Growth Metrics

Novanta (NOVT) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2025)

Novanta (NOVT) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 15 consecutive years, with 0.07% as the latest value for Q3 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q3 2025, Return on Invested Capital fell 5.0% year-over-year to 0.07%, compared with a TTM value of 0.07% through Sep 2025, down 5.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.07%, down 2.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital was 0.07% for Q3 2025 at Novanta, down from 0.09% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.16% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 0.07% in Q3 2025.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.12%, with a median of 0.13% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Invested Capital increased 1bps in 2023, then dropped -5bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.11% in 2021, then skyrocketed by 48bps to 0.16% in 2022, then dropped by -8bps to 0.14% in 2023, then crashed by -37bps to 0.09% in 2024, then fell by -23bps to 0.07% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Invested Capital for NOVT at 0.07% in Q3 2025, 0.09% in Q2 2025, and 0.09% in Q4 2024.