Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) vs Dole PLC (DOLE)

Archer Daniels Midland Company and Dole PLC are both Farm Products companies. Archer Daniels Midland Company is the larger, with a market value of $39.2B against $1.2B — 32.2× the size. Dole PLC trades at the lower P/E: 20.9× against 22.2×. Dole PLC grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 8.32% against −0.82%. Archer Daniels Midland Company has the higher net margin (2.16% vs 0.63%) and the higher return on invested capital (5.47% vs 4.77%). Both pay a dividend; Archer Daniels Midland Company yields more (3.39% vs 2.97%). Across the 23 metrics below, Dole PLC leads on 12 and Archer Daniels Midland Company on 11.

Valuation

Metric ADM DOLE Farm Products median
P/E 22.22 20.94 21.24
P/S 0.48 0.13 0.50
P/B 1.67 0.86 1.20
Price to free cash flow 23.25 13.08 13.98
EV/EBITDA 12.14 6.95 8.14
EV/Sales 0.45 0.20 0.58
Earnings yield 4.50% 4.78% 0.56%
Free cash flow yield 4.30% 7.65% (3.01%)

Profitability

Metric ADM DOLE Farm Products median
Gross margin 6.87% 7.32% 6.87%
Operating margin 2.30% 1.70% 0.11%
Net margin 2.16% 0.63% 0.63%
Free cash flow margin 2.06% 0.99% 0.00%
Return on equity 7.69% 4.09% 1.52%
Return on assets 3.35% 1.30% 0.02%
Return on invested capital 5.47% 4.77% 0.00%

Growth

Metric ADM DOLE Farm Products median
Revenue growth (TTM) (0.82%) 8.32% 7.27%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (38.90%) (59.85%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 4.52% 16.11% 8.40%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (9.46%) (0.45%) 0.00%

Health

Metric ADM DOLE Farm Products median
Debt to equity 0.32 0.68 0.24
Current ratio 1.39 1.28 1.43
Net debt to EBITDA (0.72) 1.57 (0.04)

Dividend

Metric ADM DOLE Farm Products median
Dividend yield 3.39% 2.97% 3.06%
Payout ratio 0.23 0.33 0.17

Size

Metric ADM DOLE Farm Products median
Market cap 39.23b 1.22b 293.80m

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