CRESY vs INGR vs AGRO Stock Comparison

Cresud, Ingredion and Adecoagro Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRESY Cresud Inc
$10.79 -15.1% 1M +18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$718.76M
P/E
5.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
3 wins
INGR Ingredion Inc
$95.46 -1.3% 1M -19.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.00B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.22B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
4 wins
AGRO Adecoagro S.A.
$10.01 -3.9% 1M +28.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.00B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.65B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ingredion leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Ingredion 4, Cresud 3, Adecoagro 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRESYINGRAGROLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $718.76M $6.00B $1.00B INGR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.9x 10.1x 20.2x CRESY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 8.9x 7.0x AGRO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -1.4% +6.2% AGRO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.2% 3.0% INGR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.1% 5.2% INGR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.1% -19.2% +28.2% AGRO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.3%/yr +0.3%/yr +1.9%/yr CRESY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.8% 18.3% 51.6% INGR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 86/100 74/100 64/100 CRESY

Percentile Scorecard

CRESYINGRAGRO

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

AxisCRESYINGRAGRO
Valuation 97 #2 of 34 64 #13 of 34 61 #14 of 34
Growth – 43 #18 of 31 77 #8 of 31
Profitability – 93 #3 of 29 71 #9 of 29
Financial Health 69 #12 of 37 83 #7 of 37 50 #19 of 37
Shareholder Returns 92 #3 of 25 88 #4 of 25 63 #10 of 25
Overall 86 74 64
  • CRESY ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • INGR ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • AGRO ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRESYINGRAGROSPY
1 month -15.1%-1.3%-3.9% -0.8%
3 months -7.0%-5.9%-2.1% +3.5%
6 months -3.8%-15.5%-23.3% +7.0%
Year to date -14.6%-13.4%+26.2% +12.2%
1 year +18.1%-19.2%+28.2% +13.0%
3 years +59.6%+3.0%-7.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +16.9%+1.0%-2.5% +23.1%
5 years +121.6%+1.3%+9.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +17.3%+0.3%+1.9% +11.0%
10 years -31.9%-26.4%-10.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year -3.8%-3.0%-1.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCRESYINGRAGROSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.8%18.3%51.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%19.1%47.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.950.09-0.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.44-1.050.55 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.9%-39.2%-46.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.5%-20.7%-34.4% -1.8%
52-week high $14.11$120.41$15.25 $779.14
52-week low $10.37$94.18$7.13 $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.

MultipleCRESYINGRAGRO
P/E now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 15.2x 10.2xmedian 15.2x 20.7xmedian 15.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.5x 0.8xmedian 0.5x 0.9xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.0x 6.3xmedian 9.0x —median 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 15.1x 17.0xmedian 15.1x 4.9xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.27 3.65median 1.27 -1.21median 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 monthsCRESYINGRAGRO
Revenue – $7.22B $1.65B
Gross profit – $1.71B $467.72M
Operating income – $860.00M $199.52M
Net income – $596.00M $60.64M
Free cash flow – $355.00M $289.32M
EPS (diluted) – $9.26 $0.48
Cash & equivalents $192.05M $948.00M $302.46M
Total debt $4.42B $1.78B $2.04B
Shares (diluted) – 63.90M 102.44M
Enterprise value -$825.26M $2.18B -$396.99M

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
MetricCRESYINGRAGRO
P/E 5.9x 10.2x 20.7x
P/FCF 8.3x 17.0x 4.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 7.5x –
P/S 0.8x 0.8x 0.9x
P/B 0.4x 1.3x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 1.4x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – 6.3x –
EV/EBIT – 8.0x 15.7x
EV/Revenue – 0.9x 1.9x
EV/FCF – 19.3x 10.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 8.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.65 -1.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRESYINGRAGRO
Revenue growth (1Y) – -1.4% 6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -4.2% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -8.5% 46.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 1.2% 13.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -12.0% 130.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -0.8% -7.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – -12.4% 65.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 1.3% -13.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – -10.1% 38.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 2.8% -17.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -31.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -56.1% 5.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 41.6% -21.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRESYINGRAGRO
Gross margin – 23.7% 28.3%
EBITDA margin – 15.0% –
Operating margin – 11.9% 12.1%
Pretax margin – 11.3% 6.1%
Net margin – 8.2% 3.0%
FCF margin – 4.9% 17.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.2% –
Return on equity – 13.4% 3.2%
Return on assets – 7.5% 1.2%
Return on invested capital – 10.1% 5.2%
Return on capital employed – 12.8% 4.5%
Asset turnover – 0.9x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRESYINGRAGRO
Debt / assets 27.9% 22.1% 38.9%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.4x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x –
Debt / FCF – 5.0x 7.1x
Liabilities / assets 56.5% 43.9% 64.2%
Equity / assets 43.5% 56.1% 35.8%
Interest coverage – 10.8x 7.6x
Current ratio 1.5x 2.8x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.9x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.8x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 3.60 0.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRESYINGRAGRO
Dividend yield 5.8% 3.4% 2.9%
Net buyback yield – 3.0% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 5.8% 6.5% 4.3%
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.

ConsensusCRESYINGRAGRO
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2027 8.9xFY2026 7.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.42FY2027 $10.67FY2026 $1.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -61.2%FY2027 -4.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +21.1% +0.8% -9.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2027 $7.35BFY2026 $2.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.8%FY2027 +1.7%FY2026 +47.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% -3.6% +13.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRESYINGRAGRO
Held by institutions 18.9% 98.4% 14.9%
Institutions holding 58 613 89
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +0.1% +2.7%
Institutions buying 24 295 52
Institutions selling 13 225 29
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.31 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.

CRESYINGRAGRO
CRESY 1.00 0.13 0.32
INGR 0.13 1.00 0.05
AGRO 0.32 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRESY, INGR and AGRO?

Ingredion (INGR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cresud (CRESY) $718.76M, Ingredion (INGR) $6.00B, Adecoagro (AGRO) $1.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRESY, INGR and AGRO?

Cresud (CRESY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cresud (CRESY) 5.9x, Ingredion (INGR) 10.1x, Adecoagro (AGRO) 20.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adecoagro (AGRO) is cheapest (Cresud (CRESY) 7.6x, Ingredion (INGR) 8.9x, Adecoagro (AGRO) 7.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Adecoagro (AGRO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ingredion (INGR) -1.4%, Adecoagro (AGRO) +6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ingredion (INGR) has the highest net margin (Ingredion (INGR) 8.2%, Adecoagro (AGRO) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, Ingredion (INGR) leads (Ingredion (INGR) 10.1%, Adecoagro (AGRO) 5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Adecoagro (AGRO) returned the most: Cresud (CRESY) +18.1%, Ingredion (INGR) -19.2%, Adecoagro (AGRO) +28.2%. Over five years, Cresud (CRESY) compounded fastest (Cresud (CRESY) +17.3%/yr, Ingredion (INGR) +0.3%/yr, Adecoagro (AGRO) +1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ingredion (INGR) has been the steadiest (Cresud (CRESY) 40.8%, Ingredion (INGR) 18.3%, Adecoagro (AGRO) 51.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRESY, INGR and AGRO?

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 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.