ADM vs DAR vs DMC Stock Comparison

Archer-Daniels-Midland, Darling Ingredients and Del Monte Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland Co
$80.17 -2.5% 1M +28.3% 1Y
Market cap
$38.33B
P/E
21.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$82.10B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
4 wins
DAR Darling Ingredients Inc.
$56.23 -8.4% 1M +62.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.05B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.55B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
7 wins
DMC Del Monte Corp
$29.47 -3.9% 1M -14.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.38B
P/E
40.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.30B
Div. yield
0.04%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Darling Ingredients leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Darling Ingredients 7, Archer-Daniels-Midland 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADMDARDMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $38.33B $9.05B $1.38B ADM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.7x 15.1x 40.6x DAR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.5x 8.7x 12.6x DAR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.8% +14.9% -0.2% DAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.2% 9.1% 0.8% DAR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.2% 8.5% 1.7% DAR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 2.6x 2.6x ADM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.3% +62.2% -14.5% DAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.9%/yr -6.5%/yr -2.7%/yr ADM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.7% 33.0% 29.9% ADM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 70/100 55/100 DAR

Percentile Scorecard

ADMDARDMC

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

AxisADMDARDMC
Valuation 39 #21 of 34 55 #16 of 34 76 #9 of 34
Growth 23 #24 of 31 93 #3 of 31 20 #25 of 31
Profitability 57 #13 of 29 100 #1 of 29 36 #19 of 29
Financial Health 61 #15 of 37 67 #13 of 37 75 #10 of 37
Shareholder Returns 33 #17 of 25 38 #16 of 25 71 #8 of 25
Overall 43 70 55
  • ADM ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • DAR ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • DMC ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADMDARDMCSPY
1 month -2.5%-8.4%-3.9% -1.0%
3 months -6.7%-10.0%+4.0% +2.9%
6 months +15.8%-6.6%-29.6% +6.4%
Year to date +39.5%+56.2%-17.3% +11.4%
1 year +28.3%+62.2%-14.5% +13.1%
3 years +15.4%+40.1%+17.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +4.9%+11.9%+5.5% +21.5%
5 years +21.1%-28.4%-13.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.9%-6.5%-2.7% +10.9%
10 years +89.4%+316.5%-51.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +6.6%+15.3%-7.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureADMDARDMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.7%33.0%29.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.0%30.9%30.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.100.22-0.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.021.88-0.48 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.5%-68.3%-37.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.0%-17.7%-31.5% -2.5%
52-week high $88.07$68.35$43.02 $779.14
52-week low $56.00$31.92$26.90 $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.

MultipleADMDARDMC
P/E now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 14.9x 14.9xmedian 14.9x 41.1xmedian 14.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 1.4xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 9.0x 8.5xmedian 9.0x 11.9xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 15.2x 10.1xmedian 15.2x 14.3xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.1x 1.7xmedian 1.1x 0.7xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.01median 1.28 -1.78median 1.28 -1.11median 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 monthsADMDARDMC
Revenue $82.10B $6.55B $4.30B
Gross profit $5.64B $1.72B $397.10M
Operating income $1.56B $951.18M $77.80M
Net income $1.78B $606.26M $35.40M
Free cash flow $1.68B $881.25M $97.50M
EPS (diluted) $3.65 $3.72 $0.71
Cash & equivalents $1.06B $160.74M $36.10M
Total debt $34.52B $3.95B $1.28B
Shares (diluted) 485.00M 160.63M 47.61M
Enterprise value $34.33B $8.60B $1.14B

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
MetricADMDARDMC
P/E 22.0x 14.9x 41.1x
P/FCF 23.0x 10.1x 14.3x
P/Operating cash flow 13.8x 6.6x 7.7x
P/S 0.5x 1.4x 0.3x
P/B 1.6x 1.7x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 2.0x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.6x 8.5x 11.9x
EV/EBIT 29.2x 13.3x 23.0x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.9x 0.4x
EV/FCF 27.2x 14.4x 18.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.3x 9.4x 9.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.01 -1.78 -1.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADMDARDMC
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.8% 14.9% -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.3% -2.5% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.0% 32.2% 5.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -9.2% 2.8% 1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 76.3% 231.6% -60.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.7% -5.6% -30.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 62.1% 434.9% -76.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -24.6% -8.7% -38.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.7% 464.4% -77.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.7% -8.4% -37.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -49.9% 64.1% -9.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.9% 16.3% 21.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -59.2% 60.5% -32.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.6% 31.9% 20.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADMDARDMC
Gross margin 6.9% 26.3% 9.2%
EBITDA margin 3.4% 22.6% 3.5%
Operating margin 1.9% 14.5% 1.8%
Pretax margin 2.6% 11.3% 1.5%
Net margin 2.2% 9.1% 0.8%
FCF margin 2.0% 13.5% 2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 3.4% 20.6% 4.2%
Return on equity 7.7% 11.8% 1.8%
Return on assets 3.3% 5.6% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 4.2% 8.5% 1.7%
Return on capital employed 4.5% 9.8% 2.8%
Asset turnover 1.5x 0.6x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.2x 5.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.6% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADMDARDMC
Debt / assets 15.1% 35.9% 12.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 2.6x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 4.8x 4.5x 4.4x
Liabilities / assets 55.9% 51.7% 40.2%
Equity / assets 44.1% 48.3% 59.8%
Interest coverage 2.6x 4.3x 5.8x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.6x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.17 2.47 2.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADMDARDMC
Dividend yield 2.6% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield – 0.8% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 0.8% 4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 161.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 58.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 8.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 22.3%

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.

ConsensusADMDARDMC
Forward P/E 15.5xFY2026 8.7xFY2026 12.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.17FY2026 $6.44FY2026 $2.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +50.7%FY2026 +1,551.3%FY2026 -36.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.6% -2.8% +31.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $89.91BFY2026 $7.10BFY2026 $4.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.7% -5.1% +5.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADMDARDMC
Held by institutions 86.7% 100.0% 71.8%
Institutions holding 1,161 613 224
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +1.5% +0.8%
Institutions buying 582 329 118
Institutions selling 378 204 79
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.61 1.49

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.

ADMDARDMC
ADM 1.00 0.62 0.10
DAR 0.62 1.00 0.06
DMC 0.10 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADM, DAR and DMC?

Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) $38.33B, Darling Ingredients (DAR) $9.05B, Del Monte (DMC) $1.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADM, DAR and DMC?

Darling Ingredients (DAR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 21.7x, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 15.1x, Del Monte (DMC) 40.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Darling Ingredients (DAR) is cheapest (Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 15.5x, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 8.7x, Del Monte (DMC) 12.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Darling Ingredients (DAR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) -0.8%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) +14.9%, Del Monte (DMC) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Darling Ingredients (DAR) has the highest net margin (Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 2.2%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 9.1%, Del Monte (DMC) 0.8%). On return on invested capital, Darling Ingredients (DAR) leads (Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 4.2%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 8.5%, Del Monte (DMC) 1.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Darling Ingredients (DAR) returned the most: Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) +28.3%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) +62.2%, Del Monte (DMC) -14.5%. Over five years, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) compounded fastest (Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) +3.9%/yr, Darling Ingredients (DAR) -6.5%/yr, Del Monte (DMC) -2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 0.00%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 0.00%, Del Monte (DMC) 0.04%. Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) and Darling Ingredients (DAR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) has been the steadiest (Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 27.7%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 33.0%, Del Monte (DMC) 29.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADM, DAR and DMC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Darling Ingredients (DAR) leads on 7. 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.