Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) posted Operating Margin of 1.22% for Q1 2026, down 15.86% sequentially from 1.44% in Q4 2025, and up 17.0% YoY from 1.04% in Q1 2025.
Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Archer-Daniels-Midland has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 1.22% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 17.0% year-over-year to 1.22% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.23% (down 2.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.18%, down 60.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin slipped to 1.22% in Q1 2026 per ADM's latest filing, from 1.44% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 4.95% in Q1 2023 and troughed at 0.24% in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of 2.65% and a median of 2.72% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Margin jumped 165 bps in 2022, then plunged 446 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 3.2% in 2022, then slipped by 15 bps to 2.72% in 2023, then sank by 31 bps to 1.87% in 2024, then fell by 23 bps to 1.44% in 2025, then dropped by 16 bps to 1.22% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 1.22%, 1.44%, and 0.74% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 39.70 Bn | 30.13 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 3.95% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 22.60 Bn | 21.96 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 4.47% |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 16.47 Bn | 15.73 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 2.61% |
| 4 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.91 Bn | 3.80 Bn | 34.07 Mn | -10.64% |
| 5 | Del Monte | 1.49 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 121.30 Mn | 2.75% |
| 6 | Dole | 1.27 Bn | 975.26 Mn | 195.30 Mn | 1.90% |
| 7 | Adecoagro | 1.11 Bn | 885.33 Mn | 97.80 Mn | 5.67% |
| 8 | Vital Farms | 455.33 Mn | 434.00 Mn | 10.93 Mn | -24.18% |
| 9 | Village Farms International | 299.19 Mn | 226.26 Mn | 29.97 Mn | 17.45% |
| 10 | Alico | 294.68 Mn | 239.10 Mn | 4.05 Mn | 20.86% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.95% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.22% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.44% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.74% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.52% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.04% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.87% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.16% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.72% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.22% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.90% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.95% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.20% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.91% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.71% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.51% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.40% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.97% |