Townsquare Media (TSQ) Return on Sales [ROS] (2013 - 2026)
Townsquare Media's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -10.66% for Q2 2026, down 28.89 percentage points from 18.23% a year earlier and down 9.34 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Townsquare Media (TSQ) Return on Sales [ROS] (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Townsquare Media reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 0.58%, down 13.87 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 10.34%, up 5.53 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of +30.53 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 4.81% in FY2024 (+9.02 pp), -4.21% in FY2023 (-16.22 pp), 12.00% in FY2022 (-5.82 pp) and 17.82% in FY2021 (+38.01 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q2 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.82 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q2 2025 (a gain of 36.31 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a drop of 28.89 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows TSQ's Return on Sales [ROS] at -1.32% (Q1 2026), 9.47% (Q4 2025) and 5.56% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox | 28.10 Bn | 13.74 Bn | - | 28.07% |
| 2 | Omnicom | 23.64 Bn | 5.34 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 15.44% |
| 3 | News | 14.69 Bn | 6.18 Bn | - | 11.90% |
| 4 | Pearson | 11.24 Bn | 8.35 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.02 Bn | 8.45 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 15.87% |
| 6 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.92 Bn | 10.37 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 22.25% |
| 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 | 24.94% |
| 10 | Townsquare Media | 32.99 Mn | 20.27 Mn | 28.68 Mn | 4.96% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.96% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -10.66% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.32% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.47% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.56% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.23% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.23% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.10% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -18.08% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.66% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -6.87% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -9.26% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -3.98% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.11% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.96% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.05% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.83% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.78% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.06% |
API Access
Townsquare Media Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=TSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=TSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();