Agilent Technologies (A) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Agilent Technologies' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 14.60% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 0.58 percentage points from 14.02% a year earlier and up 0.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Agilent Technologies (A) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Agilent Technologies came in at 14.88%, down 0.93 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +4.40 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 15.81% in FY2024 (+0.89 pp), 14.93% in FY2023 (-3.55 pp), 18.48% in FY2022 (+2.55 pp) and 15.93% in FY2021 (+5.45 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has moved between 13.82% (fiscal Q1 2026) and 18.98% (fiscal Q1 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.40 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was fiscal Q4 2021 (a gain of 4.73 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2024 (a drop of 4.82 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, A's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 14.57% (Q2 2026), 13.82% (Q1 2026) and 14.60% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 257.79 Bn | 234.30 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 8.51% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 190.83 Bn | 164.70 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 7.18% |
| 3 | Danaher | 162.10 Bn | 141.75 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 6.23% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 158.05 Bn | 138.34 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 18.68% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 130.31 Bn | 95.56 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 8.34% |
| 6 | Stryker | 124.76 Bn | 110.95 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 13.22% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 62.03 Bn | 57.46 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 9.99% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 58.73 Bn | 41.94 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 11.59% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 58.33 Bn | 55.48 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 6.00% |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 49.29 Bn | 42.18 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 14.60% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 14.60% |
| 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% |
API Access
Agilent Technologies Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=A&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "A", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=A&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();