Avantor (AVTR) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026)
Avantor's quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 2.84% in Q1 2026, down 1350.0% year-on-year from 0.23% in Q1 2025, and down 19.4% quarter-over-quarter from 2.38% in Q4 2025.
Avantor has reported Return on Capital Employed for 8 years, with the latest figure at 2.84% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 1350.0% year-over-year to 2.84%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.84% (down 1350.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 2.33%, down 1776.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 2.84%, down from 2.38% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 15.02% in Q4 2022, with the low at 2.84% in Q1 2026.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 7.69%, with a median of 8.74% recorded in 2022.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed surged 406 bps in 2025 and plunged 1350 bps in 2026.
- Tracing AVTR's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 15.02% in 2022, then sank by 41 bps to 8.82% in 2023, then grew by 17 bps to 10.36% in 2024, then plunged by 123 bps to 2.38% in 2025, then decreased 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 | 156.17 Bn | 151.78 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 17.54% |
| 2 | Becton Dickinson | 41.51 Bn | 40.49 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 5.02% |
| 3 | Resmed | 30.43 Bn | 28.77 Bn | 890.98 Mn | 25.95% |
| 4 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 22.78 Bn | 22.26 Bn | 296.40 Mn | 18.63% |
| 5 | Solventum | 13.39 Bn | 13.39 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 19.44% |
| 6 | Cooper Companies | 12.33 Bn | 12.20 Bn | 695.20 Mn | 6.60% |
| 7 | Align Technology | 11.65 Bn | 10.59 Bn | 736.59 Mn | 12.74% |
| 8 | Baxter International | 9.81 Bn | 7.77 Bn | 891.00 Mn | 13.02% |
| 9 | Aptargroup | 7.39 Bn | 7.19 Bn | 351.91 Mn | 12.04% |
| 10 | Avantor | 5.31 Bn | 5.03 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 14.23% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 12.13% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 7.46% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 7.07% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 11.22% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 10.73% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 5.67% |