# Archer Daniels Midland - Archer-Daniels-Midland Company Common Stock (ADM)

Stock code ADM · Yahoo ticker ADM · Sector: Consumer Defensive

Overall fundamentals score: 36/100 (Weak). Bottom 9% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 0/100 | Weak |
| Financial Safety | 67/100 | Okay |
| Cash & Dividends | 38/100 | Weak |
| Price Fairness | 17/100 | Weak |
| Risk | 50/100 | Okay |

## Every measure

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM): Overall score: 36/100 (Weak)

Business Strength: 0/100 (Weak)
Return on Equity (ROE) 8% - Weak
4-Year Revenue Growth -4%/yr - Weak
4-Year Profit Growth -20%/yr - Weak
Net Profit Margin 2% - Weak

Financial Safety: 67/100 (Okay)
Debt-to-Equity 0.4× - Strong
Current Ratio 1.4× - Okay
Interest Coverage 4.5× - Okay

Cash & Dividends: 38/100 (Weak)
Dividend Quality 3% - Weak
Operating Cash Flow Positive but bumpy - Okay
Free Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Cash & Cash Equivalents Shrinking & thin - Weak

Price Fairness: 17/100 (Weak)
P/E Ratio 20.9× - Weak
P/B Ratio 1.6× - Okay
PEG Ratio n/m (growth not measurable) - Weak

Risk: 50/100 (Okay)
Earnings Consistency Uneven - Okay
Debt Trend (4yr) Stable - Okay
Share Count Trend (4yr) -2%/yr - Strong
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) +0.4 pp/yr vs sales - Okay
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) -10.8% - Weak

## Common questions

### What is Archer Daniels Midland's fundamentals score?

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) scores 36/100 (Weak) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the bottom 9% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.

### Which pillar is Archer Daniels Midland strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Financial Safety (67/100); its weakest is Business Strength (0/100).

### How does Archer Daniels Midland rank against its sector?

Archer Daniels Midland ranks #26 of 33 scored Consumer Defensive stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does Archer Daniels Midland pay dividends?

Yes. Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has a dividend yield of 2.7%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 57% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 38/100.

### How do I buy Archer Daniels Midland shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy ADM. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), in plain English?

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) is a Consumer Defensive company (Farm Products). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 36/100, rated Weak. Its biggest strength is Financial Safety (67/100); its main watch-out is Business Strength (0/100). Shares currently cost about 21 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 20.9×). It also pays back about 2.7% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/adm-archer-daniels-midland

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
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