Ametek (AME) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Ametek (AME) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 14.67% in Q1 2026, up 1.99% quarter-over-quarter from 14.38% in Q4 2025, and up 46.0% on a YoY basis from 10.05% in Q1 2025.

Ametek (AME) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ametek's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 14.67% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 46.0% year-over-year to 14.67%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 14.67% (up 46.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 15.27%, up 129.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 14.67% for Q1 2026 at Ametek, up from 14.38% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 15.28% in Q4 2023 to a low of 13.23% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 14.12% across 5 years, with a median of 14.06% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed jumped 169 bps in 2022, then sank 116 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 14.06% in 2022, then rose by 9 bps to 15.28% in 2023, then dropped by 8 bps to 14.12% in 2024, then rose by 2 bps to 14.38% in 2025, then rose by 2 bps to 14.67% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 14.67% (Q1 2026), 14.38% (Q4 2025), and 14.33% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn 7.18%
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn 14.09%
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 18.36%
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn 15.97%
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn 14.32%
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn 39.40%
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn 14.67%
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn 31.32%
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn 12.62%
10 Ingersoll Rand 28.28 Bn 27.07 Bn 792.40 Mn 6.93%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 14.67%
Dec 31, 2025 14.38%
Sep 30, 2025 14.33%
Jun 30, 2025 13.87%
Mar 31, 2025 14.21%
Dec 31, 2024 14.12%
Sep 30, 2024 13.70%
Jun 30, 2024 13.84%
Mar 31, 2024 13.82%
Dec 31, 2023 15.28%
Sep 30, 2023 14.70%
Jun 30, 2023 14.11%
Mar 31, 2023 14.03%
Dec 31, 2022 14.06%
Sep 30, 2022 14.05%
Jun 30, 2022 13.69%
Mar 31, 2022 13.23%
Dec 31, 2021 12.80%
Sep 30, 2021 12.35%
Jun 30, 2021 12.66%