United Fire (UFCS) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2025)
United Fire (UFCS) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -46.20% for Q4 2025, up 13.41 percentage points from -59.61% a year earlier and up 2.26 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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United Fire (UFCS) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, United Fire's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -49.60%, up 14.23 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +27.77 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, United Fire's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -63.83% in FY2024 (+13.05 pp), -76.88% in FY2023 (-4.15 pp), -72.73% in FY2022 (-21.51 pp) and -51.23% in FY2021 (+26.15 pp).
- The Q4 2025 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q1 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +10.90 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q3 2022, with a gain of 32.77 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2023, with a drop of 34.24 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was -48.46% (Q3 2025), -52.89% (Q2 2025) and -58.71% (Q1 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,083.21 Bn | -334.26 Bn | 55.86 Bn | - |
| 2 | Chubb | 127.58 Bn | 79.64 Bn | 9.13 Bn | -11.59% |
| 3 | Progressive | 122.25 Bn | 98.08 Bn | 9.04 Bn | - |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.29 Bn | 73.03 Bn | - | 12.87% |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 75.19 Bn | 51.44 Bn | 6.23 Bn | - |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 73.16 Bn | 74.37 Bn | - | 11.21% |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.22 Bn | -46.26 Bn | 7.82 Bn | -102.80% |
| 8 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 57.98 Bn | 52.41 Bn | - | 5.67% |
| 9 | Aon | 57.16 Bn | 50.40 Bn | - | 14.78% |
| 10 | United Fire | 1.40 Bn | 712.43 Mn | 171.45 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -46.20% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -48.46% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -52.89% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -58.71% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -59.61% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -63.14% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -68.11% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -73.24% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -81.83% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -81.32% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -81.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -48.55% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -79.75% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -54.60% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -47.54% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -42.69% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -51.53% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -87.37% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -45.15% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -54.68% |
API Access
United Fire 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=UFCS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "UFCS", "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=UFCS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();