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UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC UTI

NYSE · stock · Services-Educational Services · website · IPO 2003-12-17 · LEI

UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$2.1B
P / E33.6×
P / S2.5×
P / B6.5×
P / FCF38.2×
Net margin7.5%
Return on equity19.2%
FCF margin6.6%
Net cash$40.3M
Net debt / EBITDA-0.3×
Enterprise value USD$2.1B
EV / EBITDA17.8×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV4%
Return on capital14%
Graham number -52.2%$12.25

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($12.25); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-13.70% -2.50% -10.30% -2.40% 2.70% 4.40% 6.20% 2.00% 5.70% 7.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
-5.40% -0.60% -11.10% -2.40% -1.30% 4.50% 5.30% 3.50% 8.00% 10.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-34.90% -6.50% -25.80% -6.90% 4.50% 7.70% 12.00% 5.50% 16.10% 19.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
24.6M 25.0M 25.3M 25.6M 32.6M 33.1M 33.8M 34.5M 53.8M 55.6M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$76.5M -$103.0M $1.1M $10.6M -$36.2M -$40.3M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-16.10% -3.00% -11.60% -2.90% 1.80% 2.80% 4.70% 1.70% 5.60% 7.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
0.00% -2.20% -10.70% 4.60% 0.60% -1.80% -8.00% -1.20% 8.40% 6.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.00× 0.16× 0.31× 0.72× 0.48× 0.27× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$2.02 -$0.54 -$1.51 -$0.52 $0.05 $0.17 $0.38 $0.13 $0.75 $1.13 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC trades at about 22.7× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 18.2×–292.5×, median 67.2×).

18.2× 292.5×

Shaded band = 10-year range (18.2×–292.5×); dot = today's 22.7×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin10.0%8.0%3.5%5.3%4.5%-1.3%-2.4%-11.1%-0.6%-5.4%
Net margin7.5%5.7%2.0%6.2%4.4%2.7%-2.4%-10.3%-2.5%-13.7%
FCF margin6.6%8.4%-1.2%-8.0%-1.8%0.6%4.6%-10.7%-2.2%-0.0%
Return on assets7.6%5.6%1.7%4.7%2.8%1.8%-2.9%-11.6%-3.0%-16.1%
Return on equity19.2%16.1%5.5%12.0%7.7%4.5%-6.9%-25.8%-6.5%-34.9%
Debt / equity0.27×0.48×0.72×0.31×0.16×0.00×————
Current ratio1.071.081.110.991.381.481.221.261.701.71

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-09-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.