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 agricultural markets with food, beverage, animal nutrition and industrial customers by sourcing, transporting, storing and processing crops and other agricultural commodities.

The company’s operations include the processing of oilseeds such as soybeans, canola and sunflower seeds into vegetable oils, protein meals and other ingredients. ADM also produces corn and wheat-based sweeteners, starches, flours, fibers and other carbohydrate products, along with plant-based proteins, flavors, emulsifiers and specialty ingredients used in food and beverage manufacturing.

ADM serves customers in markets around the world through its agricultural services, commodity merchandising, transportation, processing and storage networks. Its portfolio also includes animal nutrition products, feed additives, biofuels and industrial materials. The company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and has historically operated across North America, South America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other international markets.

Juan Luciano has served as ADM’s chief executive officer since 2015 and has also held the role of chairman. Under his leadership, the company has emphasized value-added ingredients, nutrition, agricultural supply chains and sustainable solutions in addition to its traditional commodity-processing businesses.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $86.07 to $88.04
• 50-Day Range: $76.54 to $87.45
• 52-Week Range: $55.58 to $88.75
• Volume: 3.59 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.42 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $41.72 billion
• P/E Ratio: 23.72
• Dividend Yield: 2.40%
• Price Target: $79.67
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Archer Daniels Midland Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Archer Daniels Midland scored higher than 53% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 97th out of 174 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: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Archer Daniels Midland has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Downside Risk

Archer Daniels Midland has a consensus price target of $79.67, representing about 8.0% downside from its current price of $86.57.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Archer Daniels Midland has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -0.92%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Archer Daniels Midland are expected to decrease by -0.92% in the coming year, from $5.46 to $5.41 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Archer Daniels Midland is 23.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.17.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Archer Daniels Midland is 23.72, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 14.11.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Archer Daniels Midland has a PEG Ratio of 2.65. 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 1.83. 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

3.01% 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 3.98, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Archer Daniels Midland has recently increased by 17.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Archer Daniels Midland pays a meaningful dividend of 2.40%, 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 38.45% next year. This indicates that Archer Daniels Midland will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.78

News Sentiment

Archer Daniels Midland has a news sentiment score of 0.78. 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 20 news articles for Archer Daniels Midland this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 15 people have searched for ADM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

16 people have added Archer Daniels Midland to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 167% 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: 9/12/2026
• 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: $79.67
• High Price Target: $95.00
• Low Price Target: $63.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -8.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.65
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.72
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.85
• P/E Growth: 2.65
• 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: $82.10 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.51
• Cash Flow: $5.89 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.70
• Book Value: $47.32 per share
• Price / Book: 1.83

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 481,960,000
• Free Float: 479,068,000
• Market Cap: $41.72 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.62