Utz Brands (UTZ) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026)
Utz Brands (UTZ) posted Return on Capital Employed of 0.87% for Q1 2026, up 10.19% sequentially from 0.79% in Q4 2025, and down 133.0% YoY from 2.64% in Q1 2025.
Utz Brands (UTZ) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Utz Brands has reported Return on Capital Employed for 7 years, with the latest figure at 0.87% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 133.0% year-over-year to 0.87% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.87% (down 133.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.8%, down 160.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed grew to 0.87% in Q1 2026 per UTZ's latest filing, from 0.79% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 2.62% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 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.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed sank 195 bps in 2022, then jumped 345 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed 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 tumbled by 68 bps to 0.79% in 2025, then grew by 10 bps to 0.87% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 0.87%, 0.79%, and 0.89% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.23 Bn | 27.54 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -4.62% |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.36 Bn | 20.90 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 3.63% |
| 3 | Mccormick | 14.89 Bn | 14.56 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 8.60% |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.54 Bn | 11.07 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 28.18% |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.26 Bn | 12.40 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 6.10% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.17 Bn | 13.11 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 2.63% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.10 Bn | 11.38 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 10.78 Bn | 10.62 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 9.59% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.77 Bn | 7.42 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 13.26% |
| 10 | Utz Brands | 1.25 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 96.20 Mn | 0.40% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 0.40% |
| 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% |