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Universal Technical Institute, Inc.

UTI

Consumer Defensive · 20.57 -3.3% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Universal Technical Institute, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 37 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 10 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Company-3.3% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 37 activeNo Coherent Theme · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 8 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • UTI's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if UTI's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 37 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 10 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • UTI's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations319
Usable filing statements159
Verified relationships10
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +14.0% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed +2.0 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed +1.8 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Capital investment and capacity has repeated favorable evidence across 3 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Diluted shares increased 9.4% in the latest annual period.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 21% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

20.57
6m-43.2%12m-24.1%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-09-30$335.1M+11.4%$0.17+10.0%
2022-09-30$418.8M+25.0%$0.38+1.9%
2023-09-30$607.4M+45.0%$0.13+2.2%
2024-09-30$732.7M+20.6%$0.75+47.5%
2025-09-30$835.6M+14.0%$1.13+9.4%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Capital investment and capacitypositive · 3 filings
Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $1.8 million for the six months ended March 31, 2026, primarily due to capital expenditures related to new property and equipment for our program expansions.
10-Q · May 7, 2026
Credit and interest ratesmixed · 2 filings
The $0.8 million of other income, net in fiscal 2025 is primarily comprised of interest income of $6.2 million, partially offset by $5.6 million of interest expense from our revolving credit facility and term loans.
10-K · Nov 26, 2025
Demand and volumepositive · 1 filings
Average full-time active students for the year ended September 30, 2025 was 24,618, an increase of 10.5% over the prior year primarily due to increased student demand across both segments.
10-K · Nov 26, 2025
Legal and regulatory exposurepositive · 1 filings
Student-related expenses increased by $1.9 million compared to the prior year, primarily due to higher spending on student training aids and compliance testing costs to support our larger student population.
10-K · Nov 26, 2025

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 1.4× · EV/sales 1.3×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

20.57-3.3% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for UTI. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for UTI. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind UTI

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

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YOOVFiling-linked namepartnerNov 26, 2025

Concorde signed a new facility lease agreement related to our partnership with Heartland Dental to construct a new co-branded campus in Fort Myers, Florida, which is expected to open in early fiscal 2026, pending regulatory approvals, and will bring the total…

APEIAmerican Public Education, Inc.competitorNov 26, 2025

Within the for-profit education sector, some of our public company competitors are Adtalem Global Education, Inc., American Public Education, Inc., Legacy Education, Lincoln Educational Services Corporation, Perdoceo Education Corporation, and Strategic Educa…

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

UTI is currently a Participant in the organic co-movement group No Coherent Theme. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for UTI; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.