Urban One (UONEK) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025)

Urban One (UONEK) reported Return on Capital Employed of 29.33% for Q4 2025, down 2033.0% on a YoY basis from 1.52% in Q4 2024, and down 58.64% quarter-over-quarter from 18.49% in Q3 2025.

Urban One (UONEK) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Urban One has reported Return on Capital Employed for 15 years, with the latest figure at 29.33% in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 2033.0% year-over-year to 29.33%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 29.33% (down 2033.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 24.63%, down 1679.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 stood at 29.33%, down from 18.49% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 10.76% in Q3 2021, with the low at 29.33% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 2.96% across 5 years, with a median of 2.68% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Return on Capital Employed soared 992 bps — and 2025, when it sank 2033 bps.
  • Urban One's Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.62% in 2021, then tumbled by 90 bps to 0.93% in 2022, then slumped by 419 bps to 2.95% in 2023, then sank by 205 bps to 9.0% in 2024, then sank by 226 bps to 29.33% in 2025.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 29.33% (Q4 2025), 18.49% (Q3 2025), and 20.32% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

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1 Nexstar Media 5.44 Bn 5.04 Bn -505.00 Mn 4.96%
2 FuboTV 3.41 Bn 5.34 Bn 348.72 Mn -2.42%
3 Newsmax 996.58 Mn 956.14 Mn 21.36 Mn -64.29%
4 iHeartMedia 598.23 Mn 466.54 Mn 509.13 Mn 0.15%
5 Gray Media 394.79 Mn 135.79 Mn 213.00 Mn 3.83%
6 E.W. Scripps 304.31 Mn 220.58 Mn 206.07 Mn 3.99%
7 CuriosityStream 163.77 Mn 154.55 Mn 11.62 Mn -16.27%
8 Mediaco Holding 58.80 Mn 58.80 Mn -3.44 Mn -14.22%
9 Saga Communications 54.09 Mn 23.65 Mn 17.72 Mn -6.57%
10 Urban One - - 66.38 Mn -29.33%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -29.33%
Sep 30, 2025 -18.49%
Jun 30, 2025 -20.32%
Mar 31, 2025 -10.42%
Dec 31, 2024 -9.00%
Sep 30, 2024 -7.52%
Jun 30, 2024 -10.08%
Mar 31, 2024 -2.54%
Dec 31, 2023 -2.95%
Sep 30, 2023 -9.47%
Jun 30, 2023 -2.82%
Mar 31, 2023 -1.43%
Dec 31, 2022 0.93%
Sep 30, 2022 8.19%
Jun 30, 2022 9.36%
Mar 31, 2022 10.34%
Dec 31, 2021 9.62%
Sep 30, 2021 10.76%
Jun 30, 2021 8.64%
Mar 31, 2021 7.32%