Growth Metrics

AstroNova (ALOT) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

AstroNova's Return on Capital Employed history spans 15 years, with the latest figure at 0.11% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 11.0% year-over-year to 0.11%; the TTM value through Oct 2025 reached 0.11%, down 11.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.09%, 10.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.11% at AstroNova, down from 0.11% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.06% in Q3 2021 and bottomed at 0.11% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.02% (2022), against an average of 0.0%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed grew 6bps in 2021 before it fell -14bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.06% in 2021, then crashed by -38bps to 0.04% in 2022, then plummeted by -37bps to 0.02% in 2023, then plummeted by -98bps to 0.0% in 2024, then crashed by -21134bps to 0.11% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for ALOT's Return on Capital Employed are 0.11% (Q4 2025), 0.11% (Q3 2025), and 0.09% (Q2 2025).