Growth Metrics

Universal Technical Institute (UTI) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly FCF Margin fell 628.0% to 11.94% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.22% through Mar 2026, down 884.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 6.62% for FY2025, 178.0% down from the prior year.

Universal Technical Institute's FCF Margin history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 11.94% for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Margin came in at 11.94% for Q1 2026, down from 8.67% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 30.56% in Q3 2024 to a low of 33.71% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 3.31% (2022), against an average of 0.17%.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Margin tumbled -4287bps in 2022 and then soared 1924bps in 2024.
  • Universal Technical Institute's FCF Margin stood at 3.31% in 2022, then soared by 221bps to 4.0% in 2023, then soared by 143bps to 9.74% in 2024, then crashed by -189bps to 8.67% in 2025, then tumbled by -38bps to 11.94% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for UTI's FCF Margin are 11.94% (Q1 2026), 8.67% (Q4 2025), and 18.26% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 3.93%
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 19.66%
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 28.01%
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 29.13%
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 30.51%
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn -11.94%
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 25.27%
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn -6.99%
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn 34.78%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -11.94%
Dec 31, 2025 -8.67%
Sep 30, 2025 18.26%
Jun 30, 2025 3.35%
Mar 31, 2025 -5.66%
Dec 31, 2024 9.74%
Sep 30, 2024 30.56%
Jun 30, 2024 1.69%
Mar 31, 2024 -4.56%
Dec 31, 2023 4.00%
Sep 30, 2023 27.04%
Jun 30, 2023 -6.93%
Mar 31, 2023 -23.80%
Dec 31, 2022 -3.31%
Sep 30, 2022 25.56%
Jun 30, 2022 -18.77%
Mar 31, 2022 -33.71%
Dec 31, 2021 -7.93%
Sep 30, 2021 34.20%
Jun 30, 2021 -8.44%
Mar 31, 2021 9.16%
Dec 31, 2020 -51.90%
Sep 30, 2020 24.99%
Jun 30, 2020 -42.29%
Mar 31, 2020 0.51%
Dec 31, 2019 6.09%
Sep 30, 2019 31.62%
Jun 30, 2019 -13.22%
Mar 31, 2019 -4.41%
Dec 31, 2018 1.96%
Sep 30, 2018 6.96%
Jun 30, 2018 -34.53%
Mar 31, 2018 -10.57%
Dec 31, 2017 -6.36%
Sep 30, 2017 36.01%
Jun 30, 2017 -19.37%
Mar 31, 2017 -3.29%
Dec 31, 2016 -22.39%
Sep 30, 2016 20.04%
Jun 30, 2016 -12.32%