ATA Creativity Global (AACG) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2025)
ATA Creativity Global (AACG) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -72.19% for Q4 2025, down 33.39 percentage points from -38.80% a year earlier and down 35.98 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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 -81.72%, down 40.63 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -49.13 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 two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -7.03 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q3 2025 (a gain of 23.78 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2025 (a drop of 33.39 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q4 2025 came in at -36.20% (Q3 2025), -42.56% (Q2 2025) and -45.84% (Q1 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.20 Bn | 9.26 Bn | 272.27 Mn | 5.50% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.25 Bn | -2.77 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 13.73% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 6.31 Bn | -6.17 Bn | 594.64 Mn | 11.25% |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 5.21 Bn | 309.77 Mn | 392.25 Mn | 3.99% |
| 5 | Laureate Education | 4.76 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 131.69 Mn | 25.21% |
| 6 | Valvoline | 4.42 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 9.88% |
| 7 | Covista | 3.97 Bn | 3.14 Bn | 290.78 Mn | 17.32% |
| 8 | Stride | 3.19 Bn | 11.49 Mn | 241.12 Mn | 25.93% |
| 9 | Onespaworld Holdings | 3.08 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 49.70 Mn | 14.35% |
| 10 | ATA Creativity Global | 23.97 Mn | -12.04 Mn | 7.08 Mn | -72.19% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -72.19% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -36.20% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -42.56% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -45.84% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -38.80% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -59.99% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -38.04% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -35.49% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -30.42% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -36.21% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -35.51% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -38.40% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -33.68% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -32.14% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -31.42% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -27.20% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -26.64% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -37.32% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -33.21% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -34.93% |
ATA Creativity Global Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=AACG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import 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();