ADM vs MNST vs BG Stock Comparison

Archer-Daniels-Midland, Monster Beverage and Bunge Global Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland Co
$78.21 -3.6% 1M +26.3% 1Y
Market cap
$37.52B
P/E
21.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$82.10B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
4 wins
MNST Monster Beverage Corp
$45.44 +5.4% 1M -34.8% 1Y
Market cap
$89.46B
P/E
42.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.22B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 wins
BG Bunge Global SA
$101.36 -7.0% 1M +5.1% 1Y
Market cap
$19.58B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$91.82B
Div. yield
0.03%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionADMMNSTBGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.52B $89.46B $19.58B MNST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.2x 42.0x 19.4x BG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.0x 37.9x 10.3x BG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.8% +20.4% +80.5% BG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.2% 23.1% 1.1% MNST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.2% — 4.3% BG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x — 6.7x ADM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.3% -34.8% +5.1% ADM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.8%/yr +1.4%/yr +1.8%/yr ADM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.7% 73.6% 29.3% ADM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 62/100 53/100 MNST

Percentile Scorecard

ADMMNSTBG

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

AxisADMMNSTBG
Valuation 39 #21 of 34 16 #32 of 38 42 #20 of 34
Growth 20 #25 of 31 69 #11 of 33 80 #7 of 31
Profitability 57 #13 of 29 97 #2 of 31 43 #17 of 29
Financial Health 63 #14 of 36 94 #3 of 37 26 #27 of 36
Shareholder Returns 33 #17 of 25 32 #16 of 23 75 #7 of 25
Overall 43 62 53
  • ADM ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • MNST ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • BG ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADMMNSTBGSPY
1 month -3.6%+5.4%-7.0% -0.2%
3 months -5.9%-53.5%-13.7% +3.9%
6 months +7.4%-41.1%-19.8% +8.2%
Year to date +36.0%-40.7%+13.8% +12.9%
1 year +26.3%-34.8%+5.1% +12.3%
3 years +11.7%-8.9%-3.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +3.7%-3.1%-1.3% +23.3%
5 years +20.6%+7.0%+9.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.8%+1.4%+1.8% +10.9%
10 years +81.5%+90.3%+65.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +6.1%+6.6%+5.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureADMMNSTBGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.7%73.6%29.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.9%106.1%28.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.100.32-0.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.95-0.470.17 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.5%-58.4%-45.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.2%-54.5%-22.9% -1.2%
52-week high $88.07$99.94$131.41 $779.14
52-week low $56.00$41.62$88.55 $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.

MultipleADMMNSTBG
P/E now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 14.8x 41.8xmedian 26.1x 19.5xmedian 14.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 9.7xmedian 1.6x 0.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 9.1x 30.5xmedian 14.0x 13.2xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.5xmedian 15.0x 42.4xmedian 18.1x -27.4xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.1x 9.5xmedian 2.6x 1.1xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.99median 1.28 2.50median 2.07 —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 monthsADMMNSTBG
Revenue $82.10B $9.22B $91.82B
Gross profit $5.64B $5.12B $4.52B
Operating income $1.56B $2.69B $2.07B
Net income $1.78B $2.13B $1.06B
Free cash flow $1.68B $2.10B -$711.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.65 $1.08 $5.16
Cash & equivalents $1.06B $2.19B $593.00M
Total debt $8.06B – $21.00B
Shares (diluted) 485.00M 1.98B 195.34M
Enterprise value $33.52B $77.71B $15.69B

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
MetricADMMNSTBG
P/E 21.4x 41.8x 19.5x
P/FCF 22.5x 42.4x -27.4x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x 39.8x 18.1x
P/S 0.5x 9.7x 0.2x
P/B 1.6x 9.5x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 11.2x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 16.2x 30.5x 13.2x
EV/EBIT 28.6x 31.8x 19.3x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 9.3x 0.4x
EV/FCF 26.6x 40.8x -56.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x 38.2x 37.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.99 2.50 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADMMNSTBG
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.8% 20.4% 80.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.3% 11.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.0% 21.2% 41.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -9.2% 13.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 76.3% 30.3% 37.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.7% 13.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 62.1% 35.2% -26.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -24.6% 14.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 60.7% 34.6% -49.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.7% 16.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -49.9% 9.0% 5.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.9% 13.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -59.2% 13.1% -32.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.6% 15.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADMMNSTBG
Gross margin 6.9% 55.5% 4.9%
EBITDA margin 3.4% 30.5% 3.3%
Operating margin 1.9% 29.2% 2.3%
Pretax margin 2.6% 30.1% 1.5%
Net margin 2.2% 23.1% 1.1%
FCF margin 2.0% 22.8% -0.8%
Operating cash flow margin 3.4% 24.3% 1.2%
Return on equity 7.7% 23.5% 6.0%
Return on assets 3.3% 19.1% 2.2%
Return on invested capital 4.2% – 4.3%
Return on capital employed 4.5% 28.6% 6.8%
Asset turnover 1.5x 0.8x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.1x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 1.5% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADMMNSTBG
Debt / assets 15.1% – 44.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x – 6.7x
Debt / FCF 4.8x – -29.5x
Liabilities / assets 55.9% 17.7% 62.9%
Equity / assets 44.1% 82.3% 37.1%
Interest coverage 2.6x – 2.6x
Current ratio 1.4x 3.7x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.2x 3.1x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 2.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.15 29.84 3.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADMMNSTBG
Dividend yield 2.6% – 2.8%
Net buyback yield – 0.1% –
Shareholder yield 2.6% 0.1% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 51.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -77.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 47.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusADMMNSTBG
Forward P/E 15.0xFY2026 37.9xFY2026 10.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.21FY2026 $1.20FY2026 $9.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +51.9%FY2026 +16.5%FY2026 +30.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.0% +5.8% +10.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $89.91BFY2026 $10.20BFY2026 $88.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026 +26.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.7% +2.2% -0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADMMNSTBG
Held by institutions 86.7% 67.5% 94.8%
Institutions holding 1,161 1,359 744
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +2.9% +1.1%
Institutions buying 582 738 416
Institutions selling 378 456 241
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.62 1.73

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.

ADMMNSTBG
ADM 1.00 -0.16 0.73
MNST -0.16 1.00 -0.13
BG 0.73 -0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADM, MNST and BG?

Monster Beverage (MNST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) $37.52B, Monster Beverage (MNST) $89.46B, Bunge Global (BG) $19.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADM, MNST and BG?

Bunge Global (BG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 21.2x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 42.0x, Bunge Global (BG) 19.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bunge Global (BG) is cheapest (Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 15.0x, Monster Beverage (MNST) 37.9x, Bunge Global (BG) 10.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bunge Global (BG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) -0.8%, Monster Beverage (MNST) +20.4%, Bunge Global (BG) +80.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monster Beverage (MNST) has the highest net margin (Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 2.2%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 23.1%, Bunge Global (BG) 1.1%). On return on invested capital, Bunge Global (BG) leads (Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 4.2%, Bunge Global (BG) 4.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) returned the most: Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) +26.3%, Monster Beverage (MNST) -34.8%, Bunge Global (BG) +5.1%. Over five years, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) compounded fastest (Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) +3.8%/yr, Monster Beverage (MNST) +1.4%/yr, Bunge Global (BG) +1.8%/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%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 0.00%, Bunge Global (BG) 0.03%. Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) and Monster Beverage (MNST) 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%, Monster Beverage (MNST) 73.6%, Bunge Global (BG) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADM, MNST and BG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bunge Global (BG) leads on 4. 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.