United Breweries (CCU) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
United Breweries (CCU) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 30.17% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 6.18 percentage points from 36.34% a year earlier but up 0.66 percentage points from the prior quarter.
United Breweries (CCU) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, United Breweries' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 27.75%, down 14.89 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -20.65 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In prior years, United Breweries' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 42.64% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+5.58 pp), 37.05% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-12.97 pp), 50.02% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-11.95 pp) and 61.97% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+13.57 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has run from a low of 17.58% in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2024 to a high of 103.60% in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.78 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021, with a gain of 57.82 percentage points; the weakest was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022, with a drop of 57.18 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 29.50% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 28.63% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 38.73% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coca Cola | 368.60 Bn | 357.24 Bn | 8.42 Bn | 15.41% |
| 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 | 15.33% |
| 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 | - |
| 7 | Ambev | 46.97 Bn | 32.99 Bn | 2.06 Bn | 25.69% |
| 8 | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners | 45.38 Bn | 38.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Keurig Dr Pepper | 41.33 Bn | 41.57 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 4.33% |
| 10 | United Breweries | 1.96 Bn | -1,970.85 Bn | 252.83 Bn | 30.17% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 30.17% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 29.50% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 28.63% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 38.73% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 36.34% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 38.38% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 41.17% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.58% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.88% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 36.34% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 37.76% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 51.27% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 50.77% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 48.14% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 46.42% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 45.30% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 69.47% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 94.08% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 103.60% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 101.62% |
United Breweries Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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const data = await res.json();