Standard Motor Products (SMP) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Standard Motor Products' (SMP) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 7.6% in Q1 2026, up 128.0% YoY from 3.33% in Q1 2025, and up 6.82% on a QoQ basis from 7.11% in Q4 2025.
Standard Motor Products (SMP) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Standard Motor Products (SMP) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 7.6% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 128.0% year-over-year to 7.6% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.6% (up 128.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 7.53%, up 31.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed advanced to 7.6% in Q1 2026, from 7.11% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 12.94% in Q2 2022 to a low of 5.77% in Q2 2025.
- A 5-year average of 8.27% and a median of 7.87% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 849 bps — and 2026, when it surged 128 bps.
- Tracing SMP's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 8.42% in 2022, then decreased by 11 bps to 7.52% in 2023, then slipped by 6 bps to 7.04% in 2024, then advanced by 1 bps to 7.11% in 2025, then gained by 7 bps to 7.6% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 7.6% (Q1 2026), 7.11% (Q4 2025), and 6.19% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O Reilly Automotive | 73.77 Bn | 73.51 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 47.86% |
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| 5 | Borgwarner | 13.77 Bn | 11.32 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 6.84% |
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| 7 | Modine Manufacturing | 10.47 Bn | 10.40 Bn | - | - |
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| 9 | Autoliv | 9.29 Bn | 8.91 Bn | 509.00 Mn | 22.13% |
| 10 | Standard Motor Products | 862.02 Mn | 862.02 Mn | 164.62 Mn | 10.38% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.38% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.60% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.11% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.19% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.77% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.31% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.04% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.71% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.18% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.46% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.52% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.10% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.87% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.42% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.87% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.94% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.48% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.32% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.03% |