Growth Metrics

Ultralife (ULBI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Ultralife's quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 5.42% in Q1 2026, down 1030.0% year-on-year from 0.58% in Q1 2025, and down 67.22% quarter-over-quarter from 3.24% in Q4 2025.

Ultralife has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 5.42% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 1030.0% year-over-year to 5.42%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 5.42% (down 1030.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 3.25%, down 911.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 5.42%, down from 3.24% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 8.9% in Q2 2024, with the low at 5.42% in Q1 2026.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 2.67%, with a median of 3.29% recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed soared 834 bps in 2024 and plunged 1030 bps in 2026.
  • Tracing ULBI's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 0.09% in 2022, then soared by 6566 bps to 6.17% in 2023, then dropped by 3 bps to 5.96% in 2024, then slumped by 154 bps to 3.24% in 2025, then tumbled by 67 bps to 5.42% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 5.42% (Q1 2026), 3.24% (Q4 2025), and 3.29% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Vertiv Holdings 125.39 Bn 122.89 Bn 999.70 Mn 26.52%
2 Bloom Energy 85.22 Bn 82.75 Bn 225.54 Mn 4.38%
3 nVent Electric 26.63 Bn 26.44 Bn 445.60 Mn 11.66%
4 Hubbell 25.22 Bn 24.72 Bn 505.30 Mn 18.97%
5 Advanced Energy Industries 12.25 Bn 12.25 Bn 200.90 Mn 13.11%
6 Powell Industries 10.16 Bn 9.61 Bn 87.94 Mn 32.43%
7 Acuity Inc. (De) 8.82 Bn 8.55 Bn 520.40 Mn 15.83%
8 EnerSys 8.70 Bn 8.26 Bn 290.87 Mn 13.24%
9 Plug Power 5.25 Bn 4.87 Bn -21.61 Mn -72.06%
10 Ultralife 107.27 Mn 98.50 Mn 10.11 Mn -5.42%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -5.42%
Dec 31, 2025 -3.24%
Sep 30, 2025 3.29%
Jun 30, 2025 3.97%
Mar 31, 2025 4.88%
Dec 31, 2024 5.96%
Sep 30, 2024 8.38%
Jun 30, 2024 8.90%
Mar 31, 2024 8.66%
Dec 31, 2023 6.17%
Sep 30, 2023 4.05%
Jun 30, 2023 2.31%
Mar 31, 2023 0.32%
Dec 31, 2022 0.09%
Sep 30, 2022 -0.96%
Jun 30, 2022 -1.08%
Mar 31, 2022 -0.86%
Dec 31, 2021 0.03%
Sep 30, 2021 2.07%
Jun 30, 2021 3.28%
Mar 31, 2021 4.29%
Dec 31, 2020 4.83%
Sep 30, 2020 5.84%
Jun 30, 2020 5.93%
Mar 31, 2020 6.57%
Dec 31, 2019 5.81%
Sep 29, 2019 4.80%
Jun 30, 2019 5.54%
Mar 31, 2019 4.53%
Dec 31, 2018 6.83%
Sep 30, 2018 8.57%
Jul 1, 2018 8.29%
Apr 1, 2018 8.12%
Dec 31, 2017 7.99%
Oct 1, 2017 7.71%
Jul 2, 2017 7.72%
Apr 2, 2017 6.85%
Dec 31, 2016 5.17%
Sep 25, 2016 3.66%
Jun 26, 2016 3.68%
Mar 27, 2016 4.29%
Dec 31, 2015 4.72%
Sep 27, 2015 5.44%
Jun 28, 2015 3.47%
Mar 29, 2015 0.62%
Dec 31, 2014 -1.89%
Sep 28, 2014 -2.99%
Jun 29, 2014 -2.01%
Mar 30, 2014 -2.69%
Dec 31, 2013 -0.81%
Sep 29, 2013 1.91%
Jun 30, 2013 3.37%
Mar 31, 2013 1.91%
Dec 31, 2012 -0.15%
Sep 30, 2012 -0.94%
Jul 1, 2012 -1.22%
Apr 1, 2012 6.34%
Dec 31, 2011 3.10%
Oct 2, 2011 4.79%