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 -2.86%, up 2.35 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +14.59 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -5.21% in FY2024 (-1.18 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 +2.00 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 4.49 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 | 39.78 Bn | 8.85 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 4.74% |
| 2 | TKO Group Holdings | 33.44 Bn | 30.40 Bn | 990.96 Mn | 6.70% |
| 3 | Liberty Media | 18.71 Bn | 14.03 Bn | 329.00 Mn | 2.95% |
| 4 | Liberty Live Holdings | 8.81 Bn | 6.86 Bn | 30.26 Mn | -2.57% |
| 5 | Cinemark Holdings | 4.18 Bn | 797.64 Mn | - | 8.12% |
| 6 | Madison Square Garden Entertainment | 3.23 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 75.84 Mn | 14.10% |
| 7 | Amc Entertainment Holdings | 1.99 Bn | 80.86 Mn | 1.05 Bn | 10.29% |
| 8 | Emerald Holding | 997.46 Mn | 523.66 Mn | 99.50 Mn | -1.57% |
| 9 | Marcus | 831.33 Mn | 762.92 Mn | 106.56 Mn | 5.03% |
| 10 | Reading International | 41.78 Mn | 12.09 Mn | 14.10 Mn | 1.42% |
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 | -6.89% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -5.86% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -9.26% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -8.95% |
| 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();