Universal Technical Institute (UTI) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2021 - 2026)
Universal Technical Institute (UTI) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 6.90% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 9.59 percentage points from 16.48% a year earlier and down 2.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Universal Technical Institute (UTI) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Universal Technical Institute's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 15.58%, up 4.22 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a four-year change of +8.33 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Universal Technical Institute's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 11.37% in FY2024 (+7.02 pp), 4.35% in FY2023 (-4.57 pp), 8.91% in FY2022 (+1.66 pp) and 7.25% in FY2021.
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q1 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.35 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2025, with a gain of 8.14 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2023, with a drop of 10.36 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 9.19% (Q2 2026), 12.38% (Q1 2026) and 15.69% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 10.74% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 13.83% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | - |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 24.67% |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 3.50% |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 14.95% |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 8.79% |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 9.35% |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 16.83% |
| 10 | Universal Technical Institute | 1.13 Bn | 468.28 Mn | 100.57 Mn | 6.90% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.90% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.19% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.38% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.69% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.48% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.80% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.51% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.54% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.13% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.89% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.78% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.69% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.97% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.99% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.96% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.77% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.32% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.27% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.72% |
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Universal Technical Institute Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=UTI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "UTI", "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=UTI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();