Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 6.19% for Q3 2026, up 3.34 percentage points from 2.86% a year earlier and up 2.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Archer-Daniels-Midland posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 2.56%, down 1.15 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -2.94 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 3.72% in FY2024 (-5.37 pp), 9.09% in FY2023 (-1.47 pp), 10.55% in FY2022 (+3.02 pp) and 7.53% in FY2021 (+2.04 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q2 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.48 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q3 2026 (a gain of 3.34 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2024 (a drop of 5.54 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 4.16% (Q2 2026), 2.64% (Q1 2026) and 2.64% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 33.94 Bn | 30.42 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 6.19% |
| 2 | Tyson Foods | 21.10 Bn | 17.35 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 3.49% |
| 3 | Bunge Global | 19.46 Bn | 16.37 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 4.53% |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.01 Bn | -19.25 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 10.18% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 8.33 Bn | 7.88 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 8.47% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.67 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 313.00 Mn | 10.02% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 7.05 Bn | 4.54 Bn | 333.67 Mn | 5.85% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 5.86 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 10.06% |
| 9 | Scotts Miracle-Gro | 3.85 Bn | 3.77 Bn | 365.90 Mn | 11.98% |
| 10 | Seaboard | 3.62 Bn | -1.45 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 3.83% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.19% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.16% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.64% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.64% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.86% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.11% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.51% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.74% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.10% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.51% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.79% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.07% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.64% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.62% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.35% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.44% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.82% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.39% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.57% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.42% |
API Access
Archer-Daniels-Midland Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ADM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ADM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();