Saga Communications (SGA) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Saga Communications' (SGA) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 6.57% in Q1 2026, down 779.0% year-on-year from 0.97% in Q1 2025, and down 15.29% quarter-over-quarter from 5.7% in Q4 2025.

Saga Communications (SGA) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Saga Communications has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 6.57% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 6.57%, down 779.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.57% (down 779.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 5.65%, down 677.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 6.57% for Q1 2026 at Saga Communications, down from 5.7% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 7.22% in Q2 2022 to a low of 6.57% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 3.99% (2024), against an average of 2.86%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 797 bps in 2022 and tumbled 779 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Saga Communications' Return on Capital Employed stood at 6.03% in 2022, then declined 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 slipped by 15 bps to 6.57% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 6.57% (Q1 2026), 5.7% (Q4 2025), and 0.27% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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7 CuriosityStream 163.77 Mn 154.55 Mn 11.62 Mn -16.27%
8 Mediaco Holding 58.80 Mn 58.80 Mn -3.44 Mn -14.22%
9 Saga Communications 54.09 Mn 23.65 Mn 17.72 Mn -6.57%
10 Beasley Broadcast 38.85 Mn 32.43 Mn - 30.73%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%