Universal Electronics (UEIC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Universal Electronics (UEIC) posted Return on Capital Employed of 4.14% for Q1 2026, down 2.18% sequentially from 4.05% in Q4 2025, and up 310.0% YoY from 1.01% in Q1 2025.

Universal Electronics (UEIC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Universal Electronics has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 4.14% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 310.0% year-over-year to 4.14% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.14% (up 310.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3.57%, up 487.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed eased to 4.14% in Q1 2026 per UEIC's latest filing, from 4.05% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 4.99% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 41.74% in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 10.74% and a median of 7.24% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed slumped 4639 bps in 2023, then surged 3376 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.97% in 2022, then tumbled by 933 bps to 41.42% in 2023, then soared by 77 bps to 9.33% in 2024, then jumped by 57 bps to 4.05% in 2025, then declined by 2 bps to 4.14% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 4.14%, 4.05%, and 6.92% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Apple 4,539.83 Bn 4,477.43 Bn 54.77 Bn 67.97%
2 Sony 133.13 Bn 119.27 Bn 6.53 Bn -65.50%
3 Sonos 1.90 Bn 1.64 Bn 189.31 Mn 13.35%
4 LG Display 1.63 Bn 486.32 Mn 277.60 Mn 2,594,595.35%
5 Zepp Health 1.18 Bn -101.97 Bn 19.44 Mn 0.00%
6 Turtle Beach 267.71 Mn 255.39 Mn 11.29 Mn 6.22%
7 Vuzix 199.03 Mn 177.88 Mn 375,000.00 -89.35%
8 Universal Electronics 60.07 Mn 30.24 Mn 20.60 Mn -4.14%
9 Axil Brands 38.46 Mn 32.94 Mn 5.04 Mn 12.60%
10 Koss 35.59 Mn 16.74 Mn 1.00 Mn -6.38%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -4.14%
Dec 31, 2025 -4.05%
Sep 30, 2025 -6.92%
Jun 30, 2025 -3.99%
Mar 31, 2025 -7.24%
Dec 31, 2024 -9.33%
Sep 30, 2024 -7.98%
Jun 30, 2024 -15.78%
Mar 31, 2024 -16.28%
Dec 31, 2023 -41.42%
Sep 30, 2023 -41.74%
Jun 30, 2023 -25.64%
Mar 31, 2023 -16.28%
Dec 31, 2022 4.97%
Sep 30, 2022 4.59%
Jun 30, 2022 3.68%
Mar 31, 2022 4.99%
Dec 31, 2021 7.88%
Sep 30, 2021 12.49%
Jun 30, 2021 12.66%