American Vanguard (AVD) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
American Vanguard (AVD) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of -0.26% for Q2 2026, down 3.64 percentage points from 3.38% a year earlier and down 1.79 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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American Vanguard (AVD) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, American Vanguard's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -5.24%, up 13.35 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -5.49%, up 13.06 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -10.49 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -18.56% in FY2024 (-22.58 pp), 4.02% in FY2023 (-2.65 pp), 6.67% in FY2022 (+1.12 pp) and 5.55% in FY2021 (+0.56 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] spans a low of -42.27% in Q4 2024 and a high of 9.86% in Q1 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.23 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q4 2025 (a gain of 27.78 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2024 (a drop of 49.29 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 1.53% (Q1 2026), -14.50% (Q4 2025) and -5.45% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.54 Bn | 223.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 22.86% |
| 2 | Corning | 96.61 Bn | 88.91 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 18.76% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.84 Bn | 84.86 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 17.61% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.53 Bn | 72.40 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.13 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 12.55% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.78 Bn | 31.35 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 28.07% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.48 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 14.89% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 25.83 Bn | 22.27 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 28.15% |
| 9 | Ati | 24.82 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 19.10% |
| 10 | American Vanguard | 24.23 Mn | -186.92 Mn | 26.25 Mn | -7.35% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -7.35% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.26% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.53% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -14.50% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -5.45% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.38% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -3.72% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -42.27% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -24.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -7.20% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.51% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.80% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.83% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.61% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.41% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.38% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.30% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.86% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.87% |
API Access
American Vanguard Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=AVD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=AVD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();