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Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) Return on Equity (2016 - 2025)

Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) has disclosed Return on Equity for 17 consecutive years, with 0.05% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Equity fell 3.0% to 0.05% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.05% through Dec 2025, down 3.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.05% for FY2025, 3.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity hit 0.05% in Q4 2025 for Archer-Daniels-Midland, down from 0.05% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Equity ranged from a high of 0.12% in Q2 2023 to a low of 0.05% in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Equity has averaged 0.09% across 5 years, with a median of 0.09% in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Equity: increased 6bps in 2023 and later decreased -8bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Equity stood at 0.12% in 2021, then fell by -12bps to 0.11% in 2022, then tumbled by -45bps to 0.06% in 2023, then soared by 36bps to 0.08% in 2024, then tumbled by -41bps to 0.05% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Equity for ADM at 0.05% in Q4 2025, 0.05% in Q3 2025, and 0.05% in Q2 2025.