Avient (AVNT) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Avient (AVNT) reported Return on Capital Employed of 5.76% for Q1 2026, up 115.0% year-over-year from 2.68% in Q1 2025, and up 47.08% on a QoQ basis from 3.92% in Q4 2025.
Avient (AVNT) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 5.76% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 115.0% year-over-year to 5.76% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.76% (up 115.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 4.01%, down 240.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 5.76% in Q1 2026 per AVNT's latest filing, from 3.92% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 9.05% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 2.97% in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 4.63% (2025), against an average of 5.24%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Return on Capital Employed tumbled 576 bps; it then soared 268 bps in 2024.
- Tracing AVNT's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 4.57% in 2022, then retreated by 16 bps to 3.85% in 2023, then jumped by 65 bps to 6.37% in 2024, then plunged by 38 bps to 3.92% in 2025, then surged by 47 bps to 5.76% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest AVNT Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 5.76% (Q1 2026), 3.92% (Q4 2025), and 4.63% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 12.89% |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | - |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 20.78% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 14.59% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 6.05% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 13.59% |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -1.10% |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 6.09% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 7.03% |
| 10 | Avient | 3.17 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 272.60 Mn | 5.76% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.76% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.92% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.63% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.96% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.62% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.37% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.64% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.55% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.50% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.85% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.97% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.02% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.77% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.57% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.11% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.78% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.05% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.16% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.51% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 8.09% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 6.38% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 4.75% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 3.86% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 4.52% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 5.76% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 6.51% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 7.20% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 7.36% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 7.73% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 8.13% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 8.86% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 9.80% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 11.19% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 12.95% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 13.40% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 13.38% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 13.31% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 12.82% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 11.84% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 12.09% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 11.94% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 11.78% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 9.76% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 9.53% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 7.95% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 7.35% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 9.80% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 9.62% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 10.74% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 10.02% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 8.13% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 7.72% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 7.36% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 8.17% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 5.02% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 5.06% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 5.54% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 15.60% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 22.94% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 23.69% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 25.56% |