Universal Logistics Holdings (ULH) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Universal Logistics Holdings' (ULH) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 4.42% in Q4 2025, down 1929.0% YoY from 0.24% in Q4 2024, and down 51.57% on a QoQ basis from 2.92% in Q3 2025.
Universal Logistics Holdings (ULH) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Universal Logistics Holdings (ULH) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 4.42% in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 1929.0% year-over-year to 4.42% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 4.42% (down 1929.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 4.4%, down 2111.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed declined to 4.42% in Q4 2025, from 2.92% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 26.29% in Q4 2022 to a low of 4.42% in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 14.35% and a median of 15.46% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 1368 bps — and 2025, when it slumped 1929 bps.
- Tracing ULH's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 12.61% in 2021, then surged by 109 bps to 26.29% in 2022, then tumbled by 44 bps to 14.6% in 2023, then increased by 2 bps to 14.87% in 2024, then slumped by 130 bps to 4.42% in 2025.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 4.42% (Q4 2025), 2.92% (Q3 2025), and 7.65% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 10 | Universal Logistics Holdings | 499.05 Mn | 478.74 Mn | 323.04 Mn | -2.47% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | -2.47% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -4.42% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -2.92% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 7.65% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.81% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.87% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 16.36% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 17.16% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 17.90% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.60% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.61% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 20.29% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 24.02% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 26.29% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 24.28% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 18.47% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 16.06% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.61% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 12.60% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 13.63% |