AGRO vs DAR vs DMC Stock Comparison

Adecoagro, Darling Ingredients and Del Monte Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AGRO Adecoagro S.A.
$9.82 -2.4% 1M +17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$991.33M
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.65B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
5 wins
DAR Darling Ingredients Inc.
$55.42 -8.5% 1M +63.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.68B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.60B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
4 wins
DMC Del Monte Corp
$29.01 -5.4% 1M -15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.30B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.38B
Div. yield
0.04%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Adecoagro leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Adecoagro 5, Darling Ingredients 4, Del Monte 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAGRODARDMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $991.33M $8.68B $1.30B DAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.0x 16.0x 16.0x DAR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.8x 8.8x 12.4x AGRO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.2% +47.2% +1.4% DAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.0% — 1.9% AGRO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.2% — 3.7% AGRO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.3% +63.9% -15.6% DAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.3%/yr -8.1%/yr -2.8%/yr AGRO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.5% 33.1% 29.9% DMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 — 56/100 AGRO

Percentile Scorecard

AGRODARDMC

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

AxisAGRODARDMC
Valuation 64 #13 of 34 46 #19 of 34 61 #14 of 34
Growth 76 #8 of 30 – 24 #23 of 30
Profitability 70 #9 of 28 – 48 #15 of 28
Financial Health 57 #16 of 36 – 74 #10 of 36
Shareholder Returns 61 #10 of 24 – 74 #7 of 24
Overall 66 – 56
  • AGRO 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

PeriodAGRODARDMCSPY
1 month -2.4%-8.5%-5.4% +0.9%
3 months +1.2%-5.5%-2.8% +5.9%
6 months -31.9%-11.8%-30.1% +8.5%
Year to date +23.8%+53.9%-18.6% +13.3%
1 year +17.3%+63.9%-15.6% +12.4%
3 years -9.1%+29.5%+16.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -3.1%+9.0%+5.1% +23.5%
5 years +12.1%-34.4%-13.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +2.3%-8.1%-2.8% +11.0%
10 years -10.9%+311.1%-51.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year -1.1%+15.2%-7.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAGRODARDMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.5%33.1%29.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.6%31.1%30.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.460.22-0.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.341.93-0.52 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.1%-68.3%-37.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.6%-18.9%-32.6% -0.9%
52-week high $15.25$68.35$43.02 $779.14
52-week low $7.13$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.

MultipleAGRODARDMC
P/E now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 16.0x 16.0xmedian 16.0x 16.8xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.5x 1.0xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.1x —median 9.1x 9.1xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 15.8x 10.8xmedian 15.8x -41.1xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.0x —median 1.0x 0.7xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -1.19median 1.29 —median 1.29 -1.70median 1.29

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 monthsAGRODARDMC
Revenue $1.65B $8.60B $4.38B
Gross profit $467.72M – $418.90M
Operating income $199.52M – $128.70M
Net income $60.64M – $83.20M
Free cash flow $289.32M – -$33.30M
EPS (diluted) $0.48 – $1.72
Cash & equivalents $302.46M $365.20M $21.10M
Total debt $2.04B – $499.60M
Shares (diluted) 102.44M 160.63M 47.35M
Enterprise value -$407.20M $8.68B $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
MetricAGRODARDMC
P/E 20.3x 16.0x 16.8x
P/FCF 4.8x 10.8x -41.1x
P/Operating cash flow – – 21.4x
P/S 0.8x 1.0x 0.3x
P/B 0.7x – 0.7x
P/Tangible book 0.7x – 0.7x
EV/EBITDA – – 9.1x
EV/EBIT 15.6x – 14.3x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.0x 0.4x
EV/FCF 10.8x – -55.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 28.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.19 – -1.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAGRODARDMC
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.2% 47.2% 1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 7.4% 0.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 46.0% – 15.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.4% – 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 130.5% – 5.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.1% – -14.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 65.9% – 3.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.7% – -12.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.5% – 4.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -17.1% – -9.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -72.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -22.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 5.7% – -118.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.2% – -33.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAGRODARDMC
Gross margin 28.3% – 9.6%
EBITDA margin – – 4.6%
Operating margin 12.1% – 2.9%
Pretax margin 6.1% – 2.7%
Net margin 3.0% – 1.9%
FCF margin 17.5% – -0.8%
Operating cash flow margin – – 1.5%
Return on equity 3.2% – 4.1%
Return on assets 1.2% – 2.4%
Return on invested capital 5.2% – 3.7%
Return on capital employed 4.5% – 4.6%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAGRODARDMC
Debt / assets 38.9% – 14.4%
Debt / equity 1.1x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.4x
Debt / FCF 7.1x – -15.0x
Liabilities / assets 64.2% – 41.6%
Equity / assets 35.8% – 58.4%
Interest coverage 7.6x – 7.5x
Current ratio 1.7x – 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.97 – 2.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAGRODARDMC
Dividend yield 3.0% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 1.4% – 2.6%
Shareholder yield 4.4% – 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 68.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -170.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 19.1%

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.

ConsensusAGRODARDMC
Forward P/E 6.8xFY2026 8.8xFY2026 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.44FY2026 $6.33FY2026 $2.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +1,523.1%FY2026 -36.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.0% +1.6% +31.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.11BFY2026 $7.11BFY2026 $4.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +47.3%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.5% -5.2% +5.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAGRODARDMC
Held by institutions 14.9% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 89 613 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +1.5% –
Institutions buying 52 329 –
Institutions selling 29 204 –
Buyers to sellers 1.79 1.61 –

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.

AGRODARDMC
AGRO 1.00 0.25 0.06
DAR 0.25 1.00 0.08
DMC 0.06 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AGRO, DAR and DMC?

Darling Ingredients (DAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Adecoagro (AGRO) $991.33M, Darling Ingredients (DAR) $8.68B, Del Monte (DMC) $1.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, AGRO, DAR and DMC?

Darling Ingredients (DAR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Adecoagro (AGRO) 20.0x, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 16.0x, Del Monte (DMC) 16.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adecoagro (AGRO) is cheapest (Adecoagro (AGRO) 6.8x, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 8.8x, Del Monte (DMC) 12.4x). 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: Adecoagro (AGRO) +6.2%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) +47.2%, Del Monte (DMC) +1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Adecoagro (AGRO) has the highest net margin (Adecoagro (AGRO) 3.0%, Del Monte (DMC) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Adecoagro (AGRO) leads (Adecoagro (AGRO) 5.2%, Del Monte (DMC) 3.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Darling Ingredients (DAR) returned the most: Adecoagro (AGRO) +17.3%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) +63.9%, Del Monte (DMC) -15.6%. Over five years, Adecoagro (AGRO) compounded fastest (Adecoagro (AGRO) +2.3%/yr, Darling Ingredients (DAR) -8.1%/yr, Del Monte (DMC) -2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Adecoagro (AGRO) 0.00%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 0.00%, Del Monte (DMC) 0.04%. Adecoagro (AGRO) and Darling Ingredients (DAR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Del Monte (DMC) has been the steadiest (Adecoagro (AGRO) 51.5%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 33.1%, Del Monte (DMC) 29.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AGRO, 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, Adecoagro (AGRO) 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.