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

Ametek's (AME) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 14.67% in Q1 2026, up 46.0% year-on-year from 10.05% in Q1 2025, and up 1.99% quarter-over-quarter from 14.38% in Q4 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 46.0% year-over-year to 14.67% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 14.67%, a 46.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 15.27%, up 129.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed climbed to 14.67% in Q1 2026 per AME's latest filing, from 14.38% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 15.28% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 13.23% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 14.06% (2022), against an average of 14.12%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 169 bps in 2022 and sank 116 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest AME Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 14.67% (Q1 2026), 14.38% (Q4 2025), and 14.33% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 8.04%
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn 14.09%
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn 18.36%
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 15.97%
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn 14.32%
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn 39.40%
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn 14.67%
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 31.32%
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn 6.93%
10 Xylem 29.09 Bn 28.28 Bn 803.00 Mn 8.50%

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%