Urban One (UONE) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Urban One (UONE) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -32.91% for Q2 2026, down 10.02 percentage points from -22.89% a year earlier.
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Urban One (UONE) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Urban One's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -25.26%, down 16.58 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -25.74 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Urban One's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -8.69% in FY2024 (-7.00 pp), -1.68% in FY2023 (-7.42 pp), 5.74% in FY2022 (-2.21 pp) and 7.95% in FY2021 (+7.48 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to Q3 2011.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q3 2021, with a gain of 11.20 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2025, with a drop of 20.11 percentage points.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -1.60% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.70 Bn | 14.61 Bn | - | 9.59% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.56 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 3.96% |
| 4 | News | 17.11 Bn | 9.30 Bn | - | 6.61% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.61 Bn | 8.74 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.17 Bn | 8.65 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.31 Bn | 8.89 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 5.82% |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.73 Bn | -6.07 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Urban One | 18.42 Mn | -184.60 Mn | 55.98 Mn | -32.91% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -32.91% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -29.87% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -20.80% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -22.89% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -11.83% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -9.76% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -6.79% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -8.31% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.78% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.75% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.73% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.20% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.77% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.85% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.03% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.97% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.81% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.80% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.31% |
API Access
Urban One 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=UONE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "UONE", "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=UONE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();