Saga Communications (SGA) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Saga Communications' Return on Equity [ROE] was -5.99% in Q2 2026, down 7.27 percentage points from 1.28% a year earlier and down 0.18 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Saga Communications (SGA) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Saga Communications came in at -4.98%, down 7.03 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -3.98 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 2.06% in FY2024 (-3.39 pp), 5.44% in FY2023 (+0.54 pp), 4.90% in FY2022 (-0.86 pp) and 5.76% in FY2021 (+6.76 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to Q3 2011.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for ten straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.52 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 7.36 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2026 (a drop of 7.92 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SGA's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -5.82% (Q1 2026), -5.04% (Q4 2025) and 0.18% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -9.26% |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | 15.15% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 4.78% |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | 8.03% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 19.40% |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 7.45% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Saga Communications | 52.39 Mn | -63.97 Mn | - | -5.99% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -5.99% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -5.82% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.04% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.18% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.28% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.10% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.08% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.83% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.73% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.18% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.39% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.22% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.71% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.02% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.43% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.11% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.88% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.66% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.97% |
API Access
Saga Communications Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=SGA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=SGA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();