Universal (UVV) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Universal (UVV) posted Return on Capital Employed of 7.24% for Q1 2026, down 26.65% sequentially from 9.87% in Q4 2025, and down 304.0% YoY from 3.55% in Q1 2025.
Universal (UVV) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Universal (UVV) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 7.24% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 304.0% year-over-year to 7.24% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.24% (down 304.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 7.28%, down 324.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed fell to 7.24% in Q1 2026 per UVV's latest filing, from 9.87% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 11.62% in Q2 2025, with the low at 7.24% in Q1 2026.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 9.5%, with a median of 9.28% recorded in 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed surged 234 bps in 2024 and slumped 304 bps in 2026.
- Universal's Return on Capital Employed stood at 8.48% in 2022, then increased by 9 bps to 9.28% in 2023, then increased by 25 bps to 11.61% in 2024, then slipped by 15 bps to 9.87% in 2025, then slipped 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.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.24% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.87% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.79% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.62% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.28% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.61% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.03% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.67% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.21% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.28% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.03% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.74% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.48% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.56% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.40% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.74% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.46% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.12% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 7.44% |