Saga Communications (SGA) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Saga Communications (SGA) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -6.30% for Q2 2026, down 7.12 percentage points from 0.82% a year earlier and down 0.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Saga Communications (SGA) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Saga Communications posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -5.09%.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -4.47 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 5.48% in FY2021 (+6.10 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to Q3 2011.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.61 percentage points over the last four quarters.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -5.94% (Q1 2026), -5.15% (Q4 2025) and -0.28% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.60 Bn | 63.26 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -1.60% |
| 2 | Fox | 26.84 Bn | 12.75 Bn | - | 9.59% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.35 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 3.10% |
| 4 | News | 15.97 Bn | 8.16 Bn | - | 6.61% |
| 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 | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.67 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 5.82% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Saga Communications | 53.85 Mn | -62.51 Mn | - | -6.30% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -6.30% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -5.94% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.15% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.28% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.82% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.10% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.04% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.81% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.39% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.63% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.61% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -1.26% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -0.63% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 6.65% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 6.63% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 6.93% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 7.12% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 6.75% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 6.79% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 8.53% |
API Access
Saga Communications Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SGA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SGA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();