Avient (AVNT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Avient's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 6.09% for Q2 2026, up 1.13 percentage points from 4.96% a year earlier and up 0.33 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Avient (AVNT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Avient's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 4.01%, down 2.40 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of +0.60 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 6.41% in FY2024 (+2.67 pp), 3.75% in FY2023 (-1.46 pp), 5.21% in FY2022 (-1.80 pp) and 7.00% in FY2021 (+3.59 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.44 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q3 2021 (a gain of 4.66 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2023 (a drop of 5.76 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows AVNT's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 5.76% (Q1 2026), 3.92% (Q4 2025) and 4.63% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 221.03 Bn | 204.14 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 13.17% |
| 2 | Corning | 141.47 Bn | 134.60 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 9.96% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 77.59 Bn | 76.63 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 23.44% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.84 Bn | 59.74 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -1.63% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.84 Bn | 27.46 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 3.55% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.77 Bn | 30.64 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 24.09% |
| 7 | Qnity Electronics | 27.51 Bn | 24.93 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 10.47% |
| 8 | Ati | 26.21 Bn | 24.36 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 17.58% |
| 9 | Ppg Industries | 23.37 Bn | 16.17 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 13.38% |
| 10 | Avient | 3.78 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 307.60 Mn | 6.09% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.09% |
| 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% |
API Access
Avient 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=AVNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "AVNT", "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=AVNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();