Growth Metrics

Align Technology (ALGN) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Align Technology (ALGN) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 0.13% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 2.0% to 0.13% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.13% through Dec 2025, down 2.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.13% for FY2025, 2.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.13% at Align Technology, up from 0.13% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.26% in Q3 2021, with the low at 0.13% in Q3 2025.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.17%, with a median of 0.15% recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed grew 16bps in 2021, then decreased -9bps in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.25% in 2021, then plummeted by -36bps to 0.16% in 2022, then fell by -3bps to 0.16% in 2023, then decreased by -8bps to 0.14% in 2024, then dropped by -11bps to 0.13% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.13%, 0.13%, and 0.14% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.