Standard Motor Products (SMP) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Standard Motor Products (SMP) reported Return on Capital Employed of 9.61% for Q1 2026, up 330.0% on a YoY basis from 2.23% in Q1 2025, and up 6.87% quarter-over-quarter from 8.99% in Q4 2025.

Standard Motor Products (SMP) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Standard Motor Products has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 9.61% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 330.0% year-over-year to 9.61%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 9.61% (up 330.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 9.67%, up 245.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 9.61%, up from 8.99% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 10.81% in Q4 2022, with the low at 1.16% in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 7.66% across 5 years, with a median of 8.46% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 2164 bps — and 2023, when it surged 945 bps.
  • Standard Motor Products' Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.81% in 2022, then decreased by 14 bps to 9.34% in 2023, then slipped by 25 bps to 7.04% in 2024, then rose by 28 bps to 8.99% in 2025, then advanced by 7 bps to 9.61% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 9.61% (Q1 2026), 8.99% (Q4 2025), and 8.12% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 O Reilly Automotive 76.00 Bn 75.75 Bn 2.35 Bn 47.39%
2 Autozone 51.46 Bn 51.20 Bn 2.52 Bn 33.85%
3 Modine Manufacturing 15.07 Bn 14.98 Bn 186.10 Mn 17.03%
4 Borgwarner 14.88 Bn 15.05 Bn 677.00 Mn 6.02%
5 Genuine Parts 14.73 Bn 14.25 Bn 2.34 Bn 8.77%
6 Aptiv 13.96 Bn 10.89 Bn 920.00 Mn 5.79%
7 Aurora Innovation 11.93 Bn 10.71 Bn -5.00 Mn -43.85%
8 Magna International 10.79 Bn 9.60 Bn 1.42 Bn 12.50%
9 Allison Transmission Holdings 10.06 Bn 9.75 Bn 406.00 Mn 13.44%
10 Standard Motor Products 866.95 Mn 881.20 Mn 139.17 Mn 9.61%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 9.61%
Dec 31, 2025 8.99%
Sep 30, 2025 8.12%
Jun 30, 2025 7.35%
Mar 31, 2025 6.31%
Dec 31, 2024 7.04%
Sep 30, 2024 8.58%
Jun 30, 2024 8.18%
Mar 31, 2024 8.46%
Dec 31, 2023 9.34%
Sep 30, 2023 10.61%
Jun 30, 2023 10.10%
Mar 31, 2023 10.14%
Dec 31, 2022 10.81%
Sep 30, 2022 1.16%
Jun 30, 2022 1.76%
Mar 31, 2022 3.70%
Dec 31, 2021 3.80%
Sep 30, 2021 19.42%
Jun 30, 2021 23.40%