Smith A O (AOS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Smith A O's Return on Equity [ROE] was 26.99% in Q3 2026, down 1.76 percentage points from 28.75% a year earlier but up 0.09 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Smith A O (AOS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Smith A O came in at 29.20%, up 0.57 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +9.57 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 28.63% in FY2024 (-2.36 pp), 30.99% in FY2023 (+17.82 pp), 13.17% in FY2022 (-13.30 pp) and 26.47% in FY2021 (+6.85 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has moved between 13.49% (Q4 2022) and 30.99% (Q1 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.12 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q1 2024 (a gain of 17.26 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2023 (a drop of 14.24 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, AOS's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 26.90% (Q2 2026), 28.24% (Q1 2026) and 29.50% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 88.60 Bn | 83.21 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 35.73% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 82.83 Bn | 80.56 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 26.99% |
| 3 | Carrier Global | 43.72 Bn | 38.09 Bn | 1.90 Bn | -14.00% |
| 4 | Comfort Systems Usa | 35.75 Bn | 29.71 Bn | 934.48 Mn | 16.68% |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 30.18 Bn | 26.57 Bn | 1.16 Bn | - |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 16.32 Bn | 15.25 Bn | 562.40 Mn | 5.32% |
| 7 | Masco | 16.27 Bn | 14.07 Bn | 720.00 Mn | - |
| 8 | Allegion | 15.82 Bn | 14.45 Bn | 548.20 Mn | 32.21% |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 14.96 Bn | 11.86 Bn | 494.90 Mn | 47.02% |
| 10 | Smith A O | 8.75 Bn | 7.93 Bn | 364.70 Mn | 26.99% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 26.99% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 26.90% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 28.24% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 29.50% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 28.75% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 28.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 27.96% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 28.08% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 29.32% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 30.39% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 30.99% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.87% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.87% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.88% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.73% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.49% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 27.99% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 28.72% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 27.97% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 26.13% |
API Access
Smith A O Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=AOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=AOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();