Smith A O (AOS) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Smith an O's (AOS) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 24.09% in Q2 2026, down 513.0% YoY from 5.83% in Q2 2025, and down 14.18% on a QoQ basis from 28.07% in Q1 2026.
Smith A O (AOS) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Smith an O (AOS) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 24.09% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 513.0% year-over-year to 24.09% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 24.09% (down 513.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 31.26%, up 125.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed fell to 24.09% in Q2 2026, from 28.07% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 33.49% in Q4 2023 to a low of 24.09% in Q2 2026.
- A 5-year average of 29.75% and a median of 29.72% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 543 bps — and 2026, when it plunged 513 bps.
- Tracing AOS's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 28.05% in 2022, then gained by 19 bps to 33.49% in 2023, then declined by 7 bps to 31.17% in 2024, then grew by 2 bps to 31.73% in 2025, then retreated by 24 bps to 24.09% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 24.09% (Q2 2026), 28.07% (Q1 2026), and 31.73% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 7 | Ametek | 54.87 Bn | 54.38 Bn | 735.04 Mn | 14.77% |
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| 9 | Ingersoll Rand | 31.31 Bn | 30.14 Bn | 862.60 Mn | 9.23% |
| 10 | Smith A O | 8.65 Bn | 8.47 Bn | 387.80 Mn | 24.09% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.09% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 28.07% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 31.73% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 30.57% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 29.22% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 29.81% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 31.17% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 31.97% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 33.06% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 32.96% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 33.49% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 32.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 29.63% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 28.04% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 28.05% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 27.59% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 27.29% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 26.47% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 26.87% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 26.19% |