United Microelectronics (UMC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
United Microelectronics (UMC) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 11.63% for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, up 4.01 percentage points from 7.62% a year earlier and up 1.06 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 9.15%, down 1.37 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +1.37 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 10.52% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-2.93 pp), 13.45% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-10.00 pp), 23.44% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+8.52 pp) and 14.92% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+7.14 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026 ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since the quarter ended Mar 31, 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.69 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 17.83 percentage points); the low point was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2023 (a drop of 17.52 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026 came in at 10.57% (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), 9.97% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026) and 8.87% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn | - |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn | 34.41% |
| 3 | Nvidia | 3,939.34 Bn | 3,713.50 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 71.14% |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,653.85 Bn | 1,579.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 25.97% |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 67.70% |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 10.50% |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 576.26 Bn | 531.95 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Intel | 316.79 Bn | 179.50 Bn | 7.10 Bn | 1.05% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 294.03 Bn | 294.03 Bn | 5.25 Bn | - |
| 10 | United Microelectronics | 38.77 Bn | 23.14 Bn | 788.24 Mn | 11.63% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 11.63% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.57% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.97% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.87% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.62% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.83% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.96% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.43% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.57% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.31% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.66% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.36% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.92% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.81% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 26.27% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 30.89% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.54% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.47% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.10% |
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();