Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 5.150-5.600 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 4.630. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on ADM shares. Morgan Stanley raised Archer Daniels Midland from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $60.00 to $79.00 in a research report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Archer Daniels Midland in a research note on Friday, July 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Archer Daniels Midland from $65.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Archer Daniels Midland from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Archer Daniels Midland from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $79.67.

Archer Daniels Midland Price Performance

Shares of ADM traded up $0.01 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $77.59. The stock had a trading volume of 819,971 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,831,529. Archer Daniels Midland has a 52 week low of $55.58 and a 52 week high of $88.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $37.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.24 and a beta of 0.62. The company’s fifty day moving average is $80.15 and its two-hundred day moving average is $74.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 22.97 and a quick ratio of 0.80.

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $1.84 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.35. Archer Daniels Midland had a net margin of 2.16% and a return on equity of 9.21%. The company had revenue of $22.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.75 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.93 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. Archer Daniels Midland has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.150-5.600 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Archer Daniels Midland will post 5.21 EPS for the current year.

Archer Daniels Midland Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th will be issued a $0.52 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 19th. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Archer Daniels Midland’s payout ratio is 56.99%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Archer Daniels Midland

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ADM. Compound Planning Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 9,905 shares of the company’s stock worth $569,000 after acquiring an additional 236 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 10.5% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,180,949 shares of the company’s stock worth $355,343,000 after buying an additional 585,226 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Archer Daniels Midland by 10.4% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 120,725 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,585,000 after acquiring an additional 11,383 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its holdings in shares of Archer Daniels Midland by 9.7% in the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 48,179 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,770,000 after purchasing an additional 4,278 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Braeburn Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Archer Daniels Midland in the fourth quarter valued at $420,000. Institutional investors own 78.28% of the company’s stock.

Archer Daniels Midland Company Profile

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is a global agricultural processor and food-ingredient provider that sources, transports and processes oilseeds, corn, wheat and other agricultural commodities. The company operates large-scale crushing, refining and processing facilities that produce vegetable oils, protein meals, corn sweeteners, starches, ethanol, animal feeds and a wide range of food and industrial ingredients. ADM also develops specialty ingredients and solutions for human and animal nutrition, food and beverage formulation, and industrial applications such as bio-based materials and renewable fuels.

ADM’s business combines commodity origination and merchandising with downstream manufacturing and ingredient formulation.