ATA Creativity Global (AACG) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2025)

ATA Creativity Global (AACG) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 70.94% for Q4 2025, down 3152.0% year-over-year from 2.32% in Q4 2024, and down 94.21% quarter-over-quarter from 36.53% in Q3 2025.

ATA Creativity Global (AACG) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

ATA Creativity Global (AACG) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 70.94% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 3152.0% year-over-year to 70.94%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 70.94% (down 3152.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 79.52%, down 3843.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed declined to 70.94% in Q4 2025 per AACG's latest filing, from 36.53% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 26.63% in Q4 2021 and bottomed at 70.94% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 38.24% across 5 years, with a median of 36.19% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Return on Capital Employed soared 657159 bps — and 2025, when it plunged 3152 bps.
  • ATA Creativity Global's Return on Capital Employed stood at 26.63% in 2021, then declined by 25 bps to 33.38% in 2022, then rose by 10 bps to 30.08% in 2023, then plunged by 31 bps to 39.41% in 2024, then plunged by 80 bps to 70.94% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows AACG's Return on Capital Employed at 70.94% in Q4 2025, 36.53% in Q3 2025, and 42.42% in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 New Oriental Education & Technology 84.71 Bn 82.71 Bn 812.22 Mn -61.66%
2 51Talk Online Education 7.32 Bn 7.28 Bn 22.97 Mn 44.74%
3 Laureate Education 5.21 Bn 5.05 Bn 237.67 Mn 24.30%
4 Graham Holdings 4.98 Bn 3.74 Bn 777.03 Mn 3.69%
5 Covista 4.66 Bn 4.66 Bn 284.63 Mn 16.83%
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.78 Bn 3.50 Bn 204.08 Mn 33.87%
7 Stride 3.50 Bn 2.55 Bn 217.28 Mn 20.94%
8 McGraw Hill 2.38 Bn 2.13 Bn 388.89 Mn 6.44%
9 TAL Education 2.28 Bn -401.26 Mn 227.32 Mn -
10 ATA Creativity Global 66.89 Mn 54.88 Mn 7.18 Mn -70.94%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -70.94%
Sep 30, 2025 -36.53%
Jun 30, 2025 -42.42%
Mar 31, 2025 -43.82%
Dec 31, 2024 -39.41%
Sep 30, 2024 -59.39%
Jun 30, 2024 -37.92%
Mar 31, 2024 -36.29%
Dec 31, 2023 -30.08%
Sep 30, 2023 -36.09%
Jun 30, 2023 -35.41%
Mar 31, 2023 -39.56%
Dec 31, 2022 -33.38%
Sep 30, 2022 -32.13%
Jun 30, 2022 -31.42%
Mar 31, 2022 -27.30%
Dec 31, 2021 -26.63%
Sep 30, 2021 -37.32%
Jun 30, 2021 -33.21%
Mar 31, 2021 -35.50%