Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 4.58% for Q3 2026, up 2.31 percentage points from 2.27% a year earlier and up 1.32 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Archer-Daniels-Midland's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 2.03%, down 1.27 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -1.77 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Archer-Daniels-Midland's Return on Assets [ROA] was 3.30% in FY2024 (-2.76 pp), 6.06% in FY2023 (-1.47 pp), 7.53% in FY2022 (+2.36 pp) and 5.17% in FY2021 (+1.36 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.01 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was Q1 2023, with a gain of 2.41 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2024, with a drop of 3.78 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior quarters was 3.26% (Q2 2026), 2.01% (Q1 2026) and 2.06% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 33.94 Bn | 30.42 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 4.58% |
| 2 | Tyson Foods | 21.10 Bn | 17.35 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 1.69% |
| 3 | Bunge Global | 19.46 Bn | 16.37 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 2.52% |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.01 Bn | -19.25 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 4.00% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 8.33 Bn | 7.88 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 5.61% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.67 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 313.00 Mn | 7.53% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 7.05 Bn | 4.54 Bn | 333.67 Mn | 3.04% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 5.86 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 7.49% |
| 9 | Scotts Miracle-Gro | 3.85 Bn | 3.77 Bn | 365.90 Mn | 1.87% |
| 10 | Seaboard | 3.62 Bn | -1.45 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 6.39% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.58% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.26% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.06% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.27% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.53% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.37% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.36% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.77% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.51% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.32% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.14% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.28% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.54% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.39% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.89% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.74% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.13% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.04% |
API Access
Archer-Daniels-Midland Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=ADM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "ADM", "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-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=ADM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();