Townsquare Media (TSQ) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026)
Townsquare Media's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 0.58% in Q2 2026, down 13.27 percentage points from 13.85% a year earlier and down 7.52 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Townsquare Media (TSQ) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Townsquare Media came in at 9.36%, up 5.34 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +19.24 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 4.02% in FY2024 (+7.09 pp), -3.08% in FY2023 (-11.45 pp), 8.38% in FY2022 (-2.72 pp) and 11.09% in FY2021 (+20.97 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.43 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 39.50 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2026 (a drop of 13.27 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, TSQ's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 8.09% (Q1 2026), 9.79% (Q4 2025) and 12.03% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox | 28.10 Bn | 13.74 Bn | - | 13.57% |
| 2 | Omnicom | 23.64 Bn | 5.34 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 6.52% |
| 3 | News | 14.69 Bn | 6.18 Bn | - | 8.19% |
| 4 | Pearson | 11.24 Bn | 8.35 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.02 Bn | 8.45 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 21.26% |
| 6 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.92 Bn | 10.37 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 6.94% |
| 7 | Skydance | 8.84 Bn | 8.84 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Wpp | 5.88 Bn | -6.17 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Nexstar Media | 5.86 Bn | 4.48 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 8.76% |
| 10 | Townsquare Media | 32.99 Mn | 20.27 Mn | 28.68 Mn | 0.49% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.49% |
| 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% |
API Access
Townsquare Media Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=TSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "TSQ", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=TSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();