Saga Communications (SGA) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Saga Communications (SGA) posted Return on Capital Employed of 6.57% for Q1 2026, down 15.29% sequentially from 5.7% in Q4 2025, and down 779.0% YoY from 0.97% in Q1 2025.
Saga Communications (SGA) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Saga Communications has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 6.57% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 779.0% year-over-year to 6.57% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.57% (down 779.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 5.65%, down 677.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed eased to 6.57% in Q1 2026 per SGA's latest filing, from 5.7% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 7.22% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 6.57% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 2.86% and a median of 3.99% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed jumped 797 bps in 2022, then tumbled 779 bps in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 6.03% in 2022, then retreated by 7 bps to 5.6% in 2023, then tumbled by 80 bps to 1.14% in 2024, then slumped by 599 bps to 5.7% in 2025, then declined by 15 bps to 6.57% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 6.57%, 5.7%, and 0.27% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -6.57% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.70% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.27% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.86% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.21% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.14% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.04% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.97% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.99% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.60% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.37% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.22% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.65% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.01% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.22% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.88% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.48% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.64% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.60% |