Reading International (RDI) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Reading International (RDI) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 1.42% for Q2 2026, up 3.39 percentage points from -1.97% a year earlier and up 3.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Reading International (RDI) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Reading International posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -3.52%, up 2.46 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +13.93 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -5.98% in FY2024 (-1.94 pp), -4.04% in FY2023 (+5.33 pp), -9.37% in FY2022 (+1.65 pp) and -11.02% in FY2021 (+6.43 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q1 2019.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.16 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 13.96 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2024 (a drop of 7.23 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -1.59% (Q1 2026), -4.03% (Q4 2025) and -2.10% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.44 Bn | 6.94 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 5.24% |
| 2 | Liberty Media | 25.03 Bn | 18.84 Bn | 494.00 Mn | 3.04% |
| 3 | TKO Group Holdings | 14.16 Bn | 11.32 Bn | 871.13 Mn | 8.17% |
| 4 | Liberty Live Holdings | 9.33 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 20.12 Mn | -2.30% |
| 5 | Cinemark Holdings | 4.54 Bn | 952.44 Mn | - | 9.68% |
| 6 | Madison Square Garden Entertainment | 3.73 Bn | 2.76 Bn | 90.38 Mn | 19.62% |
| 7 | Amc Entertainment Holdings | 2.94 Bn | 642.01 Mn | 1.13 Bn | 18.37% |
| 8 | Marcus | 826.10 Mn | 704.85 Mn | 113.63 Mn | 5.91% |
| 9 | Reading International | 41.00 Mn | 11.10 Mn | 14.10 Mn | 1.42% |
| 10 | Nip | 10.43 Mn | -30,357.31 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.42% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.59% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -4.03% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.10% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.97% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -8.39% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -7.86% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -11.99% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -10.21% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -4.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -4.15% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -4.76% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -7.33% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -8.49% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -10.26% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -7.46% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -8.06% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -7.18% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -11.33% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -9.11% |
Reading International Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=RDI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "RDI", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=RDI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();