Usa Today (TDAY) Return on Invested Capital (2014 - 2026)
Usa Today (TDAY) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.04% for Q1 2026, down 1040.84% sequentially from 0.0% in Q4 2025, and down 4.0% YoY from 0.04% in Q1 2025.
Usa Today (TDAY) Return on Invested Capital (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Usa Today has reported Return on Invested Capital for 13 years, with the latest figure at 0.04% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 4.0% year-over-year to 0.04% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.04% (down 4.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.02%, up 5.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital declined to 0.04% in Q1 2026 per TDAY's latest filing, from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.02% in Q2 2024 and troughed at 0.04% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 0.0% and a median of 0.0% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Return on Invested Capital grew 3 bps in 2025, then decreased 4 bps in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.0% in 2022, then jumped by 1335 bps to 0.02% in 2023, then sank by 118 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then jumped by 264 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then sank by 1041 bps to 0.04% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods registered 0.04%, 0.0%, and 0.01% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Times | 10.69 Bn | 10.03 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 2 | Pearson | 10.59 Bn | 9.98 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 0.00% |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.72 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 337.86 Mn | 0.07% |
| 4 | Usa Today | 957.47 Mn | 870.81 Mn | 208.25 Mn | -0.01% |
| 5 | Scholastic | 952.03 Mn | 817.13 Mn | 285.70 Mn | - |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 181.86 Mn | 122.43 Mn | 63.89 Mn | - |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.62 Mn | 9.81 Mn | 2.82 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 687,810.81 | -1.24 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.04% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.00% |