Urban One (UONE) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
Urban One (UONE) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of -13.11% in Q2 2026, up 118.60 percentage points from -131.71% a year earlier.
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Urban One (UONE) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Urban One's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -49.87% as of Jun 30, 2026, down 14.22 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -45.44%, down 28.63 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for four straight years, with a five-year change of -53.84 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -16.81% in FY2024 (-10.20 pp), -6.61% in FY2023 (-25.41 pp), 18.80% in FY2022 (-7.65 pp) and 26.45% in FY2021 (+18.05 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has ranged from -131.71% in Q2 2025 to 32.52% in Q1 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] rose in three of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.52 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 118.60 percentage points in Q2 2026, against a drop of 80.39 percentage points in Q2 2025 at the low end.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.72% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.73 Bn | 14.54 Bn | - | 21.87% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 23.21 Bn | 5.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 14.06% |
| 4 | News | 17.12 Bn | 8.60 Bn | - | 11.90% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.91 Bn | 9.02 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.26 Bn | 8.74 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 15.48% |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.30 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.85% |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.72 Bn | -6.33 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Urban One | 18.44 Mn | -187.49 Mn | 55.98 Mn | -13.11% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -13.11% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -55.24% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.71% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -131.71% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.27% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.58% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -23.73% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -51.32% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.34% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.62% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -47.62% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.45% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.39% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.49% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.84% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.39% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 32.52% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.55% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 30.99% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 35.32% |
API Access
Urban One 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=UONE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=UONE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();