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.
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| 1 | Aes | 10.53 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 5.38% |
| 2 | Brookfield Infrastructure Partners | 7.90 Bn | 4.39 Bn | 1.59 Bn | 5.42% |
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| 4 | Avista | 3.18 Bn | 2.99 Bn | - | 4.60% |
| 5 | Unitil | 970.86 Mn | 961.66 Mn | 93.20 Mn | 6.33% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |