Archer-Daniels-Midland vs Tyson Foods
ADM and TSN side by side, both in food and kindred products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ADM and TSN compare
Archer-Daniels-Midland is the larger company, worth 1.8 times as much as Tyson Foods ($37.1B against $20.1B).
On earnings, Archer-Daniels-Midland is cheaper: it trades at 21.1× trailing earnings, against 35.2× for Tyson Foods.
Tyson Foods grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2.9% versus −0.82% for Archer-Daniels-Midland).
Archer-Daniels-Midland keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.2% compared with 1.0% at Tyson Foods.
Both pay dividends: Archer-Daniels-Midland yields 2.7% and Tyson Foods 3.6%.
Archer-Daniels-Midland scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 9 for Tyson Foods), 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 | TSN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $37.1B | $20.1B |
| Share price | $76.91 | $57.04 |
| Change, 1 year | 27.1% | 12.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 19.3% | −30.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.40 | 0.35 |
| Employees | 41K | 133K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 9 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 1 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 21.1× (better) | 35.2× |
| P/S | 0.5× | 0.4× (better) |
| P/B | – | 1.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.4× | 10.4× (better) |
| P/FCF | 22.1× | 17.3× (better) |
| FCF yield | 4.5% | 5.8% (better) |
| Fair value | $72.72 | $50.56 |
| Margin of safety | −5.8% (better) | −12.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.82% | 2.9% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.5% | 4.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 61.1% (better) | −26.8% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 60.1% (better) | −26.0% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −6.7% (better) | −25.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 6.9% (better) | 6.1% |
| Operating margin | – | 2.3% |
| Net margin | 2.2% (better) | 1.0% |
| FCF margin | 2.0% | 2.1% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 3.2% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 3.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.44 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.79 (better) | 2.76 |
| Interest coverage | – | 3.1× |
| Current ratio | 1.39 | 1.43 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.04 | 3.20 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.7% | 3.6% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 56.6% | 122% |
| Years of dividend growth | 15 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 7.2% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.7% | 3.6% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 87.5% | 73.7% |
| Held by insiders | 0.75% | 22.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$9.6M | −$5.2M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.7% | 3.2% |
Go deeper
- ADM stock overview
- ADM income statement
- ADM valuation and score
- TSN stock overview
- TSN income statement
- TSN valuation and score
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