Growth Metrics

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

AstroNova's Return on Capital Employed history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.0% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Return on Capital Employed at 0.0% for Q1 2026, up 8.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was 0.0% (up 8.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 0.01%, up 10.0%.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 0.0% at AstroNova, up from 0.12% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.07% in Q4 2023 to a low of 0.12% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.02% (2022), against an average of 0.0%.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed fell -14bps in 2025, then rose 8bps in 2026.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.04% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 94bps to 0.07% in 2023, then crashed by -99bps to 0.0% in 2024, then crashed by -23519bps to 0.12% in 2025, then skyrocketed by 100bps to 0.0% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.0%, 0.12%, and 0.11% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.