ADM · Archer-Daniels-Midland Co
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $40.67B |
| P/E | 22.87 |
| Float | 478.5M |
| Beta | 0.62 |
| Volatility | 15.4% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Food Products |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Moderate |
| Clavix score | 84 |
| Price | 84.80 |
| Change | +0.50% |
| Prev Close | 84.38 |
| Open | 85.30 |
| Day Low | 83.23 |
| Day High | 85.64 |
| Avg Vol | 4 |
| Avg $ Vol | $311.2M |
| 52W High | 88.46 |
| 52W Low | 55.58 |
| 52W Pos | 88.9% |
| From High | −4.14% |
| From Low | +52.57% |
| Max DD 1Y | −12.29% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | +4.82% |
| SMA 50 | +4.94% |
| SMA 200 | +17.71% |
| RSI (14) | 59.4 |
| Vol 30D | 32.2% |
| Vol 90D | 28.2% |
| 1Y Range | 56–88 |
| Daily bars | 865 |
| Perf Week | +6.68% |
| Perf Month | +8.77% |
| Perf Quarter | +1.21% |
| Perf Half Y | +25.12% |
| Perf Year | +36.23% |
| Perf YTD | +43.61% |
| Prev Day | +0.50% |
| Clavix | A- |
| Debt / Eq | 0.37 |
| Curr Ratio | 1.37 |
| Int Cover | 3.0× |
| FCF Margin | 16.9% |
| Rev Growth | +0.0% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Low |
| Sector rank | 1 / 13 |
What ADM does
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company provides human and animal nutrition ingredients and solutions in the United States, Switzerland, the Cayman Islands, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally.
It operates in three segments: Ag Services and Oilseeds; Carbohydrate Solutions; and Nutrition. The company engages in the origination, merchandising, transportation, and storage of agricultural raw materials, as well as the crushing and processing of oilseeds, including soybeans and soft seeds, such as cottonseed, sunflower seed, canola, rapeseed, and flaxseed; produces and markets vegetable oils and oilseed protein meals used by food, feed, energy, and industrial customers; sale of crude and partially refined vegetable oils; supplies peanuts and peanut-derived ingredients; and manufactures cotton cellulose pulp.
It is also involved in the grain sourcing, handling, and multimodal transportation network supporting import, export, and distribution activities; structured trade finance activities; corn and wheat wet and dry milling and related processing activities; production of distillers’ grains, corn gluten feed, and corn gluten meal for use as animal feed ingredients; and carbon capture and sequestration and other emissions-reduction initiatives.
In addition, the company engages in the creation, manufacturing, sale, and distribution of an array of ingredients and solutions comprising plant-based proteins, flavors and colors derived from nature, flavor systems, emulsifiers, soluble fiber, polyols, hydrocolloids, probiotics, prebiotics, postbiotics, enzymes, botanical extracts, and other specialty food and feed ingredients and systems.
Further, it is involved in the derivatives and commodity exchanges and clearing houses; and insurance coverage for certain property, casualty, marine, medical, and other miscellaneous risks.
The company was founded in 1902 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayADM grades A-, 84 of 100. Steadiest on Sector Resilience (74), most exposed on Price Stability (65, steady). 4 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Food Products median. Ranks 1 of 13 in Food Products by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| ADM | Food Products median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.62 | 0.26 |
| Volatilityannualized | 15.4% | 6.5% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −12.3% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 1.14% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 218% | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| ADM | Food Products median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.62 | 0.26 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Moderate | Low69% of 13 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Food Products names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| ADM | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +6.7% |
| 1 month | +8.8% |
| Year to date | +43.6% |
| 1 year | +36.2% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| ADM | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30since 4 Aug |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 69 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 24 · 1 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 24 ↑ 1 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 13 Food Products names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| ADM | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +0.0% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Food Products median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Against Food Products
13 companies| Metric | ADM | Sector spread | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | 0.62 | 0.26 | |
| Volatility | 15.4% | 6.5% | |
| Debt / equity | 0.37 | 0.81 | |
| Current ratio | 1.37 | 1.15 | |
| FCF margin | 16.9% | 8.7% | |
| Interest coverage | 3.0× | 2.7× |
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openADM's Flavors business is leading growth in its Human Nutrition division, supported by strong beverage demand, gains in the Asia Pacific region, and new product innovation that is lifting profits.
An analyst piece says ADM shares have returned 51.3% over the past five years, but the stock's current valuation gives mixed signals.
ADM reported a strong second quarter in August 2026, with revenue, earnings, and gross margins all beating analyst expectations. The company is also speeding up its investment in natural ingredients and precision-fermented natural colors, targeting food manufacturers that are moving away from artificial additives.
Archer-Daniels-Midland's (ADM) Q2 results beat analyst expectations on revenue, earnings per share, and gross margin, while peers in ingredients, flavors, and fragrances reported a more mixed quarter. The stock sits at US$80.09, up 35.63% year-to-date with a 31.45% one-year total shareholder return.
Research firm Wall Street Zen lowered its rating on Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) from 'strong-buy' to 'buy' in a note issued Sunday. The article notes other firms have also recently issued reports on ADM, but the body is cut off before details are provided.
Nearest peers by size
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSY | Hershey Co | B+ | $35.17B | 29.62 | 0.07 | Compare |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz Co | A- | $30.14B | — | 0.12 | Compare |
| BG | Bunge Global SA | B+ | $23.08B | 22.84 | 0.69 | Compare |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International Inc | B+ | $78.43B | 22.28 | 0.38 | Compare |
| GIS | General Mills Inc | B+ | $20.99B | — | -0.03 | Compare |
| TSN | Tyson Foods Inc | A- | $17.85B | 30.88 | 0.39 | Compare |
| MKC | McCormick & Company Inc | B+ | $14.13B | 8.73 | 0.64 | Compare |
| SJM | J.M. Smucker Co | B+ | $13.73B | 59.45 | 0.25 | Compare |
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