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United Kingdom UKCS companies net average capital employed in £million ()

QuarterlyNot seasonally adjustedCode UK.PROFITRATE.Q.NSA.ITEM-LRXC.SECTOR-UKCS

Latest140,872 £mQ2 2025
Previous141,968 £mQ1 2025
Year ago143,443 £mQ2 2024

United Kingdom UKCS companies net average capital employed in £million () was 140,872 £m in Q2 2025, down 0.8% from Q1 2025 and down 1.8% from a year earlier.

That is the lowest reading since Q1 2022.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 119,425 £m (Q2 2015) to 149,454 £m (Q4 2022), averaging 133,921 £m.

United Kingdom UKCS companies net average capital employed in £million () (£m), Q1 1997 – Q2 202560k80k100k120k140k200020052010201520202025Robomacro
United Kingdom UKCS companies net average capital employed in £million () (£m), Q1 1997 – Q2 2025. Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

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Recent data

PeriodValue
Q2 2025140,872 £m
Q1 2025141,968 £m
Q4 2024143,051 £m
Q3 2024143,685 £m
Q2 2024143,443 £m
Q1 2024145,403 £m
Q4 2023148,348 £m
Q3 2023149,193 £m
Q2 2023148,708 £m
Q1 2023148,647 £m
Q4 2022149,454 £m
Q3 2022146,202 £m
Q2 2022141,069 £m
Q1 2022138,142 £m
Q4 2021134,138 £m
Q3 2021129,504 £m
Q2 2021127,103 £m
Q1 2021127,049 £m
Q4 2020128,149 £m
Q3 2020129,172 £m
Q2 2020129,864 £m
Q1 2020130,743 £m
Q4 2019131,562 £m
Q3 2019131,727 £m

Last 24 observations. The full history (114 observations) is available through the API.

Get United Kingdom UKCS companies net average capital employed in £million () in your code or spreadsheet

One guessable code, agency-direct, updated on release. Free tier available.

curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.PROFITRATE.Q.NSA.ITEM-LRXC.SECTOR-UKCS"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.PROFITRATE.Q.NSA.ITEM-LRXC.SECTOR-UKCS",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
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About this series

Latest observationQ2 2025
First observationQ1 1997
Observations114
FrequencyQuarterly
Units£m
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high149,454 £m (Q4 2022)
10-year low119,425 £m (Q2 2015)
10-year average133,921 £m
Source agencyUK Office for National Statistics
Makrognosis codeUK.PROFITRATE.Q.NSA.ITEM-LRXC.SECTOR-UKCS

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FAQ

What is the current uKCS companies net average capital employed in £million () in United Kingdom?
The latest reading is 140,872 £m for Q2 2025, published by UK Office for National Statistics.
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from UK Office for National Statistics and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code UK.PROFITRATE.Q.NSA.ITEM-LRXC.SECTOR-UKCS.

Last updated 2026-07-21. Source: UK Office for National Statistics. Original title: “UKCS companies net average capital employed in £million (UK)”.