ADM vs PYYX vs SDSYA Stock Comparison

Archer-Daniels-Midland, Pyxus International and South Dakota Soybean Processors 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
PYYX Pyxus International, Inc.
$2.53 -21.2% 1M +1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$62.26M
P/E
2.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.34B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

South Dakota Soybean Processors leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (South Dakota Soybean Processors 5, Archer-Daniels-Midland 4, Pyxus International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADMPYYXSDSYALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.69B $62.26M $228.39M ADM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.4x 2.9x 6.2x PYYX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.0x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.8% -0.6% +47.0% SDSYA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.2% 1.0% 5.2% SDSYA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.2% 2.0% — ADM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 5.9x 5.4x ADM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.65% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.3% +1.2% +9.6% ADM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.8%/yr +4.5%/yr +9.2%/yr SDSYA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.7% 99.8% 19.4% SDSYA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 59/100 68/100 SDSYA

Percentile Scorecard

ADMPYYXSDSYA

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

AxisADMPYYXSDSYA
Valuation 39 #21 of 34 73 #10 of 34 85 #6 of 34
Growth 20 #25 of 31 100 #1 of 31 83 #6 of 31
Profitability 57 #13 of 29 54 #14 of 29 75 #8 of 29
Financial Health 63 #14 of 36 11 #32 of 36 29 #26 of 36
Shareholder Returns 33 #17 of 25 – –
Overall 43 59 68
  • ADM ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • PYYX ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • SDSYA ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADMPYYXSDSYASPY
1 month -3.6%-21.2%-6.1% -0.2%
3 months -5.9%-27.5%+7.3% +3.9%
6 months +7.4%-14.2%+7.3% +8.2%
Year to date +36.0%-28.1%+7.3% +12.9%
1 year +26.3%+1.2%+9.6% +12.3%
3 years +11.7%+110.8%-21.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +3.7%+28.2%-7.9% +23.3%
5 years +20.6%+24.6%+55.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.8%+4.5%+9.2% +10.9%
10 years +81.5%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +6.1%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureADMPYYXSDSYASPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.7%99.8%19.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.9%120.6%— 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.10-0.29-0.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.950.010.50 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.5%-96.0%-30.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.2%-36.8%-6.1% -1.2%
52-week high $88.07$4.00$8.00 $779.14
52-week low $56.00$2.11$6.81 $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.

MultipleADMPYYXSDSYA
P/E now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 14.8x 2.9xmedian 14.8x 6.2xmedian 14.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 0.0xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 9.1x 6.2xmedian 9.1x 9.1xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.5xmedian 15.0x -0.7xmedian 15.0x —median 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.1x 0.4xmedian 1.1x 0.7xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.99median 1.28 0.07median 1.28 -0.43median 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 monthsADMPYYXSDSYA
Revenue $82.10B $2.34B $712.82M
Gross profit $5.64B $343.47M $55.19M
Operating income $1.56B $157.37M $47.43M
Net income $1.78B $23.64M $39.71M
Free cash flow $1.68B -$94.83M –
EPS (diluted) $3.65 $0.89 $1.22
Cash & equivalents $1.06B $175.91M $6.12M
Total debt $8.06B $5.71B $347.14M
Shares (diluted) 485.00M 26.06M 30.41M
Enterprise value $33.99B -$470.20M $194.13M

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
MetricADMPYYXSDSYA
P/E 21.4x 2.9x 6.2x
P/FCF 22.5x -0.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x -0.9x –
P/S 0.5x 0.0x 0.3x
P/B 1.6x 0.4x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 0.4x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.2x 6.2x 9.1x
EV/EBIT 28.6x 7.4x 12.0x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.5x 0.8x
EV/FCF 26.6x -12.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x -16.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.99 0.07 -0.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADMPYYXSDSYA
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.8% -0.6% 47.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.3% 4.6% -0.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.0% 5.8% 180.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -9.2% 5.4% -6.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 76.3% 17.6% 255.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.7% 8.5% -8.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 62.1% 657.0% 271.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -24.6% 44.7% -12.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.7% 529.6% 203.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.7% 43.2% -14.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -49.9% 71.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.9% 26.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -59.2% 66.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.6% 21.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADMPYYXSDSYA
Gross margin 6.9% 14.7% 7.7%
EBITDA margin 3.4% 8.1% 8.8%
Operating margin 1.9% 6.7% 6.7%
Pretax margin 2.6% 1.0% 5.0%
Net margin 2.2% 1.0% 5.2%
FCF margin 2.0% -4.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 3.4% -3.1% –
Return on equity 7.7% 13.4% 10.6%
Return on assets 3.3% 1.3% 4.2%
Return on invested capital 4.2% 2.0% –
Return on capital employed 4.5% 26.5% 6.8%
Asset turnover 1.5x 1.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -3.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADMPYYXSDSYA
Debt / assets 15.1% 63.7% 39.6%
Debt / equity 0.3x 7.3x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 5.9x 5.4x
Debt / FCF 4.8x -13.5x –
Liabilities / assets 55.9% 91.3% 60.3%
Equity / assets 44.1% 8.7% 39.7%
Interest coverage 2.6x – 4.1x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.3x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.15 1.51 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADMPYYXSDSYA
Dividend yield 2.6% – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 2.6% – –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
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.

ConsensusADMPYYXSDSYA
Forward P/E 15.0xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.21FY2026 – –
EPS growth, next FY +51.9%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +5.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $89.91BFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after -2.7% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADMPYYXSDSYA
Held by institutions 86.7% – –
Institutions holding 1,161 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% – –
Institutions buying 582 – –
Institutions selling 378 – –
Buyers to sellers 1.54 – –

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.

ADMPYYXSDSYA
ADM 1.00 -0.12 0.01
PYYX -0.12 1.00 0.05
SDSYA 0.01 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADM, PYYX and SDSYA?

Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) $37.69B, Pyxus International (PYYX) $62.26M, South Dakota Soybean Processors (SDSYA) $228.39M.

Which stock is cheaper, ADM, PYYX and SDSYA?

Pyxus International (PYYX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 21.4x, Pyxus International (PYYX) 2.9x, South Dakota Soybean Processors (SDSYA) 6.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

South Dakota Soybean Processors (SDSYA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) -0.8%, Pyxus International (PYYX) -0.6%, South Dakota Soybean Processors (SDSYA) +47.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

South Dakota Soybean Processors (SDSYA) has the highest net margin (Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 2.2%, Pyxus International (PYYX) 1.0%, South Dakota Soybean Processors (SDSYA) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) leads (Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 4.2%, Pyxus International (PYYX) 2.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) returned the most: Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) +26.3%, Pyxus International (PYYX) +1.2%, South Dakota Soybean Processors (SDSYA) +9.6%. Over five years, South Dakota Soybean Processors (SDSYA) compounded fastest (Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) +3.8%/yr, Pyxus International (PYYX) +4.5%/yr, South Dakota Soybean Processors (SDSYA) +9.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 2.65%. Pyxus International (PYYX) and South Dakota Soybean Processors (SDSYA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, South Dakota Soybean Processors (SDSYA) has been the steadiest (Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 27.7%, Pyxus International (PYYX) 99.8%, South Dakota Soybean Processors (SDSYA) 19.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADM, PYYX and SDSYA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, South Dakota Soybean Processors (SDSYA) 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.