Agilent Technologies (A) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Agilent Technologies' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 18.86% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 1.02 percentage points from 19.88% a year earlier and down 0.15 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Agilent Technologies (A) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Agilent Technologies' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 20.68%, down 24.23 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of +10.64 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 44.91% in FY2024 (-4.96 pp), 49.87% in FY2023 (+29.82 pp), 20.05% in FY2022 (+4.43 pp) and 15.61% in FY2021 (+5.57 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] is 15.05% (fiscal Q4 2021) to 47.30% (fiscal Q4 2023).
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.34 percentage points over the last six quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in fiscal Q4 2023 (a gain of 21.88 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2024 (a drop of 27.35 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows A's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 19.01% (Q2 2026), 18.40% (Q1 2026) and 19.93% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 257.79 Bn | 234.30 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 8.02% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 190.83 Bn | 164.70 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 5.70% |
| 3 | Danaher | 162.10 Bn | 141.75 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 5.83% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 158.05 Bn | 138.34 Bn | 2.08 Bn | - |
| 5 | Medtronic | 130.31 Bn | 95.56 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 6.90% |
| 6 | Stryker | 124.76 Bn | 110.95 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 9.95% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 62.03 Bn | 57.46 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 9.94% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 58.73 Bn | 41.94 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 8.68% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 58.33 Bn | 55.48 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 5.27% |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 49.29 Bn | 42.18 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 13.07% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 13.07% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 13.42% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 12.89% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 13.51% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 13.02% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 12.67% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 13.44% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 13.92% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 15.51% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 13.75% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 21.77% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 23.25% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 13.82% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 16.31% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 16.62% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 16.78% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 17.07% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 16.32% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 15.37% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 15.05% |
API Access
Agilent Technologies Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=A&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=A&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();