Manchester United (MANU) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2026)
Manchester United (MANU) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 2.54% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 4.70 percentage points from -2.17% a year earlier and up 0.17 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Manchester United (MANU) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Manchester United reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 2.75%, up 5.05 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +2.75 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -2.31% in FY2025 (+7.12 pp), -9.42% in FY2024 (-7.99 pp), -1.43% in FY2023 (+9.66 pp) and -11.09% in FY2022 (-11.09 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.24 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 14.10 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2024, against a drop of 14.07 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 2.37% (Q3 2026), 1.89% (Q2 2026) and 0.17% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Vegas Sands | 23.47 Bn | 9.89 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 14.68% |
| 2 | DraftKings | 16.53 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 551.45 Mn | -15.70% |
| 3 | Flutter Entertainment | 12.99 Bn | 6.73 Bn | 1.71 Bn | -3.04% |
| 4 | Madison Square Garden Sports | 9.80 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 119.21 Mn | - |
| 5 | Life Time Group Holdings | 9.15 Bn | 8.39 Bn | 412.26 Mn | 8.48% |
| 6 | Wynn Resorts | 7.85 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 758.95 Mn | 10.11% |
| 7 | MGM Resorts International | 7.67 Bn | -517.04 Mn | 1.98 Bn | 10.62% |
| 8 | Light & Wonder | 7.12 Bn | 6.43 Bn | 618.00 Mn | 9.49% |
| 9 | Caesars Entertainment | 6.04 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 11.14% |
| 10 | Manchester United | 3.50 Bn | 3.81 Bn | -18.68 Mn | 2.54% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.54% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.37% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.89% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.17% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.17% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -3.84% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -11.18% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -9.40% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -8.61% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -4.47% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.90% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.74% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.40% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -7.73% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -11.20% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -10.62% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -10.54% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -7.95% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -7.98% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -2.82% |
API Access
Manchester United Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=MANU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "MANU", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=MANU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();