American Vanguard (AVD) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
American Vanguard (AVD) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -5.56% for Q2 2026, up 17.15 percentage points from -22.71% a year earlier but down 0.54 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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American Vanguard (AVD) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, American Vanguard posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -6.95%, up 14.67 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -11.50 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -21.62% in FY2024 (-26.13 pp), 4.51% in FY2023 (-4.65 pp), 9.16% in FY2022 (+2.50 pp) and 6.67% in FY2021 (+2.12 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of -26.59% in Q1 2025 and a high of 8.55% in Q3 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.12 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q1 2026 (a gain of 21.56 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2025 (a drop of 31.10 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -5.02% (Q1 2026), -6.80% (Q4 2025) and -18.07% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.54 Bn | 223.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 12.62% |
| 2 | Corning | 96.61 Bn | 88.91 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 10.83% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.84 Bn | 84.86 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 23.55% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.53 Bn | 72.40 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.13 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 9.92% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.78 Bn | 31.35 Bn | 1.86 Bn | - |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.48 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 12.90% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 25.83 Bn | 22.27 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 11.12% |
| 9 | Ati | 24.82 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 18.14% |
| 10 | American Vanguard | 24.23 Mn | -186.92 Mn | 26.25 Mn | -6.53% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -6.53% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -5.56% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -5.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -6.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -18.07% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -22.71% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -26.59% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -21.81% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -3.48% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.27% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.51% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.20% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.52% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.90% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.97% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.39% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.55% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.24% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.40% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.29% |
API Access
American Vanguard Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=AVD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "AVD", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=AVD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();