Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 10.52% for Q3 2026, up 5.27 percentage points from 5.25% a year earlier and up 2.85 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Archer-Daniels-Midland's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 4.78%, down 2.90 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -4.30 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Archer-Daniels-Midland's Return on Equity [ROE] was 7.68% in FY2024 (-6.62 pp), 14.30% in FY2023 (-4.34 pp), 18.64% in FY2022 (+5.78 pp) and 12.86% in FY2021 (+3.78 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.29 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q4 2022, with a gain of 5.76 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2024, with a drop of 7.74 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was 7.67% (Q2 2026), 4.76% (Q1 2026) and 4.74% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 33.94 Bn | 30.42 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 10.52% |
| 2 | Tyson Foods | 21.10 Bn | 17.35 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 3.29% |
| 3 | Bunge Global | 19.46 Bn | 16.37 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 6.93% |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.01 Bn | -19.25 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 21.05% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 8.33 Bn | 7.88 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 11.83% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.67 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 313.00 Mn | 12.98% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 7.05 Bn | 4.54 Bn | 333.67 Mn | 8.34% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 5.86 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 13.42% |
| 9 | Scotts Miracle-Gro | 3.85 Bn | 3.77 Bn | 365.90 Mn | - |
| 10 | Seaboard | 3.62 Bn | -1.45 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 10.11% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 10.52% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.67% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.76% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.74% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.25% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.88% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.10% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.06% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.97% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.31% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.72% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.03% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.72% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.69% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.06% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.08% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.08% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.43% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.29% |
API Access
Archer-Daniels-Midland Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ADM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ADM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();