 16.59 Bn | 16.38 Bn | - | 12.21% |
| 5 | OUTFRONT Media | 5.79 Bn | 5.55 Bn | 268.20 Mn | 8.77% |
| 6 | American Tower | 2.96 Bn | 2.48 Bn | 2.70 Bn | 9.03% |
| 7 | IHS Holding | 2.85 Bn | -1.91 Bn | 260.10 Mn | 21.91% |
| 8 | Array Digital Infrastructure | 2.50 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 30.52 Mn | 18.48% |
| 9 | Fermi | 982.70 Mn | 121.14 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust | 836.62 Mn | -1.11 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.77% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.53% |
| 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% |
API Access
OUTFRONT Media 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=OUT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "OUT", "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=OUT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();