United Breweries (CCU) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2021)
United Breweries' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 37.07% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 25.14 percentage points from 62.21% a year earlier and down 3.26 percentage points from the prior quarter.
United Breweries (CCU) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2021) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at United Breweries came in at 37.74%, down 10.57 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -9.32 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 48.31% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+3.73 pp), 44.58% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-7.30 pp), 51.88% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-12.71 pp) and 64.59% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+17.53 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 marks the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since the quarter ended Sep 30, 2014.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -7.01 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022 (a gain of 92.60 percentage points); the worst was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2023 (a drop of 73.82 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CCU's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 was 40.33% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 41.24% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 67.89% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coca Cola | 398.85 Bn | 387.48 Bn | 8.42 Bn | 18.37% |
| 2 | Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv | 198.64 Bn | 198.64 Bn | 2.06 Bn | - |
| 3 | Pepsico | 185.02 Bn | 142.98 Bn | 13.75 Bn | 19.41% |
| 4 | Monster Beverage | 90.49 Bn | 78.74 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 28.61% |
| 5 | Diageo | 58.34 Bn | 40.49 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Ambev | 52.01 Bn | 37.41 Bn | 2.06 Bn | 23.52% |
| 7 | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners | 49.78 Bn | 43.00 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Keurig Dr Pepper | 47.19 Bn | 47.43 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 5.38% |
| 9 | Constellation Brands | 23.46 Bn | 23.01 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 14.56% |
| 10 | United Breweries | 1.93 Bn | -979.26 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.09% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.63% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 7.56% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 14.08% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -0.76% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -0.34% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 5.28% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 3.63% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 2.31% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 11.77% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -1.44% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -1.30% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -1.43% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -7.45% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -4.08% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -2.11% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -1.93% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -5.28% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -3.38% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -2.68% |
United Breweries Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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const data = await res.json();