ESGH vs ANDE vs INGR Stock Comparison

Esg, Andersons and Ingredion Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ESGH ESG Inc.
$2.78 +39.0% 1M -46.5% 1Y
Market cap
$60.66M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.80M
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
1 win
ANDE Andersons, Inc.
$64.22 -3.4% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.18B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.94B
Div. yield
1.25%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
2 wins
INGR Ingredion Inc
$94.21 -2.3% 1M -19.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.94B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.22B
Div. yield
3.49%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ingredion leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Ingredion 9, Andersons 2, Esg 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESGHANDEINGRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $60.66M $2.18B $5.94B INGR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.4x 12.3x 10.1x INGR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.3x 8.8x INGR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -84.8% -5.2% -1.4% INGR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -205.3% 1.6% 8.2% INGR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.4% 10.1% INGR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 2.4x 0.8x ESGH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.25% 3.49% INGR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -46.5% +36.1% -19.9% ANDE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +13.5%/yr -0.2%/yr ANDE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 158.7% 35.3% 18.3% INGR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 18/100 60/100 76/100 INGR

Percentile Scorecard

ESGHANDEINGR

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

AxisESGHANDEINGR
Valuation 21 #27 of 34 73 #10 of 34 67 #12 of 34
Growth 14 #26 of 30 52 #15 of 30 45 #17 of 30
Profitability 22 #22 of 28 74 #8 of 28 100 #1 of 28
Financial Health 14 #31 of 36 46 #20 of 36 83 #7 of 36
Shareholder Returns – 57 #11 of 24 87 #4 of 24
Overall 18 60 76
  • ESGH ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • ANDE ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • INGR ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodESGHANDEINGRSPY
1 month +39.0%-3.4%-2.3% +0.9%
3 months +73.7%-8.5%-7.4% +5.9%
6 months +11.2%-17.2%-15.7% +8.5%
Year to date -46.5%+20.8%-14.6% +13.3%
1 year -46.5%+36.1%-19.9% +12.4%
3 years +178.0%+30.2%+1.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +40.6%+9.2%+0.6% +23.5%
5 years —+88.5%-1.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+13.5%-0.2% +11.0%
10 years —+71.9%-27.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+5.6%-3.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureESGHANDEINGRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 158.7%35.3%18.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 239.8%37.0%19.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.16-0.110.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.291.02-1.09 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.2%-49.1%-39.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.7%-20.6%-21.8% -0.9%
52-week high $5.53$80.87$120.41 $779.14
52-week low $0.85$46.31$94.18 $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.

MultipleESGHANDEINGR
P/E now vs peer median -16.4xmedian 16.0x 12.3xmedian 16.0x 10.1xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 33.7xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.8xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -35.2xmedian 9.1x 8.6xmedian 9.1x 6.2xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.4xmedian 15.8x 38.3xmedian 15.8x 16.7xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median -162.1xmedian 1.0x 1.6xmedian 1.0x 1.3xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.29 0.45median 1.29 3.60median 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 monthsESGHANDEINGR
Revenue $1.80M $10.94B $7.22B
Gross profit $436.95K $786.68M $1.71B
Operating income -$3.57M – $860.00M
Net income -$3.14M $186.91M $596.00M
Free cash flow $1.58M $56.91M $355.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.17 $5.17 $9.26
Cash & equivalents $161.10K $66.55M $948.00M
Total debt $13.03M $900.77M $1.78B
Shares (diluted) 21.82M 34.27M 63.90M
Enterprise value $60.10M $1.90B $2.12B

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
MetricESGHANDEINGR
P/E -16.4x 12.3x 10.1x
P/FCF 38.4x 38.3x 16.7x
P/Operating cash flow 39.2x 6.8x 7.4x
P/S 33.7x 0.2x 0.8x
P/B -162.1x 1.6x 1.3x
P/Tangible book -162.1x 1.6x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA -35.2x 8.6x 6.2x
EV/EBIT -17.1x 14.1x 7.9x
EV/Revenue 33.9x 0.3x 0.9x
EV/FCF 38.6x 53.0x 19.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 39.4x 9.4x 8.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.45 3.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESGHANDEINGR
Revenue growth (1Y) -84.8% -5.2% -1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -13.3% -4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -90.0% 12.1% -8.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.8% 1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -309.8% – -12.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -0.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -302.0% 46.4% -12.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 23.3% 1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -363.7% 120.2% -10.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 27.1% 2.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 99,243% 49.0% -31.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -35.8% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 350.2% 112.2% -56.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -62.5% 41.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESGHANDEINGR
Gross margin 24.3% 7.2% 23.7%
EBITDA margin -96.2% 3.2% 15.0%
Operating margin -198.3% – 11.9%
Pretax margin -213.0% 2.0% 11.3%
Net margin -205.3% 1.6% 8.2%
FCF margin 87.6% 0.5% 4.9%
Operating cash flow margin 86.0% 2.9% 11.2%
Return on equity -73.8% 13.5% 13.4%
Return on assets -29.5% 4.9% 7.5%
Return on invested capital – 7.4% 10.1%
Return on capital employed -27.6% 9.3% 12.8%
Asset turnover 0.1x 3.0x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 1.7x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 34.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESGHANDEINGR
Debt / assets 252.2% 25.9% 22.1%
Debt / equity -1.3x 0.7x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 2.4x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 0.3x 15.8x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 296.1% 60.9% 43.9%
Equity / assets -196.1% 39.1% 56.1%
Interest coverage – – 10.8x
Current ratio 0.3x 1.5x 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.6x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.86 4.66 3.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESGHANDEINGR
Dividend yield – 1.2% 3.5%
Net buyback yield – – 3.1%
Shareholder yield – 1.2% 6.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 14.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 47.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.9% –

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.

ConsensusESGHANDEINGR
Forward P/E – 12.3xFY2026 8.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $5.22FY2026 $10.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +87.1%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +25.7% +0.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $12.22BFY2026 $7.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +11.0%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +1.9% -3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESGHANDEINGR
Held by institutions – 89.3% 98.4%
Institutions holding – 301 613
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.1% +0.1%
Institutions buying – 157 295
Institutions selling – 93 225
Buyers to sellers – 1.69 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.

ESGHANDEINGR
ESGH 1.00 0.08 0.01
ANDE 0.08 1.00 0.25
INGR 0.01 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESGH, ANDE and INGR?

Ingredion (INGR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Esg (ESGH) $60.66M, Andersons (ANDE) $2.18B, Ingredion (INGR) $5.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, ESGH, ANDE and INGR?

Ingredion (INGR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Esg (ESGH) -16.4x, Andersons (ANDE) 12.3x, Ingredion (INGR) 10.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ingredion (INGR) is cheapest (Andersons (ANDE) 12.3x, Ingredion (INGR) 8.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ingredion (INGR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Esg (ESGH) -84.8%, Andersons (ANDE) -5.2%, Ingredion (INGR) -1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ingredion (INGR) has the highest net margin (Esg (ESGH) -205.3%, Andersons (ANDE) 1.6%, Ingredion (INGR) 8.2%). On return on invested capital, Ingredion (INGR) leads (Andersons (ANDE) 7.4%, Ingredion (INGR) 10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Andersons (ANDE) returned the most: Esg (ESGH) -46.5%, Andersons (ANDE) +36.1%, Ingredion (INGR) -19.9%. Over five years, Andersons (ANDE) compounded fastest (Andersons (ANDE) +13.5%/yr, Ingredion (INGR) -0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ingredion (INGR) has the highest dividend yield: Andersons (ANDE) 1.25%, Ingredion (INGR) 3.49%. Esg (ESGH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ingredion (INGR) has been the steadiest (Esg (ESGH) 158.7%, Andersons (ANDE) 35.3%, Ingredion (INGR) 18.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ESGH, ANDE and INGR?

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 9. 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.