Align Technology (ALGN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Align Technology (ALGN) posted quarterly 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 reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 12.74% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 128.0% year-over-year to 12.74%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 12.74% (down 128.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 12.68%, down 210.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed grew to 12.74% in Q1 2026 per ALGN's latest filing, from 12.65% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 23.27% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 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.
- Align Technology's Return on Capital Employed stood at 16.05% in 2022, then dropped by 3 bps to 15.56% in 2023, then retreated by 8 bps to 14.29% in 2024, then fell by 11 bps to 12.65% in 2025, then rose 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.
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| 10 | Align Technology | 11.61 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 757.43 Mn | 12.29% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.29% |
| 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% |