Ameren (AEE) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Ameren's (AEE) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 4.73% in Q1 2026, up 100.0% year-on-year from 2.36% in Q1 2025, and up 2.71% quarter-over-quarter from 4.6% in Q4 2025.

Ameren (AEE) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ameren's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.73% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 100.0% year-over-year to 4.73% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 4.73%, a 100.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 4.75%, up 90.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed climbed to 4.73% in Q1 2026 per AEE's latest filing, from 4.6% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 4.73% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 3.73% in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 4.2% (2024), against an average of 4.21%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 49 bps in 2024 and jumped 100 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.4% in 2022, then declined by 4 bps to 4.23% in 2023, then dropped by 11 bps to 3.74% in 2024, then climbed by 23 bps to 4.6% in 2025, then gained by 3 bps to 4.73% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest AEE Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 4.73% (Q1 2026), 4.6% (Q4 2025), and 4.22% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Fortis 462,782.01 Bn 462,783.29 Bn 1.70 Bn 8.29%
2 Dominion Energy 62.80 Bn 67.01 Bn - 4.34%
3 Xcel Energy 50.41 Bn 48.65 Bn 4.02 Bn 3.52%
4 Wec Energy 37.36 Bn 37.32 Bn 2.04 Bn 4.84%
5 Energy Co Of Parana 34.84 Bn 34.18 Bn - 1,879.92%
6 Ameren 31.32 Bn 31.43 Bn - 4.73%
7 Edison International 30.65 Bn 30.49 Bn - 8.68%
8 Firstenergy 28.61 Bn 29.98 Bn 2.74 Bn 5.84%
9 Hydro One 25.14 Bn 25.13 Bn - -
10 Cms Energy 22.72 Bn 23.22 Bn 2.28 Bn 4.72%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.73%
Dec 31, 2025 4.60%
Sep 30, 2025 4.22%
Jun 30, 2025 3.77%
Mar 31, 2025 3.73%
Dec 31, 2024 3.74%
Sep 30, 2024 4.03%
Jun 30, 2024 4.18%
Mar 31, 2024 4.20%
Dec 31, 2023 4.23%
Sep 30, 2023 4.45%
Jun 30, 2023 4.41%
Mar 31, 2023 4.36%
Dec 31, 2022 4.40%
Sep 30, 2022 4.20%
Jun 30, 2022 4.15%
Mar 31, 2022 4.11%
Dec 31, 2021 4.12%
Sep 30, 2021 4.22%
Jun 30, 2021 4.19%