United Microelectronics (UMC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
United Microelectronics (UMC) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 11.44% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 0.49 percentage points from 11.94% a year earlier but up 0.48 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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United Microelectronics (UMC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, United Microelectronics posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 10.69%, down 1.87 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +2.46 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 12.57% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-2.92 pp), 15.49% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-13.65 pp), 29.13% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+11.17 pp) and 17.96% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+9.73 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] spans a low of 10.51% in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 and a high of 31.39% in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now declined in each of the last 13 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.18 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2022 (a gain of 17.47 percentage points); the low point was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2023 (a drop of 16.04 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 came in at 10.96% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 10.51% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 11.07% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,638.19 Bn | 5,412.36 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 71.14% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,452.80 Bn | 2,078.51 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 33.02% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,695.44 Bn | 1,621.48 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 25.97% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,213.55 Bn | 1,152.31 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 53.54% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 1,034.54 Bn | 991.29 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 8.03% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 719.69 Bn | 675.53 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 601.78 Bn | 486.52 Bn | 6.51 Bn | -0.05% |
| 8 | Lam Research | 434.81 Bn | 411.60 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 47.24% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 428.57 Bn | 394.02 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 25.26% |
| 10 | United Microelectronics | 66.14 Bn | 49.96 Bn | 706.26 Mn | 11.44% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.44% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.96% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.51% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.07% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.94% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.44% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.14% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.51% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.85% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.10% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.93% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 23.31% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 26.98% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 31.14% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 31.39% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 26.40% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.41% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.89% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.92% |
API Access
United Microelectronics Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=UMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=UMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();