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

Align Technology (ALGN) reported Return on Capital Employed of 12.74% for Q1 2026, down 128.0% year-over-year from 45.51% in Q1 2025, and up 0.72% quarter-over-quarter 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.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 12.74%, down 128.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 12.74% (down 128.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 12.68%, down 210.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed climbed to 12.74% in Q1 2026 per ALGN's latest filing, from 12.65% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 23.27% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 12.55% in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 15.62% and a median of 14.75% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • 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.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 16.05% in 2022, then slipped by 3 bps to 15.56% in 2023, then fell by 8 bps to 14.29% in 2024, then declined by 11 bps to 12.65% in 2025, then increased by 1 bps to 12.74% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ALGN's Return on Capital Employed at 12.74% in Q1 2026, 12.65% in Q4 2025, and 12.55% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 148.09 Bn 143.69 Bn 1.83 Bn 17.54%
2 Becton Dickinson 41.00 Bn 39.99 Bn 2.15 Bn 5.02%
3 Medline 30.38 Bn 36.22 Bn 1.84 Bn -
4 Resmed 28.22 Bn 26.56 Bn 890.98 Mn 25.95%
5 West Pharmaceutical Services 23.72 Bn 23.19 Bn 296.40 Mn 18.63%
6 Solventum 13.33 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.10 Bn 19.44%
7 Cooper Companies 13.12 Bn 12.99 Bn 735.40 Mn 4.68%
8 Align Technology 12.86 Bn 11.80 Bn 736.59 Mn 12.74%
9 Baxter International 10.51 Bn 8.47 Bn 891.00 Mn 13.02%
10 Aptargroup 7.72 Bn 7.52 Bn 351.91 Mn 12.04%

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%