Avantor (AVTR) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026)
Avantor (AVTR) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 2.84% in Q1 2026, down 19.4% quarter-over-quarter from 2.38% in Q4 2025, and down 1350.0% on a YoY basis from 0.23% in Q1 2025.
Avantor (AVTR) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Avantor's Return on Capital Employed history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.84% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 1350.0% year-over-year to 2.84%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.84% (down 1350.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 2.33%, down 1776.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 2.84% for Q1 2026 at Avantor, down from 2.38% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 15.02% in Q4 2022 to a low of 2.84% in Q1 2026.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 7.69% across 5 years, with a median of 8.74% in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed soared 406 bps in 2025, then plunged 1350 bps in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 15.02% in 2022, then slumped by 41 bps to 8.82% in 2023, then climbed by 17 bps to 10.36% in 2024, then sank by 123 bps to 2.38% in 2025, then retreated by 19 bps to 2.84% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 2.84% (Q1 2026), 2.38% (Q4 2025), and 2.48% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intuitive Surgical | 148.09 Bn | 143.69 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 17.54% |
| 2 | Becton Dickinson | 41.00 Bn | 39.99 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 5.02% |
| 3 | Medline | 30.38 Bn | 36.22 Bn | 1.84 Bn | - |
| 4 | Resmed | 28.22 Bn | 26.56 Bn | 890.98 Mn | 25.95% |
| 5 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 23.72 Bn | 23.19 Bn | 296.40 Mn | 18.63% |
| 6 | Solventum | 13.33 Bn | 13.33 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 19.44% |
| 7 | Cooper Companies | 13.12 Bn | 12.99 Bn | 735.40 Mn | 4.68% |
| 8 | Align Technology | 12.86 Bn | 11.80 Bn | 736.59 Mn | 12.74% |
| 9 | Baxter International | 10.51 Bn | 8.47 Bn | 891.00 Mn | 13.02% |
| 10 | Avantor | 6.47 Bn | 6.19 Bn | 500.70 Mn | -2.84% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.84% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.38% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.48% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.41% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.66% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.36% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.66% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.35% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.72% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.82% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.68% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.11% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.77% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.02% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.32% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.74% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.82% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.74% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.25% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.90% |