Usa Today (TDAY) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026)
Usa Today's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 19.47% for Q2 2026, up 15.38 percentage points from 4.09% a year earlier and up 0.50 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Usa Today (TDAY) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Usa Today's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 9.41%, up 12.15 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of +25.27 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -2.74% in FY2024 (-7.66 pp), 4.92% in FY2023 (+6.60 pp), -1.69% in FY2022 (-6.42 pp) and 4.73% in FY2021 (+20.59 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q1 2014.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.01 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q3 2021 (a gain of 27.49 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2024 (a drop of 7.97 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows TDAY's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 18.96% (Q1 2026), 14.08% (Q4 2025) and 7.22% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox | 28.62 Bn | 14.26 Bn | - | 13.57% |
| 2 | Omnicom | 24.31 Bn | 6.01 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 6.52% |
| 3 | News | 14.78 Bn | 6.26 Bn | - | 8.19% |
| 4 | New York Times | 11.62 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 21.26% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.19 Bn | 8.30 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 11.05 Bn | 10.49 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 6.94% |
| 7 | Skydance | 9.62 Bn | 9.62 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.22 Bn | 4.84 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 8.76% |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.99 Bn | -6.05 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Usa Today | 1.00 Bn | 670.87 Mn | 182.02 Mn | 17.93% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 17.93% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.47% |
| 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% |
API Access
Usa Today Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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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=TDAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "TDAY", "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=TDAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();