Avient (AVNT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Avient's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 5.45% in Q2 2026, up 0.91 percentage points from 4.53% a year earlier and up 0.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Avient (AVNT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Avient came in at 3.50%, down 2.17 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -0.31 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 5.67% in FY2024 (+1.83 pp), 3.84% in FY2023 (-2.10 pp), 5.95% in FY2022 (+0.19 pp) and 5.76% in FY2021 (+1.96 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q4 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.69 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 6.25 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2023 (a drop of 5.93 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, AVNT's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 5.22% (Q1 2026), 3.51% (Q4 2025) and 4.35% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 221.03 Bn | 204.14 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 10.79% |
| 2 | Corning | 141.47 Bn | 134.60 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 10.44% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 77.59 Bn | 76.63 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 19.18% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.84 Bn | 59.74 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.84 Bn | 27.46 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 4.14% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.77 Bn | 30.64 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 11.88% |
| 7 | Qnity Electronics | 27.51 Bn | 24.93 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 8.31% |
| 8 | Ati | 26.21 Bn | 24.36 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 14.85% |
| 9 | Ppg Industries | 23.37 Bn | 16.17 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 11.51% |
| 10 | Avient | 3.78 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 307.60 Mn | 5.45% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.45% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.22% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.51% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.35% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.53% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.13% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.65% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.33% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.68% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.91% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.06% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.37% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.19% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.37% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.99% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.30% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.77% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.98% |
API Access
Avient 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=AVNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=AVNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();