Agilent Technologies (A) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Agilent Technologies (A) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 14.57% for Q2 2026, up 44.0% YoY from 10.12% in Q2 2025, and up 5.46% sequentially from 13.82% in Q1 2026.

Agilent Technologies (A) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Agilent Technologies has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 14.57% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 44.0% year-over-year to 14.57%; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at 14.57% (up 44.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 14.88%, down 93.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed climbed to 14.57% in Q2 2026, from 13.82% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for A reached as high as 18.98% in Q1 2023 and fell as low as 13.82% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 15.21% (2022), against an average of 15.83%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 365 bps — and 2024, when it slumped 482 bps.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 18.71% in 2022, then dropped by 21 bps to 14.81% in 2023, then grew by 5 bps to 15.62% in 2024, then decreased by 7 bps to 14.6% in 2025, then declined by 0 bps to 14.57% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 14.57%, 13.82%, and 14.6% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Waters 31,055.11 Bn 31,054.65 Bn 1.11 Bn 4.82%
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 191.02 Bn 187.77 Bn 7.74 Bn 8.12%
3 Danaher 137.16 Bn 131.47 Bn 3.59 Bn 6.26%
4 Idexx Laboratories 42.82 Bn 42.62 Bn 722.74 Mn 67.98%
5 Natera 39.09 Bn 37.99 Bn 696.04 Mn -3.63%
6 Agilent Technologies 37.61 Bn 35.81 Bn 990.00 Mn 14.57%
7 Iqvia Holdings 34.23 Bn 32.25 Bn 1.36 Bn 10.24%
8 Illumina 28.14 Bn 26.98 Bn 721.00 Mn 16.90%
9 Mettler Toledo International 26.40 Bn 26.33 Bn 555.82 Mn 45.73%
10 Quest Diagnostics 23.76 Bn 23.67 Bn 942.00 Mn 11.27%

Historic Data

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Apr 30, 2026 14.57%
Jan 31, 2026 13.82%
Oct 31, 2025 14.60%
Jul 31, 2025 14.02%
Apr 30, 2025 14.14%
Jan 31, 2025 14.78%
Oct 31, 2024 15.62%
Jul 31, 2024 17.43%
Apr 30, 2024 14.40%
Jan 31, 2024 14.16%
Oct 31, 2023 14.81%
Jul 31, 2023 15.75%
Apr 30, 2023 18.40%
Jan 31, 2023 18.98%
Oct 31, 2022 18.71%
Jul 31, 2022 18.00%
Apr 30, 2022 17.10%
Jan 31, 2022 15.62%
Oct 31, 2021 15.15%
Jul 31, 2021 14.35%