Townsquare Media (TSQ) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)
Townsquare Media's (TSQ) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 8.09% in Q1 2026, up 356.0% YoY from 1.77% in Q1 2025, and down 17.29% on a QoQ basis from 9.79% in Q4 2025.
Townsquare Media (TSQ) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Townsquare Media (TSQ) has 13 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 8.09% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 356.0% year-over-year to 8.09% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 8.09% (up 356.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 9.36%, up 534.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed eased to 8.09% in Q1 2026, from 9.79% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 13.85% in Q2 2025 to a low of 6.23% in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of 5.3% and a median of 6.59% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 1160 bps — and 2025, when it jumped 2008 bps.
- Tracing TSQ's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 8.3% in 2022, then sank by 140 bps to 3.31% in 2023, then surged by 232 bps to 4.37% in 2024, then jumped by 124 bps to 9.79% in 2025, then dropped by 17 bps to 8.09% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 8.09% (Q1 2026), 9.79% (Q4 2025), and 12.03% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 10 | Townsquare Media | 103.88 Mn | 102.71 Mn | 30.84 Mn | 0.58% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.58% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.09% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.79% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.85% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.53% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.37% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.49% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -6.23% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.91% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.31% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.47% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.51% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.59% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.30% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.78% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.30% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.33% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.58% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.95% |