Growth Metrics

Agilent Technologies (A) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Agilent Technologies has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 16 years, most recently at 13.82% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 96.0% to 13.82% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 13.82% through Jan 2026, down 96.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 14.88% for FY2025, 93.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 13.82% for Q1 2026 at Agilent Technologies, down from 14.6% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 18.98% in Q1 2023 and troughed at 13.82% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 15.62% (2022), against an average of 15.9%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed soared 365bps in 2022 and then plummeted -482bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 18.71% in 2022, then dropped by -21bps to 14.81% in 2023, then grew by 5bps to 15.62% in 2024, then decreased by -7bps to 14.6% in 2025, then dropped by -5bps to 13.82% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for A's Return on Capital Employed are 13.82% (Q1 2026), 14.6% (Q4 2025), and 14.02% (Q3 2025).