Universal Technical Institute (UTI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Universal Technical Institute (UTI) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 8.69% in Q1 2026, down 25.82% quarter-over-quarter from 11.71% in Q4 2025, and down 541.0% on a YoY basis from 1.97% in Q1 2025.

Universal Technical Institute (UTI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Universal Technical Institute's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 8.69% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 541.0% year-over-year to 8.69%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.69% (down 541.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 15.02%, up 407.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 8.69% for Q1 2026 at Universal Technical Institute, down from 11.71% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 15.49% in Q2 2025 to a low of 2.6% in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 8.43% across 5 years, with a median of 8.05% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed soared 1069 bps in 2022, then plunged 541 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 2.75% in 2022, then soared by 104 bps to 5.62% in 2023, then soared by 135 bps to 13.19% in 2024, then fell by 11 bps to 11.71% in 2025, then declined by 26 bps to 8.69% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 8.69% (Q1 2026), 11.71% (Q4 2025), and 15.07% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 8.69%
Dec 31, 2025 11.71%
Sep 30, 2025 15.07%
Jun 30, 2025 15.49%
Mar 31, 2025 14.09%
Dec 31, 2024 13.19%
Sep 30, 2024 11.32%
Jun 30, 2024 8.15%
Mar 31, 2024 6.61%
Dec 31, 2023 5.62%
Sep 30, 2023 3.97%
Jun 30, 2023 2.60%
Mar 31, 2023 2.75%
Dec 31, 2022 2.75%
Sep 30, 2022 5.47%
Jun 30, 2022 7.77%
Mar 31, 2022 8.05%
Dec 31, 2021 6.94%
Sep 30, 2021 4.14%
Jun 30, 2021 2.47%