ADM · NYSE
Consumer Defensive · Farm Products
$76.20
-1.33%
Close on Oct 29, 2026
Research data through 2026-10-28
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Research data through Oct 28, 2026. Research is updated periodically, not in real time.
57
of 100 · stored research reading
Stored Quality research reads 57 of 100, a middle-of-the-universe reading. The measurements behind it are mixed.
Quality research measures durability of the business itself from stored fundamentals: balance-sheet strength, profitability consistency and cash generation. It is a research reading, not a prediction of future returns.
How this is measured52
of 100 · stored research reading
Stored Fundamental Momentum research reads 52 of 100. Stored measurements classify recent reported fundamentals as middle. This describes reported financial change already disclosed, with no forward-looking claim.
Fundamental Momentum research measures the direction of recently reported company fundamentals compared with the company's own history. It describes reported change, not future price movement.
How this is measured53
of 100 · stored research reading
Stored Capital Returns research reads 53 of 100, recorded as moderate. Stored records show 13 consecutive years of dividend payments. Share count has been reduced at about 3.0% a year in the stored window.
Capital Returns research measures how a company has actually returned cash to shareholders: dividend record, buyback effectiveness, dilution control and how those payments were funded.
How this is measuredStored ratios recorded at the last research date (2026-10-28). Valuation Intelligence remains research context and is not a validated allocation signal.
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In the company’s own words
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company and its subsidiaries (the "Company" or "ADM") unlocks the power of nature to enrich the quality of life. The Company is an essential global agricultural supply chain manager and processor, providing food security by connecting local needs with global capabilities. ADM is also a premier human and animal nutrition provider, as well as a leader in health and well-being products.
The Company partners with thousands of farmers around the world to purchase their crops and uses its integrated global origination, logistics, and manufacturing network to transform many of those raw commodities into an expansive array of products serving the food, feed, fuel, and industrial and consumer products sectors. The Company offers a broad portfolio of food and beverage products, from staple foods to innovative alternatives, such as natural colors and flavors, plant-based proteins, and lower-sugar, fat, and salt solutions. ADM provides human and animal nutrition ingredients and solutions that support health, productivity, and sustainability. It offers a wide range of health and well-being products, such as probiotics, enzymes, and supplements to meet the needs of consumers looking for new ways to live healthier lives. ADM is a key producer of biofuels, converting agricultural feedstocks into renewable fuels used in transportation and industrial applications. ADM is a cutting-edge innovator, investing in research, application development, and process improvement to deliver value-added products, enhance supply chain efficiency, and advance sustainable agricultural and nutrition solutions. It continues to develop a broad range of new bio-based consumer and industrial solutions as well as advance and scale its carbon capture and sequestration capabilities and other initiatives. ADM is a leader in business-driven sustainability efforts that support a strong agricultural sector, resilient supply chains, and a vast and growing bioeconomy. Around the globe, ADM's expertise and innovation are meeting critical needs from harvest to home.
ADM also has significant investments in certain entities and joint venture arrangements that aim to expand or enhance the market for its products or offer other benefits including, but not limited to, geographic or product-line expansion.
The Company’s operations are organized, managed, and classified into three reportable segments: Ag Services and Oilseeds, Carbohydrate Solutions, and Nutrition. Each of these segments is organized based upon the nature of products and services offered. The Company’s remaining operations are not reportable segments, as defined by the applicable accounting standard, and are classified within either Corporate or Other Business. Financial information with respect to the Company’s reportable segments is set forth in Part II. Item 8. Note 17. Segment and Geographic Information.
Quoted from the business section of this company’s 10-K filed February 17, 2026. Read the filing
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