ATA Creativity Global (AACG) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2025)
ATA Creativity Global (AACG) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -70.76% for Q4 2025, down 31.08 percentage points from -39.68% a year earlier and down 34.48 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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ATA Creativity Global (AACG) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, ATA Creativity Global posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -79.52%, down 38.43 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -46.93 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -41.10% in FY2024 (-14.20 pp), -26.90% in FY2023 (-1.08 pp), -25.82% in FY2022 (-0.93 pp) and -24.89% in FY2021 (+7.70 pp).
- The Q4 2025 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q4 2017.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] gained in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1321.45 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q3 2023 (a gain of 2326.22 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2024 (a drop of 4005.63 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q4 2025 came in at -36.28% (Q3 2025), -42.20% (Q2 2025) and -43.88% (Q1 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.54 Bn | 9.54 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 5.42% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.59 Bn | -6.18 Bn | 812.22 Mn | 13.90% |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 5.32 Bn | 4.61 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 24.30% |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 4.91 Bn | 39.55 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 3.69% |
| 5 | Covista | 4.27 Bn | 3.40 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 16.83% |
| 6 | Valvoline | 3.90 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 9.88% |
| 7 | Stride | 3.27 Bn | 167.49 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 20.94% |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.16 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 11.04% |
| 9 | Onespaworld Holdings | 2.40 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 44.57 Mn | 13.61% |
| 10 | ATA Creativity Global | 24.29 Mn | -11.48 Mn | 7.18 Mn | -70.76% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -70.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -36.28% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -42.20% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -43.88% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -39.68% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -59.73% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -38.26% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -37.20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -30.72% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3,945.90% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3,253.31% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3,209.99% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2,756.10% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1,619.68% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1,395.42% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1,245.03% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1,143.96% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -37.38% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -33.30% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -35.59% |
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ATA Creativity Global Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=AACG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "AACG", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=AACG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();