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Universal Technical Institute

UTI NYSE Education Services Financials FY2016–FY2025

Universal Technical Institute's revenue rose 14.1% to $836 million in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 10.0%, up from 8.0% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $55 million, down 10.1%. The diluted share count rose 9.4%.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$21.85

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Value it Compare
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$836M
14.0% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
10.0%
2.0 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$63.0M
50.0%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$55.4M
10.1%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
24.0%
5.3 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$1.2B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
35.8x
On $0.61 EPS (TTM)

What Universal Technical Institute does

No business description yet.

Legal name
UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, INC
Fiscal year ends
September 30, 2025
Latest annual report
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Accession · CIK
0001261654-25-000025
0001261654

Revenue and margins

Universal Technical Institute had $836M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 14.1% on the year before.

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Net income and earnings per share

Loss periods are shown in red.

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Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
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Cash flow

Free cash flow was $55.4M in fiscal 2025, 6.6% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

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Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Dividends, buybacks and share count

Universal Technical Institute returned $0.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 0% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 9.4%.

Dividends and buybacks
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Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Value Universal Technical Institute yourself

Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets — the answer depends entirely on what you put in.

Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of $36.5M and divides by 55.6M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 35.8x · peers 16.9x · sector 17.7x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Universal Technical Institute can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments $134M$66.5M$152M$162M$127M
Debt incl. finance leases $30.8M$67.6M$168M$131M$90.9M
Net debt / EBITDA −3.6x0.0x0.4x−0.4x−0.3x
Debt / equity 0.2x0.3x0.7x0.5x0.3x
Interest coverage 41.0x11.2x2.2x6.2x14.8x
Current ratio 1.4x1.0x1.1x1.1x1.1x
Quick ratio 1.4x1.0x1.1x1.1x1.1x
Total assets $513M$553M$741M$745M$826M
Total liabilities $324M$338M$515M$484M$498M
Shareholders' equity $189M$215M$226M$260M$328M
Net debt (− = net cash) −$103M$1.1M$16.2M−$31.4M−$36.5M

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.3M

1 insider

Sold, 12 months

$130M

6 insiders

Of sales under plans

0%

$0.0M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Sep 28, 2026 Robert Thomas DevincenziDirector Bought 1,000 $19.68 $0.0M Form 4
Sep 21, 2026 Robert Thomas DevincenziDirector Bought 1,000 $19.83 $0.0M Form 4
Aug 27, 2026 Robert Thomas DevincenziDirector Bought 1,000 $21.80 $0.0M Form 4
Aug 25, 2026 Robert Thomas DevincenziDirector Bought 1,000 $21.77 $0.0M Form 4
Aug 12, 2026 Robert Thomas DevincenziDirector Bought 1,000 $25.95 $0.0M Form 4
Aug 10, 2026 Robert Thomas DevincenziDirector Bought 8,000 $28.21 $0.2M Form 4
Jun 29, 2026 Jerome Alan GrantChief Executive Officer, Director Sold 94,500 $41.40 $3.9M Form 4
Jun 22, 2026 Kevin PrehnConcorde Division President Sold 4,545 $40.00 $0.2M Form 4
Jun 8, 2026 Coliseum Capital Partners L.p.Director Sold 3,000,000 $41.40 $124M Form 4
Jun 5, 2026 Christine KlineSenior Vice President and CAO Sold 3,500 $44.42 $0.2M Form 4
May 11, 2026 Linda J SrereDirector Sold 15,000 $36.59 $0.5M Form 4
Mar 27, 2026 Christopher E. KevaneEVP and Chief Legal Officer Sold 23,654 $37.55 $0.9M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY23FY24FY25
Net income is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose ✕ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets ✕ ✓ ✓
Current ratio rose ✓ ✕ ✕
Share count didn't rise ✕ ✕ ✕
Gross margin rose — — —
Revenue rose relative to assets ✓ ✕ ✓
F-score 5 / 85 / 86 / 8
Accruals ratio −5.7%−5.9%−4.4%
Altman Z'' 0.861.411.91

Similar companies

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10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue $347M $324M $317M $332M $301M $335M $419M $607M $733M $836M
Operating income −$18.6M −$1.8M −$35.3M −$7.8M −$3.9M $14.9M $22.4M $21.4M $58.9M $83.5M
Interest expense $3.4M $3.4M $3.3M $3.2M $0.0M $0.4M $2.0M $9.7M $9.5M $5.6M
Pretax income −$21.5M −$2.7M −$35.7M −$7.7M −$2.6M $15.2M $20.4M $18.1M $56.2M $84.3M
Income tax $26.2M $5.4M −$3.0M $0.2M −$10.6M $0.6M −$5.4M $5.8M $14.2M $21.3M
Net income −$47.7M −$8.1M −$32.7M −$7.9M $8.0M $14.6M $25.8M $12.3M $42.0M $63.0M
Diluted EPS −$2.02 −$0.54 −$1.51 −$0.52 $0.05 $0.17 $0.38 $0.13 $0.75 $1.13
Diluted shares 0.02B 0.02B 0.03B 0.03B 0.03B 0.03B 0.03B 0.03B 0.05B 0.06B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $7.4M $1.1M −$13.4M $21.7M $11.0M $55.2M $46.0M $49.1M $85.9M $97.3M
Capital expenditure $7.5M $8.2M $20.6M $6.5M $9.3M $61.3M $79.5M $56.7M $24.3M $42.0M
Free cash flow −$0.1M −$7.0M −$34.0M $15.3M $1.8M −$6.1M −$33.4M −$7.5M $61.6M $55.4M
Depreciation and amortization $15.1M $14.2M $13.0M $13.2M $11.8M $14.0M $16.9M $25.2M $29.3M $33.0M
Stock-based compensation $4.9M $2.9M $1.8M $1.4M $2.1M $1.7M $4.3M $3.8M $8.6M $9.2M
Acquisitions $1.5M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $26.5M $16.4M $0.0M $0.0M
Share buybacks $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Dividends paid $1.5M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Dividends and buybacks $1.5M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $119M $50.1M $58.1M $65.4M $76.8M $134M $66.5M $152M $162M $127M
Total debt — — — — $0.3M $30.7M $67.5M $162M $126M $87.1M
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.3M $0.1M $0.0M $5.6M $4.8M $3.8M
Current assets $162M $147M $117M $118M $180M $183M $136M $205M $222M $247M
Current liabilities $94.6M $86.4M $92.5M $96.8M $122M $133M $138M $185M $205M $230M
Inventory $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Property and equipment, net $114M $107M $115M $104M $72.7M $122M $214M $266M $265M $286M
Total assets $297M $274M $282M $271M $442M $513M $553M $741M $745M $826M
Total liabilities $161M $148M $156M $156M $266M $324M $338M $515M $484M $498M
Shareholders' equity $137M $126M $127M $114M $177M $189M $215M $226M $260M $328M
Margins
Operating margin −5.4% −0.6% −11.1% −2.4% −1.3% 4.5% 5.3% 3.5% 8.0% 10.0%
EBITDA margin −1.0% 3.8% −7.0% 1.6% 2.6% 8.7% 9.4% 7.7% 12.0% 13.9%
Net margin −13.7% −2.5% −10.3% −2.4% 2.7% 4.4% 6.2% 2.0% 5.7% 7.5%
FCF margin −0.0% −2.2% −10.7% 4.6% 0.6% −1.8% −8.0% −1.2% 8.4% 6.6%
Returns
Return on capital — — — — — 15.5% 14.8% 6.4% 18.7% 24.0%
Return on capital employed −9.8% −0.9% −18.7% −4.3% −1.6% 4.3% 5.6% 4.4% 10.8% 14.7%
Return on equity −38.1% −6.2% −25.9% −6.5% 5.5% 8.0% 12.8% 5.6% 17.3% 21.4%
Return on assets −16.7% −2.9% −11.8% −2.9% 2.3% 3.1% 4.9% 1.9% 5.7% 8.0%
Growth
Revenue growth −4.3% −6.6% −2.3% 4.6% −9.3% 11.4% 25.0% 45.1% 20.6% 14.1%
Net income growth — — — — — 82.1% 77.3% −52.3% 240.9% 50.0%
EPS growth — — — — — 240.0% 123.5% −65.8% 476.9% 50.7%
FCF growth — — — — −88.4% −445.8% — — — −10.1%
Share count change −0.3% 1.6% 1.6% 1.3% 18.4% 10.0% 1.9% 2.2% 47.5% 9.4%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA — — — — −9.6x −3.6x 0.0x 0.4x −0.4x −0.3x
Debt / equity — — — — 0.0x 0.2x 0.3x 0.7x 0.5x 0.3x
Interest coverage −5.4x −0.5x −10.7x −2.4x −387.1x 41.0x 11.2x 2.2x 6.2x 14.8x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.7x 1.3x 1.2x 1.5x 1.4x 1.0x 1.1x 1.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.7x 1.3x 1.2x 1.5x 1.4x 1.0x 1.1x 1.1x 1.1x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 2.2% 2.5% 6.5% 2.0% 3.1% 18.3% 19.0% 9.3% 3.3% 5.0%
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 0.9% 0.6% 0.4% 0.7% 0.5% 1.0% 0.6% 1.2% 1.1%
Payouts / FCF — — — 0.0% 0.0% — — — 0.0% 0.0%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score — — — — — 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0
Altman Z'' 1.8 1.9 0.2 0.6 1.3 1.3 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.9
Accruals ratio −19.3% −3.3% −7.0% −10.7% −0.9% −8.5% −3.8% −5.7% −5.9% −4.4%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001261654). Data updated October 20, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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