United Guardian (UG) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

United Guardian's (UG) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 19.89% in Q1 2026, down 857.0% year-on-year from 2.63% in Q1 2025, and down 2.69% quarter-over-quarter from 20.44% in Q4 2025.

United Guardian (UG) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

United Guardian has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 19.89% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 19.89%, down 857.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 19.89% (down 857.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 19.04%, down 1282.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 19.89% for Q1 2026 at United Guardian, down from 20.44% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 53.36% in Q1 2022 to a low of 18.57% in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 29.81% (2024), against an average of 32.32%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 4352 bps in 2022 and tumbled 2166 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • United Guardian's Return on Capital Employed stood at 41.26% in 2022, then tumbled by 37 bps to 26.0% in 2023, then grew by 21 bps to 31.41% in 2024, then sank by 35 bps to 20.44% in 2025, then dropped by 3 bps to 19.89% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 19.89% (Q1 2026), 20.44% (Q4 2025), and 18.57% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 22.49%
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - 9.90%
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 30.32%
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 12.45%
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn 24.16%
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn 3.12%
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 2.61%
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn 62.17%
10 United Guardian 32.44 Mn 24.40 Mn 1.42 Mn 19.89%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 19.89%
Dec 31, 2025 20.44%
Sep 30, 2025 18.57%
Jun 30, 2025 25.05%
Mar 31, 2025 28.46%
Dec 31, 2024 31.41%
Sep 30, 2024 33.26%
Jun 30, 2024 31.16%
Mar 31, 2024 27.49%
Dec 31, 2023 26.00%
Sep 30, 2023 25.75%
Mar 31, 2023 35.90%
Dec 31, 2022 41.26%
Sep 30, 2022 47.42%
Jun 30, 2022 51.62%
Mar 31, 2022 53.36%
Dec 31, 2021 53.48%
Sep 30, 2021 18.16%
Jun 30, 2021 13.47%
Mar 31, 2021 9.84%