Unitil (UTL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Unitil (UTL) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 6.08% in Q3 2026, up 0.32 percentage points from 5.76% a year earlier but down 0.25 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Unitil (UTL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Unitil reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 6.58%, up 0.55 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +1.04 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 6.02% in FY2024 (-0.41 pp), 6.44% in FY2023 (+0.27 pp), 6.17% in FY2022 (+0.34 pp) and 5.83% in FY2021 (+0.28 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has ranged from 5.76% in Q4 2021 to 6.52% in Q1 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.02 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 0.48 percentage points in Q2 2026, against a drop of 0.65 percentage points in Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 6.33% (Q2 2026), 6.41% (Q1 2026) and 6.27% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin Electric Power | 99,216.00 Bn | 99,215.99 Bn | 911.30 Mn | 6.20% |
| 2 | Enel Chile | 301.57 Bn | 301.57 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 35.28% |
| 3 | Nextera Energy | 180.93 Bn | 179.04 Bn | - | 4.25% |
| 4 | Southern | 109.04 Bn | 101.70 Bn | 7.31 Bn | 5.18% |
| 5 | Duke Energy | 100.59 Bn | 99.24 Bn | 6.37 Bn | 5.27% |
| 6 | National Grid | 86.94 Bn | 59.27 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | American Electric Power | 69.61 Bn | 68.67 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 5.11% |
| 8 | Entergy | 53.37 Bn | 42.94 Bn | - | 4.74% |
| 9 | Sempra | 51.29 Bn | 84.11 Bn | - | 5.25% |
| 10 | Unitil | 1.03 Bn | 971.37 Mn | 100.90 Mn | 6.08% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.08% |
| 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 | 6.24% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.94% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.83% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.78% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.76% |
API Access
Unitil Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=UTL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "UTL", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=UTL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();