Archer Daniels Midland Company
ADM Consumer Defensive Farm Products
Archer Daniels Midland Company’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $80.3 billion, down 6.15% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 7.16%, EPS grew 315.6%, free cash flow fell 77.5% and total debt fell 9.17%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) Return on equity
Archer Daniels Midland Company's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 7.69%, up 2.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (4.80%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4.80% (fiscal 2025) to 18.5% (fiscal 2022) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Farm Products industry median of 1.52% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 2.80%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4.80% | (2.97) |
| FY2024 | 7.77% | (6.60) |
| FY2023 | 14.4% | (4.17) |
| FY2022 | 18.5% | 5.80 |
| FY2021 | 12.7% | 3.71 |
| FY2020 | 9.03% | 1.81 |
| FY2019 | 7.22% | (2.48) |
| FY2018 | 9.70% | 0.71 |
| FY2017 | 8.99% | 1.70 |
| FY2016 | 7.29% | (2.56) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| ADM Archer Daniels Midland Company | 7.69% |
| BG Bunge Global SA compare | 6.89% |
| IBA Industrias Bachoco, S.A. de C.V. compare | 5.15% |
| DOLE Dole PLC compare | 4.09% |
| TSN Tyson Foods, Inc. compare | 3.13% |
| AGRO Adecoagro S.A. compare | 3.01% |
| CALM Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. compare | 2.22% |
| DMC Del Monte Corporation compare | 1.66% |
| VITL Vital Farms, Inc. compare | 0.05% |
| Farm Products industry median | 1.52% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 2.80% |
| Market median | 1.35% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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