Armstrong World Industries (AWI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Armstrong World Industries (AWI) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 25.47% for Q2 2026, down 0.05 percentage points from 25.53% a year earlier but up 0.28 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Armstrong World Industries (AWI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Armstrong World Industries' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 26.66%, up 1.84 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of +8.89 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Armstrong World Industries' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 24.82% in FY2024 (+3.03 pp), 21.79% in FY2023 (+3.41 pp), 18.39% in FY2022 (+1.11 pp) and 17.28% in FY2021 (-0.49 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of 16.39% in Q3 2021 to a high of 26.25% in Q4 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.86 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q3 2023, with a gain of 4.18 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2021, with a drop of 2.34 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 25.19% (Q1 2026), 26.25% (Q4 2025) and 26.03% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 92.12 Bn | 86.76 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 25.76% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 85.49 Bn | 85.52 Bn | 2.71 Bn | - |
| 3 | Carrier Global | 43.38 Bn | 38.12 Bn | 1.90 Bn | -4.09% |
| 4 | Comfort Systems Usa | 38.65 Bn | 32.60 Bn | 934.48 Mn | 30.59% |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 29.75 Bn | 26.31 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 73.03% |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 16.90 Bn | 16.08 Bn | 562.40 Mn | 6.26% |
| 7 | Masco | 16.35 Bn | 14.41 Bn | 720.00 Mn | 36.93% |
| 8 | Allegion | 15.98 Bn | 14.60 Bn | 548.20 Mn | 20.57% |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 15.35 Bn | 12.26 Bn | 494.90 Mn | 19.33% |
| 10 | Armstrong World Industries | 7.41 Bn | 7.07 Bn | 190.70 Mn | 26.36% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 26.36% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 25.47% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.19% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.25% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 26.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.53% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.92% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 23.79% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.51% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 22.34% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 22.68% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.60% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.48% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.77% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.78% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.21% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.29% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.33% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 17.75% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.36% |
API Access
Armstrong World Industries Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=AWI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "AWI", "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=AWI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();