AVO vs ADM vs SMG Stock Comparison

Mission Produce, Archer-Daniels-Midland and Scotts Miracle-Gro Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVO Mission Produce, Inc.
$11.54 -11.9% 1M -1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$963.93M
P/E
602.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.34B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland Co
$77.24 -3.9% 1M +25.9% 1Y
Market cap
$37.00B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$82.10B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
7 wins
SMG Scotts Miracle-Gro Co
$59.64 +23.1% 1M +6.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.57B
P/E
48.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.48B
Div. yield
0.04%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Archer-Daniels-Midland leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Archer-Daniels-Midland 7, Scotts Miracle-Gro 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVOADMSMGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $963.93M $37.00B $3.57B ADM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 602.5x 20.9x 48.4x ADM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x 14.8x 13.0x SMG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.2% -0.8% +4.6% SMG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.1% 2.2% 2.1% ADM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.6% 4.2% 12.0% SMG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 2.5x 4.6x ADM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.0% +25.9% +6.5% ADM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.5%/yr +3.8%/yr -16.7%/yr ADM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.1% 27.7% 38.4% ADM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 43/100 57/100 SMG

Percentile Scorecard

AVOADMSMG

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

AxisAVOADMSMG
Valuation 30 #24 of 34 39 #21 of 34 49 #18 of 34
Growth 59 #13 of 30 21 #24 of 30 90 #4 of 30
Profitability 30 #20 of 28 59 #12 of 28 93 #3 of 28
Financial Health 43 #21 of 36 63 #14 of 36 17 #30 of 36
Shareholder Returns 44 #14 of 24 35 #16 of 24 39 #15 of 24
Overall 41 43 57
  • AVO ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • ADM ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • SMG ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVOADMSMGSPY
1 month -11.9%-3.9%+23.1% +0.9%
3 months -10.3%-3.9%-15.2% +5.9%
6 months -16.1%+4.0%-4.5% +8.5%
Year to date -0.5%+34.4%+2.2% +13.3%
1 year -1.0%+25.9%+6.5% +12.4%
3 years +24.0%+10.3%+32.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +7.4%+3.3%+9.9% +23.5%
5 years -39.2%+20.2%-59.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -9.5%+3.8%-16.7% +11.0%
10 years —+77.2%-32.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+5.9%-3.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAVOADMSMGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.1%27.7%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.9%26.9%37.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.02-0.110.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.030.930.17 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.8%-57.5%-77.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.8%-12.3%-18.8% -0.9%
52-week high $15.34$88.07$73.48 $779.14
52-week low $10.11$56.00$48.44 $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.

MultipleAVOADMSMG
P/E now vs peer median 597.5xmedian 16.0x 21.2xmedian 16.0x 47.0xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x 1.0xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 9.1x 16.1xmedian 9.1x 12.3xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -439.9xmedian 15.8x 22.2xmedian 15.8x 13.2xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.0x 1.6xmedian 1.0x -16.6xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 22.48median 1.29 -0.98median 1.29 1.29median 1.29

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 monthsAVOADMSMG
Revenue $1.34B $82.10B $3.48B
Gross profit $152.50M $5.64B $1.11B
Operating income $24.00M $1.56B $382.50M
Net income $2.80M $1.78B $73.90M
Free cash flow -$2.30M $1.68B $263.30M
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $3.65 $1.25
Cash & equivalents $47.10M $1.06B $27.70M
Total debt $400.40M $8.06B $2.11B
Shares (diluted) 82.85M 485.00M 59.20M
Enterprise value $774.23M $33.00B $3.50B

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
MetricAVOADMSMG
P/E 597.5x 21.2x 47.0x
P/FCF -439.9x 22.2x 13.2x
P/Operating cash flow 24.5x 13.3x 9.4x
P/S 0.8x 0.5x 1.0x
P/B 1.3x 1.6x -16.6x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.7x -6.2x
EV/EBITDA 20.8x 16.1x 12.3x
EV/EBIT 56.9x 28.3x 14.5x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 0.5x 1.6x
EV/FCF -593.5x 26.4x 21.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.1x 15.8x 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 22.48 -0.98 1.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVOADMSMG
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.2% -0.8% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% -6.3% -1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.2% 7.0% 13.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 22.8% -9.2% 19.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -63.5% 76.3% 23.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 36.9% -26.7% 178.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -93.7% 62.1% 39.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.1% -24.6% 36.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -96.5% 60.7% 37.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.6% -21.7% 36.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.5% -49.9% 17.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% -17.9% -12.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -118.1% -59.2% 7.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 59.8% -22.6% -16.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVOADMSMG
Gross margin 11.4% 6.9% 31.8%
EBITDA margin 4.9% 3.4% 13.0%
Operating margin 1.8% 1.9% 11.0%
Pretax margin 1.1% 2.6% 7.2%
Net margin 0.1% 2.2% 2.1%
FCF margin -0.2% 2.0% 7.6%
Operating cash flow margin 3.1% 3.4% 10.6%
Return on equity 0.5% 7.7% –
Return on assets 0.3% 3.3% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 0.6% 4.2% 12.0%
Return on capital employed 2.2% 4.5% 17.6%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.5x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 14.8x 1.6x 5.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.2% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVOADMSMG
Debt / assets 24.9% 15.1% 66.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.3x -10.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 2.5x 4.6x
Debt / FCF -174.1x 4.8x 8.0x
Liabilities / assets 50.2% 55.9% 106.6%
Equity / assets 49.8% 44.1% -6.6%
Interest coverage 2.2x 2.6x 3.4x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.05 3.14 2.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVOADMSMG
Dividend yield – 2.7% 4.4%
Net buyback yield 1.0% – 0.2%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 2.7% 4.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 208.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 58.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.3%

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.

ConsensusAVOADMSMG
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 14.8xFY2026 13.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.60FY2026 $5.21FY2026 $4.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -24.1%FY2026 +51.9%FY2026 +22.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +41.7% +5.0% +7.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.41BFY2026 $89.91BFY2026 $3.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.4%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 -7.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.0% -2.7% +9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVOADMSMG
Held by institutions 57.5% 86.7% 86.5%
Institutions holding 170 1,162 465
Change in shares held, QoQ +51.1% +5.2% +9.2%
Institutions buying 125 583 244
Institutions selling 34 378 137
Buyers to sellers 3.68 1.54 1.78

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.

AVOADMSMG
AVO 1.00 0.11 0.22
ADM 0.11 1.00 -0.02
SMG 0.22 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVO, ADM and SMG?

Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mission Produce (AVO) $963.93M, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) $37.00B, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) $3.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVO, ADM and SMG?

Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mission Produce (AVO) 602.5x, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 20.9x, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 48.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) is cheapest (Mission Produce (AVO) 19.2x, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 14.8x, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 13.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mission Produce (AVO) -6.2%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) -0.8%, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) has the highest net margin (Mission Produce (AVO) 0.1%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 2.2%, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 2.1%). On return on invested capital, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) leads (Mission Produce (AVO) 0.6%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 4.2%, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) returned the most: Mission Produce (AVO) -1.0%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) +25.9%, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) +6.5%. Over five years, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) compounded fastest (Mission Produce (AVO) -9.5%/yr, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) +3.8%/yr, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) -16.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Mission Produce (AVO) 0.00%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 0.00%, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 0.04%. Mission Produce (AVO) and Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) has been the steadiest (Mission Produce (AVO) 37.1%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 27.7%, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVO, ADM and SMG?

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.