Unitil (UTL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Unitil's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 6.33% in Q3 2026, up 0.28 percentage points from 6.05% a year earlier but down 0.28 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Unitil (UTL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Unitil came in at 6.48%, down 0.02 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +0.20 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 6.50% in FY2024 (-0.40 pp), 6.90% in FY2023 (+0.24 pp), 6.66% in FY2022 (+0.31 pp) and 6.35% in FY2021 (+0.07 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has moved between 6.05% (Q3 2025) and 7.02% (Q2 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.18 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q1 2026 (a gain of 0.57 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2025 (a drop of 0.88 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, UTL's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 6.61% (Q2 2026), 6.71% (Q1 2026) and 6.27% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin Electric Power | 99,216.00 Bn | 99,215.99 Bn | 911.30 Mn | 8.06% |
| 2 | Enel Chile | 301.57 Bn | 301.57 Bn | 1.33 Bn | - |
| 3 | Nextera Energy | 180.93 Bn | 179.04 Bn | - | 4.66% |
| 4 | Southern | 109.04 Bn | 101.70 Bn | 7.31 Bn | 5.00% |
| 5 | Duke Energy | 100.59 Bn | 99.24 Bn | 6.37 Bn | 5.52% |
| 6 | National Grid | 86.94 Bn | 59.27 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | American Electric Power | 69.61 Bn | 68.67 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 5.76% |
| 8 | Entergy | 53.37 Bn | 42.94 Bn | - | 5.06% |
| 9 | Sempra | 51.29 Bn | 84.11 Bn | - | 7.17% |
| 10 | Unitil | 1.03 Bn | 971.37 Mn | 100.90 Mn | 6.33% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.33% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.61% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.71% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.27% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.05% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.15% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.10% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.52% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.02% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.02% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.78% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.72% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.69% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.84% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.64% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.65% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.57% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.37% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.25% |
API Access
Unitil Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=UTL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=UTL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();