ALCO vs BG vs ADM Stock Comparison

Alico, Bunge Global and Archer-Daniels-Midland Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALCO Alico, Inc.
$37.17 -5.7% 1M +4.9% 1Y
Market cap
$276.36M
P/E
180.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.07M
Div. yield
0.01%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
3 wins
BG Bunge Global SA
$103.17 -7.5% 1M +6.7% 1Y
Market cap
$19.76B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$91.82B
Div. yield
0.03%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
6 wins
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

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionALCOBGADMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $276.36M $19.76B $38.33B ADM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 180.4x 19.6x 21.7x BG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.4x 15.5x BG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -61.4% +80.5% -0.8% BG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.0% 1.1% 2.2% ALCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 4.3% 4.2% BG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 6.7x 2.5x ALCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.03% 0.00% BG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.9% +6.7% +28.3% ADM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.0%/yr +3.2%/yr +3.9%/yr ADM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.6% 29.3% 27.7% ALCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 52/100 43/100 BG

Percentile Scorecard

ALCOBGADM

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

AxisALCOBGADM
Valuation 6 #32 of 34 42 #20 of 34 39 #21 of 34
Growth 67 #11 of 31 80 #7 of 31 23 #24 of 31
Profitability 14 #25 of 29 39 #18 of 29 57 #13 of 29
Financial Health 72 #11 of 37 25 #28 of 37 61 #15 of 37
Shareholder Returns 25 #19 of 25 75 #7 of 25 33 #17 of 25
Overall 37 52 43
  • ALCO ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • BG ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • ADM ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALCOBGADMSPY
1 month -5.7%-7.5%-2.5% -1.0%
3 months -3.8%-15.1%-6.7% +2.9%
6 months -12.2%-17.4%+15.8% +6.4%
Year to date +2.2%+15.8%+39.5% +11.4%
1 year +4.9%+6.7%+28.3% +13.1%
3 years +56.5%+2.4%+15.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +16.1%+0.8%+4.9% +21.5%
5 years +5.1%+16.8%+21.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +1.0%+3.2%+3.9% +10.9%
10 years +38.7%+69.5%+89.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +3.3%+5.4%+6.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureALCOBGADMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.6%29.3%27.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.3%28.3%27.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.10-0.14-0.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.210.231.02 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.4%-45.5%-57.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.4%-21.5%-9.0% -2.5%
52-week high $44.46$131.41$88.07 $779.14
52-week low $31.35$88.55$56.00 $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.

MultipleALCOBGADM
P/E now vs peer median 180.0xmedian 14.9x 19.8xmedian 14.9x 22.0xmedian 14.9x
P/S now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -11.6xmedian 9.0x 13.3xmedian 9.0x 16.6xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -77.6xmedian 15.2x -27.9xmedian 15.2x 23.0xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.1x 1.6xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 6.52median 1.28 —median 1.28 -1.01median 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 monthsALCOBGADM
Revenue $17.07M $91.82B $82.10B
Gross profit -$12.30M $4.52B $5.64B
Operating income -$44.96M $2.07B $1.56B
Net income $1.41M $1.06B $1.78B
Free cash flow -$3.55M -$711.00M $1.68B
EPS (diluted) $0.21 $5.16 $3.65
Cash & equivalents $55.58M $593.00M $1.06B
Total debt $82.92M $21.00B $34.52B
Shares (diluted) 7.44M 195.34M 485.00M
Enterprise value $95.01M $15.87B $34.33B

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
MetricALCOBGADM
P/E 180.0x 19.8x 22.0x
P/FCF -77.6x -27.9x 23.0x
P/Operating cash flow -719.8x 18.4x 13.8x
P/S 16.2x 0.2x 0.5x
P/B 2.6x 1.1x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 1.2x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA -11.6x 13.3x 16.6x
EV/EBIT -6.7x 19.4x 29.2x
EV/Revenue 17.8x 0.4x 0.6x
EV/FCF -85.3x -56.6x 27.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -791.1x 37.4x 16.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.52 – -1.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALCOBGADM
Revenue growth (1Y) -61.4% 80.5% -0.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -24.8% – -6.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 94.0% 41.8% 7.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.4% – -9.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 78.8% 37.7% 76.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.5% – -26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 100.9% -26.4% 62.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% – -24.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 101.0% -49.3% 60.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.6% – -21.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -103.5% 5.1% -49.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.2% – -17.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -170.0% -32.6% -59.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.7% – -22.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALCOBGADM
Gross margin -72.1% 4.9% 6.9%
EBITDA margin -153.7% 3.3% 3.4%
Operating margin -263.4% 2.3% 1.9%
Pretax margin -7.4% 1.5% 2.6%
Net margin 9.0% 1.1% 2.2%
FCF margin -20.8% -0.8% 2.0%
Operating cash flow margin -2.2% 1.2% 3.4%
Return on equity 0.7% 6.0% 7.7%
Return on assets 0.4% 2.2% 3.3%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 4.3% 4.2%
Return on capital employed -23.4% 6.8% 4.5%
Asset turnover 0.1x 1.9x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 1.0x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 0.1% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALCOBGADM
Debt / assets 41.7% 44.9% 15.1%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 6.7x 2.5x
Debt / FCF -23.4x -29.5x 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 47.2% 62.9% 55.9%
Equity / assets 52.8% 37.1% 44.1%
Interest coverage -9.4x 2.6x 2.6x
Current ratio 8.0x 1.6x 1.4x
Quick ratio 7.7x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash ratio 7.6x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.18 3.15 3.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALCOBGADM
Dividend yield 0.5% 2.8% 2.6%
Net buyback yield 0.5% – –
Shareholder yield 1.0% 2.8% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 107.7% 51.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -42.8% -77.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.5% 47.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -43.3% – –

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.

ConsensusALCOBGADM
Forward P/E – 10.4xFY2026 15.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.11FY2026 $9.89FY2026 $5.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +30.6%FY2026 +50.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +9.6% +5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.81MFY2026 $88.87BFY2026 $89.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -59.6%FY2026 +26.4%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -70.4% -0.5% -2.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALCOBGADM
Held by institutions 60.2% 94.8% 86.7%
Institutions holding 111 744 1,161
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +1.1% +5.2%
Institutions buying 48 416 582
Institutions selling 31 241 378
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.73 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.

ALCOBGADM
ALCO 1.00 0.15 0.18
BG 0.15 1.00 0.73
ADM 0.18 0.73 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALCO, BG and ADM?

Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alico (ALCO) $276.36M, Bunge Global (BG) $19.76B, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) $38.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALCO, BG and ADM?

Bunge Global (BG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alico (ALCO) 180.4x, Bunge Global (BG) 19.6x, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 21.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bunge Global (BG) is cheapest (Bunge Global (BG) 10.4x, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 15.5x). 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: Alico (ALCO) -61.4%, Bunge Global (BG) +80.5%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) -0.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alico (ALCO) has the highest net margin (Alico (ALCO) 9.0%, Bunge Global (BG) 1.1%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 2.2%). On return on invested capital, Bunge Global (BG) leads (Alico (ALCO) 0.0%, Bunge Global (BG) 4.3%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) returned the most: Alico (ALCO) +4.9%, Bunge Global (BG) +6.7%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) +28.3%. Over five years, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) compounded fastest (Alico (ALCO) +1.0%/yr, Bunge Global (BG) +3.2%/yr, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) +3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Bunge Global (BG) has the highest dividend yield: Alico (ALCO) 0.01%, Bunge Global (BG) 0.03%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 0.00%. Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alico (ALCO) has been the steadiest (Alico (ALCO) 23.6%, Bunge Global (BG) 29.3%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 27.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.