Growth Metrics

Smith A O (AOS) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Smith an O filings provide 17 years of Return on Capital Employed readings, the most recent being 28.07% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 174.0% to 28.07% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 28.07%, a 174.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 31.26%, up 125.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 28.07% in Q1 2026 for Smith an O, down from 31.73% 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 26.47% in Q1 2022.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 29.81% (2025), compared with a mean of 30.08%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: soared 543bps in 2023 and later crashed -384bps in 2025.
  • Smith an O's Return on Capital Employed stood at 28.05% in 2022, then rose by 19bps to 33.49% in 2023, then dropped by -7bps to 31.17% in 2024, then rose by 2bps to 31.73% in 2025, then dropped by -12bps to 28.07% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Capital Employed were 28.07% (Q1 2026), 31.73% (Q4 2025), and 30.57% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.