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% on a QoQ basis from 12.65% in Q4 2025.
Align Technology (ALGN) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 12.74% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 128.0% year-over-year to 12.74% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 12.74% (down 128.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 12.68%, down 210.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed improved 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.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 14.75% (2023), against an average of 15.62%.
- Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed reached 800 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 917 bps in 2022.
- Tracing ALGN's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 16.05% in 2022, then retreated by 3 bps to 15.56% in 2023, then dropped by 8 bps to 14.29% in 2024, then slipped by 11 bps to 12.65% in 2025, then climbed by 1 bps to 12.74% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest ALGN Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 12.74% (Q1 2026), 12.65% (Q4 2025), and 12.55% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intuitive Surgical | 156.17 Bn | 151.78 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 17.54% |
| 2 | Becton Dickinson | 41.51 Bn | 40.49 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 5.02% |
| 3 | Resmed | 30.43 Bn | 28.77 Bn | 890.98 Mn | 25.95% |
| 4 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 22.78 Bn | 22.26 Bn | 296.40 Mn | 18.63% |
| 5 | Solventum | 13.39 Bn | 13.39 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 19.44% |
| 6 | Cooper Companies | 12.33 Bn | 12.20 Bn | 695.20 Mn | 6.60% |
| 7 | Align Technology | 11.65 Bn | 10.59 Bn | 736.59 Mn | 12.74% |
| 8 | Baxter International | 9.81 Bn | 7.77 Bn | 891.00 Mn | 13.02% |
| 9 | Aptargroup | 7.39 Bn | 7.19 Bn | 351.91 Mn | 12.04% |
| 10 | Repligen | 6.39 Bn | 5.41 Bn | 108.28 Mn | 2.29% |
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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 15.26% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 11.74% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 10.49% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 9.01% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 22.60% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 37.30% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 34.63% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 33.96% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 34.07% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 35.93% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 34.94% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 33.46% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 30.83% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 28.50% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 26.86% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 25.52% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 24.22% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 24.33% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 24.94% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 23.20% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 21.25% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 22.26% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 22.33% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 24.12% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 24.85% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 25.26% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 27.15% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 26.48% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 25.30% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 15.19% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 10.27% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 3.86% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 3.27% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 14.11% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 15.71% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 20.57% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 18.43% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 19.13% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 17.41% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 17.85% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 25.76% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 27.91% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 29.58% |