Universal Logistics Holdings (ULH) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Universal Logistics Holdings (ULH) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -2.47% for Q2 2026, down 10.13 percentage points from 7.65% a year earlier.
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Universal Logistics Holdings (ULH) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Universal Logistics Holdings' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -4.40%, down 21.11 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -15.03 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Universal Logistics Holdings' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 16.71% in FY2024 (+1.69 pp), 15.02% in FY2023 (-12.19 pp), 27.21% in FY2022 (+14.13 pp) and 13.07% in FY2021 (+2.45 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of -4.42% in Q4 2025 to a high of 26.29% in Q4 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in 1 of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -9.47 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q4 2022, with a gain of 13.68 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2025, with a drop of 19.29 percentage points.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 165.28 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | 15.69% |
| 2 | Csx | 87.86 Bn | 84.08 Bn | - | 12.29% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 75.56 Bn | 75.27 Bn | - | 6.84% |
| 4 | Norfolk Southern | 71.27 Bn | 65.91 Bn | - | 9.67% |
| 5 | United Parcel Service | 69.70 Bn | 46.62 Bn | - | 11.61% |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.71 Bn | 34.65 Bn | - | 7.01% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.32 Bn | 37.50 Bn | - | 10.65% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 37.44 Bn | 36.71 Bn | - | 28.03% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.52 Bn | -19.85 Bn | - | 8.86% |
| 10 | Universal Logistics Holdings | 486.75 Mn | 357.87 Mn | - | -2.47% |
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Historic 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% |
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Universal Logistics Holdings Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ULH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "ULH", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ULH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();