Stagwell (STGW) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Stagwell's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 4.67% in Q3 2026, down 0.34 percentage points from 5.01% a year earlier and down 0.39 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Stagwell (STGW) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Stagwell came in at 6.16%, up 0.77 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -1.56 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 5.39% in FY2024 (+1.78 pp), 3.61% in FY2023 (-2.39 pp), 6.00% in FY2022 (+2.39 pp) and 3.61% in FY2021 (-4.12 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was higher in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.64 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q4 2022 (a gain of 4.44 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2022 (a drop of 9.17 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, STGW's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 5.06% (Q2 2026), 5.45% (Q1 2026) and 5.76% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skydance | 40.81 Bn | 33.65 Bn | 2.37 Bn | 5.02% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.36 Bn | 14.11 Bn | - | 15.51% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 24.24 Bn | 6.32 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 6.52% |
| 4 | News | 14.40 Bn | 7.03 Bn | - | 12.15% |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.56 Bn | 8.99 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 21.26% |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.96 Bn | 8.09 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.86 Bn | 10.31 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 6.94% |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.37 Bn | 5.01 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 8.76% |
| 9 | Wpp | 6.05 Bn | -5.75 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Stagwell | 2.80 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 304.33 Mn | 4.67% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.67% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.06% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.72% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.82% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.35% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.14% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.90% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.08% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.70% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.16% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.48% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.48% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.09% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.35% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.04% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.33% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.65% |
API Access
Stagwell Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=STGW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "STGW", "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=STGW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();