COOT vs INGR vs DMC Stock Comparison

Australian Oilseeds Holdings, Ingredion and Del Monte 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
10 wins
DMC Del Monte Corp
$28.61 -6.9% 1M -16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.35B
P/E
39.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.30B
Div. yield
1.05%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ingredion leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Ingredion 10, Del Monte 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOOTINGRDMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.04M $5.98B $1.35B INGR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 10.1x 39.9x INGR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.9x 12.2x INGR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -1.4% -0.2% DMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.2% 0.8% INGR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.1% 1.7% INGR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x 2.6x INGR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 3.47% 1.05% INGR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -78.9% -19.3% -16.3% DMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -48.8%/yr -0.1%/yr -3.1%/yr INGR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 91.8% 18.3% 29.9% INGR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 77/100 57/100 INGR

Percentile Scorecard

COOTINGRDMC

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

AxisCOOTINGRDMC
Valuation – 67 #12 of 34 79 #8 of 34
Growth – 43 #18 of 31 23 #24 of 31
Profitability – 96 #2 of 29 36 #19 of 29
Financial Health 6 #34 of 36 89 #5 of 36 77 #9 of 36
Shareholder Returns – 88 #4 of 25 71 #8 of 25
Overall – 77 57
  • COOT ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • INGR ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • DMC ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOOTINGRDMCSPY
1 month -25.0%-2.0%-6.9% -0.2%
3 months -2.7%-7.7%-0.5% +3.9%
6 months -41.9%-16.1%-31.8% +8.2%
Year to date -30.1%-14.0%-19.7% +12.9%
1 year -78.9%-19.3%-16.3% +12.3%
3 years -96.9%+2.3%+14.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -68.5%+0.8%+4.6% +23.3%
5 years -96.5%-0.3%-14.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -48.8%-0.1%-3.1% +10.9%
10 years —-26.6%-51.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-3.0%-7.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCOOTINGRDMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 91.8%18.3%29.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 95.8%19.1%30.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.09-0.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.86-1.06-0.54 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.0%-39.2%-37.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -79.5%-21.3%-33.5% -1.2%
52-week high $1.76$120.41$43.02 $779.14
52-week low $0.36$94.18$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.

MultipleCOOTINGRDMC
P/E now vs peer median —median 14.8x 10.1xmedian 14.8x 39.9xmedian 14.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.5x 0.8xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.1x 6.3xmedian 9.1x 11.6xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.0x 16.8xmedian 15.0x 13.8xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x 0.7xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.28 3.63median 1.28 -1.08median 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 monthsCOOTINGRDMC
Revenue – $7.22B $4.30B
Gross profit – $1.71B $397.10M
Operating income – $860.00M $77.80M
Net income – $596.00M $35.40M
Free cash flow – $355.00M $97.50M
EPS (diluted) – $9.26 $0.71
Cash & equivalents $756.64K $948.00M $36.10M
Total debt $38.38M $1.78B $433.40M
Shares (diluted) 23.64M 63.90M 47.61M
Enterprise value $6.45M $2.15B $1.13B

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
MetricCOOTINGRDMC
P/E – 10.1x 39.9x
P/FCF – 16.8x 13.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 7.4x 7.5x
P/S – 0.8x 0.3x
P/B 3.4x 1.3x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 8.1x 1.4x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA – 6.3x 11.6x
EV/EBIT – 7.9x 22.4x
EV/Revenue – 0.9x 0.4x
EV/FCF – 19.2x 17.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 8.5x 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.63 -1.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOOTINGRDMC
Revenue growth (1Y) – -1.4% -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -4.2% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -8.5% 5.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 1.2% 1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -12.0% -60.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -0.8% -30.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – -12.4% -76.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 1.3% -38.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – -10.1% -77.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 2.8% -37.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -31.6% -9.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.8% 21.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -56.1% -32.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 41.6% 20.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOOTINGRDMC
Gross margin – 23.7% 9.2%
EBITDA margin – 15.0% 3.5%
Operating margin – 11.9% 1.8%
Pretax margin – 11.3% 1.5%
Net margin – 8.2% 0.8%
FCF margin – 4.9% 2.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.2% 4.2%
Return on equity – 13.4% 1.8%
Return on assets – 7.5% 1.1%
Return on invested capital – 10.1% 1.7%
Return on capital employed – 12.8% 2.8%
Asset turnover – 0.9x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 5.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOOTINGRDMC
Debt / assets 52.9% 22.1% 12.8%
Debt / equity 3.9x 0.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x 2.6x
Debt / FCF – 5.0x 4.4x
Liabilities / assets 86.3% 43.9% 40.2%
Equity / assets 13.7% 56.1% 59.8%
Interest coverage – 10.8x 5.8x
Current ratio 0.6x 2.8x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.9x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.8x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 3.59 2.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOOTINGRDMC
Dividend yield – 3.5% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – 3.1% 3.1%
Shareholder yield – 6.5% 4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 161.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 58.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 8.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 22.3%

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.

ConsensusCOOTINGRDMC
Forward P/E – 8.9xFY2026 12.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $10.67FY2026 $2.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -4.1%FY2026 -36.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +0.8% +31.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $7.35BFY2026 $4.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +1.7%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -3.6% +5.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOOTINGRDMC
Held by institutions – 98.4% –
Institutions holding – 613 –
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.1% –
Institutions buying – 295 –
Institutions selling – 225 –
Buyers to sellers – 1.31 –

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.

COOTINGRDMC
COOT 1.00 0.03 0.05
INGR 0.03 1.00 0.35
DMC 0.05 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COOT, INGR and DMC?

Ingredion (INGR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Australian Oilseeds Holdings (COOT) $10.04M, Ingredion (INGR) $5.98B, Del Monte (DMC) $1.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, COOT, INGR and DMC?

Ingredion (INGR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ingredion (INGR) 10.1x, Del Monte (DMC) 39.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ingredion (INGR) is cheapest (Ingredion (INGR) 8.9x, Del Monte (DMC) 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: Ingredion (INGR) -1.4%, Del Monte (DMC) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ingredion (INGR) has the highest net margin (Ingredion (INGR) 8.2%, Del Monte (DMC) 0.8%). On return on invested capital, Ingredion (INGR) leads (Ingredion (INGR) 10.1%, Del Monte (DMC) 1.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Del Monte (DMC) returned the most: Australian Oilseeds Holdings (COOT) -78.9%, Ingredion (INGR) -19.3%, Del Monte (DMC) -16.3%. Over five years, Ingredion (INGR) compounded fastest (Australian Oilseeds Holdings (COOT) -48.8%/yr, Ingredion (INGR) -0.1%/yr, Del Monte (DMC) -3.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ingredion (INGR) has the highest dividend yield: Ingredion (INGR) 3.47%, Del Monte (DMC) 1.05%. 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%, Del Monte (DMC) 29.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COOT, INGR 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, Ingredion (INGR) leads on 10. 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.