Saga Communications (SGA) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Saga Communications (SGA) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of -4.50% for Q2 2026, down 5.45 percentage points from 0.95% a year earlier and down 0.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Saga Communications (SGA) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Saga Communications posted Return on Assets [ROA] of -3.73%, down 5.26 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of -2.97 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 1.52% in FY2024 (-2.49 pp), 4.02% in FY2023 (+0.25 pp), 3.77% in FY2022 (-0.75 pp) and 4.51% in FY2021 (+5.28 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q3 2011.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined in each of the last ten quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.42 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 5.86 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2026 (a drop of 5.94 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -4.37% (Q1 2026), -3.76% (Q4 2025) and 0.13% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -3.21% |
| 2 | Fox | 26.41 Bn | 12.32 Bn | - | 7.80% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.49 Bn | 3.19 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 0.97% |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.13 Bn | - | 4.78% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 10.35 Bn | 8.27 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.28 Bn | 7.42 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 13.44% |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.64 Bn | 8.22 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 3.24% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.29 Bn | 6.23 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Saga Communications | 51.69 Mn | -64.67 Mn | - | -4.50% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -4.50% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.37% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -3.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.13% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.95% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.57% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.56% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.11% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.80% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.11% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.07% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.69% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.80% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.74% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.45% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.94% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.71% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.44% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.83% |
API Access
Saga Communications Return on Assets [ROA] 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-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=SGA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "SGA", "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-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=SGA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();