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

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DateValue
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%