Growth Metrics

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

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

  • Quarterly results put Return on Invested Capital at 0.0% for Q1 2026, up 10.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was 0.0% (up 10.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 0.02%, up 13.0%.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 was 0.0% at AstroNova, up from 0.16% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.06% in Q4 2023 to a low of 0.16% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.02% (2022), against an average of 0.01%.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Invested Capital dropped -17bps in 2025, then grew 10bps in 2026.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.04% in 2022, then surged by 57bps to 0.06% in 2023, then tumbled by -99bps to 0.0% in 2024, then tumbled by -32483bps to 0.16% in 2025, then surged by 99bps to 0.0% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.0%, 0.16%, and 0.15% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.