CRESY vs HIW vs ADM Stock Comparison

Cresud, Highwoods Properties and Archer-Daniels-Midland Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRESY Cresud Inc
$10.79 -15.1% 1M +18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$717.44M
P/E
5.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
4 wins
ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland Co
$79.02 -2.6% 1M +24.8% 1Y
Market cap
$37.98B
P/E
21.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$82.10B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Cresud leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Cresud 4, Archer-Daniels-Midland 3, Highwoods Properties 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRESYHIWADMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $717.44M $3.31B $37.98B ADM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.9x 19.9x 21.5x CRESY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 26.7x 15.2x CRESY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +3.0% -0.8% HIW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 19.9% 2.2% HIW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 4.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.07% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.1% +2.3% +24.8% ADM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.3%/yr -7.5%/yr +4.1%/yr CRESY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.8% 29.3% 27.7% ADM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 86/100 40/100 43/100 CRESY

Percentile Scorecard

CRESYHIWADM

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

AxisCRESYHIWADM
Valuation 97 #2 of 34 41 #86 of 145 39 #21 of 34
Growth – 23 #109 of 142 23 #24 of 31
Profitability – 56 #61 of 136 57 #13 of 29
Financial Health 69 #12 of 37 32 #95 of 139 61 #15 of 37
Shareholder Returns 92 #3 of 25 48 #69 of 131 33 #17 of 25
Overall 86 40 43
  • CRESY ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • HIW ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ADM ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRESYHIWADMSPY
1 month -15.1%+1.1%-2.6% -0.8%
3 months -7.0%-10.2%-5.0% +3.5%
6 months -3.8%+26.3%+12.0% +7.0%
Year to date -14.6%+17.8%+37.4% +12.2%
1 year +18.1%+2.3%+24.8% +13.0%
3 years +59.6%+70.8%+12.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +16.9%+19.6%+4.1% +23.1%
5 years +121.6%-32.2%+22.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +17.3%-7.5%+4.1% +11.0%
10 years -31.9%-38.4%+82.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year -3.8%-4.7%+6.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCRESYHIWADMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.8%29.3%27.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%32.0%26.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.950.56-0.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.440.080.89 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.9%-62.9%-57.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.5%-11.6%-10.3% -1.8%
52-week high $14.11$34.39$88.07 $779.14
52-week low $10.37$20.58$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.

MultipleCRESYHIWADM
P/E now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 15.2x 20.2xmedian 27.4x 21.7xmedian 15.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.5x 4.0xmedian 4.2x 0.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.0x —median 14.2x 16.4xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 15.1x -7.2xmedian 23.2x 22.7xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.3x 1.6xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.27 12.01median 2.11 -1.00median 1.27

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 monthsCRESYHIWADM
Revenue – $835.54M $82.10B
Gross profit – – $5.64B
Operating income – – $1.56B
Net income – $173.55M $1.78B
Free cash flow – -$462.85M $1.68B
EPS (diluted) – $1.48 $3.65
Cash & equivalents $192.05M $145.38M $1.06B
Total debt $4.42B $3.52B $8.06B
Shares (diluted) – 112.30M 485.00M
Enterprise value -$826.57M $3.08B $33.98B

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
MetricCRESYHIWADM
P/E 5.9x 20.2x 21.7x
P/FCF 8.3x -7.2x 22.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.7x 13.6x
P/S 0.8x 4.0x 0.5x
P/B 0.4x 1.3x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 1.5x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA – – 16.4x
EV/EBIT – – 28.8x
EV/Revenue – 8.0x 0.5x
EV/FCF – -14.5x 26.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 17.5x 16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 12.01 -1.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRESYHIWADM
Revenue growth (1Y) – 3.0% -0.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -0.1% -6.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 7.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -9.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 76.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – 32.0% 62.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.2% -24.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – 28.7% 60.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 1.7% -21.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.6% -49.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -1.4% -17.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -4,099% -59.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -103.2% -22.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRESYHIWADM
Gross margin – – 6.9%
EBITDA margin – – 3.4%
Operating margin – – 1.9%
Pretax margin – – 2.6%
Net margin – 19.9% 2.2%
FCF margin – -55.4% 2.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 46.0% 3.4%
Return on equity – 6.7% 7.7%
Return on assets – 2.7% 3.3%
Return on invested capital – – 4.2%
Return on capital employed – – 4.5%
Asset turnover – 0.1x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.2x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRESYHIWADM
Debt / assets 27.9% 54.3% 15.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.5x
Debt / FCF – -7.6x 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 56.5% 60.0% 55.9%
Equity / assets 43.5% 40.0% 44.1%
Interest coverage – – 2.6x
Current ratio 1.5x – 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.5x – 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – 3.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRESYHIWADM
Dividend yield 5.8% 6.6% 2.6%
Net buyback yield – -1.8% –
Shareholder yield 5.8% 4.7% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 126.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -47.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.3% –
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.

ConsensusCRESYHIWADM
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2027 26.7xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.42FY2027 $1.14FY2026 $5.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -61.2%FY2027 -21.4%FY2026 +51.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.1% -36.0% +5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2027 $908.60MFY2026 $89.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.8%FY2027 +12.7%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% -8.1% -2.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRESYHIWADM
Held by institutions 18.9% 100.0% 86.7%
Institutions holding 58 371 1,161
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +10.9% +5.2%
Institutions buying 24 214 582
Institutions selling 13 102 378
Buyers to sellers 1.85 2.10 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.

CRESYHIWADM
CRESY 1.00 0.21 0.14
HIW 0.21 1.00 0.07
ADM 0.14 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRESY, HIW and ADM?

Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cresud (CRESY) $717.44M, Highwoods Properties (HIW) $3.31B, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) $37.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRESY, HIW and ADM?

Cresud (CRESY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cresud (CRESY) 5.9x, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 19.9x, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 21.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cresud (CRESY) is cheapest (Cresud (CRESY) 7.6x, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 26.7x, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 15.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Highwoods Properties (HIW) +3.0%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) -0.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Highwoods Properties (HIW) has the highest net margin (Highwoods Properties (HIW) 19.9%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 2.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) returned the most: Cresud (CRESY) +18.1%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) +2.3%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) +24.8%. Over five years, Cresud (CRESY) compounded fastest (Cresud (CRESY) +17.3%/yr, Highwoods Properties (HIW) -7.5%/yr, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) +4.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cresud (CRESY) 0.00%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 0.07%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 0.00%. Cresud (CRESY) 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 (Cresud (CRESY) 40.8%, Highwoods Properties (HIW) 29.3%, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) 27.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRESY, HIW 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, Cresud (CRESY) leads on 4. 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.