Manchester United (MANU) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026)

Manchester United's (MANU) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 2.52% in Q1 2026, up 644.0% year-on-year from 0.34% in Q1 2025, and up 26.18% on a QoQ basis from 2.0% in Q4 2025.

Manchester United (MANU) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Manchester United (MANU) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 2.52% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 644.0% year-over-year to 2.52% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 2.52%, a 644.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 2.13%, up 780.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 2.52%, up from 2.0% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for MANU reached as high as 2.88% in Q4 2023 and fell as low as 11.78% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 4.88% across 5 years, with a median of 4.06% in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 1466 bps in 2023 and sank 1368 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.78% in 2022, then surged by 124 bps to 2.88% in 2023, then slumped by 475 bps to 10.8% in 2024, then surged by 119 bps to 2.0% in 2025, then increased by 26 bps to 2.52% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 2.52% in Q1 2026, 2.0% in Q4 2025, and 0.18% in Q3 2025.

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4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn 8.44%
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn 4.99%
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn 3.21%
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn 5.95%
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - 14.30%
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - 7.85%
10 Manchester United 3.86 Bn 3.77 Bn - 2.52%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.52%
Dec 31, 2025 2.00%
Sep 30, 2025 0.18%
Jun 30, 2025 -2.24%
Mar 31, 2025 -3.91%
Dec 31, 2024 -10.80%
Sep 30, 2024 -9.23%
Jun 30, 2024 -9.21%
Mar 31, 2024 -4.06%
Dec 31, 2023 2.88%
Sep 30, 2023 -0.78%
Jun 30, 2023 -1.33%
Mar 31, 2023 -9.30%
Dec 31, 2022 -11.78%
Sep 30, 2022 -10.04%
Jun 30, 2022 -10.51%
Mar 31, 2022 -7.41%
Dec 31, 2021 -7.11%
Sep 30, 2021 -2.70%
Jun 30, 2021 -4.14%