ALCO vs FPI vs DMC Stock Comparison

Alico, Farmland Partners and Del Monte Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALCO Alico, Inc.
$37.57 -2.4% 1M +9.2% 1Y
Market cap
$278.63M
P/E
181.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.07M
Div. yield
0.53%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
4 wins
FPI Farmland Partners Inc.
$8.79 -20.7% 1M -13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$368.99M
P/E
42.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$49.99M
Div. yield
6.03%
Farmland REITs Real Estate
2 wins
DMC Del Monte Corp
$27.77 -9.3% 1M -19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.31B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.38B
Div. yield
1.08%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
6 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.

QuestionALCOFPIDMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $278.63M $368.99M $1.31B DMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 181.9x 42.5x 16.1x DMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 40.0x 11.9x DMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -61.4% -5.6% +1.4% DMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.0% 17.7% 1.9% FPI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 0.4% 3.7% DMC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 35.8x 2.4x ALCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.53% 6.03% 1.08% FPI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.2% -13.0% -19.1% ALCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.1%/yr -4.8%/yr -3.7%/yr ALCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.4% 28.3% 30.3% ALCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 46/100 55/100 DMC

Percentile Scorecard

ALCOFPIDMC

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

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

Price Performance

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

Returns

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

Risk

MeasureALCOFPIDMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.4%28.3%30.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.2%34.3%31.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.110.31-0.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.39-0.46-0.63 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.4%-46.0%-37.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.5%-32.6%-35.4% -1.2%
52-week high $44.46$13.04$43.02 $779.14
52-week low $31.35$8.79$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.

MultipleALCOFPIDMC
P/E now vs peer median 181.9xmedian 15.9x 42.5xmedian 23.8x 16.1xmedian 15.9x
P/S now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 0.4x 7.4xmedian 3.9x 0.3xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -11.7xmedian 8.8x 93.0xmedian 14.3x 8.8xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -78.5xmedian 15.9x 21.1xmedian 19.8x -39.3xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.0x 0.9xmedian 1.2x 0.6xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 6.59median 1.34 -2.61median 1.04 -1.63median 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 monthsALCOFPIDMC
Revenue $17.07M $49.99M $4.38B
Gross profit -$12.30M $46.48M $418.90M
Operating income -$44.96M $2.71M $128.70M
Net income $1.41M $10.06M $83.20M
Free cash flow -$3.55M $17.47M -$33.30M
EPS (diluted) $0.21 $0.21 $1.72
Cash & equivalents $55.58M $7.88M $21.10M
Total debt $82.92M $239.00M $499.60M
Shares (diluted) 7.44M 42.85M 47.35M
Enterprise value $97.28M $325.63M $1.17B

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALCOFPIDMC
Debt / assets 41.7% 35.1% 14.4%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 35.8x 2.4x
Debt / FCF -23.4x 13.7x -15.0x
Liabilities / assets 47.2% 37.2% 41.6%
Equity / assets 52.8% 62.8% 58.4%
Interest coverage -9.4x 0.2x 7.5x
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
MetricALCOFPIDMC
Dividend yield 0.5% 6.0% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 0.5% 23.1% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 29.2% 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 107.7% 215.1% 68.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) -42.8% 123.9% -170.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.5% -66.2% 3.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -43.3% 19.7% 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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

ALCOFPIDMC
ALCO 1.00 0.16 0.28
FPI 0.16 1.00 0.26
DMC 0.28 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALCO, FPI and DMC?

Del Monte (DMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alico (ALCO) $278.63M, Farmland Partners (FPI) $368.99M, Del Monte (DMC) $1.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALCO, FPI and DMC?

Del Monte (DMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alico (ALCO) 181.9x, Farmland Partners (FPI) 42.5x, Del Monte (DMC) 16.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Del Monte (DMC) is cheapest (Farmland Partners (FPI) 40.0x, Del Monte (DMC) 11.9x). 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%, Farmland Partners (FPI) -5.6%, Del Monte (DMC) +1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

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

Which pays a higher dividend?

Farmland Partners (FPI) has the highest dividend yield: Alico (ALCO) 0.53%, Farmland Partners (FPI) 6.03%, Del Monte (DMC) 1.08%.

Which stock is riskier?

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

Which is the better stock, ALCO, FPI 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, 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.