Manchester United (MANU) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2025)
Manchester United (MANU) posted Return on Capital Employed of 2.0% for Q4 2025, up 1013.35% on a QoQ basis from 0.18% in Q3 2025, and up 1280.0% year-over-year from 0.14% in Q4 2024.
Manchester United (MANU) has 14 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 2.0% in Q4 2025.
- In Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed rose 1280.0% year-over-year to 2.0%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 2.0% (up 1280.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 2.19%, up 742.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed advanced to 2.0% in Q4 2025, from 0.18% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 2.88% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 11.78% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 5.16% and a median of 4.1% in 2021 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 1466 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 1368 bps.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.11% in 2021, then plunged by 66 bps to 11.78% in 2022, then jumped by 124 bps to 2.88% in 2023, then sank by 475 bps to 10.8% in 2024, then jumped by 119 bps to 2.0% in 2025.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 2.0% (Q4 2025), 0.18% (Q3 2025), and 2.24% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 362.63 Bn | 350.34 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 30.18% |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 181.67 Bn | 188.27 Bn | 23.68 Bn | -1.85% |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 67.91 Bn | 65.77 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -2.04% |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.56 Bn | 31.10 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 8.44% |
| 5 | Fox | 26.01 Bn | 22.51 Bn | - | 12.17% |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.20 Bn | 21.87 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 4.99% |
| 7 | Roku | 19.03 Bn | 16.65 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 3.21% |
| 8 | News | 16.98 Bn | 15.50 Bn | - | 7.02% |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 16.11 Bn | 14.42 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 6.90% |
| 10 | Manchester United | 701,571.55 | -116.80 Mn | - | 2.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -3.72% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -1.88% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -3.27% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.64% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 2.04% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 3.76% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 4.43% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 4.83% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 9.16% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 8.18% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 7.96% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 8.76% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 9.54% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 9.07% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 8.90% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 8.63% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 4.69% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 6.47% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 6.37% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 7.49% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 7.54% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 4.47% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 2.93% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 3.64% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 2.07% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 5.17% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 7.77% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 7.76% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 8.57% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 7.54% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 6.34% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 5.24% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 5.02% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 4.70% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 8.54% |