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 (UEIC) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported 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.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 4.99% in Q1 2022, with the low at 41.74% in Q3 2023.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 10.74%, with a median of 7.24% recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed plunged 4639 bps in 2023 and jumped 3376 bps in 2024.
  • Universal Electronics' Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.97% in 2022, then plunged by 933 bps to 41.42% in 2023, then jumped by 77 bps to 9.33% in 2024, then surged by 57 bps to 4.05% in 2025, then fell by 2 bps to 4.14% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UEIC's Return on Capital Employed at 4.14% in Q1 2026, 4.05% in Q4 2025, and 6.92% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Apple 4,319.52 Bn 4,251.01 Bn 54.78 Bn 61.26%
2 Sonos 1.61 Bn 1.36 Bn 124.65 Mn 5.70%
3 Zepp Health 1.32 Bn -101.84 Bn 19.44 Mn 0.00%
4 Vuzix 214.94 Mn 193.79 Mn 375,000.00 -18.63%
5 UTime 79.34 Mn 37.42 Mn - -
6 Universal Electronics 59.18 Mn 29.36 Mn 20.60 Mn -4.14%
7 Axil Brands 44.10 Mn 38.58 Mn 5.04 Mn 12.60%
8 Foxx Development Holdings 23.69 Mn 20.50 Mn -1.45 Mn 816.31%
9 Fenbo Holdings 10.51 Mn 7.81 Mn - -
10 Emerson Radio 7.58 Mn -4.72 Mn -122,000.00 -4.97%

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%