Avantor (AVTR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2019 - 2026)
Avantor (AVTR) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -2.94% for Q2 2026, down 13.35 percentage points from 10.41% a year earlier and down 0.10 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Avantor (AVTR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Avantor's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -2.33%, down 12.62 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -10.55 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Avantor's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 10.30% in FY2024 (+4.36 pp), 5.93% in FY2023 (-3.47 pp), 9.40% in FY2022 (+0.10 pp) and 9.30% in FY2021 (+1.08 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q3 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.77 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q1 2025, with a gain of 5.31 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a drop of 13.50 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was -2.84% (Q1 2026), -2.38% (Q4 2025) and 2.48% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 67.37 Bn | 66.13 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 16.11% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 60.32 Bn | 58.30 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 37.06% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 58.24 Bn | 57.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 40.62% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.34 Bn | 40.56 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 23.37% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.62 Bn | 31.50 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 12.18% |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.43 Bn | 19.48 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 12.56% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 18.60 Bn | 15.91 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 10.99% |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.64 Bn | 12.52 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 23.02% |
| 9 | Watsco | 10.59 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 18.08% |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.38 Bn | 9.17 Bn | 537.00 Mn | -2.94% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.94% |
| 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 | 5.35% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.11% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.68% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.11% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.97% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.72% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.32% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.74% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.16% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.38% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.25% |
API Access
Avantor Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=AVTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "AVTR", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=AVTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();