Unitil UTL
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As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 3:25 PM EDT

Unitil (UTL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Unitil (UTL) posted Return on Capital Employed of 6.41% for Q1 2026, up 2.27% sequentially from 6.27% in Q4 2025, and up 43.0% YoY from 4.49% in Q1 2025.

Unitil (UTL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Unitil has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 6.41% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 43.0% year-over-year to 6.41% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.41% (up 43.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 6.58%, up 55.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed rose to 6.41% in Q1 2026 per UTL's latest filing, from 6.27% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 14.92% in Q1 2023 and troughed at 5.76% in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 7.13% and a median of 6.15% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed soared 916 bps in 2022, then tumbled 855 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 14.92% in 2022, then tumbled by 57 bps to 6.37% in 2023, then declined by 7 bps to 5.89% in 2024, then advanced by 6 bps to 6.27% in 2025, then advanced by 2 bps to 6.41% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 6.41%, 6.27%, and 5.76% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Aes 10.53 Bn 8.68 Bn 692.00 Mn 5.38%
2 Brookfield Infrastructure Partners 7.87 Bn 4.35 Bn 1.59 Bn 5.42%
3 Algonquin Power & Utilities 4.40 Bn 4.34 Bn 325.50 Mn -
4 Avista 3.12 Bn 2.94 Bn - 4.60%
5 Unitil 956.59 Mn 947.39 Mn 93.20 Mn 6.33%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 6.33%
Mar 31, 2026 6.41%
Dec 31, 2025 6.27%
Sep 30, 2025 5.76%
Jun 30, 2025 5.85%
Mar 31, 2025 5.98%
Dec 31, 2024 5.89%
Sep 30, 2024 5.87%
Jun 30, 2024 6.50%
Mar 31, 2024 6.52%
Dec 31, 2023 6.37%
Sep 30, 2023 6.22%
Jun 30, 2023 6.15%
Mar 31, 2023 14.92%
Dec 31, 2022 14.92%
Sep 30, 2022 5.94%
Jun 30, 2022 5.83%
Mar 31, 2022 5.78%
Dec 31, 2021 5.76%
Sep 30, 2021 5.61%