Afya (AFYA) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026)
Afya's (AFYA) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 14.73% in Q1 2026, down 11.0% year-on-year from 16.55% in Q1 2025, and up 5.29% quarter-over-quarter from 13.99% in Q4 2025.
Afya (AFYA) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Afya has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 8 years of filings, most recently posting 14.73% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 14.73%, down 11.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 14.73% (down 11.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 15.37%, up 227.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 14.73% for Q1 2026 at Afya, up from 13.99% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 16.2% in Q2 2025 to a low of 9.03% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 12.46% (2024), against an average of 12.52%.
- Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed reached 346 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 57 bps in 2022.
- Afya's Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.14% in 2022, then rose by 2 bps to 11.32% in 2023, then rose by 24 bps to 14.05% in 2024, then fell by 0 bps to 13.99% in 2025, then advanced by 5 bps to 14.73% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 14.73% (Q1 2026), 13.99% (Q4 2025), and 15.75% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 7.64 Bn | 7.60 Bn | 22.18 Mn | 46.13% |
| 2 | Graham Holdings | 4.92 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 3.48% |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 4.86 Bn | 4.70 Bn | -16.39 Mn | 23.56% |
| 4 | Covista | 4.36 Bn | 4.35 Bn | 276.31 Mn | 4.10% |
| 5 | Stride | 4.16 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 19.19% |
| 6 | Grand Canyon Education | 3.97 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 244.77 Mn | 7.87% |
| 7 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.35 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 8.69% |
| 8 | Perdoceo Education | 2.13 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 18.63% |
| 9 | Strategic Education | 1.76 Bn | 1.60 Bn | - | 9.78% |
| 10 | Afya | 46.97 Mn | -152.38 Mn | 132.64 Mn | 14.73% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |