Growth Metrics

Universal Technical Institute (UTI) Debt Ratio (2020 - 2026)

Quarterly Debt Ratio rose 17.05% to 0.15 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.15 through Mar 2026, up 17.05% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.11 for FY2025, 37.55% down from the prior year.

Universal Technical Institute's Debt Ratio history spans 7 years, with the latest figure at 0.15 for Q1 2026.

  • Debt Ratio came in at 0.15 for Q1 2026, up from 0.12 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.23 in Q2 2023 to a low of 0.09 in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.16 (2024), against an average of 0.16.
  • Year-over-year, Debt Ratio skyrocketed 280.85% in 2022 and then tumbled 48.8% in 2025.
  • Universal Technical Institute's Debt Ratio stood at 0.22 in 2022, then grew by 1.23% to 0.22 in 2023, then fell by 27.77% to 0.16 in 2024, then decreased by 23.65% to 0.12 in 2025, then increased by 26.15% to 0.15 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for UTI's Debt Ratio are 0.15 (Q1 2026), 0.12 (Q4 2025), and 0.11 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn 0.05
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 0.10
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 0.09
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn -
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 0.17
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn -
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.15
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - -
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 0.01
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn 0.16

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.15
Dec 31, 2025 0.12
Sep 30, 2025 0.11
Jun 30, 2025 0.10
Mar 31, 2025 0.13
Dec 31, 2024 0.16
Sep 30, 2024 0.17
Jun 30, 2024 0.19
Mar 31, 2024 0.20
Dec 31, 2023 0.22
Sep 30, 2023 0.22
Jun 30, 2023 0.23
Mar 31, 2023 0.23
Dec 31, 2022 0.22
Sep 30, 2022 0.12
Jun 30, 2022 0.13
Mar 31, 2022 0.09
Dec 31, 2021 0.06
Sep 30, 2021 0.06
Sep 30, 2020 0.00