UL Solutions (ULS) Return on Capital Employed (2024 - 2026)

UL Solutions (ULS) reported Return on Capital Employed of 27.02% for Q1 2026, up 344.0% on a YoY basis from 6.09% in Q1 2025, and up 11.28% sequentially from 24.28% in Q4 2025.

UL Solutions (ULS) Return on Capital Employed (2024 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

UL Solutions (ULS) has 3 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 27.02% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 344.0% year-over-year to 27.02%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 27.02% (up 344.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 24.85%, up 207.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed advanced to 27.02% in Q1 2026, from 24.28% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 27.02% in Q1 2026 to a low of 19.21% in Q2 2024.
  • A 3-year average of 22.65% and a median of 23.09% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed reached 393 bps in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 227 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing ULS's Return on Capital Employed over 3 years: stood at 22.02% in 2024, then grew by 10 bps to 24.28% in 2025, then increased by 11 bps to 27.02% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ULS's Return on Capital Employed at 27.02% in Q1 2026, 24.28% in Q4 2025, and 24.02% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Cintas 81.31 Bn 81.12 Bn 1.45 Bn 30.25%
2 Rentokil Initial 73.75 Bn 71.25 Bn - -48.80%
3 Relx 60.28 Bn 60.04 Bn - -
4 Thomson Reuters 38.09 Bn 37.23 Bn - -15.25%
5 Copart 25.18 Bn 21.85 Bn 732.88 Mn 17.98%
6 Global Payments 21.29 Bn 16.10 Bn 1.70 Bn 3.08%
7 Rb Global 20.33 Bn 20.14 Bn 927.90 Mn 7.10%
8 UL Solutions 17.42 Bn 17.18 Bn 381.00 Mn 27.02%
9 Aramark 15.00 Bn 14.59 Bn 426.39 Mn 7.90%
10 Amentum Holdings 5.37 Bn 5.04 Bn 345.00 Mn 5.80%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 27.02%
Dec 31, 2025 24.28%
Sep 30, 2025 24.02%
Jun 30, 2025 23.09%
Mar 31, 2025 23.59%
Dec 31, 2024 22.02%
Sep 30, 2024 20.97%
Jun 30, 2024 19.21%
Mar 31, 2024 19.66%