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

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

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 1.0% to 0.03% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.03% through Dec 2025, down 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.03% for FY2025, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital hit 0.03% in Q4 2025 for Archer-Daniels-Midland, down from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.12% in Q3 2023 to a low of 0.03% in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.08% across 5 years, with a median of 0.09% in 2021.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Invested Capital: grew 3bps in 2021 and later decreased -8bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.09% in 2021, then increased by 24bps to 0.11% in 2022, then dropped by -25bps to 0.08% in 2023, then crashed by -51bps to 0.04% in 2024, then decreased by -24bps to 0.03% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Invested Capital for ADM at 0.03% in Q4 2025, 0.04% in Q3 2025, and 0.03% in Q2 2025.