Avantor (AVTR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2019 - 2026)
Avantor (AVTR) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 4.76% for Q3 2026, up 2.28 percentage points from 2.48% a year earlier and up 7.69 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 Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q2 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.36 percentage points.
- 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 -2.94% (Q2 2026), -2.84% (Q1 2026) and -2.38% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 68.95 Bn | 66.71 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 40.84% |
| 2 | United Rentals | 68.54 Bn | 67.66 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 16.52% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 62.92 Bn | 61.91 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 42.19% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 50.34 Bn | 47.55 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 23.37% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.33 Bn | 33.21 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 12.18% |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.77 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 15.15% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.42 Bn | 12.47 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 11.57% |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.20 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 586.29 Mn | 16.75% |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.92 Bn | 10.80 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 22.94% |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.55 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 534.80 Mn | 4.76% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.76% |
| 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% |
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();