uCloudlink (UCL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2020 - 2026)
uCloudlink's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 3.57% for Q2 2026, down 2.99 percentage points from 6.56% a year earlier and down 10.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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uCloudlink (UCL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, uCloudlink's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 24.65%, up 7.09 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased in each of the last five years, with a five-year change of +170.31 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 17.56% in FY2024 (+2.13 pp), 15.44% in FY2023 (+99.58 pp), -84.14% in FY2022 (+13.88 pp) and -98.02% in FY2021 (+47.64 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q2 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.94 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q3 2023 (a gain of 192.88 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2022 (a drop of 76.02 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows UCL's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 13.65% (Q1 2026), 21.10% (Q4 2025) and 22.50% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,079.97 Bn | 4,827.46 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 66.86% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 420.25 Bn | 356.18 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 15.92% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 292.20 Bn | 247.96 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 37.37% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 217.24 Bn | 170.70 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 5 | Sandisk | 180.75 Bn | 169.27 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 73.74% |
| 6 | Sony | 160.45 Bn | 100.21 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 12.20% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 142.99 Bn | 137.98 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 66.09% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 128.64 Bn | 118.47 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 53.78% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 75.30 Bn | 53.18 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 5.57% |
| 10 | uCloudlink | 8.71 Mn | -105.83 Mn | 9.16 Mn | 9.81% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.81% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.82% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 28.98% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 31.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.65% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.57% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.38% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 23.73% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.56% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.80% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.24% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.43% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -25.71% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -66.06% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -138.94% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -219.79% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -207.54% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -178.45% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -142.38% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -98.77% |
API Access
uCloudlink Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=UCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "UCL", "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=UCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();