Usa Today (TDAY) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2014 - 2026)
Usa Today (TDAY) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 0.00% in Q2 2026, unchanged from 0.00% a year earlier and down 19.16 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Usa Today (TDAY) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Starting with Q1 2014, Usa Today's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] history includes 50 quarters.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +21.31 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -1.51% in FY2024 (-10.15 pp), 8.64% in FY2023 (+11.42 pp), -2.78% in FY2022 (-10.71 pp) and 7.93% in FY2021 (+29.24 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has ranged from -3.73% in Q3 2024 to 19.16% in Q1 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.90 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 32.73 percentage points in Q3 2021, against a drop of 11.01 percentage points in Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 19.16% (Q1 2026), 0.00% (Q4 2025) and 0.00% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.60 Bn | 63.26 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -1.60% |
| 2 | Fox | 26.84 Bn | 12.75 Bn | - | 9.59% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.35 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 3.10% |
| 4 | News | 15.97 Bn | 8.16 Bn | - | 6.61% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 10.53 Bn | 8.45 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.25 Bn | 7.39 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.06 Bn | 7.55 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.67 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 5.82% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Usa Today | 1.04 Bn | 697.29 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.16% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.63% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -3.73% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.83% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.98% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.99% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.10% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.99% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.46% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.47% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.90% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.19% |
API Access
Usa Today Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=TDAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=TDAY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();