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 | 243.20 Bn | 222.35 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 7.89% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 172.35 Bn | 143.43 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 6.20% |
| 3 | Danaher | 154.53 Bn | 138.35 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 5.71% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 150.04 Bn | 129.59 Bn | 1.96 Bn | - |
| 5 | Medtronic | 113.25 Bn | 79.11 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 6.90% |
| 6 | Stryker | 106.37 Bn | 92.49 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 10.46% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 61.94 Bn | 56.95 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 10.53% |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 50.05 Bn | 47.20 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 5.27% |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.13 Bn | 33.24 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 8.99% |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 48.07 Bn | 40.96 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 18.86% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 18.86% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 19.01% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 18.40% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 19.93% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 19.88% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 19.56% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 20.94% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 19.95% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 20.48% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 47.30% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 20.45% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 23.97% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 24.73% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 25.43% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 20.57% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 16.32% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 15.37% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 15.05% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 13.33% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 12.95% |
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();