Ameren (AEE) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Ameren (AEE) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 5.61% for Q2 2026, up 0.92 percentage points from 4.69% a year earlier but down 0.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Ameren (AEE) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ameren posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 5.76%, up 0.96 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +0.05 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 4.81% in FY2024 (-0.20 pp), 5.01% in FY2023 (-0.29 pp), 5.30% in FY2022 (+0.08 pp) and 5.22% in FY2021 (-0.49 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] spans a low of 4.58% in Q3 2024 and a high of 5.68% in Q1 2026.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.35 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q1 2026 (a gain of 1.02 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2022 (a drop of 0.68 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 5.68% (Q1 2026), 5.59% (Q4 2025) and 5.36% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 287.73 Bn | 287.73 Bn | 890.00 Mn | - |
| 2 | Nextera Energy | 160.25 Bn | 161.15 Bn | - | 4.94% |
| 3 | Southern | 96.31 Bn | 87.36 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 5.14% |
| 4 | Duke Energy | 88.79 Bn | 87.40 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 5.41% |
| 5 | National Grid | 79.16 Bn | 60.69 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | American Electric Power | 65.09 Bn | 63.47 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 5.55% |
| 7 | Dominion Energy | 53.95 Bn | 56.63 Bn | - | 3.52% |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.22 Bn | 50.35 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 3.27% |
| 9 | Entergy | 47.09 Bn | 36.28 Bn | - | 4.68% |
| 10 | Ameren | 27.67 Bn | 27.75 Bn | - | 5.61% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.61% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.68% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.59% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.36% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.69% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.66% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.63% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.58% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.76% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.78% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.88% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.06% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.04% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.07% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.11% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.92% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.82% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.88% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.97% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.17% |
Ameren Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=AEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "AEE", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=AEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();