United Microelectronics (UMC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
United Microelectronics' Return on Equity [ROE] was 33.24% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 31.03 percentage points from 2.21% a year earlier and up 22.93 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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United Microelectronics (UMC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at United Microelectronics came in at 9.69%, down 6.13 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has now declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -1.60 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 15.82% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-3.80 pp), 19.62% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-11.11 pp), 30.72% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+8.43 pp) and 22.29% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+11.00 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 marks the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to the quarter ended Mar 31, 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] was higher in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.81 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 (a gain of 31.03 percentage points); the worst was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2025 (a drop of 15.11 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, UMC's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 was 10.31% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 6.86% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 5.88% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,638.19 Bn | 5,412.36 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 90.87% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,452.80 Bn | 2,078.51 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 40.51% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,695.44 Bn | 1,621.48 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 40.84% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,213.55 Bn | 1,152.31 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 58.27% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 1,034.54 Bn | 991.29 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 9.77% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 719.69 Bn | 675.53 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 601.78 Bn | 486.52 Bn | 6.51 Bn | -9.81% |
| 8 | Lam Research | 434.81 Bn | 411.60 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 63.02% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 428.57 Bn | 394.02 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 37.42% |
| 10 | United Microelectronics | 66.14 Bn | 49.96 Bn | 706.26 Mn | 33.24% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 33.24% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.31% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.86% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.88% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.21% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.78% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.95% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.65% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.32% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.85% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.23% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.36% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 26.47% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 27.75% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 30.67% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 29.06% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.20% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.91% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.64% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 18.64% |
API Access
United Microelectronics Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=UMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=UMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();