Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 6.91% for Q3 2026, up 3.59 percentage points from 3.32% a year earlier and up 2.39 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Powered by 
Analysis
Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Archer-Daniels-Midland's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 2.86%, down 1.63 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -3.02 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Archer-Daniels-Midland's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 4.49% in FY2024 (-5.15 pp), 9.64% in FY2023 (-2.64 pp), 12.28% in FY2022 (+3.15 pp) and 9.13% in FY2021 (+3.25 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.86 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q3 2026, with a gain of 3.59 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a drop of 6.02 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 4.53% (Q2 2026), 3.18% (Q1 2026) and 2.92% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 34.69 Bn | 31.46 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 6.91% |
| 2 | Tyson Foods | 20.70 Bn | 17.06 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 4.37% |
| 3 | Bunge Global | 19.53 Bn | 17.95 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 8.38% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.49 Bn | -2.10 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 7.39% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 8.67 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 477.54 Mn | 12.49% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.56 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 313.00 Mn | 11.56% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.70 Bn | 4.20 Bn | 333.67 Mn | 8.22% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 5.86 Bn | 1.97 Bn | 399.00 Mn | 12.84% |
| 9 | Scotts Miracle-Gro | 3.71 Bn | 3.71 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Seaboard | 3.59 Bn | -1.46 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 3.94% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.91% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.53% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.18% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.92% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.32% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.59% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.16% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.66% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.23% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.73% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.18% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.26% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.54% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.34% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.68% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.90% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.04% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.92% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.87% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.77% |
API Access
Archer-Daniels-Midland Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ADM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ADM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();