United Microelectronics (UMC) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
United Microelectronics' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 12.52% for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, up 5.33 percentage points from 7.19% a year earlier but down 0.72 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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United Microelectronics (UMC) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, United Microelectronics' Return on Assets [ROA] was 7.28%, down 1.21 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has declined in each of the last three years, though with a five-year change of +1.41 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 8.50% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-2.75 pp), 11.25% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-6.39 pp), 17.63% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+5.19 pp) and 12.44% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+6.57 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] is 7.10% (the quarter ended Jun 30, 2025) to 18.11% (the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022).
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.34 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022 (a gain of 6.68 percentage points), and the weakest in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2023 (a drop of 7.00 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows UMC's Return on Assets [ROA] at 13.25% (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), 8.55% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026) and 7.15% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) in the three quarters before the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn | -466,841,983.85% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn | 7.44% |
| 3 | Nvidia | 3,939.34 Bn | 3,713.50 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 66.53% |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,653.85 Bn | 1,579.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 20.84% |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 51.50% |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 8.50% |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 576.26 Bn | 531.95 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Intel | 316.79 Bn | 179.50 Bn | 7.10 Bn | -5.54% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 294.03 Bn | 294.03 Bn | 5.25 Bn | 22.69% |
| 10 | United Microelectronics | 38.77 Bn | 23.14 Bn | 788.24 Mn | 12.52% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 12.52% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.25% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.55% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.15% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.19% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.10% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.27% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.60% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.72% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.16% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.11% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.89% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.73% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.23% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.11% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.62% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.73% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.11% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.44% |
API Access
United Microelectronics Return on Assets [ROA] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=UMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "UMC", "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-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=UMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();