Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026)
Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) posted Return on Capital Employed of 7.58% for Q1 2026, up 47.97% on a QoQ basis from 14.57% in Q4 2025, and up 726.0% year-over-year from 0.92% in Q1 2025.
Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sphere Entertainment's Return on Capital Employed history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 7.58% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 726.0% year-over-year to 7.58% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.58% (up 726.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 6.63%, up 131.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 7.58% for Q1 2026 at Sphere Entertainment, up from 14.57% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 3.22% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 16.04% in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of 8.93% and a median of 7.58% in 2026 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed sank 921 bps — and 2026, when it surged 726 bps.
- Sphere Entertainment's Return on Capital Employed stood at 3.95% in 2022, then plunged by 192 bps to 11.56% in 2023, then tumbled by 39 bps to 16.04% in 2024, then increased by 9 bps to 14.57% in 2025, then jumped by 48 bps to 7.58% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows SPHR's Return on Capital Employed at 7.58% in Q1 2026, 14.57% in Q4 2025, and 15.83% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 286.85 Bn | 277.73 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 30.16% |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 176.45 Bn | 177.38 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 13.42% |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.03 Bn | 68.89 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -2.04% |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.94 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 8.44% |
| 5 | Liberty Media | 29.72 Bn | 29.06 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 4.99% |
| 6 | Roku | 20.90 Bn | 18.52 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 3.21% |
| 7 | TKO Group Holdings | 20.86 Bn | 19.17 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 5.95% |
| 8 | Fox | 20.85 Bn | 17.36 Bn | - | 14.30% |
| 9 | News | 16.48 Bn | 15.01 Bn | - | 7.85% |
| 10 | Sphere Entertainment | 4.78 Bn | 4.15 Bn | 216.77 Mn | -7.58% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -7.58% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -14.57% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -15.83% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -14.84% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -16.04% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -11.05% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -9.78% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -11.56% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -6.82% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -5.67% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -5.81% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.95% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -3.61% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -3.61% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -3.22% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.61% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -3.99% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -4.74% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -1.39% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -4.93% |