ALCO vs FPI vs ADM Stock Comparison

Alico, Farmland Partners and Archer-Daniels-Midland Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALCO Alico, Inc.
$37.57 -2.4% 1M +9.2% 1Y
Market cap
$279.03M
P/E
182.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.07M
Div. yield
0.01%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
2 wins
FPI Farmland Partners Inc.
$8.79 -20.7% 1M -13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$367.32M
P/E
41.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.99M
Div. yield
0.06%
Farmland REITs Real Estate
3 wins
ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland Co
$76.20 -4.1% 1M +25.9% 1Y
Market cap
$36.76B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$82.10B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Archer-Daniels-Midland leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Archer-Daniels-Midland 7, Farmland Partners 3, Alico 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALCOFPIADMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $279.03M $367.32M $36.76B ADM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 182.1x 41.4x 20.8x ADM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 40.0x 14.6x ADM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -61.4% -5.6% -0.8% ADM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.0% 17.7% 2.2% FPI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 0.4% 4.2% ADM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 35.8x 2.5x ALCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.06% 0.00% FPI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.2% -13.0% +25.9% ADM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.1%/yr -4.8%/yr +3.5%/yr ADM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.4% 28.3% 27.7% ALCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 46/100 45/100 FPI

Percentile Scorecard

ALCOFPIADM

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

AxisALCOFPIADM
Valuation 12 #30 of 34 36 #138 of 216 42 #20 of 34
Growth 72 #9 of 30 25 #154 of 204 21 #24 of 30
Profitability 15 #24 of 28 44 #108 of 193 59 #12 of 28
Financial Health 71 #11 of 36 54 #94 of 204 63 #14 of 36
Shareholder Returns 26 #18 of 24 69 #51 of 163 39 #15 of 24
Overall 39 46 45
  • ALCO ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • FPI ranked among 224 companies in Real Estate
  • ADM ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALCOFPIADMSPY
1 month -2.4%-20.7%-4.1% +0.7%
3 months -1.6%-6.8%-5.4% +3.7%
6 months -9.7%-18.2%+2.2% +7.1%
Year to date +3.3%-9.3%+32.5% +12.8%
1 year +9.2%-13.0%+25.9% +11.9%
3 years +56.0%-14.3%+6.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +16.0%-5.0%+2.2% +22.8%
5 years +5.5%-21.8%+18.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +1.1%-4.8%+3.5% +10.9%
10 years +42.3%-17.1%+74.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +3.6%-1.9%+5.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALCOFPIADMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.4%28.3%27.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.2%34.3%26.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.31-0.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.39-0.460.94 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.4%-46.0%-57.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.5%-32.6%-13.5% -1.2%
52-week high $44.46$13.04$88.07 $779.14
52-week low $31.35$8.79$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.

MultipleALCOFPIADM
P/E now vs peer median 181.9xmedian 15.9x 42.5xmedian 23.8x 20.9xmedian 15.9x
P/S now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 0.4x 7.4xmedian 3.9x 0.4xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -11.7xmedian 8.8x 93.0xmedian 14.3x 15.9xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -78.5xmedian 15.9x 21.1xmedian 19.8x 21.9xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.0x 0.9xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 6.59median 1.34 -2.61median 1.04 -0.96median 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 monthsALCOFPIADM
Revenue $17.07M $49.99M $82.10B
Gross profit -$12.30M $46.48M $5.64B
Operating income -$44.96M $2.71M $1.56B
Net income $1.41M $10.06M $1.78B
Free cash flow -$3.55M $17.47M $1.68B
EPS (diluted) $0.21 $0.21 $3.65
Cash & equivalents $55.58M $7.88M $1.06B
Total debt $82.92M $239.00M $8.06B
Shares (diluted) 7.44M 42.85M 485.00M
Enterprise value $97.68M $320.98M $32.76B

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
MetricALCOFPIADM
P/E 181.9x 42.5x 20.9x
P/FCF -78.5x 21.1x 21.9x
P/Operating cash flow -727.5x 20.4x 13.1x
P/S 16.3x 7.4x 0.4x
P/B 2.7x 0.9x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 0.9x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA -11.7x 93.0x 15.9x
EV/EBIT -6.8x 221.8x 27.9x
EV/Revenue 17.9x 12.0x 0.5x
EV/FCF -86.2x 34.4x 26.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -798.9x 33.2x 15.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.59 -2.61 -0.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALCOFPIADM
Revenue growth (1Y) -61.4% -5.6% -0.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -24.8% -4.7% -6.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 94.0% -3.0% 7.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -4.6% -9.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 78.8% 321.8% 76.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.5% -48.7% -26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 100.9% -85.8% 62.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% -21.3% -24.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 101.0% -86.4% 60.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.6% -16.3% -21.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -103.5% 7.4% -49.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.2% 8.9% -17.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -170.0% 139.9% -59.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.7% 37.5% -22.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALCOFPIADM
Gross margin -72.1% 93.0% 6.9%
EBITDA margin -153.7% 12.9% 3.4%
Operating margin -263.4% 5.4% 1.9%
Pretax margin -7.4% 20.1% 2.6%
Net margin 9.0% 17.7% 2.2%
FCF margin -20.8% 34.9% 2.0%
Operating cash flow margin -2.2% 36.2% 3.4%
Return on equity 0.7% 2.3% 7.7%
Return on assets 0.4% 1.5% 3.3%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 0.4% 4.2%
Return on capital employed -23.4% – 4.5%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 1.8x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 3.9% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALCOFPIADM
Debt / assets 41.7% 35.1% 15.1%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 35.8x 2.5x
Debt / FCF -23.4x 13.7x 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 47.2% 37.2% 55.9%
Equity / assets 52.8% 62.8% 44.1%
Interest coverage -9.4x 0.2x 2.6x
Current ratio 8.0x – 1.4x
Quick ratio 7.7x – 0.2x
Cash ratio 7.6x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.20 – 3.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALCOFPIADM
Dividend yield 0.5% 6.0% 2.7%
Net buyback yield 0.5% 23.1% –
Shareholder yield 1.0% 29.2% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 107.7% 215.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -42.8% 123.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.5% -66.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -43.3% 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.

ConsensusALCOFPIADM
Forward P/E – 40.0xFY2026 14.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.11FY2026 $0.22FY2026 $5.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -63.9%FY2026 +51.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -13.6% +5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.81MFY2026 $32.83MFY2026 $89.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -59.6%FY2026 -8.6%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -70.4% +0.7% -2.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALCOFPIADM
Held by institutions 60.2% 53.2% 86.7%
Institutions holding 111 181 1,163
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% -0.8% +5.2%
Institutions buying 48 100 583
Institutions selling 31 51 379
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.96 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.

ALCOFPIADM
ALCO 1.00 0.18 0.17
FPI 0.18 1.00 0.10
ADM 0.17 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALCO, FPI and ADM?

Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alico (ALCO) $279.03M, Farmland Partners (FPI) $367.32M, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) $36.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALCO, FPI and ADM?

Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alico (ALCO) 182.1x, Farmland Partners (FPI) 41.4x, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 20.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) is cheapest (Farmland Partners (FPI) 40.0x, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 14.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alico (ALCO) -61.4%, Farmland Partners (FPI) -5.6%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) -0.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Farmland Partners (FPI) has the highest net margin (Alico (ALCO) 9.0%, Farmland Partners (FPI) 17.7%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 2.2%). On return on invested capital, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) leads (Alico (ALCO) 0.0%, Farmland Partners (FPI) 0.4%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) returned the most: Alico (ALCO) +9.2%, Farmland Partners (FPI) -13.0%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) +25.9%. Over five years, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) compounded fastest (Alico (ALCO) +1.1%/yr, Farmland Partners (FPI) -4.8%/yr, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) +3.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Farmland Partners (FPI) has the highest dividend yield: Alico (ALCO) 0.01%, Farmland Partners (FPI) 0.06%, 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) 23.4%, Farmland Partners (FPI) 28.3%, 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, FPI 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, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) leads on 7. 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.