Usa Today (TDAY) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)
Usa Today's (TDAY) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 18.96% in Q1 2026, up 1781.0% year-on-year from 1.01% in Q1 2025, and up 34.66% quarter-over-quarter from 14.08% in Q4 2025.
Usa Today (TDAY) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Usa Today has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 13 years of filings, most recently posting 18.96% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 18.96%, up 1781.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 18.96% (up 1781.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 9.41%, up 1215.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 18.96% for Q1 2026 at Usa Today, up from 14.08% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 18.96% in Q1 2026 to a low of 2.84% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 1.31% (2023), against an average of 3.29%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 2178 bps in 2022 and plunged 797 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Usa Today's Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.85% in 2022, then jumped by 378 bps to 5.13% in 2023, then plunged by 155 bps to 2.84% in 2024, then soared by 595 bps to 14.08% in 2025, then jumped by 35 bps to 18.96% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 18.96% (Q1 2026), 14.08% (Q4 2025), and 7.22% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearson | 13.48 Bn | 13.03 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | New York Times | 12.54 Bn | 11.90 Bn | -372.70 Mn | 18.97% |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.34 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 302.26 Mn | 13.35% |
| 4 | Usa Today | 1.19 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 221.13 Mn | 18.96% |
| 5 | Scholastic | 1.03 Bn | 926.92 Mn | 178.80 Mn | 1.37% |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 142.56 Mn | 91.60 Mn | 59.21 Mn | 3.34% |
| 7 | TNL Mediagene | 97.70 Mn | 95.77 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | Educational Development | 11.90 Mn | 10.56 Mn | 2.47 Mn | -14.17% |
| 9 | Pearson | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | - | - | 302.26 Mn | 13.35% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.96% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.08% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.22% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.09% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.15% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.84% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.06% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.64% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.03% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.13% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.84% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.31% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.65% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.85% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.24% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.54% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.58% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.94% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.60% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.14% |