Growth Metrics

Smith A O (AOS) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2025)

Smith an O (AOS) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 16 consecutive years, with 0.29% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Invested Capital rose 1.0% year-over-year to 0.29%, compared with a TTM value of 0.29% through Dec 2025, up 1.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.27%, up 1.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital was 0.29% for Q4 2025 at Smith an O, down from 0.29% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 20.68% in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 4.0% in Q1 2024.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 2.08%, with a median of 0.5% recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Invested Capital soared 1984bps in 2023, then crashed -2120bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.42% in 2021, then surged by 46bps to 0.61% in 2022, then tumbled by -51bps to 0.3% in 2023, then decreased by -8bps to 0.27% in 2024, then increased by 5bps to 0.29% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Invested Capital for AOS at 0.29% in Q4 2025, 0.29% in Q3 2025, and 0.52% in Q2 2025.