---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001261654-26-000015"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UTI"
cik: "0001261654"
company_name: "UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC"
filed_at: "2026-08-05T20:07:43+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-05T20:10:32.007047+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Universal Technical Institute Q3 revenue up 7.2% to $218.9M; net income falls to $2.3M, guidance lowered

## Summary
- Revenue $218.9M (+7.2% YoY); net income $2.3M vs $10.7M; EPS $0.04 vs $0.20.
- Adjusted EBITDA $18.2M (-27.8% YoY) due to $9.0M strategic growth expenses.
- New student starts 6,342 (+10.9%); avg full-time active students 25,131 (+5.8%).
- FY2026 guidance lowered: revenue $893-900M, Adj. EBITDA $100-103M, net income $32-36M.
- UTI-Atlanta campus opened July with starts ~30% ahead of expectations; multi-year operating model transition announced.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001261654-26-000015
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UTI
- cik: 0001261654
- company_name: UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC
- filed_at: 2026-08-05T20:07:43+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1261654/000126165426000015/0001261654-26-000015-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1261654/000126165426000015/uti-20260805.htm

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