ANDE vs DMC vs UVV Stock Comparison

Andersons, Del Monte and Universal Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ANDE Andersons, Inc.
$62.47 -5.6% 1M +33.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.18B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.94B
Div. yield
0.01%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
6 wins
DMC Del Monte Corp
$27.77 -9.3% 1M -19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.28B
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.38B
Div. yield
0.04%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
4 wins
UVV Universal Corp /Va/
$41.03 -1.6% 1M -19.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.03B
P/E
54.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.08%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionANDEDMCUVVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.18B $1.28B $1.03B ANDE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.3x 15.8x 54.0x ANDE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x 11.9x 12.2x DMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.2% +1.4% — DMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.6% 1.9% — DMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% 3.7% 2.6% ANDE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 2.4x 5.3x DMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.04% 0.08% UVV
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.4% -19.1% -19.6% ANDE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.9%/yr -3.7%/yr -2.7%/yr ANDE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.4% 30.3% 25.8% UVV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 55/100 49/100 ANDE

Percentile Scorecard

ANDEDMCUVV

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

AxisANDEDMCUVV
Valuation 73 #10 of 34 64 #13 of 34 85 #6 of 34
Growth 55 #14 of 30 24 #23 of 30 35 #20 of 30
Profitability 74 #8 of 28 48 #15 of 28 33 #19 of 28
Financial Health 46 #20 of 36 74 #10 of 36 40 #22 of 36
Shareholder Returns 57 #11 of 24 65 #9 of 24 52 #12 of 24
Overall 61 55 49
  • ANDE ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • DMC ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • UVV ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodANDEDMCUVVSPY
1 month -5.6%-9.3%-1.6% +0.7%
3 months -12.7%-5.9%-23.0% +3.7%
6 months -20.5%-33.7%-23.4% +7.1%
Year to date +17.5%-22.1%-22.2% +12.8%
1 year +33.4%-19.1%-19.6% +11.9%
3 years +25.9%+9.8%-8.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +8.0%+3.2%-3.0% +22.8%
5 years +83.4%-17.1%-12.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +12.9%-3.7%-2.7% +10.9%
10 years +67.3%-53.8%-23.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +5.3%-7.4%-2.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureANDEDMCUVVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.4%30.3%25.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.2%31.1%29.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.10-0.16-0.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.94-0.63-0.76 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.1%-37.5%-43.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.8%-35.4%-30.2% -1.2%
52-week high $80.87$43.02$58.77 $779.14
52-week low $46.31$26.90$38.22 $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.

MultipleANDEDMCUVV
P/E now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 15.9x 16.1xmedian 15.9x 53.8xmedian 15.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.4x 0.3xmedian 0.4x —median 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 8.8x 8.8xmedian 8.8x 10.7xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.3xmedian 15.9x -39.3xmedian 15.9x 6.2xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.0x 0.6xmedian 1.0x 0.7xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 1.34 -1.63median 1.34 -1.19median 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 monthsANDEDMCUVV
Revenue $10.94B $4.38B –
Gross profit $786.68M $418.90M –
Operating income – $128.70M $136.93M
Net income $186.91M $83.20M $33.28M
Free cash flow $56.91M -$33.30M $164.38M
EPS (diluted) $5.17 $1.72 $0.76
Cash & equivalents $66.55M $21.10M $173.59M
Total debt $900.77M $499.60M $1.18B
Shares (diluted) 34.27M 47.35M 25.08M
Enterprise value $1.86B $1.12B $622.33M

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
MetricANDEDMCUVV
P/E 12.0x 16.1x 53.8x
P/FCF 37.3x -39.3x 6.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 20.5x 4.7x
P/S 0.2x 0.3x –
P/B 1.6x 0.6x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 0.7x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x 8.8x 10.7x
EV/EBIT 13.8x 13.9x 14.8x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.4x –
EV/FCF 52.0x -53.7x 12.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x 27.9x 9.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 -1.63 -1.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANDEDMCUVV
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.2% 1.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -13.3% 0.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.1% 15.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 4.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 5.8% -45.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -14.1% -8.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 46.4% 3.2% -74.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.3% -12.5% -35.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 120.2% 4.0% -81.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.1% -9.9% -45.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.0% -72.1% 17.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.8% -22.3% 24.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 112.2% -118.9% 24.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -62.5% -33.9% 45.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANDEDMCUVV
Gross margin 7.2% 9.6% –
EBITDA margin 3.2% 4.6% –
Operating margin – 2.9% –
Pretax margin 2.0% 2.7% –
Net margin 1.6% 1.9% –
FCF margin 0.5% -0.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 2.9% 1.5% –
Return on equity 13.5% 4.1% 2.3%
Return on assets 4.9% 2.4% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 7.4% 3.7% 2.6%
Return on capital employed 9.3% 4.6% 6.7%
Asset turnover 3.0x 1.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.8x 6.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANDEDMCUVV
Debt / assets 25.9% 14.4% 39.0%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 2.4x 5.3x
Debt / FCF 15.8x -15.0x 7.2x
Liabilities / assets 60.9% 41.6% 53.1%
Equity / assets 39.1% 58.4% 46.9%
Interest coverage – 7.5x 1.9x
Current ratio 1.5x 2.3x 2.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.65 2.79 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANDEDMCUVV
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.1% 8.0%
Net buyback yield – 2.7% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 3.8% 8.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 14.5% 68.3% 245.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 47.7% -170.6% 49.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.8% 3.3% 2.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 19.1% 1.7%

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.

ConsensusANDEDMCUVV
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 11.9xFY2026 12.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.22FY2026 $2.34FY2026 $3.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +87.1%FY2026 -36.4%FY2026 +27.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.7% +31.2% +11.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.22BFY2026 $4.52BFY2026 $2.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026 -0.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.9% +5.2% +0.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANDEDMCUVV
Held by institutions 89.3% 71.8% 80.2%
Institutions holding 302 225 232
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% +0.8% +1.0%
Institutions buying 157 118 127
Institutions selling 93 79 71
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.49 1.79

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.

ANDEDMCUVV
ANDE 1.00 0.12 0.20
DMC 0.12 1.00 0.23
UVV 0.20 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ANDE, DMC and UVV?

Andersons (ANDE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Andersons (ANDE) $2.18B, Del Monte (DMC) $1.28B, Universal (UVV) $1.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, ANDE, DMC and UVV?

Andersons (ANDE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Andersons (ANDE) 12.3x, Del Monte (DMC) 15.8x, Universal (UVV) 54.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Del Monte (DMC) is cheapest (Andersons (ANDE) 12.0x, Del Monte (DMC) 11.9x, Universal (UVV) 12.2x). 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: Andersons (ANDE) -5.2%, Del Monte (DMC) +1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Del Monte (DMC) has the highest net margin (Andersons (ANDE) 1.6%, Del Monte (DMC) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Andersons (ANDE) leads (Andersons (ANDE) 7.4%, Del Monte (DMC) 3.7%, Universal (UVV) 2.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Andersons (ANDE) returned the most: Andersons (ANDE) +33.4%, Del Monte (DMC) -19.1%, Universal (UVV) -19.6%. Over five years, Andersons (ANDE) compounded fastest (Andersons (ANDE) +12.9%/yr, Del Monte (DMC) -3.7%/yr, Universal (UVV) -2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Universal (UVV) has the highest dividend yield: Andersons (ANDE) 0.01%, Del Monte (DMC) 0.04%, Universal (UVV) 0.08%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Universal (UVV) has been the steadiest (Andersons (ANDE) 35.4%, Del Monte (DMC) 30.3%, Universal (UVV) 25.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ANDE, DMC and UVV?

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 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.