United Utilities (UUN) Ratios
United Utilities Ratios
MX:UUN's free cash flow for Q4 2026 was $-159.20M. For the 2026 fiscal year, MX:UUN's free cash flow was decreased by $-854.60M and operating cash flow was $695.40M. See a summary of the company’s cash flow.
| Ratios | Mar 26 | Mar 25 | Mar 24 | Mar 23 | Mar 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquidity Ratios | |||||
| Current Ratio | 2.55 | 1.94 | 1.60 | 1.20 | 0.89 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.54 | 1.91 | 1.58 | 1.18 | 0.87 |
| Cash Ratio | 2.06 | 1.55 | 1.26 | 0.00 | 0.35 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.03 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.58 | 0.85 | 0.67 | 1.37 | 1.36 |
| Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage | 8.38 | 2.03 | 1.14 | 4.54 | 3.06 |
| Net Current Asset Value | $ -13.66B | $ -12.69B | $ -11.83B | $ -11.33B | $ -10.87B |
| Leverage Ratios | |||||
| Debt-to-Assets Ratio | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.58 | 0.55 |
| Debt-to-Equity Ratio | 5.13 | 5.39 | 4.86 | 3.36 | 2.70 |
| Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.77 | 0.73 |
| Long-Term Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.77 | 0.72 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 8.09 | 8.39 | 7.61 | 5.79 | 4.88 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 2.41 | 1.33 | 0.92 | 1.68 | 1.09 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 2.62 | 1.70 | 1.26 | 0.89 | 1.94 |
| Debt to Market Cap | 1.27 | 1.56 | 1.40 | 1.16 | 1.03 |
| Interest Debt Per Share | 17.46 | 16.36 | 15.22 | 13.10 | 12.19 |
| Net Debt to EBITDA | 6.09 | 7.64 | 8.67 | 7.16 | 6.50 |
| Profitability Margins | |||||
| Gross Profit Margin | 48.59% | 93.28% | 85.05% | 41.33% | 47.47% |
| EBIT Margin | 41.69% | 33.90% | 28.20% | 41.33% | 41.37% |
| EBITDA Margin | 60.82% | 55.58% | 50.92% | 64.55% | 63.92% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 41.69% | 29.44% | 24.63% | 24.19% | 34.44% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 29.77% | 16.55% | 8.72% | 14.05% | 23.71% |
| Net Profit Margin | 22.43% | 12.34% | 6.51% | 11.23% | -3.05% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 22.43% | 12.34% | 6.51% | 11.23% | -2.95% |
| Net Income Per EBT | 75.33% | 74.56% | 74.65% | 79.95% | -12.86% |
| EBT Per EBIT | 71.42% | 56.22% | 35.40% | 58.07% | 68.85% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 3.24% | 1.58% | 0.81% | 1.41% | -0.39% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 26.18% | 13.24% | 6.17% | 8.17% | -1.92% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 6.32% | 4.02% | 3.30% | 3.16% | 4.67% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 4.72% | 2.92% | 2.36% | 2.50% | -0.57% |
| Return on Tangible Assets | 3.26% | 1.59% | 0.82% | 1.42% | -0.40% |
| Earnings Yield | 6.54% | 3.85% | 1.79% | 2.83% | -0.74% |
| Efficiency Ratios | |||||
| Receivables Turnover | 6.44 | 7.61 | 8.60 | 9.58 | 8.36 |
| Payables Turnover | 23.31 | 4.82 | 12.45 | 40.54 | 34.57 |
| Inventory Turnover | 147.81 | 5.86 | 13.55 | 81.70 | 54.97 |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| Asset Turnover | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 2.22 | 2.57 | 5.02 | 89.65 | -64.90 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 43.52 | 34.56 | 40.08 | 33.58 | 39.72 |
| Days of Sales Outstanding | 56.71 | 47.98 | 42.46 | 38.11 | 43.64 |
| Days of Inventory Outstanding | 2.47 | 62.31 | 26.93 | 4.47 | 6.64 |
| Days of Payables Outstanding | 15.66 | 75.74 | 29.31 | 9.00 | 10.56 |
| Operating Cycle | 59.18 | 110.29 | 69.39 | 42.58 | 50.28 |
| Cash Flow Ratios | |||||
| Operating Cash Flow Per Share | 2.03 | 1.35 | 1.09 | 1.15 | 1.37 |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | -0.16 | -0.12 | -0.03 | 0.14 | 0.45 |
| Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio | 0.75 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 0.93 | 0.92 | 0.98 | 1.13 | 1.49 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.12 |
| Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio | 0.53 | 0.43 | 0.38 | 0.43 | 0.50 |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -1.23% | -1.16% | -0.27% | 1.29% | 3.99% |
| Valuation Ratios | |||||
| Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio | 15.29 | 25.86 | 55.94 | 35.28 | -135.00 |
| Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio | 3.43 | 3.21 | 3.64 | 3.96 | 4.12 |
| Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio | 4.00 | 3.44 | 3.45 | 2.88 | 2.59 |
| Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio | -81.37 | -86.07 | -373.61 | 77.31 | 25.07 |
| Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 6.49 | 7.49 | 9.53 | 9.18 | 8.21 |
| Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio | 0.13 | 0.25 | -1.53 | -0.08 | 1.20 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 11.73 | 13.41 | 15.82 | 13.30 | 12.94 |
| Enterprise Value | 18.66B | 15.99B | 15.70B | 15.66B | 15.41B |
| EV to EBITDA | 11.73 | 13.41 | 15.82 | 13.30 | 12.94 |
| EV to Sales | 7.13 | 7.45 | 8.05 | 8.58 | 8.27 |
| EV to Free Cash Flow | -169.36 | -200.12 | -826.35 | 167.50 | 50.37 |
| EV to Operating Cash Flow | 13.51 | 17.42 | 21.07 | 19.89 | 16.49 |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share | 3.11 | 2.78 | 2.83 | 3.47 | 4.10 |
| Shareholders’ Equity Per Share | 3.29 | 2.93 | 3.02 | 3.68 | 4.34 |
| Tax and Other Ratios | |||||
| Effective Tax Rate | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 1.12 |
| Revenue Per Share | 3.84 | 3.15 | 2.86 | 2.68 | 2.73 |
| Net Income Per Share | 0.86 | 0.39 | 0.19 | 0.30 | -0.08 |
| Tax Burden | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.80 | -0.13 |
| Interest Burden | 0.71 | 0.49 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.57 |
| Research & Development to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| SG&A to Revenue | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Stock-Based Compensation to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Income Quality | 2.35 | 2.59 | 5.87 | 3.84 | -16.45 |
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