ADM vs NTR vs DOLE Stock Comparison

Archer-Daniels-Midland, Nutrien and Dole 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
3 wins
NTR Nutrien Ltd.
$69.73 -7.2% 1M +20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$33.25B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.21B
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials
6 wins
DOLE Dole plc
$13.44 +3.9% 1M +2.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.27B
P/E
21.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.49B
Div. yield
0.03%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nutrien leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nutrien 6, Archer-Daniels-Midland 3, Dole 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADMNTRDOLELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $38.33B $33.25B $1.27B ADM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.7x 14.9x 21.2x NTR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.5x 14.0x 10.5x DOLE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.8% +8.6% +8.3% NTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.2% 7.9% 0.6% NTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.2% 11.8% 3.6% NTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.3x 2.9x NTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.3% +20.6% +2.9% ADM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.9%/yr -0.1%/yr -2.5%/yr ADM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.7% 33.0% 23.7% DOLE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 68/100 57/100 NTR

Percentile Scorecard

ADMNTRDOLE

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

AxisADMNTRDOLE
Valuation 39 #21 of 34 90 #10 of 94 85 #6 of 34
Growth 23 #24 of 31 58 #39 of 92 47 #17 of 31
Profitability 57 #13 of 29 76 #22 of 89 50 #15 of 29
Financial Health 61 #15 of 37 80 #20 of 97 39 #23 of 37
Shareholder Returns 33 #17 of 25 36 #45 of 70 67 #9 of 25
Overall 43 68 57
  • ADM ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • NTR ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • DOLE ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADMNTRDOLESPY
1 month -2.5%-7.2%+3.9% -1.0%
3 months -6.7%+2.4%-5.0% +2.9%
6 months +15.8%-2.6%-11.1% +6.4%
Year to date +39.5%+13.0%-10.3% +11.4%
1 year +28.3%+20.6%+2.9% +13.1%
3 years +15.4%+22.9%+24.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +4.9%+7.1%+7.4% +21.5%
5 years +21.1%-0.5%-11.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.9%-0.1%-2.5% +10.9%
10 years +89.4%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year +6.6%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureADMNTRDOLESPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.7%33.0%23.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.0%34.5%25.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.10-0.23-0.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.020.620.12 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.5%-61.5%-53.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.0%-16.9%-17.9% -2.5%
52-week high $88.07$83.94$16.37 $779.14
52-week low $56.00$53.64$12.65 $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.

MultipleADMNTRDOLE
P/E now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 14.9x 15.2xmedian 21.5x 21.4xmedian 14.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 1.2xmedian 1.4x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 9.0x 5.6xmedian 12.4x 7.5xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 15.2x 5.4xmedian 15.5x 15.2xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.6x 0.9xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.01median 1.28 -1.17median 1.70 -1.27median 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 monthsADMNTRDOLE
Revenue $82.10B $28.21B $9.49B
Gross profit $5.64B $8.75B $694.10M
Operating income $1.56B $5.49B $161.30M
Net income $1.78B $5.57B $92.69M
Free cash flow $1.68B $6.28B $83.30M
EPS (diluted) $3.65 $4.59 $0.62
Cash & equivalents $1.06B $921.00M $291.71M
Total debt $34.52B $11.39B $4.09B
Shares (diluted) 485.00M 486.52M 95.70M
Enterprise value $34.33B $30.08B $99.65M

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
MetricADMNTRDOLE
P/E 22.0x 15.2x 21.4x
P/FCF 23.0x 5.4x 15.2x
P/Operating cash flow 13.8x 8.0x 7.3x
P/S 0.5x 1.2x 0.1x
P/B 1.6x 1.3x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 1.4x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 16.6x 5.6x 7.5x
EV/EBIT 29.2x 8.0x 12.8x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.6x 0.2x
EV/FCF 27.2x 7.0x 24.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.3x 10.5x 11.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.01 -1.17 -1.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADMNTRDOLE
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.8% 8.6% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.3% -5.6% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.0% 15.5% -4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -9.2% -8.0% 1.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 76.3% 140.9% -36.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.7% -20.1% -10.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 62.1% 77.9% 78.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -24.6% 14.3% -11.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.7% 86.8% 147.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.7% -13.0% -16.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -49.9% 14.0% -11.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.9% -15.8% -14.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -59.2% 10.8% 6.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.6% -13.9% -24.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADMNTRDOLE
Gross margin 6.9% 31.0% 7.3%
EBITDA margin 3.4% 28.0% 2.9%
Operating margin 1.9% 19.5% 1.7%
Pretax margin 2.6% 13.7% 1.5%
Net margin 2.2% 7.9% 0.6%
FCF margin 2.0% 22.3% 0.9%
Operating cash flow margin 3.4% 14.8% 1.8%
Return on equity 7.7% 9.4% 6.3%
Return on assets 3.3% 4.5% 2.1%
Return on invested capital 4.2% 11.8% 3.6%
Return on capital employed 4.5% – 5.3%
Asset turnover 1.5x 0.5x 2.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 0.8x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.5% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADMNTRDOLE
Debt / assets 15.1% 21.3% 24.4%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.4x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.3x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 4.8x 1.8x 13.1x
Liabilities / assets 55.9% 51.6% 68.1%
Equity / assets 44.1% 48.4% 31.9%
Interest coverage 2.6x 7.8x 2.7x
Current ratio 1.4x – 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.2x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.17 – 2.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADMNTRDOLE
Dividend yield 2.6% 3.2% 2.7%
Net buyback yield – -1.6% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 1.6% 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 34.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 38.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 2.1%

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.

ConsensusADMNTRDOLE
Forward P/E 15.5xFY2026 14.0xFY2026 10.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.17FY2026 $4.99FY2026 $1.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +50.7%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.6% +2.0% +12.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $89.91BFY2026 $28.81BFY2026 $9.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.7% -11.6% +0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADMNTRDOLE
Held by institutions 86.7% 63.7% 72.0%
Institutions holding 1,161 727 208
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% -0.5% +1.0%
Institutions buying 582 367 122
Institutions selling 378 236 65
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.56 1.88

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.

ADMNTRDOLE
ADM 1.00 0.47 0.05
NTR 0.47 1.00 0.07
DOLE 0.05 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADM, NTR and DOLE?

Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) $38.33B, Nutrien (NTR) $33.25B, Dole (DOLE) $1.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADM, NTR and DOLE?

Nutrien (NTR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 21.7x, Nutrien (NTR) 14.9x, Dole (DOLE) 21.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dole (DOLE) is cheapest (Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 15.5x, Nutrien (NTR) 14.0x, Dole (DOLE) 10.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nutrien (NTR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) -0.8%, Nutrien (NTR) +8.6%, Dole (DOLE) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nutrien (NTR) has the highest net margin (Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 2.2%, Nutrien (NTR) 7.9%, Dole (DOLE) 0.6%). On return on invested capital, Nutrien (NTR) leads (Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 4.2%, Nutrien (NTR) 11.8%, Dole (DOLE) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) returned the most: Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) +28.3%, Nutrien (NTR) +20.6%, Dole (DOLE) +2.9%. Over five years, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) compounded fastest (Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) +3.9%/yr, Nutrien (NTR) -0.1%/yr, Dole (DOLE) -2.5%/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%, Nutrien (NTR) 0.00%, Dole (DOLE) 0.03%. Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) and Nutrien (NTR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dole (DOLE) has been the steadiest (Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 27.7%, Nutrien (NTR) 33.0%, Dole (DOLE) 23.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADM, NTR and DOLE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nutrien (NTR) leads on 6. 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.