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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |