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Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 0.03% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 2.0% to 0.03% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.03% through Dec 2025, down 2.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.03% for FY2025, 2.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 0.03% in Q4 2025 for Archer-Daniels-Midland, down from 0.03% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.12% in Q4 2022 to a low of 0.03% in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 0.08% across 5 years, with a median of 0.08% in 2021.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: grew 3bps in 2021 and later dropped -6bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.09% in 2021, then surged by 36bps to 0.12% in 2022, then fell by -14bps to 0.1% in 2023, then tumbled by -55bps to 0.05% in 2024, then plummeted by -37bps to 0.03% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for ADM at 0.03% in Q4 2025, 0.03% in Q3 2025, and 0.03% in Q2 2025.