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% year-over-year from 10.12% in Q2 2025, and up 5.46% quarter-over-quarter from 13.82% in Q1 2026.

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

Agilent Technologies (A) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 14.57% the latest figure, recorded in 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 improved to 14.57% in Q2 2026 per A's latest filing, from 13.82% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 18.98% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 13.82% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 15.83% across 5 years, with a median of 15.21% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 365 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 482 bps.
  • Agilent Technologies' Return on Capital Employed stood at 18.71% in 2022, then declined by 21 bps to 14.81% in 2023, then increased by 5 bps to 15.62% in 2024, then slipped by 7 bps to 14.6% in 2025, then fell by 0 bps to 14.57% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows A's Return on Capital Employed at 14.57% in Q2 2026, 13.82% in Q1 2026, and 14.6% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Thermo Fisher Scientific 213.92 Bn 209.86 Bn 8.34 Bn 8.30%
2 Danaher 140.37 Bn 136.02 Bn 3.61 Bn 6.42%
3 Idexx Laboratories 46.17 Bn 45.97 Bn 779.09 Mn 68.60%
4 Agilent Technologies 39.76 Bn 37.96 Bn 990.00 Mn 14.57%
5 Iqvia Holdings 39.41 Bn 37.33 Bn 1.44 Bn 10.49%
6 Natera 38.75 Bn 37.65 Bn 696.04 Mn -16.64%
7 Illumina 30.07 Bn 28.90 Bn 770.00 Mn 17.55%
8 Mettler Toledo International 28.62 Bn 28.56 Bn 650.22 Mn 49.80%
9 Quest Diagnostics 26.15 Bn 25.53 Bn 1.03 Bn 10.85%
10 Labcorp Holdings 25.87 Bn 24.89 Bn 1.01 Bn 8.94%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%