Growth Metrics

Novanta (NOVT) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Novanta filings provide 16 years of Return on Capital Employed readings, the most recent being 5.63% for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 401.0% to 5.63% in Q2 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Apr 2026 was 5.63%, a 401.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 6.79%, down 292.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 5.63% in Q2 2026 for Novanta, down from 6.51% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 10.76% in Q3 2023 to a low of 5.63% in Q2 2026.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 8.95% (2024), compared with a mean of 8.74%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: soared 354bps in 2022 and later plummeted -401bps in 2026.
  • Novanta's Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.73% in 2022, then rose by 6bps to 10.32% in 2023, then dropped by -13bps to 8.95% in 2024, then dropped by -27bps to 6.51% in 2025, then decreased by -13bps to 5.63% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Capital Employed were 5.63% (Q2 2026), 6.51% (Q4 2025), and 7.26% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.