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

Smith an O (AOS) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.05% for Q1 2026, down 31.87% on a QoQ basis from 0.07% in Q4 2025, and down 8.0% year-over-year from 0.06% in Q1 2025.

Smith A O (AOS) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Smith an O's Return on Invested Capital history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.05% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 8.0% year-over-year to 0.05% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.05% (down 8.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.21%, down 32.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital was 0.05% for Q1 2026 at Smith an O, down from 0.07% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.24% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 0.05% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 0.15% and a median of 0.15% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Invested Capital advanced 7 bps — and 2023, when it declined 10 bps.
  • Smith an O's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.24% in 2022, then slumped by 40 bps to 0.14% in 2023, then fell by 5 bps to 0.14% in 2024, then plunged by 45 bps to 0.07% in 2025, then sank by 32 bps to 0.05% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AOS's Return on Invested Capital at 0.05% in Q1 2026, 0.07% in Q4 2025, and 0.1% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn -
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn 0.01%
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn 0.00%
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 0.00%
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn 0.00%
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn 0.01%
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn 0.00%
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 0.01%
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn 1.40%
10 Smith A O 8.40 Bn 8.20 Bn 365.70 Mn 0.05%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.05%
Dec 31, 2025 0.07%
Sep 30, 2025 0.10%
Jun 30, 2025 0.12%
Mar 31, 2025 0.13%
Dec 31, 2024 0.14%
Sep 30, 2024 0.14%
Jun 30, 2024 0.15%
Mar 31, 2024 0.15%
Dec 31, 2023 0.14%
Sep 30, 2023 0.19%
Jun 30, 2023 0.20%
Mar 31, 2023 0.22%
Dec 31, 2022 0.24%
Sep 30, 2022 0.18%
Jun 30, 2022 0.19%
Mar 31, 2022 0.19%
Dec 31, 2021 0.17%
Sep 30, 2021 0.17%
Jun 30, 2021 0.16%