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Accelerated operational debottlenecking across 10 U.S.
Consolidated operating margin contracting below 3.5% during FY2026-FY2027, exacerbated by low fourth-quarter North American crush coverage of roughly 30%.
We assign Archer-Daniels-Midland a Reduce rating because the report-date share price of $80.45 exceeds our mid-cycle Fair value of $71.52 by 12.5%, implying -11.1% return potential amidst heightened crush margin cyclicality,.4
We assign Archer-Daniels-Midland a Reduce rating, indicating that ordinary investors should trim existing holdings and refrain from committing new capital. Although ADM maintains a defensible global logistics network and an uninterrupted dividend record, the current valuation offers negative risk-adjusted returns with an implied return of -11.1% to Fair value,.4
The report was prepared at a price of $80.45 on October 2, 2026. This price stands 12.5% above our house Fair value of $71.52, which represents normalized mid-cycle earnings power. The price remains below our Potential value of $102.17, which captures an optimistic scenario where processing spreads remain elevated and clean fuel tax credits reach peak realization,.
The principal risk that would worsen the investment outlook is a severe compression in oilseed crush margins driven by global processing overcapacity and unhedged volume. Management disclosed that North American crush coverage for the fourth quarter was only roughly 30%. If competitor capacity additions outpace demand, operating margins could fall below the 3.5% danger threshold, causing consolidated operating profit to contract sharply from FY2025 levels,.45
The primary reason the investment could outperform is operational debottlenecking across plant capacity combined with strong biofuel feedstock demand. Targeted debottlenecks across 10 U.S. plants and the completed Uberlandia facility reduce fixed unit manufacturing costs,. Expanding renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel consumption, coupled with Section 45Z clean fuel credits contributing $150M to $250M, could lift cash flows and propel per-share value toward Potential value of $102.17.5
ADM maintains an unmatched integrated logistics footprint connecting farm elevators, river transport, and export terminals across Ag Services & Oilseeds ($8,492M FY2025 revenue) and Carbohydrate Solutions ($8,503M), creating distribution density that buffers volume throughput against smaller competitors.8
Expanding commercial demand for renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel provides steady absorption for vegetable oil processing, while management expects Section 45Z clean fuel production tax credits to contribute $150M to $250M annually.5
Working capital releases during cyclical downturns supported $5,452M in operating cash flow and $4,204M in free cash flow in FY2025,, providing durable coverage for capital expenditures of $1,248M and 378 consecutive quarters of dividend payments.567
We rate Archer-Daniels-Midland a Reduce because the report-date price of $80.45 on October 2, 2026 exceeds our mid-cycle Fair value of $71.52 by 12.5%, providing inadequate compensation for unhedged crush margin risk,.4
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company procures, transports, stores, processes, and merchandises agricultural commodities and ingredients across a global operating footprint. The company operates through three principal reporting segments: Ag Services & Oilseeds, Carbohydrate Solutions, and Nutrition,,.
The Ag Services & Oilseeds segment generated $8,492M in FY2025 revenue, originating, storing, cleaning, and transporting agricultural raw materials while crushing and processing oilseeds into vegetable oils and protein meals for food, animal feed, and renewable energy markets. Carbohydrate Solutions generated $8,503M in FY2025 revenue, converting corn and wheat into starches, sweeteners, ethanol, and bio-based products. The Nutrition segment generated $7,512M in FY2025 revenue, supplying specialty flavors, plant-based proteins, and animal nutrition ingredients.
Geographically, the United States represents the company's largest revenue destination, accounting for $31,175M in FY2025 revenue, complemented by significant international commercial operations across Switzerland ($17,793M), the Cayman Islands ($6,093M), Brazil ($3,358M), Mexico ($2,741M), the United Kingdom ($2,115M), and Canada ($1,767M).
In the downside stress scenario, global agricultural processing overcapacity coincides with bumper South American harvests and regulatory dilution of renewable fuel blending mandates. As competitor Bunge aggressively scales processing capacity (forecasting 17% growth), North American crush margins collapse. Because ADM entered Q4 2026 with only roughly 30% North American crush coverage locked, unhedged volumes are sold into distressed spot markets. Consolidated operating margins compress below 3.5%, while revenue stagnates near the consensus low of $82.01B. Simultaneously, higher debt service on $9,342M total debt at a 6.41% pre-tax cost of debt compresses net income toward $4.14 per share, driving fair value down to $35.95 and compelling management to pause share repurchases and curtail dividend growth.
In the downside path, global soybean processing overcapacity and bumper South American harvests induce a prolonged glut across agricultural export channels. Because late-year processing volumes remain largely unhedged entering peak harvest season, spot processing spreads collapse, compressing consolidated operating margins toward historical cyclical lows. Concurrently, softening biofuel regulatory blending mandates reduce feedstock premiums, while higher debt service on maturing obligations constrains net income. Free cash flow generation normalizes downward as working capital liquidation ceases, compelling management to suspend share repurchases and moderate dividend expansion.
Ag Services & Oilseeds generated $8,492M in FY2025 while consolidated operating income dropped to $1,424M. Management stated that North American crush coverage for Q4 was only roughly 30%. A processing glut compresses operating margins below 3.5%, driving a 28.5% fair value decline.458
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Consolidated operating margin dropping below 3.5% indicates that global processing overcapacity and unhedged crush spreads have eliminated processing profitability.
現在:5.71% (FY2025 operating income $1,424M on revenue $24,956M),
警戒条件Operating margin below 3.5%
Archer-Daniels-Midland possesses a narrow economic moat rooted in cost advantages and efficient scale across its global agricultural origination, crushing, and logistics networks. Its integrated asset footprint—encompassing country elevators, railcars, river barges, deep-water export terminals, and multi-crop processing plants across Ag Services & Oilseeds ($8,492M FY2025 revenue) and Carbohydrate Solutions ($8,503M)—provides critical handling density that lowers unit distribution costs below those achievable by regional competitors.
Management notes that operating facilities are performing well following post-maintenance restarts, with commercial operations capturing constructive biofuels demand. Furthermore, debottlenecking programs across 10 U.S. plants and the completed Uberlandia plant in Brazil reduce fixed manufacturing unit costs as volume scales,. However, the economic moat is classified as narrow because baseline returns on invested capital remain constrained by cyclical commodity processing margins (ROIC 3.84% vs moderate Ke 8.68%). Peer Bunge operates comparable global crush facilities at a 4.62% operating margin, demonstrating that pricing power in core processing spreads remains market-determined.
ADM generated $1,424M in operating income in FY2025 and $1,078M in net income. Current ROIC of 3.84% trails the moderate cost of equity of 8.6828% and WACC of 8.0044%, reflecting trough cyclical conditions rather than permanent structural impairment. Economic profits are projected to recover as operating margins normalize toward 5.7% to 6.2% across the forecast horizon.247
Each lens answers a different valuation question. Only included lenses set Fair value; floors and diagnostics provide context.
The highlighted cell is Fair value when every assumption sits at its base level ($71.52). Each row and column shows what Fair value becomes when one assumption moves.
A free-cash-flow drop test is not available in this run; use the discount-rate and terminal-growth grid as the primary valuation pressure test.
In the modal base case, carrying an assigned probability of 55.0%, ADM's irreplaceable origination and transportation network stabilizes volume throughput across Ag Services & Oilseeds and Carbohydrate Solutions. Post-maintenance plant restarts proceed smoothly, and processing margins normalize toward historical peer levels rather than remaining at cyclical troughs. Steady execution across human and animal nutrition offsets selective softness in liquid sweeteners, while clean fuel production tax credits provide incremental operating profit. Intrinsic valuation converges toward $71.52, generating an implied return of -11.1% against $80.45, supporting the house Reduce rating given the modest premium to $71.52.
An earnings beat driven by operational plant throughput and expanding biofuel feedstock premiums would confirm near-term execution, but structural peer capacity additions and elevated financing costs continue to cap long-term intrinsic value.
Matching consensus expectations confirms the baseline recovery trajectory but leaves shares trading at an elevated multiple relative to commodity processing peers, offering inadequate return asymmetry.
A guidance miss would indicate that global processing capacity gluts and bumper crop harvests have overwhelmed ADM's handling density, accelerating margin compression toward historical cyclical trough levels.
Earnings quality reflects counter-cyclical cash conversion characteristics typical of global agribusinesses. During commodity price downturns, working capital releases expand operational cash flow significantly above net income, driven by inventory liquidations and receivables collections across agricultural origination networks. However, headline earnings remain sensitive to mark-to-market derivative swings and unhedged spot processing spreads in Ag Services & Oilseeds. Sustained earnings quality requires cash generation to be driven by underlying processing margins and operational plant throughput rather than purely balance-sheet inventory drawdowns.
Crush margins determine the core processing profitability across Ag Services & Oilseeds. Low forward hedging coverage exposes earnings directly to spot meal and oil price volatility, directly moving operating income and free cash flow.
ADM demonstrates counter-cyclical cash conversion characteristics. In FY2025, operating cash flow reached $5,452M and free cash flow reached $4,204M, sharply exceeding GAAP net income of $1,078M. This divergence was driven by working capital liquidation as agricultural commodity prices contracted, releasing cash from inventory and trade receivables. This counter-cyclical cash buffer provided 4.2x free cash flow coverage over the cash dividend paid. However, as commodity prices stabilize and working capital releases subside, operating cash generation will normalize toward underlying operating profit levels.67
Management maintains a disciplined capital allocation hierarchy prioritizing organic growth and sustaining dividends. In FY2025, capital expenditures totaled $1,248M alongside $1,181M in depreciation, maintaining disciplined reinvestment intensity (/D&A of 1.06x). Management reaffirmed FY2026 capex of $1.3B to $1.5B, having invested $466M in H1 2026. Growth capital is targeted at high-return debottlenecking across 10 U.S. crush facilities and the Uberlandia plant in Brazil rather than speculative M&A. Dividends remain a core priority, with $256M paid in Q2 2026 marking the 378th consecutive quarterly dividend payment. However, total debt of $9,342M at a 6.41% pre-tax requires prudent debt reduction to preserve balance sheet strength.
ROIC contracted to 3.84% in FY2025, reflecting cyclical downcycle compression across global processing margins from peak levels achieved in FY2022-FY2023. Operating margins compressed to 5.71% in FY2025, and operating income fell to $1,424M. While facility debottlenecking is projected to stabilize margins between 5.7% and 6.2%, return on capital will take several years to recover toward mid-cycle averages.
Current ROIC of 3.84% sits below the moderate cost of equity of 8.6828% and WACC of 8.0044%, generating negative near-term economic profits that constrain valuation multiples.
| 売上高 | $22,681,000,000 |
|---|---|
| 売上原価 | $20,746,000,000 |
| 売上総利益 | $1,935,000,000 |
| 営業費用 | $1,039,000,000 |
| 営業利益 | $896,000,000 |
| 営業外項目および税金 | $12,000,000 |
| 純利益 | $908,000,000 |
| 総資産 | $52,389,000,000 |
|---|---|
| 現金 | $1,015,000,000 |
| 流動資産 | $26,665,000,000 |
| 負債合計 | $29,362,000,000 |
| 流動負債 | $19,534,000,000 |
| 株主資本 | $22,740,000,000 |
| 純利益 | $1,078,000,000 |
|---|---|
| 営業キャッシュ流入 | $5,452,000,000 |
| 減価償却費 | $1,181,000,000 |
| 株式報酬 | $83,000,000 |
| その他の営業調整 | $3,110,000,000 |
| 営業キャッシュフロー | $5,452,000,000 |
| 利用可能現金 | $9,409,000,000 |
| 期首現金 | $3,924,000,000 |
| 為替レートの影響 | $33,000,000 |
| 投資キャッシュ流出 | $1,017,000,000 |
| 財務キャッシュ流出 | $2,887,000,000 |
| 支払配当金 | $987,000,000 |
| 純有利子負債返済 | $1,875,000,000 |
| その他の財務活動 | $25,000,000 |
| 期末現金 | $5,505,000,000 |
| 投資キャッシュフロー | -$1,017,000,000 |
| 財務キャッシュフロー | -$2,887,000,000 |
| 事業カテゴリー別売上高 | 売上高 | 構成比 | 前年比 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of | 207.5億 | 91.5% | — |
| Other | 19.4億 | 8.5% | — |
出典: SEC EDGAR · 提出日 2026-02-17 · SEC EDGAR
| 地域別売上高 | 売上高 | 構成比 | 前年比 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $311.8億 | 38.8% | -7.1% |
| Switzerland | $177.9億 | 22.2% | -10.5% |
| Other Foreign | $152.3億 | 19% | -3% |
| Cayman Islands | $60.9億 | 7.6% | 8.7% |
| Brazil | $33.6億 | 4.2% | 0.1% |
| Mexico | $27.4億 | 3.4% | -14.6% |
| United Kingdom | $21.2億 | 2.6% | -3.2% |
| Canada | $17.7億 | 2.2% | -14% |
2026-10-03の分析で使用した時点財務データ。
| 期間 | 売上高 | EBITDA | 純利益 | 営業キャッシュフロー | フリーキャッシュフロー | 設備投資 | 減価償却費 | 株式報酬 | 自社株買い | 支払配当金 | 純有利子負債調達 | 投資キャッシュフロー | 財務キャッシュフロー | 期首現金 | 期末現金 | 現金および投資 | 総負債 | 営業利益率 | ROIC | WACC | ROIC−WACCスプレッド |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-31 | $623.5億 | $30.2億 | $12.8億 | -$65.1億 | -$73.9億 | $8.8億 | $9億 | $7400万 | $10億 | $7億 | — | $68.5億 | -$5.8億 | — | $15.6億 | $9.2億 | $67.8億 | 2.6% | — | 5.4% | — |
| 2017-12-31 | $608.3億 | $28.6億 | $16億 | -$59.7億 | -$70.2億 | $10.5億 | $9.2億 | $6600万 | $7.5億 | $7.3億 | — | $72.9億 | -$10.3億 | $15.6億 | $18.6億 | $56.3億 | $66.4億 | 2.5% | — | 5.5% | — |
| 2018-12-31 | $643.4億 | $33.7億 | $18.1億 | -$47.8億 | -$56.3億 | $8.4億 | $9.4億 | $1.1億 | $7700万 | $7.6億 | — | $65.8億 | $1.9億 | $18.6億 | $38.4億 | $20億 | $82.8億 | 3.1% | — | 5.3% | — |
| 2019-12-31 | $646.6億 | $29.8億 | $13.8億 | -$54.5億 | -$62.8億 | $8.3億 | $9.9億 | $8900万 | $1.5億 | $7.9億 | — | $52.6億 | -$6.6億 | $38.4億 | $29.9億 | $8.6億 | $76.8億 | 2.6% | — | 5.0% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $643.6億 | $32億 | $17.7億 | -$23.9億 | -$32.1億 | $8.2億 | $9.8億 | $1.5億 | $1.3億 | $8.1億 | — | $44.7億 | -$4.2億 | $29.9億 | $46.5億 | $7.3億 | $78.9億 | 2.7% | — | 3.7% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $852.5億 | $45.7億 | $27.1億 | $66億 | $54.3億 | $11.7億 | $10億 | $1.6億 | $0 | $8.3億 | -$2.9億 | -$26.7億 | -$11.2億 | $46.5億 | $74.5億 | $9.9億 | $85.8億 | 3.5% | — | 4.3% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $276.1億 | $66.6億 | $43.4億 | $34.8億 | $21.6億 | $13.2億 | $10.3億 | $1.5億 | $14.5億 | $9億 | -$1.6億 | -$14億 | -$25億 | $74.5億 | $70.3億 | $11.5億 | $86.8億 | 15.3% | — | 6.7% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $256.9億 | $60億 | $34.8億 | $44.6億 | $29.7億 | $14.9億 | $10.6億 | $1.1億 | $26.7億 | $9.8億 | -$8.5億 | -$15億 | -$46億 | $70.3億 | $53.9億 | $86億 | $82.6億 | 15.8% | — | 6.4% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $243.7億 | $41億 | $18億 | $27.9億 | $12.3億 | $15.6億 | $11.4億 | $7400万 | $23.3億 | $9.9億 | $18.3億 | -$27億 | -$15.3億 | $53.9億 | $39.2億 | $8.6億 | $82.5億 | 8.5% | — | 6.7% | — |
| 2025-12-31 | $249.6億 | $30.5億 | $10.8億 | $54.5億 | $42億 | $12.5億 | $11.8億 | $8300万 | $0 | $9.9億 | -$18.8億 | -$10.2億 | -$28.9億 | $39.2億 | $55.1億 | $10.5億 | $76.1億 | 5.7% | — | 6.6% | — |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) trades at 15.6x forward earnings against a peer median of 13.3x. Its EV/EBITDA of 15.8x compares with a peer median of 11.8x. The comparison uses 4 peers: Colgate-Palmolive Company, Bunge Global SA, Tyson Foods Inc. and PepsiCo Inc., as of 2026-10-03.
Industry benchmark capex-to-revenue stands at 3.70% (0.037) and capex-to-depreciation is 1.78, indicating ongoing capacity additions across the broader agricultural processing sector despite margin contraction. ADM's operating income compressed from earlier highs to $1,424M in FY2025, reflecting cyclical normalization across Ag Services & Oilseeds ($8,492M FY2025 revenue).48
The agricultural bull cycle is driven by global crop supply disruptions, robust export origination demand, tight vegetable oil inventories, and expanding renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel blending mandates. High capacity utilization enables integrated processors to capture peak crush spreads and premium destination merchandising margins.
The agribusiness bear cycle is characterized by bumper global grain harvests, regional storage gluts, competitor processing capacity additions, and regulatory uncertainty surrounding biofuel mandates. In this environment, board crush spreads compress toward variable cost floors, unhedged processing volumes incur margin compression, and elevated debt service burdens erode net earnings power.
ADM occupies a leading competitive position within global agribusiness, characterized by extensive transportation infrastructure linking midwestern farm elevators to export ports. While peer Bunge operates comparable global crush assets with aggressive 17% growth projections and a forward P/E of 9.48x, ADM benefits from deeper domestic downstream integration into Carbohydrate Solutions ($8,503M FY2025 revenue) and Nutrition ($7,512M), dampening pure-play commodity volatility.138
Under the committee's Reduce rating, we recommend a 0% target allocation (complete underweight or exit). Shares at $80.45 trade at a 12.5% premium to our Fair value of $71.52, offering an implied return of -11.1%. Given unhedged crush margin exposure and competitor capacity buildouts, capital is better allocated elsewhere.4
Risk management focuses on protecting capital against negative expected returns (-11.1% upside to Fair value of $71.52). With total debt at $9,342M and pre-tax debt cost at 6.41%, investors should avoid averaging down into cyclical weakness until structural processing spreads rebalance and management demonstrates debt reduction from operating cash flow.
Existing income investors who depend on quarterly cash distributions may hold their positions given ADM's 378 consecutive quarters of dividend payments and robust FY2025 operating cash flow of $5,452M. However, new cash contributions should not be deployed at the report-date price of $80.45.457
Value and total return investors should avoid initiating new positions and trim current holdings because the report-date price of $80.45 reflects a 12.5% premium over our Fair value of $71.52,. With an implied return of -11.1% and peer Bunge trading at a forward P/E of 9.48x, the risk-reward skew is unfavorable.34
Tactical and momentum investors should avoid new long positions as shares trade near the upper end of their 52-week range and face potential margin contraction from low fourth-quarter North American crush coverage of roughly 30%, creating asymmetric downside vulnerability into the North American harvest.5
Archer-Daniels-Midland is rated Reduce because the report-date share price of $80.45 on October 2, 2026 exceeds our Fair value of $71.52 by 12.5%, implying a -11.1% total return. While ADM's global origination assets and strong cash conversion safeguard its dividend,, the current valuation fully reflects an earnings recovery without adequate protection against unhedged crush margin volatility.1457
Investors should trim existing positions to protect capital or reallocate toward peers offering wider valuation discounts, such as direct peer Bunge trading at a forward P/E of 9.48x. New capital allocation should be avoided until the stock provides a sufficient margin of safety below our Fair value midpoint of $71.52 and second-half processing spreads demonstrate stability.
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ADM terminal multiple is modeled at 13.5x, at a substantial premium to direct peer Bunge's forward P/E of 9.48x. Regulatory weakening in Renewable Fuel Standard blending or 45Z tax credits ($150M-$250M expectation) triggers a 20% valuation de-rating to a 10.8x multiple, reducing fair value by 20.0%.35
Consensus expects FY2027 revenue to reach $90,567M, but the low estimate is $82,010M compared to FY2025 reported revenue of $24,956M. South American bumper crops and trade barriers reduce volume throughput, resulting in prolonged revenue stagnation and a 24.5% fair value reduction.17
Revenue falling below the consensus low of $82,010M confirms chronic origination volume losses and severe trade flow displacement.
現在:$24,956M in FY2025
警戒条件Consolidated revenue below $82,000M in FY2027
Operating cash flow falling below $2.0B indicates working capital absorption during commodity price rebounds, imperiling free cash flow coverage over the $1,248M capex and dividend distributions.
現在:$5,452M in FY2025
警戒条件Operating cash flow below $2,000M annualized
Unhedged crush volume exposes processing margins directly to spot meal and oil price collapses from South American bumper supplies.
現在:Roughly 30% for Q4 2026
警戒条件North American crush coverage below 20% into harvest season
Debt expansion without corresponding operational cash flow growth erodes dividend durability and forces credit rating de-ratings.
現在:$9,342M total debt at 6.41% pre-tax cost of debt,
警戒条件Net debt increasing above $10,000M or interest coverage falling below 3.0x
| medium |
| 12-18 months |
| Active carbon intensity verification across North American ethanol plants to secure $150M to $250M in Section 45Z clean fuel production credits and dual-use processing flexibility for domestic food and export markets.5 |
| Higher interest burden on maturing debt refinancing in an elevated interest rate environment | medium | 12-36 months | Strong counter-cyclical cash generation ($5,452M operating cash flow and $4,204M free cash flow in FY2025) allowing debt retirement rather than higher-cost debt rollover against total debt of $9,342M.467 |
Under the moderate discount rate, $19.25 comes from forecast-period earnings and $74.22 from the long-term value, totaling $93.47.
Project EPS through the explicit advantage period, fade growth as competition catches up, and discount the full stream at cost of equity.
Apply a terminal P/E to the dated forward EPS path, then discount that future share value back to the analysis date.
Add depreciation to net income, subtract maintenance capex, divide by diluted shares, and apply a normalized valuation multiple.
Discount the explicit dividend path and its Gordon-growth terminal value at cost of equity.
Solve for the growth rate that makes the model value equal the report-date share price.
In the upside path, with an assigned probability of 20.0%, global demand expansion across core agricultural origination channels drives an extended recovery in processing spreads. Operational debottlenecking across domestic processing assets successfully reduces fixed manufacturing costs per unit, while structural demand for renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel feedstocks sustains elevated vegetable oil pricing. Robust cash conversion delivers substantial free cash flow, accelerating balance-sheet deleveraging and opportunistic equity repurchases. This operational leverage lifts projected earnings and yields an implied target of $102.17, representing an expected return of 27.0% relative to $80.45.
Monetizing clean fuel tax credits adds high-margin non-commodity cash flow to Carbohydrate Solutions, directly expanding operating profit and funding capital reinvestment.
Operating cash generation funds sustaining capital expenditures, debt service, and dividend payments. A reversal in working capital liquidation during commodity price rebounds could rapidly contract free cash flow.
Restarting idle capacity and debottlenecking processing facilities dilutes fixed plant overhead across higher volume throughput, expanding gross processing margins and bolstering return on invested capital.
The Nutrition business delivers higher structural gross margins than bulk grain merchandising. Re-accelerating specialty flavor volumes is essential to lifting consolidated margins back toward historical mid-cycle averages.
| $29.23B |
| $30.17B |
| $31.01B |
| Operating income | $1.67B | $1.75B | $1.81B | $1.87B | $1.92B |
| NOPAT | $1.35B | $1.42B | $1.47B | $1.52B | $1.56B |
| Residual cash after reinvestment policy | $1.08B | $1.13B | $1.18B | $1.21B | $1.25B |
| Revenue growth | 7.6% | 4.8% | 3.8% | 3.2% | 2.8% |
| Operating margin | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% |
| Tax rate | 18.9% | 18.9% | 18.9% | 18.9% | 18.9% |
| Reinvestment rate | 20.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% |
| Terminal growth | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% |
Operating cash flow reached $5,452M and free cash flow reached $4,204M in FY2025, even as GAAP net income dropped to $1,078M.
Free cash flow easily covers annual capex ($1,248M in FY2025) and quarterly dividends ($256M in Q2 2026), insulating shareholder distributions from cyclical processing margin contractions.
Operating margin contracted from 20.39% in FY2022 to 5.71% in FY2025, while management targets unit cost reductions by unlocking throughput across 10 U.S. plants and Uberlandia,.
Expanding processing volume on fixed asset bases reduces fixed manufacturing cost per unit, stabilizing operating margins near 5.7% to 6.2% across the five-year forecast.
Total debt of $9,342M carries a pre-tax cost of debt of 6.41% with an equity weight of 80.58% and debt weight of 19.42%.
Refinancing maturing notes at prevailing elevated borrowing rates will increase interest expense, reinforcing why capital allocation must prioritize debt retirement alongside organic maintenance capex.
| マージン |
|---|
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | $38.8B | 15.6x | 0.5x | 15.8x | 7.6% | — |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Company | $67.2B | 20.5x | 3.2x | 14.8x | 267.4% | 21.0% |
| BG | Bunge Global SA | $20.5B | 9.5x | 0.2x | 12.2x | 7.2% | 4.6% |
| TSN | Tyson Foods Inc. | $18.3B | 12.6x | 0.3x | 9.2x | 3.3% | 2.7% |
| PEP | PepsiCo Inc. | $172.0B | 14.1x | 1.8x | 11.4x | 51.5% | 16.8% |
| Decarbonization and Biosolutions Commercialization | positive | Industrial diversification away from traditional liquid sweeteners into packaging starches, biosolutions, and precision fermentation replacements adds resilient non-food demand channels across Carbohydrate Solutions ($8,503M FY2025 revenue) and Nutrition ($7,512M),. |
| Operating Cash Flow Generation | Below $2,000M annualized | Re-assess dividend durability and exit any remaining defensive income allocation. |
| North American Q4 Crush Margin Coverage | Below 50% locked before peak autumn harvest | Model unhedged processing spreads at cyclical trough levels. |
| Clean Fuel Section 45Z Tax Credit Realization | Below $150M recognized for the full fiscal year | Deduct unverified tax credit value from forward Carbohydrate Solutions earnings expectations. |
