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

Smith an O has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 28.07% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 174.0% year-over-year to 28.07%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 28.07% (down 174.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 31.26%, up 125.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 28.07%, down from 31.73% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 33.49% in Q4 2023, with the low at 26.47% in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 30.08% across 5 years, with a median of 29.81% in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 543 bps — and 2025, when it sank 384 bps.
• Smith an O's Return on Capital Employed 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 decreased by 12 bps to 28.07% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 28.07% (Q1 2026), 31.73% (Q4 2025), and 30.57% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.