Archer-Daniels-Midland vs Anheuser-Busch InBev
ADM and BUD side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ADM and BUD compare
Anheuser-Busch InBev grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−0.75% versus −0.82% for Archer-Daniels-Midland).
Anheuser-Busch InBev keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 11.5% compared with 2.2% at Archer-Daniels-Midland.
Archer-Daniels-Midland pays a dividend yielding 2.7%; Anheuser-Busch InBev does not pay one.
Archer-Daniels-Midland scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 5 for Anheuser-Busch InBev), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ADM | BUD |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $37.1B | – |
| Share price | $76.91 | $80.38 |
| Change, 1 year | 27.1% | 30.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 19.3% | 32.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.40 | 0.52 |
| Employees | 41K | 137K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| 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) | −0.82% | −0.75% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.5% | 4.8% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 61.1% (better) | 16.8% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 60.1% (better) | 18.5% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −6.7% | 37.5% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 6.9% | 55.9% (better) |
| Operating margin | – | 26.0% |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 11.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | 2.0% | 18.9% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 7.9% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 14.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.79 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | 3.0× |
| Current ratio | 1.39 (better) | 0.66 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.04 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.7% | – |
| Payout ratio | 56.6% | 66.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 15 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 7.2% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.7% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 87.5% | 5.3% |
| Held by insiders | 0.75% | – |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$9.6M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.7% | – |
Go deeper
- ADM stock overview
- ADM income statement
- ADM valuation and score
- BUD stock overview
- BUD income statement
- BUD valuation and score
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