Universal Technical Institute Inc (UTI) stock
UTINYSEServices-Educational ServicesFiscal year ends September 30
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 6, 2026Score 10/3056% above fair value
$21.99−0.19 (-0.86%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $1.21BP/E 35.5Yield –
Universal Technical Institute statistics
100 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Nov 18, 2026 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Mar 17, 2016
- Fundamentals through
- Jun 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 4.17
- 2.48
- P/OCF Ratio
- 16.26
- 9.06
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.36
- 1.14
- EV / EBIT
- 27.15
- 9.96
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 0.27%
- 0.13%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.06%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 36M
- 22M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 35.5%
- 15.8%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 113.5%
- 86.2%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 8M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 12.7%
- -7.94%
- Short % of Float
- 21.7%
- 7.79%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 14.0%
- 5.54%
- Days to Cover
- 5.52
- 3.11
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $51.34
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $18.02
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $21.80
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $20.91
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $32.01
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.36
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 10.3%
- 0.16%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 7.27%
- -16.8%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -15.9%
- -15.0%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -44.4%
- -23.6%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -15.8%
- -10.1%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -26.6%
- -26.6%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 122.3%
- -9.94%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 188.6%
- 55.7%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 843.8%
- 102.4%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.59
- 0.66
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 51.8
- 40.3
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 68.8%
- 48.6%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.75
- 0.68
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 5.12%
- -2.84%
- EBITDA Margin
- 9.18%
- -3.83%
- FCF Margin
- -2.59%
- 2.13%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 10.5%
- -0.07%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 4.19%
- -2.87%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 10.4%
- 1.94%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 6.33%
- -1.78%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.30
- 1.63
- Quick Ratio
- 1.11
- 0.86
- Debt / Equity
- 0.46
- 0.26
- Debt / EBITDA
- 1.97
- 0.90
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- -0.12
- -0.05
- Interest Coverage
- 11.39
- 7.19
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 9.15%
- 2.95%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -45.7%
- 2.50%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -45.1%
- 5.68%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -130.6%
- 9.62%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 25.9%
- 6.72%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 22.7%
- 10.4%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 43.8%
- 34.0%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 86.6%
- 7.18%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.08
- 0.83
- Revenue Per Employee
- $215.51K
- $210.11K
- Profits Per Employee
- $8.36K
- -$4.57K
- Employee Count
- 4,100
- 106
- WACC
- 8.28%
- 8.11%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $45.25M
- -$27.47K
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $10.09M
- $1.01M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $0.18
- $0.07
- Equity (Book Value)
- $344.31M
- $19.04M
- Book Value Per Share
- $6.25
- $1.94
- Tangible Book Value
- $290.31M
- $11.63M
- Working Capital
- $59.79M
- $5.26M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$97.38M
- -$11.15M
- FCF Per Share
- -$0.42
- $0.04
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 2.83%
- 3.05%
- FCF Yield
- -1.89%
- 2.18%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $3.89M
- $2.24M
- Income Tax
- $10.96M
- $1.27M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 24.2%
- 22.8%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $9.34
- $31.68
- Graham Upside
- -57.5%
- -25.0%
- Altman Z-Score
- 2.72
- 2.63
- Piotroski F-Score
- 6
- 4
- Lynch Fair Value
- $15.50
- –
- Lynch Upside
- -29.5%
- 12.7%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | UTI | S&P 500 | Difference | UTI per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +6.4% | -3.0% | +9.5 pts | ||
| 3 months | -14.9% | -2.8% | −12.1 pts | ||
| Year to date | -15.8% | +11.5% | −27.3 pts | ||
| 1 year | -25.2% | +13.5% | −38.6 pts | ||
| 3 years | +134.2% | +77.7% | +56.5 pts | +32.8% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +188.6% | +72.6% | +116.0 pts | +23.6% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +851.9% | +308.2% | +543.8 pts | +25.3% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
8M UTI shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 12.7% from the previous report, or 21.66% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 5.5 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 61.4% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 7,693,508 | +12.7% | 1,393,855 | 5.5 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 6,823,699 | -1.6% | 1,367,990 | 5.0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6,934,030 | +10.7% | 2,178,506 | 3.2 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 6,263,296 | +14.2% | 1,564,554 | 4.0 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 5,486,142 | +8.3% | 1,804,291 | 3.0 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 5,064,015 | +15.2% | 2,244,916 | 2.3 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 4,395,395 | -4.4% | 939,861 | 4.7 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 4,597,189 | -3.3% | 980,022 | 4.7 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4,753,258 | +0.9% | 891,852 | 5.3 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4,713,048 | -12.4% | 1,449,353 | 3.3 |
| May 29, 2026 | 5,377,844 | +63.3% | 2,104,350 | 2.6 |
| May 15, 2026 | 3,293,481 | +16.9% | 902,228 | 3.6 |
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