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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 286.85 Bn | 277.73 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 30.16% |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 176.45 Bn | 177.38 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 13.42% |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.03 Bn | 68.89 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -2.04% |
| 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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |