Fundamental analysis · SEC EDGAR · TTM through 30/06/2026

Fundamental analysis of Archer-Daniels-Midland Co

ADM · NYSE · Energy

Fundamental quality

DEMANDING

45

out of 100

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co earns a fundamental-quality score of 45 out of 100, profiling it as a company with demanding fundamentals. Its score rests mainly on its financial strength (net debt 1.69× EBITDA). Its weakest area is its profitability (net margin 2.2%). Whether it's cheap or expensive depends on the current price, which you can compute in the tool.

What the company does

Archer-Daniels-Midland is one of the world's great agricultural traders and processors: it buys harvests, ships them, mills them and turns them into oils, flours, sweeteners and animal nutrition. The giant middleman between the farm and the food industry.

What will shape its future

  • Crush margins and crop prices, its financial weather.
  • Specialty nutrition, the division meant to bring stability, still under construction.
  • Biodiesel and renewable fuel, the new demand for its oils.

Breakdown by area

I.Growth
40

EPS growth: 2.8% · Revenue growth: 4.5%

II.Profitability
37

Net margin: 2.2% · ROE: 7.5% · ROIC: 7.6%

III.Financial health
59

Net debt/EBITDA: 1.69x · FCF: 2%

Source: SEC EDGAR · TTM through 30/06/2026

The score combines growth, profitability and financial strength. Here its financial strength weighs in its favor, while its profitability drags it down the most.

Versus its sector

Percentile against the other 30 Energy companies in our coverage: how far it beats them on each metric (100 = best in sector).

Net marginbeats 13%
ROEbeats 15%
Growthbeats 3%
Cash generationbeats 52%
Less debtbeats 57%

Computed from the daily dataset scores. A high percentile places the company among the best in its sector on that metric; it is not a buy recommendation.

Key concepts

What do these metrics mean? Fundamental analysis · What is the P/E · What is EPS · What is ROE · Net & gross margin · Free cash flow

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co strengths

  • No clearly standout strengths by the system's thresholds.

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co risks and weaknesses

  • Thin margins (net margin of 2.2%), little cushion for setbacks.

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co historical evolution

YearRevenueNet incomeFree cash flowNet debt
202064,3551,772-3,2097,221
202185,2492,7095,4267,638
2022101,5564,3402,1597,640
202393,9353,4832,9666,892
202485,5301,8001,2277,643
202580,2691,0784,2046,597

Between 2020 and 2025, revenue went from $64,355M to $80,269M (+25%) and net income went from $1,772M to $1,078M (-39%).

Annual figures in millions of U.S. dollars ($M) per SEC filings. Net debt is total debt minus cash.

Latest results

Versus the same period a year earlier

Figures for the half-year ended June 30, 2026, versus the half-year ended June 30, 2025 (SEC filings):

  • Revenue+4.4%
  • Net income+134.6%

Automatic comparison between the two most recent periods filed with the SEC. One quarter doesn't make a trend: read it alongside the historical evolution above.

Dividend

$2.04

per share, yearly

91.6% of earnings

Payout

53 straight years raising it

Growth

The dividend yield depends on today's price. Compute it in the analyzer → · See all dividend-paying stocks →

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Frequently asked questions

Is Archer-Daniels-Midland Co a good company to invest in?

In terms of business quality, Archer-Daniels-Midland Co scores 45 out of 100 in our analysis, placing it as a company with demanding fundamentals. That said, this isn't a recommendation: whether it's a good investment also depends on its current price and your goals.

Is Archer-Daniels-Midland Co a profitable company?

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co is profitable, with a net margin of 2.2%, though a thin one.

Does Archer-Daniels-Midland Co have a lot of debt?

A moderate level: its net debt is 1.69 times its EBITDA.

Is Archer-Daniels-Midland Co growing?

Its revenue has grown 4.5% annualized in recent years and its earnings per share 2.8%.

Does Archer-Daniels-Midland Co generate cash?

Yes. It converts about 2% of its revenue into free cash flow.

The thresholds are general and the system doesn't judge qualitative factors. See the full methodology and use this analysis as a first filter, never as a final decision.

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