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

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

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

Standard Motor Products (SMP) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 9.61% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 9.61%, up 330.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 9.61% (up 330.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 9.67%, up 245.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 9.61% for Q1 2026 at Standard Motor Products, up from 8.99% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 10.81% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 1.16% in Q3 2022.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 7.66%, with a median of 8.46% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed slumped 2164 bps in 2022 and jumped 945 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.81% in 2022, then declined by 14 bps to 9.34% in 2023, then fell by 25 bps to 7.04% in 2024, then climbed by 28 bps to 8.99% in 2025, then increased by 7 bps to 9.61% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 9.61% in Q1 2026, 8.99% in Q4 2025, and 8.12% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Advance Auto Parts 65.13 Bn 62.01 Bn 869.00 Mn -0.55%
2 Autozone 53.07 Bn 52.82 Bn 2.52 Bn 33.85%
3 Magna International 17.54 Bn 16.29 Bn 1.42 Bn 12.50%
4 Genuine Parts 16.15 Bn 15.67 Bn 2.34 Bn 8.77%
5 Aurora Innovation 13.77 Bn 12.55 Bn -5.00 Mn -43.85%
6 Borgwarner 13.21 Bn 13.37 Bn 677.00 Mn 6.02%
7 Aptiv 12.84 Bn 9.76 Bn 920.00 Mn 5.79%
8 Autoliv 8.73 Bn 8.37 Bn 526.00 Mn 22.07%
9 Modine Manufacturing 8.68 Bn 8.59 Bn 186.10 Mn 17.03%
10 Standard Motor Products 854.32 Mn 868.57 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%