Universal (UVV) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Universal (UVV) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 7.24% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 304.0% year-over-year to 7.24%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 7.24% (down 304.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 7.28%, down 324.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed fell to 7.24% in Q1 2026, from 9.87% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 11.62% in Q2 2025 to a low of 7.24% in Q1 2026.
• A 5-year average of 9.5% and a median of 9.28% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 234 bps in 2024 and slumped 304 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
• Tracing UVV's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 8.48% in 2022, then gained by 9 bps to 9.28% in 2023, then gained by 25 bps to 11.61% in 2024, then declined by 15 bps to 9.87% in 2025, then declined by 27 bps to 7.24% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows UVV's Return on Capital Employed at 7.24% in Q1 2026, 9.87% in Q4 2025, and 10.79% in Q3 2025.