ANDE vs ADM vs DOLE Stock Comparison

Andersons, Archer-Daniels-Midland and Dole Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ANDE Andersons, Inc.
$64.00 -4.4% 1M +36.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.18B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.94B
Div. yield
0.01%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
5 wins
ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland Co
$78.21 -3.6% 1M +26.3% 1Y
Market cap
$37.61B
P/E
21.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$82.10B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
2 wins
DOLE Dole plc
$13.19 +1.5% 1M +2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.26B
P/E
21.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.49B
Div. yield
0.03%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Andersons leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Andersons 5, Dole 5, Archer-Daniels-Midland 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionANDEADMDOLELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.18B $37.61B $1.26B ADM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.3x 21.3x 21.1x ANDE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.3x 15.0x 10.3x DOLE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.2% -0.8% +8.3% DOLE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.6% 2.2% 0.6% ADM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% 4.2% 3.6% ANDE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 2.5x 2.9x ANDE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.03% DOLE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.8% +26.3% +2.7% ANDE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.6%/yr +3.8%/yr -2.0%/yr ANDE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.3% 27.7% 23.6% DOLE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 43/100 60/100 DOLE

Percentile Scorecard

ANDEADMDOLE

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

AxisANDEADMDOLE
Valuation 70 #11 of 34 39 #21 of 34 91 #4 of 34
Growth 53 #15 of 31 20 #25 of 31 50 #16 of 31
Profitability 64 #11 of 29 57 #13 of 29 50 #15 of 29
Financial Health 46 #20 of 36 63 #14 of 36 40 #22 of 36
Shareholder Returns 58 #11 of 25 33 #17 of 25 67 #9 of 25
Overall 58 43 60
  • ANDE ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • ADM ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • DOLE ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodANDEADMDOLESPY
1 month -4.4%-3.6%+1.5% -0.2%
3 months -12.6%-5.9%-7.3% +3.9%
6 months -16.4%+7.4%-11.7% +8.2%
Year to date +20.4%+36.0%-12.0% +12.9%
1 year +36.8%+26.3%+2.7% +12.3%
3 years +29.8%+11.7%+16.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.1%+3.7%+5.3% +23.3%
5 years +89.0%+20.6%-9.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +13.6%+3.8%-2.0% +10.9%
10 years +69.5%+81.5%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.4%+6.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureANDEADMDOLESPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.3%27.7%23.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.0%26.9%25.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.11-0.10-0.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.040.950.12 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.1%-57.5%-53.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.9%-11.2%-19.4% -1.2%
52-week high $80.87$88.07$16.37 $779.14
52-week low $46.31$56.00$12.65 $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.

MultipleANDEADMDOLE
P/E now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 14.8x 21.4xmedian 14.8x 21.0xmedian 14.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 9.1x 16.2xmedian 9.1x 7.4xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 15.0x 22.5xmedian 15.0x 15.0xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.1x 1.6xmedian 1.1x 0.9xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 1.28 -0.99median 1.28 -1.25median 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 monthsANDEADMDOLE
Revenue $10.94B $82.10B $9.49B
Gross profit $786.68M $5.64B $694.10M
Operating income – $1.56B $161.30M
Net income $186.91M $1.78B $92.69M
Free cash flow $56.91M $1.68B $83.30M
EPS (diluted) $5.17 $3.65 $0.62
Cash & equivalents $66.55M $1.06B $291.71M
Total debt $900.77M $8.06B $1.09B
Shares (diluted) 34.27M 485.00M 95.70M
Enterprise value $1.86B $33.61B $93.47M

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
MetricANDEADMDOLE
P/E 12.3x 21.4x 21.0x
P/FCF 38.2x 22.5x 15.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 13.5x 7.1x
P/S 0.2x 0.5x 0.1x
P/B 1.6x 1.6x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.7x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 8.6x 16.2x 7.4x
EV/EBIT 14.0x 28.6x 12.7x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.5x 0.2x
EV/FCF 52.9x 26.6x 24.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.3x 16.0x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 -0.99 -1.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANDEADMDOLE
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.2% -0.8% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -13.3% -6.3% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.1% 7.0% -4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.8% -9.2% 1.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 76.3% -36.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -26.7% -10.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 46.4% 62.1% 78.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.3% -24.6% -11.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 120.2% 60.7% 147.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.1% -21.7% -16.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.0% -49.9% -11.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.8% -17.9% -14.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 112.2% -59.2% 6.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -62.5% -22.6% -24.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANDEADMDOLE
Gross margin 7.2% 6.9% 7.3%
EBITDA margin 3.2% 3.4% 2.9%
Operating margin – 1.9% 1.7%
Pretax margin 2.0% 2.6% 1.5%
Net margin 1.6% 2.2% 0.6%
FCF margin 0.5% 2.0% 0.9%
Operating cash flow margin 2.9% 3.4% 1.8%
Return on equity 13.5% 7.7% 6.3%
Return on assets 4.9% 3.3% 2.1%
Return on invested capital 7.4% 4.2% 3.6%
Return on capital employed 9.3% 4.5% 5.3%
Asset turnover 3.0x 1.5x 2.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.6x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANDEADMDOLE
Debt / assets 25.9% 15.1% 24.4%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.3x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 2.5x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 15.8x 4.8x 13.1x
Liabilities / assets 60.9% 55.9% 68.1%
Equity / assets 39.1% 44.1% 31.9%
Interest coverage – 2.6x 2.7x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.66 3.15 2.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANDEADMDOLE
Dividend yield 1.2% 2.6% 2.7%
Net buyback yield – – 1.2%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 2.6% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 14.5% – 34.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 47.7% – 38.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.8% – 3.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.9% – 2.1%

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.

ConsensusANDEADMDOLE
Forward P/E 12.3xFY2026 15.0xFY2026 10.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.22FY2026 $5.21FY2026 $1.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +87.1%FY2026 +51.9%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.7% +5.0% +12.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.22BFY2026 $89.91BFY2026 $9.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.9% -2.7% +0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANDEADMDOLE
Held by institutions 89.3% 86.7% 72.0%
Institutions holding 301 1,161 208
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% +5.2% +1.0%
Institutions buying 157 582 122
Institutions selling 93 378 65
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.54 1.88

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.

ANDEADMDOLE
ANDE 1.00 0.48 0.13
ADM 0.48 1.00 0.05
DOLE 0.13 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ANDE, ADM and DOLE?

Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Andersons (ANDE) $2.18B, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) $37.61B, Dole (DOLE) $1.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, ANDE, ADM and DOLE?

Andersons (ANDE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Andersons (ANDE) 12.3x, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 21.3x, Dole (DOLE) 21.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dole (DOLE) is cheapest (Andersons (ANDE) 12.3x, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 15.0x, Dole (DOLE) 10.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dole (DOLE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Andersons (ANDE) -5.2%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) -0.8%, Dole (DOLE) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) has the highest net margin (Andersons (ANDE) 1.6%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 2.2%, Dole (DOLE) 0.6%). On return on invested capital, Andersons (ANDE) leads (Andersons (ANDE) 7.4%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 4.2%, Dole (DOLE) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Andersons (ANDE) returned the most: Andersons (ANDE) +36.8%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) +26.3%, Dole (DOLE) +2.7%. Over five years, Andersons (ANDE) compounded fastest (Andersons (ANDE) +13.6%/yr, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) +3.8%/yr, Dole (DOLE) -2.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dole (DOLE) has the highest dividend yield: Andersons (ANDE) 0.01%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 0.00%, Dole (DOLE) 0.03%. Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dole (DOLE) has been the steadiest (Andersons (ANDE) 35.3%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 27.7%, Dole (DOLE) 23.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ANDE, ADM and DOLE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Andersons (ANDE) leads on 5. 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.