Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) Stock

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) is a Consumer Staples stock trading at $80.28 (as of 2026-08-21), with a market capitalization of $38.69B and a trailing P/E of 21.9. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company procures, transports, stores, processes, and markets agricultural commodities, products, and ingredients. It operates through the Ag Services and Oilseeds, Carbohydrate Solutions, and Nutrition segments, serving customers in food, feed, energy, and industrial markets.

Understand Archer-Daniels-Midland Company: how it makes money

ADM procures, stores, transports, processes, and merchandises agricultural commodities and sells the resulting products and ingredients, making money from commodity merchandising and processing.

ADM makes money by moving and processing agricultural commodities at scale, so earnings depend on throughput and spreads more than high per-unit margins.

Business quality (Weak): Weak quality profile: ADM is growing, but gross margin 8% and operating margin 5% leave limited room for execution mistakes.

Valuation: At 22× earnings, ADM trades 16% below the Food Products average (26×).

Bull case

  • Demand supports renewed growth: The company delivered quarterly revenue $22.7B (+7% YoY), showing that its agricultural merchandising and processing model can still expand. Sustained growth would improve the case for operating leverage.
  • Valuation leaves re-rating room: ADM trades at P/E 21.9× vs Food Products industry 26× (16% below), creating room for a higher valuation if earnings stabilize and investors regain confidence in the business.

Bear case

  • Thin margins amplify setbacks: The company reports gross margin 8% and operating margin 5%, so modest pressure on commodity spreads, volumes, or execution could have an outsized effect on earnings.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$80.28
Market Cap$38.69B
P/E Ratio21.9
EV / EBITDA12.2
Price / Book1.64
Price / Sales0.47
FCF Yield4.3%
DCF Value (model)$12.88
DCF Upside vs Price-84.0%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$80.27B
Net Margin1.3%
Revenue Growth (YoY)7.2%
EPS Growth (YoY)315.6%
FCF Growth (YoY)-78.0%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score3.14 (safe)
Piotroski F-Score4/9 (moderate)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E21.9
Sector P/E (Consumer Staples)26.7
Industry P/E (Food Products)26.1
vs Sector-18.2%
vs Industry-16.2%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderVANGUARD GROUP INC ($3.40B)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Congressional Trades (recent)10
Company
SectorConsumer Staples
IndustryFood Products
CEOJuan Ricardo Luciano
Employees42,383
CountryUS
IPO Date1980-03-17

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Data as of 2026-08-21.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.