United Breweries (CCU) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
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.
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United Breweries (CCU) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) 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 Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coca Cola | 368.60 Bn | 357.24 Bn | 8.42 Bn | 18.37% |
| 2 | Diageo | 206.17 Bn | 198.57 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv | 179.07 Bn | 179.07 Bn | 2.06 Bn | - |
| 4 | Pepsico | 171.83 Bn | 132.26 Bn | 13.11 Bn | 18.82% |
| 5 | Anheuser-Busch InBev | 131.95 Bn | 100.69 Bn | 9.58 Bn | - |
| 6 | Monster Beverage | 84.12 Bn | 72.37 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 28.61% |
| 7 | Ambev | 46.97 Bn | 32.99 Bn | 2.06 Bn | 228.90% |
| 8 | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners | 45.38 Bn | 38.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Keurig Dr Pepper | 41.33 Bn | 41.57 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 5.38% |
| 10 | United Breweries | 1.96 Bn | -1,970.85 Bn | 252.83 Bn | 37.07% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 37.07% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 40.33% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 41.24% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 67.89% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 62.21% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 63.84% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 46.88% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 57.61% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 57.09% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 65.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 44.45% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 76.06% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 73.82% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 69.98% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 48.23% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 67.72% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 101.24% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 143.80% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 105.14% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 127.95% |
API Access
United Breweries Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "CCU", "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=CCU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();