Growth Metrics

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

Novanta's Return on Invested Capital history spans 15 years, with the latest figure at 0.07% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.07%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 0.07%, changed 0.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.06%, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital reached 0.07% in Q4 2025 per NOVT's latest filing, up from 0.06% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.1% in Q1 2024 to a low of 0.06% in Q4 2021.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.08%, with a median of 0.08% recorded in 2022.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Invested Capital: dropped -2bps in 2021, then increased 2bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.06% in 2021, then surged by 36bps to 0.08% in 2022, then grew by 10bps to 0.09% in 2023, then decreased by -23bps to 0.07% in 2024, then fell by -3bps to 0.07% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for NOVT's Return on Invested Capital are 0.07% (Q4 2025), 0.06% (Q3 2025), and 0.08% (Q2 2025).