Ambev vs Archer-Daniels-Midland
ABEV and ADM side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ABEV and ADM compare
Archer-Daniels-Midland grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−0.82% versus −1.4% for Ambev).
Ambev keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 17.6% compared with 2.2% at Archer-Daniels-Midland.
Archer-Daniels-Midland pays a dividend yielding 2.7%; Ambev does not pay one.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ABEV | ADM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $37.1B |
| Share price | $2.66 | $76.91 |
| Change, 1 year | 22.0% | 27.1% |
| Change, 5 years | −17.4% | 19.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.40 | 0.40 |
| Employees | 40K | 41K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 | 12 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 21.1× |
| P/S | – | 0.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 11.4× |
| P/FCF | – | 22.1× |
| FCF yield | – | 4.5% |
| Fair value | – | $72.72 |
| Margin of safety | – | −5.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −1.4% | −0.82% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.6% (better) | 4.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 7.4% | 61.1% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 8.3% | 60.1% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 6.6% (better) | −6.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 51.4% (better) | 6.9% |
| Operating margin | 26.4% | – |
| Net margin | 17.6% (better) | 2.2% |
| FCF margin | 22.5% (better) | 2.0% |
| Return on equity | 16.6% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 25.2% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.04 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.65 | 1.79 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 5.3× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.96 | 1.39 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | – | 3.04 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 2.7% |
| Payout ratio | – | 56.6% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 15 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 7.2% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 2.7% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 8.9% | 87.5% |
| Held by insiders | 0.22% | 0.75% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.4M (better) | −$9.6M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 2.7% |
Go deeper
- ABEV stock overview
- ABEV income statement
- ABEV valuation and score
- ADM stock overview
- ADM income statement
- ADM valuation and score
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