Growth Metrics

Universal (UVV) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Universal's Return on Capital Employed history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 9.87% for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 175.0% to 9.87% in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 9.87%, a 175.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 10.52%, down 17.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 9.87% in Q4 2025 for Universal, down from 10.79% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for UVV hit a ceiling of 11.62% in Q2 2025 and a floor of 7.13% in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 9.27% across 5 years, with a median of 8.89% in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: soared 254bps in 2021 and later plummeted -175bps in 2025.
  • Tracing UVV's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 8.46% in 2021, then grew by 0bps to 8.48% in 2022, then rose by 9bps to 9.28% in 2023, then rose by 25bps to 11.61% in 2024, then dropped by -15bps to 9.87% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for UVV at 9.87% in Q4 2025, 10.79% in Q3 2025, and 11.62% in Q2 2025.