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Archer Daniels MidlandADM

Agricultural Products & Services · Chicago, Illinois · In the S&P 500
Cheaper than peers
$76.91+0.93%After hours: $77.43 (+0.68%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 27.1% over 1 year
Archer Daniels Midland over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$60$70$80Nov2026MarMayJulSep$76.91$60$80NovMarJul$76.91
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$37.07B
Price to earnings21.1x
Forward P/E12.9x
Dividend yield2.70%
Year to date+33.8%
One year+27.1%
Next earningsTue 3 Nov, before the open
SectorConsumer Staples
52-week range (closes)
$56.00$88.09

Quality and valuation

How Archer Daniels Midland compares with other consumer staples stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Archer Daniels Midland and 7 agricultural products & services peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: weaker than mostValuation: cheaper than most

A weaker business than most consumer staples companies, priced below most of them.

Archer Daniels Midland trades at 12.9 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 16.6x for the 35 consumer staples stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: −0.8% vs +4.9%
  • Keeps less of each sale (gross margin): 6.9% vs 40.5%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: 2.0% vs 10.3%
  • Keeps less of its revenue as profit (net margin): 2.2% vs 7.5%
ADM trades at 12.9x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Agricultural Products & Services peers
ADM12.9xMO13.5xPEP16.4xPG23.6xPM24.5xKO27.7xWMT41.1xCOST44.4xSector median 16.6xADM12.9xMO13.5xPEP16.4xPG23.6xPM24.5xKO27.7xWMT41.1xCOST44.4xSector median 16.6x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 21.1x earnings, ADM is cheaper than its average since Jul 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
10x30x40xAverage 21.9x2025202621.1x40xAverage 21.9x2025202621.1x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Archer Daniels Midland's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Jun 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 7.2% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q2 ’26
$0bn$10bn$20bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$22.7bnQ2 ’26$0bn$10bn$20bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$22.7bnQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth sped up to +7.2% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
−10%0%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’257.2%Q2 ’26−10%0%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’257.2%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $1.7 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $bn
$0bn$2bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$0.9bnQ2 ’26$0bn$2bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$0.9bnQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Diluted EPS was $1.87 last quarterQuarterly diluted earnings per share, $
$0.0$0.5$1.0$1.5Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$1.87Q2 ’26$0$1Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$1.87Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsADMSector median
Revenue growth−0.8%+4.9%
Gross margin6.9%40.5%
Free cash flow margin2.0%10.3%
Price to earnings21.1x24.5x

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