Avantor (AVTR) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026)
Avantor's (AVTR) 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 (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.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 1350.0% year-over-year to 2.84% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 2.84%, a 1350.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 2.33%, down 1776.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed retreated to 2.84% in Q1 2026 per AVTR's latest filing, from 2.38% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 15.02% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 2.84% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 8.74% (2022), against an average of 7.69%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 406 bps in 2025 and plunged 1350 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 15.02% in 2022, then plunged by 41 bps to 8.82% in 2023, then climbed by 17 bps to 10.36% in 2024, then tumbled by 123 bps to 2.38% in 2025, then retreated by 19 bps to 2.84% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest AVTR Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 2.84% (Q1 2026), 2.38% (Q4 2025), and 2.48% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcon | 32,734,969.19 Bn | 32,734,967.53 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 28.56% |
| 2 | Intuitive Surgical | 117.50 Bn | 112.41 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 18.58% |
| 3 | Becton Dickinson | 42.93 Bn | 42.11 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 5.02% |
| 4 | Medline | 30.82 Bn | 36.66 Bn | 1.84 Bn | - |
| 5 | Resmed | 27.90 Bn | 26.23 Bn | 890.98 Mn | 25.95% |
| 6 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 26.76 Bn | 26.23 Bn | 329.20 Mn | 19.71% |
| 7 | Cooper Companies | 15.30 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 735.40 Mn | 4.68% |
| 8 | Solventum | 13.46 Bn | 12.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 19.44% |
| 9 | Align Technology | 12.02 Bn | 10.96 Bn | 736.59 Mn | 12.74% |
| 10 | Avantor | 7.67 Bn | 7.39 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% |