Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) is a global agricultural origination and processing company. Founded in 1902, ADM connects farmers and producers with markets worldwide by sourcing, transporting, storing and processing crops and other agricultural commodities.

The company processes oilseeds, corn, wheat and other crops into ingredients and products used in food and beverages, animal nutrition, renewable fuels and industrial applications. Its offerings include vegetable oils, protein meals, sweeteners, starches, flour, food ingredients, animal feed ingredients and biofuels, as well as specialty ingredients developed through its nutrition businesses.

ADM operates an integrated network of agricultural facilities, processing plants, transportation assets and commercial offices serving customers across North America, South America, Europe, Asia and other international markets. Its activities span agricultural supply chains from origination and merchandising through processing, product development and distribution.

The company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and is led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Juan Luciano. ADM’s diversified operations position it as an intermediary between agricultural producers and the global food, feed, fuel and industrial markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $75.50 to $76.80
• 50-Day Range: $76.26 to $88.09
• 52-Week Range: $55.58 to $88.75
• Volume: 904,785 shs
• Average Volume: 3.69 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $36.59 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.80
• Dividend Yield: 2.74%
• Price Target: $81.75
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Archer Daniels Midland Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Archer Daniels Midland scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 59th out of 168 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Archer Daniels Midland has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Archer Daniels Midland is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Archer Daniels Midland has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 1.81%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Archer Daniels Midland are expected to grow by 1.81% in the coming year, from $5.52 to $5.62 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Archer Daniels Midland is 20.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.13.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Archer Daniels Midland is 20.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 26.22.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Archer Daniels Midland has a PEG Ratio of 2.32. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Archer Daniels Midland has a P/B Ratio of 1.60. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.54% of the float of Archer Daniels Midland has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Archer Daniels Midland has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.01.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Archer Daniels Midland has recently decreased by 4.59%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Archer Daniels Midland pays a meaningful dividend of 2.70%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Archer Daniels Midland has been increasing its dividend for 53 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Archer Daniels Midland is 56.99%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Archer Daniels Midland will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.01% next year. This indicates that Archer Daniels Midland will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.58

News Sentiment

Archer Daniels Midland has a news sentiment score of 0.58. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Archer Daniels Midland this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

25 people have searched for ADM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 32% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 14 people have added Archer Daniels Midland to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -46% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Archer Daniels Midland insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.60% of the stock of Archer Daniels Midland is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

78.28% of the stock of Archer Daniels Midland is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Record date for 9/9 Dividend: 8/19/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/9 Dividend: 8/19/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/09/2026
• Today: 11/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food Products
• Sub-Industry: Agricultural Products & Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ADM
• CIK: 7084
• Web: www.adm.com
• Phone: (312) 634-8100
• Fax: 217-424-6196
• Employees: 41,496
• Year Founded: 1902

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Archer Daniels Midland: $81.75
• High Price Target: $95.00
• Low Price Target: $57.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.65
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.72
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.69
• P/E Growth: 2.32
• Net Income: $1.08 billion
• Net Margins: 2.16%
• Pretax Margin: 2.55%
• Return on Equity: 9.21%
• Return on Assets: 3.95%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.27
• Current Ratio: 1.39
• Quick Ratio: 0.86

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $80.27 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.45
• Cash Flow: $5.81 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.01
• Book Value: $47.32 per share
• Price / Book: 1.60

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 481,960,000
• Free Float: 479,068,000
• Market Cap: $36.41 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.63