Growth Metrics

Tegna (TGNA) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Tegna's Return on Capital Employed history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.04% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed changed N/A year-over-year to 0.04%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 0.04%, changed N/A, while the annual FY2023 figure was 0.11%, 4.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.04% at Tegna, down from 0.08% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.15% in Q3 2021 and bottomed at 0.04% in Q4 2025.
  • The 4-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.11% (2024), against an average of 0.11%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed increased 5bps in 2021 before it fell -6bps in 2024.
  • A 4-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.12% in 2021, then fell by -10bps to 0.11% in 2023, then decreased by -11bps to 0.1% in 2024, then crashed by -58bps to 0.04% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for TGNA's Return on Capital Employed are 0.04% (Q4 2025), 0.08% (Q3 2025), and 0.1% (Q2 2025).