Sunlands Technology (STG) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2025)

Sunlands Technology (STG) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 31.6% in Q4 2025, up 81.07% quarter-over-quarter from 17.45% in Q4 2024, and up 1415.0% on a YoY basis from 2.09% in Q4 2024.

Sunlands Technology (STG) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Sunlands Technology's Return on Capital Employed history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 31.6% for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed rose 1415.0% year-over-year to 31.6%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 31.6% (up 1415.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 8.27%, down 1383.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 31.6% for Q4 2025 at Sunlands Technology, up from 17.45% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 132048.73% in Q4 2023 to a low of 69.22% in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 9447.95% across 5 years, with a median of 27.24% in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed jumped 13197377 bps in 2023, then slumped 13203127 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 17.11% in 2021, then soared by 338 bps to 74.96% in 2022, then jumped by 176059 bps to 132048.73% in 2023, then slumped by 100 bps to 17.45% in 2024, then surged by 81 bps to 31.6% in 2025.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 31.6% (Q4 2025), 17.45% (Q4 2024), and 22.88% (Q3 2024), per Business Quant data.

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5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 19.19%
6 Grand Canyon Education 4.00 Bn 3.75 Bn 244.77 Mn 7.87%
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.15 Bn 1.99 Bn 103.97 Mn 8.69%
8 Perdoceo Education 2.15 Bn 1.47 Bn 174.68 Mn 18.63%
9 Strategic Education 1.74 Bn 1.59 Bn - 9.78%
10 Sunlands Technology 3.00 Mn -111.65 Mn 58.35 Mn 31.60%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 31.60%
Dec 31, 2024 17.45%
Sep 30, 2024 22.88%
Jun 30, 2024 33.02%
Dec 31, 2023 132,048.73%
Mar 31, 2023 -0.05%
Dec 31, 2022 74.96%
Sep 30, 2022 68.08%
Jun 30, 2022 62.29%
Mar 31, 2022 43.50%
Dec 31, 2021 17.11%
Sep 30, 2021 -23.55%
Jun 30, 2021 -55.53%
Mar 31, 2021 -69.22%
Dec 31, 2020 -55.62%
Sep 30, 2020 -47.01%
Mar 31, 2020 -25.04%
Dec 31, 2019 -27.25%
Sep 30, 2019 -30.19%
Jun 30, 2019 -34.10%