ALCO vs DMC vs FPI Stock Comparison

Alico, Del Monte and Farmland Partners Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALCO Alico, Inc.
$37.57 -2.4% 1M +9.2% 1Y
Market cap
$279.40M
P/E
182.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.07M
Div. yield
0.01%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
4 wins
DMC Del Monte Corp
$27.77 -9.3% 1M -19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.29B
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.38B
Div. yield
0.04%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
6 wins
FPI Farmland Partners Inc.
$8.79 -20.7% 1M -13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$358.45M
P/E
40.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.99M
Div. yield
0.06%
Farmland REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Del Monte leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Del Monte 6, Alico 4, Farmland Partners 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALCODMCFPILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $279.40M $1.29B $358.45M DMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 182.4x 15.8x 40.4x DMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.9x 40.0x DMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -61.4% +1.4% -5.6% DMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.0% 1.9% 17.7% FPI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 3.7% 0.4% DMC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 2.4x 35.8x ALCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.04% 0.06% FPI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.2% -19.1% -13.0% ALCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.1%/yr -3.7%/yr -4.8%/yr ALCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.4% 30.3% 28.3% ALCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 55/100 46/100 DMC

Percentile Scorecard

ALCODMCFPI

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

AxisALCODMCFPI
Valuation 12 #30 of 34 64 #13 of 34 36 #138 of 216
Growth 72 #9 of 30 24 #23 of 30 25 #154 of 204
Profitability 15 #24 of 28 48 #15 of 28 44 #108 of 193
Financial Health 71 #11 of 36 74 #10 of 36 54 #94 of 204
Shareholder Returns 26 #18 of 24 65 #9 of 24 69 #51 of 163
Overall 39 55 46
  • ALCO ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • DMC ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • FPI ranked among 224 companies in Real Estate

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALCODMCFPISPY
1 month -2.4%-9.3%-20.7% +0.7%
3 months -1.6%-5.9%-6.8% +3.7%
6 months -9.7%-33.7%-18.2% +7.1%
Year to date +3.3%-22.1%-9.3% +12.8%
1 year +9.2%-19.1%-13.0% +11.9%
3 years +56.0%+9.8%-14.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +16.0%+3.2%-5.0% +22.8%
5 years +5.5%-17.1%-21.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +1.1%-3.7%-4.8% +10.9%
10 years +42.3%-53.8%-17.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +3.6%-7.4%-1.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALCODMCFPISPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.4%30.3%28.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.2%31.1%34.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.11-0.160.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.39-0.63-0.46 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.4%-37.5%-46.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.5%-35.4%-32.6% -1.2%
52-week high $44.46$43.02$13.04 $779.14
52-week low $31.35$26.90$8.79 $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.

MultipleALCODMCFPI
P/E now vs peer median 181.9xmedian 15.9x 16.1xmedian 15.9x 42.5xmedian 23.8x
P/S now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 0.4x 0.3xmedian 0.4x 7.4xmedian 3.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -11.7xmedian 8.8x 8.8xmedian 8.8x 93.0xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -78.5xmedian 15.9x -39.3xmedian 15.9x 21.1xmedian 19.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.0x 0.6xmedian 1.0x 0.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 6.59median 1.34 -1.63median 1.34 -2.61median 1.04

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 monthsALCODMCFPI
Revenue $17.07M $4.38B $49.99M
Gross profit -$12.30M $418.90M $46.48M
Operating income -$44.96M $128.70M $2.71M
Net income $1.41M $83.20M $10.06M
Free cash flow -$3.55M -$33.30M $17.47M
EPS (diluted) $0.21 $1.72 $0.21
Cash & equivalents $55.58M $21.10M $7.88M
Total debt $82.92M $499.60M $239.00M
Shares (diluted) 7.44M 47.35M 42.85M
Enterprise value $98.05M $1.13B $312.11M

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
MetricALCODMCFPI
P/E 181.9x 16.1x 42.5x
P/FCF -78.5x -39.3x 21.1x
P/Operating cash flow -727.5x 20.5x 20.4x
P/S 16.3x 0.3x 7.4x
P/B 2.7x 0.6x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 0.7x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA -11.7x 8.8x 93.0x
EV/EBIT -6.8x 13.9x 221.8x
EV/Revenue 17.9x 0.4x 12.0x
EV/FCF -86.2x -53.7x 34.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -798.9x 27.9x 33.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.59 -1.63 -2.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALCODMCFPI
Revenue growth (1Y) -61.4% 1.4% -5.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -24.8% 0.2% -4.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 94.0% 15.8% -3.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 4.2% -4.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 78.8% 5.8% 321.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.5% -14.1% -48.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 100.9% 3.2% -85.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% -12.5% -21.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 101.0% 4.0% -86.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.6% -9.9% -16.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -103.5% -72.1% 7.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.2% -22.3% 8.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -170.0% -118.9% 139.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.7% -33.9% 37.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALCODMCFPI
Gross margin -72.1% 9.6% 93.0%
EBITDA margin -153.7% 4.6% 12.9%
Operating margin -263.4% 2.9% 5.4%
Pretax margin -7.4% 2.7% 20.1%
Net margin 9.0% 1.9% 17.7%
FCF margin -20.8% -0.8% 34.9%
Operating cash flow margin -2.2% 1.5% 36.2%
Return on equity 0.7% 4.1% 2.3%
Return on assets 0.4% 2.4% 1.5%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 3.7% 0.4%
Return on capital employed -23.4% 4.6% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 1.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 0.8x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 0.2% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALCODMCFPI
Debt / assets 41.7% 14.4% 35.1%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 2.4x 35.8x
Debt / FCF -23.4x -15.0x 13.7x
Liabilities / assets 47.2% 41.6% 37.2%
Equity / assets 52.8% 58.4% 62.8%
Interest coverage -9.4x 7.5x 0.2x
Current ratio 8.0x 2.3x –
Quick ratio 7.7x 0.8x –
Cash ratio 7.6x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score 2.20 2.79 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALCODMCFPI
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.1% 6.0%
Net buyback yield 0.5% 2.7% 23.1%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 3.8% 29.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 107.7% 68.3% 215.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) -42.8% -170.6% 123.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.5% 3.3% -66.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -43.3% 19.1% 19.7%

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.

ConsensusALCODMCFPI
Forward P/E – 11.9xFY2026 40.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.11FY2026 $2.34FY2026 $0.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -36.4%FY2026 -63.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +31.2% -13.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.81MFY2026 $4.52BFY2026 $32.83MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -59.6%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026 -8.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -70.4% +5.2% +0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALCODMCFPI
Held by institutions 60.2% 71.8% 53.2%
Institutions holding 111 225 181
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +0.8% -0.8%
Institutions buying 48 118 100
Institutions selling 31 79 51
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.49 1.96

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.

ALCODMCFPI
ALCO 1.00 0.28 0.16
DMC 0.28 1.00 0.26
FPI 0.16 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALCO, DMC and FPI?

Del Monte (DMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alico (ALCO) $279.40M, Del Monte (DMC) $1.29B, Farmland Partners (FPI) $358.45M.

Which stock is cheaper, ALCO, DMC and FPI?

Del Monte (DMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alico (ALCO) 182.4x, Del Monte (DMC) 15.8x, Farmland Partners (FPI) 40.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Del Monte (DMC) is cheapest (Del Monte (DMC) 11.9x, Farmland Partners (FPI) 40.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Del Monte (DMC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alico (ALCO) -61.4%, Del Monte (DMC) +1.4%, Farmland Partners (FPI) -5.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Farmland Partners (FPI) has the highest net margin (Alico (ALCO) 9.0%, Del Monte (DMC) 1.9%, Farmland Partners (FPI) 17.7%). On return on invested capital, Del Monte (DMC) leads (Alico (ALCO) 0.0%, Del Monte (DMC) 3.7%, Farmland Partners (FPI) 0.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alico (ALCO) returned the most: Alico (ALCO) +9.2%, Del Monte (DMC) -19.1%, Farmland Partners (FPI) -13.0%. Over five years, Alico (ALCO) compounded fastest (Alico (ALCO) +1.1%/yr, Del Monte (DMC) -3.7%/yr, Farmland Partners (FPI) -4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Farmland Partners (FPI) has the highest dividend yield: Alico (ALCO) 0.01%, Del Monte (DMC) 0.04%, Farmland Partners (FPI) 0.06%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alico (ALCO) has been the steadiest (Alico (ALCO) 23.4%, Del Monte (DMC) 30.3%, Farmland Partners (FPI) 28.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALCO, DMC and FPI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Del Monte (DMC) 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.