Growth Metrics

AstroNova (ALOT) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

AstroNova has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 16 years, most recently at 0.06% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 782.0% to 0.06% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.06% through Jan 2026, up 782.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 1.17% for FY2026, 1045.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.06% for Q1 2026 at AstroNova, up from 12.26% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 7.0% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 12.26% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 2.22% (2022), against an average of 0.12%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed crashed -1418bps in 2025 and then skyrocketed 782bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 3.6% in 2022, then surged by 94bps to 7.0% in 2023, then plummeted by -99bps to 0.05% in 2024, then tumbled by -23519bps to 12.26% in 2025, then surged by 100bps to 0.06% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for ALOT's Return on Capital Employed are 0.06% (Q1 2026), 12.26% (Q4 2025), and 10.87% (Q3 2025).