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.
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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 Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coca Cola | 412.59 Bn | 398.91 Bn | 8.45 Bn | 18.32% |
| 2 | Diageo | 224.80 Bn | 204.87 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Coca Cola Femsa Sab De Cv | 197.26 Bn | 197.26 Bn | 2.15 Bn | - |
| 4 | Pepsico | 193.72 Bn | 151.48 Bn | 13.75 Bn | 19.41% |
| 5 | Monster Beverage | 89.30 Bn | 77.55 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 28.61% |
| 6 | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners | 53.58 Bn | 46.24 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Keurig Dr Pepper | 50.27 Bn | 46.31 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 5.38% |
| 8 | Ambev | 43.42 Bn | 28.22 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 23.26% |
| 9 | Constellation Brands | 24.72 Bn | 24.27 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 14.56% |
| 10 | United Breweries | 1.99 Bn | -918.29 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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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 | -1.49% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -1.52% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -7.67% |
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -1.96% |
API Access
United Breweries Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
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();