ALCO vs DMC vs INGR Stock Comparison

Alico, Del Monte and Ingredion Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALCO Alico, Inc.
$37.11 -3.1% 1M +10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$282.37M
P/E
184.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.07M
Div. yield
0.01%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
4 wins
DMC Del Monte Corp
$27.15 -8.6% 1M -24.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.36B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.38B
Div. yield
0.04%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
2 wins
INGR Ingredion Inc
$96.83 +1.5% 1M -15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.19B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.22B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionALCODMCINGRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $282.37M $1.36B $6.19B INGR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 184.3x 16.7x 10.5x INGR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.6x 9.1x INGR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -61.4% +1.4% -1.4% DMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.0% 1.9% 8.2% ALCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 3.7% 10.1% INGR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 2.4x 0.8x ALCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.04% 0.00% DMC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.9% -24.5% -15.2% ALCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.5%/yr -1.2%/yr +0.1%/yr ALCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.8% 30.2% 18.6% INGR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 57/100 76/100 INGR

Percentile Scorecard

ALCODMCINGR

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

AxisALCODMCINGR
Valuation 8 #34 of 37 69 #12 of 37 75 #10 of 37
Growth 71 #10 of 32 19 #26 of 32 36 #21 of 32
Profitability 14 #26 of 30 52 #15 of 30 93 #3 of 30
Financial Health 70 #12 of 38 76 #10 of 38 84 #7 of 38
Shareholder Returns 23 #21 of 27 69 #9 of 27 92 #3 of 27
Overall 37 57 76
  • ALCO ranked among 39 companies in Agribusiness
  • DMC ranked among 39 companies in Agribusiness
  • INGR ranked among 39 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALCODMCINGRSPY
1 month -3.1%-8.6%+1.5% -2.0%
3 months -2.8%-9.4%-7.6% -2.2%
6 months -10.1%-28.1%-9.6% +4.2%
Year to date +2.0%-23.8%-12.2% +10.6%
1 year +10.9%-24.5%-15.2% +10.4%
3 years +44.8%+18.0%+1.0% +73.6%
3 years, per year +13.2%+5.7%+0.3% +20.2%
5 years +2.5%-5.9%+0.5% +61.6%
5 years, per year +0.5%-1.2%+0.1% +10.1%
10 years +45.5%-56.5%-25.0% +261.3%
10 years, per year +3.8%-8.0%-2.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALCODMCINGRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.8%30.2%18.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.9%30.9%19.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.13-0.120.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.48-0.81-0.82 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.4%-37.5%-39.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.5%-36.9%-19.6% -3.2%
52-week high $44.46$43.02$120.41 $779.14
52-week low $31.35$26.90$94.18 $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.

MultipleALCODMCINGR
P/E now vs peer median 179.7xmedian 14.2x 15.7xmedian 14.2x 10.4xmedian 14.2x
P/S now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 0.4x 0.3xmedian 0.4x 0.8xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -11.5xmedian 8.6x 8.7xmedian 8.6x 6.4xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -77.5xmedian 17.2x -38.4xmedian 17.2x 17.2xmedian 17.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 0.9x 0.6xmedian 0.9x 1.3xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 6.51median 1.34 -1.59median 1.34 3.70median 1.34

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 monthsALCODMCINGR
Revenue $17.07M $4.38B $7.22B
Gross profit -$12.30M $418.90M $1.71B
Operating income -$44.96M $128.70M $860.00M
Net income $1.41M $83.20M $596.00M
Free cash flow -$3.55M -$33.30M $355.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.21 $1.72 $9.26
Cash & equivalents $55.58M $21.10M $948.00M
Total debt $82.92M $499.60M $1.78B
Shares (diluted) 7.44M 47.35M 63.90M
Enterprise value $101.02M $1.20B $2.37B

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
MetricALCODMCINGR
P/E 179.7x 15.7x 10.4x
P/FCF -77.5x -38.4x 17.2x
P/Operating cash flow -718.6x 20.0x 7.6x
P/S 16.1x 0.3x 0.8x
P/B 2.6x 0.6x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 0.7x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA -11.5x 8.7x 6.4x
EV/EBIT -6.7x 13.7x 8.1x
EV/Revenue 17.7x 0.4x 1.0x
EV/FCF -85.2x -52.8x 19.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -790.0x 27.5x 8.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.51 -1.59 3.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALCODMCINGR
Revenue growth (1Y) -61.4% 1.4% -1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -24.8% 0.2% -4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 94.0% 15.8% -8.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 4.2% 1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 78.8% 5.8% -12.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.5% -14.1% -0.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 100.9% 3.2% -12.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% -12.5% 1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 101.0% 4.0% -10.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.6% -9.9% 2.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -103.5% -72.1% -31.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.2% -22.3% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -170.0% -118.9% -56.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.7% -33.9% 41.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALCODMCINGR
Gross margin -72.1% 9.6% 23.7%
EBITDA margin -153.7% 4.6% 15.0%
Operating margin -263.4% 2.9% 11.9%
Pretax margin -7.4% 2.7% 11.3%
Net margin 9.0% 1.9% 8.2%
FCF margin -20.8% -0.8% 4.9%
Operating cash flow margin -2.2% 1.5% 11.2%
Return on equity 0.7% 4.1% 13.4%
Return on assets 0.4% 2.4% 7.5%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 3.7% 10.1%
Return on capital employed -23.4% 4.6% 12.8%
Asset turnover 0.1x 1.3x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 0.8x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALCODMCINGR
Debt / assets 41.7% 14.4% 22.1%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 2.4x 0.8x
Debt / FCF -23.4x -15.0x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 47.2% 41.6% 43.9%
Equity / assets 52.8% 58.4% 56.1%
Interest coverage -9.4x 7.5x 10.8x
Current ratio 8.0x 2.3x 2.8x
Quick ratio 7.7x 0.8x 1.9x
Cash ratio 7.6x 0.0x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 2.17 2.78 3.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALCODMCINGR
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.1% 3.4%
Net buyback yield 0.5% 2.7% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 3.8% 6.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 107.7% 68.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -42.8% -170.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.5% 3.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -43.3% 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.

ConsensusALCODMCINGR
Forward P/E – 11.6xFY2026 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.11FY2026 $2.34FY2026 $10.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -36.4%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +31.2% +0.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.81MFY2026 $4.52BFY2026 $7.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -59.6%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -70.4% +5.2% -3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALCODMCINGR
Held by institutions 60.2% 71.8% 98.4%
Institutions holding 111 226 615
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +0.8% +0.1%
Institutions buying 48 118 296
Institutions selling 31 79 226
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.49 1.31

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.

ALCODMCINGR
ALCO 1.00 0.31 0.33
DMC 0.31 1.00 0.35
INGR 0.33 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALCO, DMC and INGR?

Ingredion (INGR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alico (ALCO) $282.37M, Del Monte (DMC) $1.36B, Ingredion (INGR) $6.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALCO, DMC and INGR?

Ingredion (INGR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alico (ALCO) 184.3x, Del Monte (DMC) 16.7x, Ingredion (INGR) 10.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ingredion (INGR) is cheapest (Del Monte (DMC) 11.6x, Ingredion (INGR) 9.1x). 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%, Ingredion (INGR) -1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alico (ALCO) has the highest net margin (Alico (ALCO) 9.0%, Del Monte (DMC) 1.9%, Ingredion (INGR) 8.2%). On return on invested capital, Ingredion (INGR) leads (Alico (ALCO) 0.0%, Del Monte (DMC) 3.7%, Ingredion (INGR) 10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alico (ALCO) returned the most: Alico (ALCO) +10.9%, Del Monte (DMC) -24.5%, Ingredion (INGR) -15.2%. Over five years, Alico (ALCO) compounded fastest (Alico (ALCO) +0.5%/yr, Del Monte (DMC) -1.2%/yr, Ingredion (INGR) +0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Del Monte (DMC) has the highest dividend yield: Alico (ALCO) 0.01%, Del Monte (DMC) 0.04%, Ingredion (INGR) 0.00%. Ingredion (INGR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ingredion (INGR) has been the steadiest (Alico (ALCO) 22.8%, Del Monte (DMC) 30.2%, Ingredion (INGR) 18.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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