Universal Logistics Holdings (ULH) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025)
Universal Logistics Holdings posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 1.44% for Q4 2025, down 411.0% year-on-year from 0.46% in Q4 2024, and up 89.75% on a QoQ basis from 14.08% in Q3 2025.
Universal Logistics Holdings (ULH) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 1.44% in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 411.0% year-over-year to 1.44%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 1.44% (down 411.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.44%, down 444.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 stood at 1.44%, up from 14.08% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 26.29% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 14.08% in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 15.33% (2023), against an average of 12.22%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed soared 1368 bps; it then plunged 3044 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 12.61% in 2021, then soared by 109 bps to 26.29% in 2022, then slumped by 44 bps to 14.6% in 2023, then tumbled by 82 bps to 2.67% in 2024, then slumped by 154 bps to 1.44% in 2025.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 1.44% (Q4 2025), 14.08% (Q3 2025), and 3.29% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 47.65 Bn | 47.37 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 26.96% |
| 2 | Xpo | 25.84 Bn | 25.61 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 10.45% |
| 3 | Saia | 12.92 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | 10.92% |
| 4 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings | 12.67 Bn | 12.61 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 1.68% |
| 5 | Schneider National | 6.38 Bn | 6.12 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 3.81% |
| 6 | Rxo | 4.55 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 254.00 Mn | -3.46% |
| 7 | Arcbest | 3.15 Bn | 3.06 Bn | 951.93 Mn | 4.94% |
| 8 | Werner Enterprises | 2.55 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 726.17 Mn | 0.83% |
| 9 | Marten Transport | 1.43 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 203.18 Mn | 0.59% |
| 10 | Universal Logistics Holdings | 422.83 Mn | 385.63 Mn | 339.25 Mn | -1.44% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.44% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -14.08% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | -3.29% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -1.57% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.67% |
| 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% |
| Apr 3, 2021 | 11.23% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 10.16% |
| Oct 3, 2020 | 9.70% |
| Jul 4, 2020 | 5.91% |
| Apr 4, 2020 | 8.22% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 9.10% |
| Sep 28, 2019 | 10.47% |
| Jun 29, 2019 | 14.42% |
| Mar 30, 2019 | 15.10% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 14.33% |
| Sep 29, 2018 | 17.24% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 12.07% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 8.04% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 6.18% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 4.56% |
| Jul 1, 2017 | 7.65% |
| Apr 1, 2017 | 10.11% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 11.10% |
| Oct 1, 2016 | 15.07% |
| Jul 2, 2016 | 17.09% |
| Apr 2, 2016 | 21.32% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 20.29% |
| Sep 26, 2015 | 17.76% |
| Jun 27, 2015 | 19.47% |
| Mar 28, 2015 | 20.11% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 19.59% |
| Sep 27, 2014 | 19.89% |
| Jun 28, 2014 | 20.54% |
| Mar 29, 2014 | 21.11% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 27.11% |
| Sep 28, 2013 | 33.56% |
| Jun 29, 2013 | 33.17% |
| Mar 30, 2013 | 31.82% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 29.68% |
| Sep 29, 2012 | 27.59% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 22.81% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 20.87% |
| Oct 1, 2011 | 37.21% |