Smith A O (AOS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Smith A O (AOS) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 24.09% in Q2 2026, down 5.13 percentage points from 29.22% a year earlier and down 3.98 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Smith A O (AOS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Smith A O reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 31.26%, up 1.25 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +11.46 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 30.01% in FY2024 (-1.72 pp), 31.73% in FY2023 (+5.05 pp), 26.68% in FY2022 (-1.04 pp) and 27.72% in FY2021 (+7.92 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] rose in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.17 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 7.66 percentage points in Q3 2021, against a drop of 5.13 percentage points in Q2 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 28.07% (Q1 2026), 31.73% (Q4 2025) and 30.57% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 102.06 Bn | 96.80 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 26.65% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 94.64 Bn | 92.40 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 10.95% |
| 3 | Comfort Systems Usa | 60.88 Bn | 56.13 Bn | 844.23 Mn | 25.26% |
| 4 | Carrier Global | 45.43 Bn | 40.06 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 6.15% |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 24.39 Bn | 20.99 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 87.23% |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 14.50 Bn | 13.23 Bn | 548.70 Mn | 4.22% |
| 7 | Masco | 13.48 Bn | 11.58 Bn | 868.00 Mn | 36.39% |
| 8 | Allegion | 13.12 Bn | 11.83 Bn | 517.50 Mn | 19.60% |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 13.11 Bn | 9.46 Bn | 568.40 Mn | 19.44% |
| 10 | Smith A O | 7.72 Bn | 6.96 Bn | 387.80 Mn | 24.09% |
Historic Data
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Historic 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% |
API Access
Smith A O Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=AOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "AOS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=AOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();