Usa Today (TDAY) Return on Invested Capital (2014 - 2026)
Usa Today's (TDAY) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.01% in Q1 2026, up 1.0% year-on-year from 0.01% in Q1 2025, and up 170.29% quarter-over-quarter from 0.01% in Q4 2025.
Usa Today (TDAY) Return on Invested Capital (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Usa Today has disclosed Return on Invested Capital across 13 years of filings, most recently posting 0.01% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 came in at 0.01%, up 1.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.01% (up 1.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.01%, down 1.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.01% for Q1 2026 at Usa Today, up from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.01% in Q4 2023 to a low of 0.04% in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.0% (2024), against an average of 0.0%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital grew 2 bps in 2024 and fell 4 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Usa Today's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.0% in 2022, then surged by 1218 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then sank by 105 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then plunged by 1865 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then jumped by 170 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.01% (Q1 2026), 0.01% (Q4 2025), and 0.04% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearson | 13.48 Bn | 13.03 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | New York Times | 12.54 Bn | 11.90 Bn | -372.70 Mn | 0.00% |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.34 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 302.26 Mn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Usa Today | 1.19 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 221.13 Mn | 0.01% |
| 5 | Scholastic | 1.03 Bn | 926.92 Mn | 178.80 Mn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 142.56 Mn | 91.60 Mn | 59.21 Mn | -0.01% |
| 7 | TNL Mediagene | 97.70 Mn | 95.77 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | Educational Development | 11.90 Mn | 10.56 Mn | 2.47 Mn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Pearson | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | - | - | 302.26 Mn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.04% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.01% |
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.00% |