Growth Metrics

American Vanguard (AVD) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

American Vanguard's Return on Capital Employed history spans 15 years, with the latest figure at 6.8% for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 137.0% to 6.8% in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 6.8%, a 137.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 6.95%, down 156.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 6.8% in Q4 2025 for American Vanguard, down from 0.05% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for AVD hit a ceiling of 8.55% in Q3 2022 and a floor of 8.48% in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 1.71% across 5 years, with a median of 3.21% in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: plummeted -979bps in 2024 and later skyrocketed 722bps in 2025.
  • Tracing AVD's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 6.29% in 2021, then surged by 33bps to 8.39% in 2022, then crashed by -95bps to 0.39% in 2023, then crashed by -1495bps to 5.43% in 2024, then fell by -25bps to 6.8% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for AVD at 6.8% in Q4 2025, 0.05% in Q3 2025, and 5.1% in Q2 2025.