Townsquare Media (TSQ) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2014 - 2026)
Townsquare Media's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 0.65% in Q2 2026, down 14.84 percentage points from 15.49% a year earlier and down 2.98 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Townsquare Media (TSQ) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Townsquare Media came in at 10.66%, up 6.08 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +19.02 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 4.58% in FY2024 (+7.62 pp), -3.04% in FY2023 (-12.42 pp), 9.39% in FY2022 (+1.61 pp) and 7.77% in FY2021 (+16.14 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q3 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.37 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 29.65 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2026 (a drop of 14.84 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, TSQ's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 3.63% (Q1 2026), 11.11% (Q4 2025) and 13.59% (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 | Townsquare Media | 80.59 Mn | 71.46 Mn | 30.84 Mn | 0.65% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.65% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.63% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.11% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.59% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.49% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.54% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.04% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.70% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -7.20% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.98% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.28% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.54% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.51% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.42% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.59% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.76% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.39% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.15% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.67% |
API Access
Townsquare Media 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=TSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=TSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();