Manchester United (MANU) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026)
Manchester United (MANU) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 2.52% for Q1 2026, up 644.0% year-over-year from 0.34% in Q1 2025, and up 26.18% quarter-over-quarter from 2.0% in Q4 2025.
Manchester United (MANU) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Manchester United (MANU) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 15 consecutive years, with 2.52% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 644.0% year-over-year to 2.52%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.52% (up 644.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 2.13%, up 780.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed climbed to 2.52% in Q1 2026 per MANU's latest filing, from 2.0% 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.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 4.88% across 5 years, with a median of 4.06% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed surged 1466 bps — and 2024, when it tumbled 1368 bps.
- Manchester United's Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.78% in 2022, then soared by 124 bps to 2.88% in 2023, then slumped by 475 bps to 10.8% in 2024, then soared by 119 bps to 2.0% in 2025, then climbed by 26 bps to 2.52% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MANU's Return on Capital Employed at 2.52% in Q1 2026, 2.0% in Q4 2025, and 0.18% in Q3 2025.
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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% |