Afya (AFYA) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026)

Afya (AFYA) posted Return on Capital Employed of 14.73% for Q1 2026, up 5.29% sequentially from 13.99% in Q4 2025, and down 11.0% YoY from 16.55% in Q1 2025.

Afya (AFYA) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Afya has reported Return on Capital Employed for 8 years, with the latest figure at 14.73% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 11.0% year-over-year to 14.73% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 14.73% (down 11.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 14.45%, up 68.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed grew to 14.73% in Q1 2026 per AFYA's latest filing, from 13.99% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 16.2% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 9.03% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 12.52% and a median of 12.46% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The widest YoY moves for Return on Capital Employed: up 346 bps in 2022, down 57 bps in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.14% in 2022, then advanced by 2 bps to 11.32% in 2023, then advanced by 24 bps to 14.05% in 2024, then decreased by 0 bps to 13.99% in 2025, then grew by 5 bps to 14.73% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 14.73%, 13.99%, and 15.75% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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 Afya 1.22 Bn 969.53 Mn 132.64 Mn 22.54%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 14.73%
Dec 31, 2025 13.99%
Sep 30, 2025 15.75%
Jun 30, 2025 16.20%
Mar 31, 2025 14.84%
Dec 31, 2024 14.05%
Sep 30, 2024 13.07%
Jun 30, 2024 13.11%
Mar 31, 2024 12.46%
Dec 31, 2023 11.32%
Sep 30, 2023 10.89%
Jun 30, 2023 10.38%
Mar 31, 2023 11.18%
Dec 31, 2022 11.14%
Sep 30, 2022 10.70%
Jun 30, 2022 9.92%
Mar 31, 2022 9.03%
Dec 31, 2021 7.68%
Sep 30, 2021 7.45%
Jun 30, 2021 8.84%