Utz Brands (UTZ) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026)

Utz Brands (UTZ) reported Return on Capital Employed of 0.87% for Q1 2026, down 133.0% on a YoY basis from 2.64% in Q1 2025, and up 10.19% sequentially from 0.79% in Q4 2025.

Utz Brands (UTZ) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Utz Brands (UTZ) has 7 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 0.87% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 133.0% year-over-year to 0.87%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.87% (down 133.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.8%, down 160.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed grew to 0.87% in Q1 2026, from 0.79% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 2.62% in Q3 2024 to a low of 1.14% in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 0.69% and a median of 0.79% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 195 bps in 2022 and surged 345 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing UTZ's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 0.03% in 2022, then soared by 2281 bps to 0.63% in 2023, then jumped by 290 bps to 2.45% in 2024, then plunged by 68 bps to 0.79% in 2025, then gained by 10 bps to 0.87% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UTZ's Return on Capital Employed at 0.87% in Q1 2026, 0.79% in Q4 2025, and 0.89% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.05 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.22 Bn -6.47%
2 General Mills 19.11 Bn 18.67 Bn 1.60 Bn 3.63%
3 Hormel Foods 13.78 Bn 12.93 Bn 518.51 Mn 6.10%
4 Mccormick 13.51 Bn 13.76 Bn 778.20 Mn 8.60%
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.87 Bn 10.35 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 511.00 Mn 13.03%
7 Darling Ingredients 10.06 Bn 10.02 Bn 404.92 Mn 5.84%
8 Conagra Brands 6.88 Bn 6.66 Bn 704.10 Mn -10.82%
9 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.84 Bn 6.78 Bn 361.40 Mn 9.90%
10 Utz Brands 1.24 Bn 1.80 Bn 91.90 Mn 0.87%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 0.87%
Dec 28, 2025 0.79%
Sep 28, 2025 0.89%
Jun 29, 2025 1.55%
Mar 30, 2025 2.21%
Dec 29, 2024 2.45%
Sep 29, 2024 2.62%
Jun 30, 2024 1.96%
Mar 31, 2024 1.13%
Dec 31, 2023 0.63%
Oct 1, 2023 -0.83%
Jul 2, 2023 -0.45%
Apr 2, 2023 -0.35%
Jan 1, 2023 -1.14%
Oct 2, 2022 0.03%
Jul 3, 2022 -0.39%
Apr 3, 2022 -0.23%
Oct 3, 2021 0.79%
Jul 4, 2021 1.40%
Apr 4, 2021 1.72%