AstroNova (ALOT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2017 - 2026)
AstroNova (ALOT) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 1.93% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Apr 30, 2026), up 10.06 percentage points from -8.13% a year earlier and up 0.93 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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AstroNova (ALOT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), AstroNova's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 0.99%, up 8.65 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -0.67 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, AstroNova's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -7.66% in FY2025 (-13.80 pp), 6.14% in FY2024 (+1.94 pp), 4.20% in FY2023 (-0.19 pp) and 4.39% in FY2022 (+2.73 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q3 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.65 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2027, with a gain of 10.06 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2026, with a drop of 17.38 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 1.00% (Q4 2026), -9.80% (Q3 2026) and -9.77% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 321.31 Bn | 275.31 Bn | 4.68 Bn | -53.90% |
| 2 | Rtx | 248.97 Bn | 222.19 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 8.08% |
| 3 | Boeing | 152.99 Bn | 59.70 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 7.69% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 116.67 Bn | 103.39 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 26.98% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 92.54 Bn | 88.15 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 19.17% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.31 Bn | 76.42 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 13.63% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.04 Bn | 70.40 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 20.27% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 67.90 Bn | 57.15 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 12.31% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.82 Bn | 20.27 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 12.25% |
| 10 | AstroNova | 224.61 Mn | 208.40 Mn | 14.43 Mn | 1.93% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 1.93% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.00% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -9.80% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -9.77% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -8.13% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -6.88% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 5.05% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 7.61% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 7.07% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 6.15% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 4.75% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 2.59% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 4.25% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 3.75% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 1.32% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 4.13% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 4.28% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 5.57% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 5.83% |
API Access
AstroNova Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ALOT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "ALOT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ALOT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();