Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 3.18% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 2.0% year-over-year to 3.18%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.18% (up 2.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 2.86%, down 163.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed climbed to 3.18% in Q1 2026, from 2.92% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 11.9% in Q4 2022 to a low of 2.59% in Q2 2025.
• A 5-year average of 7.5% and a median of 9.18% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 313 bps in 2022 and plunged 602 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
• Tracing ADM's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 11.9% in 2022, then slipped by 14 bps to 10.26% in 2023, then tumbled by 55 bps to 4.66% in 2024, then tumbled by 37 bps to 2.92% in 2025, then rose by 9 bps to 3.18% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows ADM's Return on Capital Employed at 3.18% in Q1 2026, 2.92% in Q4 2025, and 3.32% in Q3 2025.