American Vanguard (AVD) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
American Vanguard's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -5.91% for Q2 2026, up 18.22 percentage points from -24.13% a year earlier but down 0.54 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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American Vanguard (AVD) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, American Vanguard's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -7.58%, up 15.26 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of -11.54 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -22.84% in FY2024 (-26.49 pp), 3.66% in FY2023 (-3.65 pp), 7.31% in FY2022 (+2.47 pp) and 4.84% in FY2021 (+0.87 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] is -28.88% (Q1 2025) to 6.64% (Q4 2022).
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.02 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q1 2026 (a gain of 23.51 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2025 (a drop of 31.85 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows AVD's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at -5.37% (Q1 2026), -7.35% (Q4 2025) and -18.57% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.54 Bn | 223.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 10.33% |
| 2 | Corning | 96.61 Bn | 88.91 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 11.02% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.84 Bn | 84.86 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 19.47% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.53 Bn | 72.40 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.13 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 8.97% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.78 Bn | 31.35 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 13.43% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.48 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 11.09% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 25.83 Bn | 22.27 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 8.70% |
| 9 | Ati | 24.82 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 16.48% |
| 10 | American Vanguard | 24.23 Mn | -186.92 Mn | 26.25 Mn | -6.42% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -6.42% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -5.91% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -5.37% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -7.35% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -18.57% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -24.13% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -28.88% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -22.90% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.97% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.34% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.97% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.13% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.48% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.62% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.48% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.64% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.34% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.37% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.44% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.64% |
API Access
American Vanguard 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=AVD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=AVD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();