COOT vs INGR vs ADM Stock Comparison

Australian Oilseeds Holdings, Ingredion and Archer-Daniels-Midland Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
INGR Ingredion Inc
$94.79 -2.0% 1M -19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.98B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.22B
Div. yield
3.47%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
8 wins
ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland Co
$78.21 -3.6% 1M +26.3% 1Y
Market cap
$37.69B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$82.10B
Div. yield
2.65%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ingredion leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Ingredion 8, Archer-Daniels-Midland 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOOTINGRADMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.04M $5.98B $37.69B ADM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 10.1x 21.4x INGR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.9x 15.0x INGR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -1.4% -0.8% ADM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.2% 2.2% INGR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.1% 4.2% INGR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x 2.5x INGR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 3.47% 2.65% INGR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -78.9% -19.3% +26.3% ADM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -48.8%/yr -0.1%/yr +3.8%/yr ADM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 91.8% 18.3% 27.7% INGR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 77/100 43/100 INGR

Percentile Scorecard

COOTINGRADM

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

AxisCOOTINGRADM
Valuation – 67 #12 of 34 39 #21 of 34
Growth – 43 #18 of 31 20 #25 of 31
Profitability – 96 #2 of 29 57 #13 of 29
Financial Health 6 #34 of 36 89 #5 of 36 63 #14 of 36
Shareholder Returns – 88 #4 of 25 33 #17 of 25
Overall – 77 43
  • COOT ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • INGR ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • ADM ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOOTINGRADMSPY
1 month -25.0%-2.0%-3.6% -0.2%
3 months -2.7%-7.7%-5.9% +3.9%
6 months -41.9%-16.1%+7.4% +8.2%
Year to date -30.1%-14.0%+36.0% +12.9%
1 year -78.9%-19.3%+26.3% +12.3%
3 years -96.9%+2.3%+11.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -68.5%+0.8%+3.7% +23.3%
5 years -96.5%-0.3%+20.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -48.8%-0.1%+3.8% +10.9%
10 years —-26.6%+81.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-3.0%+6.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCOOTINGRADMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 91.8%18.3%27.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 95.8%19.1%26.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.09-0.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.86-1.060.95 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.0%-39.2%-57.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -79.5%-21.3%-11.2% -1.2%
52-week high $1.76$120.41$88.07 $779.14
52-week low $0.36$94.18$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.

MultipleCOOTINGRADM
P/E now vs peer median —median 14.8x 10.1xmedian 14.8x 21.4xmedian 14.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.5x 0.8xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.1x 6.3xmedian 9.1x 16.2xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.0x 16.8xmedian 15.0x 22.5xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x 1.6xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.28 3.63median 1.28 -0.99median 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 monthsCOOTINGRADM
Revenue – $7.22B $82.10B
Gross profit – $1.71B $5.64B
Operating income – $860.00M $1.56B
Net income – $596.00M $1.78B
Free cash flow – $355.00M $1.68B
EPS (diluted) – $9.26 $3.65
Cash & equivalents $756.64K $948.00M $1.06B
Total debt $38.38M $1.78B $8.06B
Shares (diluted) 23.64M 63.90M 485.00M
Enterprise value $6.45M $2.15B $33.99B

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
MetricCOOTINGRADM
P/E – 10.1x 21.4x
P/FCF – 16.8x 22.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 7.4x 13.5x
P/S – 0.8x 0.5x
P/B 3.4x 1.3x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 8.1x 1.4x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA – 6.3x 16.2x
EV/EBIT – 7.9x 28.6x
EV/Revenue – 0.9x 0.5x
EV/FCF – 19.2x 26.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 8.5x 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.63 -0.99

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOOTINGRADM
Revenue growth (1Y) – -1.4% -0.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -4.2% -6.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -8.5% 7.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 1.2% -9.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -12.0% 76.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -0.8% -26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – -12.4% 62.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 1.3% -24.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – -10.1% 60.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 2.8% -21.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -31.6% -49.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.8% -17.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -56.1% -59.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 41.6% -22.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOOTINGRADM
Gross margin – 23.7% 6.9%
EBITDA margin – 15.0% 3.4%
Operating margin – 11.9% 1.9%
Pretax margin – 11.3% 2.6%
Net margin – 8.2% 2.2%
FCF margin – 4.9% 2.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.2% 3.4%
Return on equity – 13.4% 7.7%
Return on assets – 7.5% 3.3%
Return on invested capital – 10.1% 4.2%
Return on capital employed – 12.8% 4.5%
Asset turnover – 0.9x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOOTINGRADM
Debt / assets 52.9% 22.1% 15.1%
Debt / equity 3.9x 0.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x 2.5x
Debt / FCF – 5.0x 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 86.3% 43.9% 55.9%
Equity / assets 13.7% 56.1% 44.1%
Interest coverage – 10.8x 2.6x
Current ratio 0.6x 2.8x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.9x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.8x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 3.59 3.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOOTINGRADM
Dividend yield – 3.5% 2.6%
Net buyback yield – 3.1% –
Shareholder yield – 6.5% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCOOTINGRADM
Forward P/E – 8.9xFY2026 15.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $10.67FY2026 $5.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -4.1%FY2026 +51.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +0.8% +5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $7.35BFY2026 $89.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +1.7%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -3.6% -2.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOOTINGRADM
Held by institutions – 98.4% 86.7%
Institutions holding – 613 1,161
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.1% +5.2%
Institutions buying – 295 582
Institutions selling – 225 378
Buyers to sellers – 1.31 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.

COOTINGRADM
COOT 1.00 0.03 0.06
INGR 0.03 1.00 0.28
ADM 0.06 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COOT, INGR and ADM?

Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Australian Oilseeds Holdings (COOT) $10.04M, Ingredion (INGR) $5.98B, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) $37.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, COOT, INGR and ADM?

Ingredion (INGR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ingredion (INGR) 10.1x, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 21.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ingredion (INGR) is cheapest (Ingredion (INGR) 8.9x, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 15.0x). 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: Ingredion (INGR) -1.4%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) -0.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ingredion (INGR) has the highest net margin (Ingredion (INGR) 8.2%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 2.2%). On return on invested capital, Ingredion (INGR) leads (Ingredion (INGR) 10.1%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) returned the most: Australian Oilseeds Holdings (COOT) -78.9%, Ingredion (INGR) -19.3%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) +26.3%. Over five years, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) compounded fastest (Australian Oilseeds Holdings (COOT) -48.8%/yr, Ingredion (INGR) -0.1%/yr, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) +3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ingredion (INGR) has the highest dividend yield: Ingredion (INGR) 3.47%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 2.65%. Australian Oilseeds Holdings (COOT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ingredion (INGR) has been the steadiest (Australian Oilseeds Holdings (COOT) 91.8%, Ingredion (INGR) 18.3%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 27.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COOT, INGR 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, Ingredion (INGR) leads on 8. 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.