Saga Communications (SGA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Saga Communications' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -7.24% for Q2 2026, down 8.10 percentage points from 0.86% a year earlier and down 0.66 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Saga Communications (SGA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Saga Communications' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -5.65%, down 6.77 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last four years, with a five-year change of -5.12 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 1.12% in FY2024 (-4.39 pp), 5.51% in FY2023 (-0.57 pp), 6.08% in FY2022 (-0.52 pp) and 6.60% in FY2021 (+7.13 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q3 2011.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for 11 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.84 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q1 2022 (a gain of 7.97 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a drop of 8.10 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows SGA's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at -6.57% (Q1 2026), -5.70% (Q4 2025) and -0.27% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.60 Bn | 63.26 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -1.56% |
| 2 | Fox | 26.84 Bn | 12.75 Bn | - | 11.70% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.35 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 4.52% |
| 4 | News | 15.97 Bn | 8.16 Bn | - | 8.19% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 10.53 Bn | 8.45 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.25 Bn | 7.39 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.06 Bn | 7.55 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 20.89% |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.67 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 6.68% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Saga Communications | 53.85 Mn | -62.51 Mn | - | -7.24% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -7.24% |
| 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% |
API Access
Saga Communications Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SGA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SGA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();