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
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcon | 32,734,969.19 Bn | 32,734,967.53 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 28.56% |
| 2 | Intuitive Surgical | 117.50 Bn | 112.41 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 18.58% |
| 3 | Becton Dickinson | 42.93 Bn | 42.11 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 5.02% |
| 4 | Medline | 30.82 Bn | 36.66 Bn | 1.84 Bn | - |
| 5 | Resmed | 27.90 Bn | 26.23 Bn | 890.98 Mn | 25.95% |
| 6 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 26.76 Bn | 26.23 Bn | 329.20 Mn | 19.71% |
| 7 | Cooper Companies | 15.30 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 735.40 Mn | 4.68% |
| 8 | Solventum | 13.46 Bn | 12.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 19.44% |
| 9 | Align Technology | 12.02 Bn | 10.96 Bn | 736.59 Mn | 12.74% |
| 10 | Baxter International | 11.17 Bn | 9.12 Bn | 891.00 Mn | 13.02% |
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% |