Universal Technical Institute/$UTI
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About Universal Technical Institute
Universal Technical Institute Inc is an educational institution. It provides undergraduate degree, as well as certificate programs for technicians in the automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle and marine fields. The company's reportable segment which includes Universal Technical Institute (UTI) and Concorde Career Colleges, Corporate. Majority of the revenue is generated from UTI segment which provides different kinds of degree and non-degree transportation and skilled trades technical training programs under brands such as Universal Technical Institute, Motorcycle Mechanics Institute, Marine Mechanics Institute and others. It also provides dealer technician training or instructor staffing services to manufacturers.
- Ticker
- $UTI
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 4,100
- Headquarters
- Phoenix, United States
- Website
- www.uti.edu
UTI Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$1.3B
37.70
$0.61
1.24
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Price and volume
Market cap
$1.3B
Beta
1.24
52-week high
$51.34
52-week low
$18.02
Average daily volume
1.4M
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.302
Quick ratio
1.109
Long term debt to equity
0.992
Total debt to equity
1.044
Interest coverage (TTM)
11.68%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
81.167
Gross margin (TTM)
55.05%
Net profit margin (TTM)
3.88%
Operating margin (TTM)
5.01%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
24.21%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$220,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
3.38%
Return on equity (TTM)
10.53%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
37.702
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.426
Price to book
3.68
Price to tangible book (TTM)
4.36
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
-46.03
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
-2.17%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
-0.5
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
9.15%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-46.41%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
17.28%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
9.68%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
114.95%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-11.26%
What the Analysts think about UTI
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Universal Technical Institute stock.
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Revenue rose 7.2% year on year in the fiscal third quarter, while active students increased 5.8% and new starts rose 10.9%. That gives UTI a growing enrolment base to support future sales. (Universal Technical Institute)
The newer campuses show promising early traction: Atlanta opened with student starts about 30% ahead of plan, and San Antonio was also tracking ahead of its launch model. If those sites scale, they could validate the company’s expansion strategy and add enrolment capacity. (Universal Technical Institute, Stock Analysis)
Demand for hands-on technical training appears strong: some UTI HVAC, welding and aviation programmes have waitlists, with students sometimes waiting for the next class. That points to room to grow if the company can add capacity and convert this interest into starts. (The Seattle Times)
UTI cut its fiscal 2026 revenue outlook to $893–900 million from $905–915 million and lowered adjusted EBITDA guidance to $100–103 million from $114–119 million. The reset signals that near-term results are more vulnerable than management previously expected. (Universal Technical Institute)
Profit fell sharply despite revenue growth: third-quarter net income was $2.3 million versus $10.7 million a year earlier, and adjusted EBITDA declined 27.8%. The company also expects about $110 million of fiscal 2026 capital spending and adjusted free cash flow between a $20 million loss and break-even. (SEC)
The shortfall in UTI’s high-school recruitment channel reflects an execution problem: the company lacked enough admissions representatives to reach interested prospects, and new hires take time to become productive. At the same time, students shifting towards shorter skilled-trades courses can reduce revenue and profit per student compared with longer automotive and diesel programmes. (The Seattle Times)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 1 Nov 2026.
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Funds containing UTI
Fund name | Fund size | $UTI weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares S&P SmallCap 600$IDP6 | $2.5B | 0.07% |
iShares S&P Small Cap 600£ISP6 | $2.5B | 0.07% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | $5B | 0.04% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap£R2SC | $5B | 0.04% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG£CUS1 | $2.7B | 0.03% |
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