Avantor (AVTR) Return on Equity [ROE] (2019 - 2026)
Avantor's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -10.30% for Q2 2026, down 21.41 percentage points from 11.10% a year earlier and down 0.42 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Avantor (AVTR) Return on Equity [ROE] (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Avantor's Return on Equity [ROE] was -9.20%, down 21.90 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] carries a five-year change of -13.74 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 12.69% in FY2024 (+6.34 pp), 6.35% in FY2023 (-8.81 pp), 15.17% in FY2022 (-1.50 pp) and 16.67% in FY2021 (+12.13 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to Q3 2019.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -7.01 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q3 2021 (a gain of 9.63 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2025 (a drop of 21.89 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows AVTR's Return on Equity [ROE] at -9.89% (Q1 2026), -9.52% (Q4 2025) and -1.39% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 67.37 Bn | 66.13 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 29.00% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 60.32 Bn | 58.30 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 44.74% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 58.24 Bn | 57.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 33.56% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.34 Bn | 40.56 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 34.02% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.62 Bn | 31.50 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 20.69% |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.43 Bn | 19.48 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 12.32% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 18.60 Bn | 15.91 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 13.82% |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.64 Bn | 12.52 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 22.28% |
| 9 | Watsco | 10.59 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 16.76% |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.38 Bn | 9.17 Bn | 537.00 Mn | -10.30% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -10.30% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -9.89% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -9.52% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.39% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.10% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.87% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.36% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.64% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.69% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.91% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.20% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.21% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.45% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.54% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.53% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.10% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.24% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.79% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.95% |
API Access
Avantor Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=AVTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=AVTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();