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

United Guardian (UG) reported Return on Capital Employed of 19.89% for Q1 2026, down 857.0% on a YoY basis from 2.63% in Q1 2025, and down 2.69% sequentially from 20.44% in Q4 2025.

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

United Guardian (UG) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 19.89% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 857.0% year-over-year to 19.89%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 19.89% (down 857.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 19.04%, down 1282.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed retreated to 19.89% in Q1 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of 32.32% and a median of 29.81% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 1852 bps in 2022 and sank 2166 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing UG's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 41.26% in 2022, then plunged by 37 bps to 26.0% in 2023, then climbed by 21 bps to 31.41% in 2024, then slumped by 35 bps to 20.44% in 2025, then slipped by 3 bps to 19.89% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UG's Return on Capital Employed at 19.89% in Q1 2026, 20.44% in Q4 2025, and 18.57% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 345.95 Bn 333.64 Bn 10.51 Bn 22.49%
2 Unilever 134.07 Bn 123.59 Bn - 9.90%
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.64 Bn 72.30 Bn 3.23 Bn 30.32%
4 Kenvue 37.28 Bn 37.17 Bn 2.30 Bn 12.45%
5 Kimberly Clark 36.96 Bn 36.42 Bn 1.53 Bn 24.16%
6 Estee Lauder Companies 30.06 Bn 26.94 Bn 2.84 Bn 3.12%
7 Church & Dwight 23.36 Bn 22.86 Bn 681.40 Mn 14.22%
8 Clorox 11.85 Bn 10.66 Bn 722.00 Mn 62.17%
9 Yatsen Holding 6.39 Bn 6.25 Bn 153.20 Mn -5.54%
10 United Guardian 37.40 Mn 29.36 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 42.57%
Jun 30, 2021 37.66%
Mar 31, 2021 34.84%