Fundamental analysis · SEC EDGAR · TTM through 30/06/2026
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Fundamental quality
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.
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.
EPS growth: 2.8% · Revenue growth: 4.5%
Net margin: 2.2% · ROE: 7.5% · ROIC: 7.6%
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.
Percentile against the other 30 Energy companies in our coverage: how far it beats them on each metric (100 = best in sector).
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
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| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow | Net debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 64,355 | 1,772 | -3,209 | 7,221 |
| 2021 | 85,249 | 2,709 | 5,426 | 7,638 |
| 2022 | 101,556 | 4,340 | 2,159 | 7,640 |
| 2023 | 93,935 | 3,483 | 2,966 | 6,892 |
| 2024 | 85,530 | 1,800 | 1,227 | 7,643 |
| 2025 | 80,269 | 1,078 | 4,204 | 6,597 |
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
Figures for the half-year ended June 30, 2026, versus the half-year ended June 30, 2025 (SEC filings):
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.
$2.04
per share, yearly
91.6% of earnings
Payout
53 straight years raising it
Growth
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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.
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