Unitil (UTL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Unitil's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 8.63% for Q3 2026, up 0.34 percentage points from 8.28% a year earlier but down 0.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Unitil (UTL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Unitil's Return on Equity [ROE] was 8.95%, down 0.46 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] carries a five-year change of +0.54 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 9.41% in FY2024 (-0.04 pp), 9.45% in FY2023 (+0.41 pp), 9.04% in FY2022 (+0.42 pp) and 8.62% in FY2021 (+0.21 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] is 8.13% (Q4 2021) to 9.66% (Q1 2024).
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.38 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q4 2022 (a gain of 0.81 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2025 (a drop of 1.01 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows UTL's Return on Equity [ROE] at 8.85% (Q2 2026), 8.98% (Q1 2026) and 8.32% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin Electric Power | 99,216.00 Bn | 99,215.99 Bn | 911.30 Mn | 10.07% |
| 2 | Enel Chile | 301.57 Bn | 301.57 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 11.06% |
| 3 | Nextera Energy | 180.93 Bn | 179.04 Bn | - | 13.86% |
| 4 | Southern | 109.04 Bn | 101.70 Bn | 7.31 Bn | 8.33% |
| 5 | Duke Energy | 100.59 Bn | 99.24 Bn | 6.37 Bn | 9.75% |
| 6 | National Grid | 86.94 Bn | 59.27 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | American Electric Power | 69.61 Bn | 68.67 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 10.32% |
| 8 | Entergy | 53.37 Bn | 42.94 Bn | - | 10.81% |
| 9 | Sempra | 51.29 Bn | 84.11 Bn | - | 14.33% |
| 10 | Unitil | 1.03 Bn | 971.37 Mn | 100.90 Mn | 8.63% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.63% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.85% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.98% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.32% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.28% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.83% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.06% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.28% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.30% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.49% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.66% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.33% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.17% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.92% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.23% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.94% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.97% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.80% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.47% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.13% |
API Access
Unitil Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=UTL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=UTL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();