Smith A O (AOS) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Smith an O's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 28.07% for Q1 2026.

• Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 174.0% year-over-year to 28.07% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 28.07% (down 174.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 31.26%, up 125.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 28.07% for Q1 2026 at Smith an O, down from 31.73% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 33.49% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 26.47% in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of 30.08% and a median of 29.81% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 543 bps — and 2025, when it plunged 384 bps.
• Smith an O's Return on Capital Employed stood at 28.05% in 2022, then climbed by 19 bps to 33.49% in 2023, then retreated by 7 bps to 31.17% in 2024, then rose by 2 bps to 31.73% in 2025, then dropped by 12 bps to 28.07% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows AOS's Return on Capital Employed at 28.07% in Q1 2026, 31.73% in Q4 2025, and 30.57% in Q3 2025.