Align Technology (ALGN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Align Technology's (ALGN) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 12.74% in Q1 2026, down 128.0% year-on-year from 45.51% in Q1 2025, and up 0.72% on a QoQ basis from 12.65% in Q4 2025.

Align Technology (ALGN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Align Technology (ALGN) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 12.74% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 128.0% year-over-year to 12.74% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 12.74%, a 128.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 12.68%, down 210.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 12.74%, up from 12.65% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for ALGN reached as high as 23.27% in Q1 2022 and fell as low as 12.55% in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 15.62% across 5 years, with a median of 14.75% in 2023.
  • On a YoY basis, Return on Capital Employed climbed as much as 800 bps in 2022 and fell as far as 917 bps in 2022.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 16.05% in 2022, then fell by 3 bps to 15.56% in 2023, then slipped by 8 bps to 14.29% in 2024, then decreased by 11 bps to 12.65% in 2025, then advanced by 1 bps to 12.74% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 12.74% in Q1 2026, 12.65% in Q4 2025, and 12.55% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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1 Intuitive Surgical 126.32 Bn 121.10 Bn 1.96 Bn 18.58%
2 Becton Dickinson 44.69 Bn 43.88 Bn 2.15 Bn 5.02%
3 Alcon 32.80 Bn 31.14 Bn 1.53 Bn 28.56%
4 Medline 32.72 Bn 30.49 Bn 1.84 Bn -
5 Resmed 29.54 Bn 27.88 Bn 890.98 Mn 25.95%
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 23.56 Bn 23.13 Bn 329.20 Mn 19.71%
7 Solventum 14.00 Bn 13.44 Bn 1.10 Bn 19.44%
8 Cooper Companies 13.75 Bn 13.61 Bn 735.40 Mn 4.68%
9 Align Technology 12.03 Bn 10.97 Bn 736.59 Mn 12.74%
10 Baxter International 12.00 Bn 9.98 Bn 891.00 Mn 13.02%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 12.74%
Dec 31, 2025 12.65%
Sep 30, 2025 12.55%
Jun 30, 2025 14.42%
Mar 31, 2025 14.03%
Dec 31, 2024 14.29%
Sep 30, 2024 15.12%
Jun 30, 2024 15.52%
Mar 31, 2024 16.21%
Dec 31, 2023 15.56%
Sep 30, 2023 14.23%
Jun 30, 2023 14.35%
Mar 31, 2023 14.75%
Dec 31, 2022 16.05%
Sep 30, 2022 18.53%
Jun 30, 2022 21.32%
Mar 31, 2022 23.27%
Dec 31, 2021 25.22%
Sep 30, 2021 25.95%
Jun 30, 2021 25.02%