Archer-Daniels-Midland vs JBS
ADM and JBS 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 JBS compare
JBS grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (13.4% 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 1.2% at JBS.
Archer-Daniels-Midland pays a dividend yielding 2.8%; JBS does not pay one.
Archer-Daniels-Midland scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 3 for JBS), 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 | JBS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $35.1B | – |
| Share price | $72.90 | $12.16 |
| Change, 1 year | 26.2% | −7.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 11.6% | −14.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.44 | 0.47 |
| Employees | 41K | 283K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 20.0× | – |
| P/S | 0.4× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.9× | – |
| P/FCF | 21.0× | – |
| FCF yield | 4.8% | – |
| Fair value | $72.94 | – |
| Margin of safety | 0.06% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.82% | 13.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.5% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 61.1% (better) | −47.8% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 60.1% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −6.7% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 6.9% | 11.8% (better) |
| Operating margin | – | 3.6% |
| Net margin | 2.2% (better) | 1.2% |
| FCF margin | 2.0% (better) | 0.52% |
| Return on equity | – | 14.6% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 8.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 5.51 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.79 (better) | 7.32 |
| Interest coverage | – | 1.3× |
| Current ratio | 1.39 | 1.53 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.01 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.8% | – |
| Payout ratio | 56.6% | 93.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | 15 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 7.2% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.8% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 87.5% | 0.04% |
| Held by insiders | 0.75% | 0.07% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$8.9M | −$2.5M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.6% | 0.00% |
Go deeper
- ADM stock overview
- ADM income statement
- ADM valuation and score
- JBS stock overview
- JBS income statement
- JBS valuation and score
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