ADM vs ANDE vs CRESY Stock Comparison

Archer-Daniels-Midland, Andersons and Cresud Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland Co
$78.21 -3.6% 1M +26.3% 1Y
Market cap
$37.69B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$82.10B
Div. yield
2.65%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
4 wins
ANDE Andersons, Inc.
$64.00 -4.4% 1M +36.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.17B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.94B
Div. yield
1.25%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
3 wins
CRESY Cresud Inc
$10.96 -13.8% 1M -5.4% 1Y
Market cap
$777.40M
P/E
6.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
5.75%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cresud leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cresud 5, Archer-Daniels-Midland 4, Andersons 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADMANDECRESYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.69B $2.17B $777.40M ADM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.4x 12.3x 6.0x CRESY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.0x 12.3x 7.7x CRESY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.8% -5.2% — ADM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.2% 1.6% — ADM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.2% 7.4% — ANDE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 2.4x — ANDE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.65% 1.25% 5.75% CRESY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.3% +36.8% -5.4% ANDE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.8%/yr +13.6%/yr +17.8%/yr CRESY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.7% 35.3% 40.7% ADM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 58/100 88/100 CRESY

Percentile Scorecard

ADMANDECRESY

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisADMANDECRESY
Valuation 39 #21 of 34 70 #11 of 34 100 #1 of 34
Growth 20 #25 of 31 53 #15 of 31 –
Profitability 57 #13 of 29 64 #11 of 29 –
Financial Health 63 #14 of 36 46 #20 of 36 71 #11 of 36
Shareholder Returns 33 #17 of 25 58 #11 of 25 92 #3 of 25
Overall 43 58 88
  • ADM ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • ANDE ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • CRESY ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodADMANDECRESYSPY
1 month -3.6%-4.4%-13.8% -0.2%
3 months -5.9%-12.6%-3.8% +3.9%
6 months +7.4%-16.4%-2.7% +8.2%
Year to date +36.0%+20.4%-13.2% +12.9%
1 year +26.3%+36.8%-5.4% +12.3%
3 years +11.7%+29.8%+62.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +3.7%+9.1%+17.5% +23.3%
5 years +20.6%+89.0%+126.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.8%+13.6%+17.8% +10.9%
10 years +81.5%+69.5%-29.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +6.1%+5.4%-3.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureADMANDECRESYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.7%35.3%40.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.9%37.0%38.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.10-0.110.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.951.04-0.13 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.5%-49.1%-55.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.2%-20.9%-22.3% -1.2%
52-week high $88.07$80.87$14.11 $779.14
52-week low $56.00$46.31$10.37 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleADMANDECRESY
P/E now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 14.8x 12.3xmedian 14.8x 6.0xmedian 14.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.8xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 9.1x 8.6xmedian 9.1x —median 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.5xmedian 15.0x 38.2xmedian 15.0x 8.4xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.1x 1.6xmedian 1.1x 0.4xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.99median 1.28 0.45median 1.28 —median 1.28

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsADMANDECRESY
Revenue $82.10B $10.94B –
Gross profit $5.64B $786.68M –
Operating income $1.56B – –
Net income $1.78B $186.91M –
Free cash flow $1.68B $56.91M –
EPS (diluted) $3.65 $5.17 –
Cash & equivalents $1.06B $66.55M $192.05M
Total debt $8.06B $900.77M $4.42B
Shares (diluted) 485.00M 34.27M –
Enterprise value $33.99B $1.89B -$766.61M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricADMANDECRESY
P/E 21.4x 12.3x 6.0x
P/FCF 22.5x 38.2x 8.4x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x 6.8x –
P/S 0.5x 0.2x 0.8x
P/B 1.6x 1.6x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.6x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA 16.2x 8.6x –
EV/EBIT 28.6x 14.0x –
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.3x –
EV/FCF 26.6x 52.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x 9.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.99 0.45 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADMANDECRESY
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.8% -5.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.3% -13.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.0% 12.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -9.2% 3.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 76.3% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.7% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 62.1% 46.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -24.6% 23.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 60.7% 120.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.7% 27.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -49.9% 49.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.9% -35.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -59.2% 112.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.6% -62.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADMANDECRESY
Gross margin 6.9% 7.2% –
EBITDA margin 3.4% 3.2% –
Operating margin 1.9% – –
Pretax margin 2.6% 2.0% –
Net margin 2.2% 1.6% –
FCF margin 2.0% 0.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 3.4% 2.9% –
Return on equity 7.7% 13.5% –
Return on assets 3.3% 4.9% –
Return on invested capital 4.2% 7.4% –
Return on capital employed 4.5% 9.3% –
Asset turnover 1.5x 3.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADMANDECRESY
Debt / assets 15.1% 25.9% 27.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.7x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 2.4x –
Debt / FCF 4.8x 15.8x –
Liabilities / assets 55.9% 60.9% 56.5%
Equity / assets 44.1% 39.1% 43.5%
Interest coverage 2.6x – –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.5x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.6x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 3.15 4.66 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADMANDECRESY
Dividend yield 2.6% 1.2% 5.7%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 2.6% 1.2% 5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 14.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 47.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.9% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusADMANDECRESY
Forward P/E 15.0xFY2026 12.3xFY2026 7.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $5.21FY2026 $5.22FY2026 $1.42FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +51.9%FY2026 +87.1%FY2026 -61.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +5.0% +25.7% +21.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $89.91BFY2026 $12.22BFY2026 $1.11BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 +21.8%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -2.7% +1.9% +5.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADMANDECRESY
Held by institutions 86.7% 89.3% 18.9%
Institutions holding 1,161 301 58
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +0.1% +2.8%
Institutions buying 582 157 24
Institutions selling 378 93 13
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.69 1.85

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ADMANDECRESY
ADM 1.00 0.48 0.14
ANDE 0.48 1.00 0.07
CRESY 0.14 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADM, ANDE and CRESY?

Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) $37.69B, Andersons (ANDE) $2.17B, Cresud (CRESY) $777.40M.

Which stock is cheaper, ADM, ANDE and CRESY?

Cresud (CRESY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 21.4x, Andersons (ANDE) 12.3x, Cresud (CRESY) 6.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cresud (CRESY) is cheapest (Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 15.0x, Andersons (ANDE) 12.3x, Cresud (CRESY) 7.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) -0.8%, Andersons (ANDE) -5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) has the highest net margin (Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 2.2%, Andersons (ANDE) 1.6%). On return on invested capital, Andersons (ANDE) leads (Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 4.2%, Andersons (ANDE) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Andersons (ANDE) returned the most: Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) +26.3%, Andersons (ANDE) +36.8%, Cresud (CRESY) -5.4%. Over five years, Cresud (CRESY) compounded fastest (Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) +3.8%/yr, Andersons (ANDE) +13.6%/yr, Cresud (CRESY) +17.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cresud (CRESY) has the highest dividend yield: Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 2.65%, Andersons (ANDE) 1.25%, Cresud (CRESY) 5.75%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) has been the steadiest (Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 27.7%, Andersons (ANDE) 35.3%, Cresud (CRESY) 40.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADM, ANDE and CRESY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cresud (CRESY) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.