Archer Daniels Midland Co (ADM) is overvalued and Del Monte Corp (DMC) is slightly undervalued.
Against our estimates of intrinsic value, DMC trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +12%, against -187% for ADM.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
Discounting its cash flows at 8.2% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $28.71; the price of $82.34 is 187% above that value, and 77% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 56/100 on 9 of 12 signals
Discounting its cash flows at 7.1% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $35.85; the price of $31.56 is 12% below that value, and 82% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 63/100 on 10 of 12 signals
| Metric | ADM | DMC |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Overvalued | Slightly undervalued |
| Price | $82.34 | $31.56 |
| Intrinsic value | $28.71 | $35.85 |
| Margin of safety | -187% | +12% |
| Leak Score | 56/100 (9/12) | 63/100 (10/12) |
| Market cap | $39.7B | $1.5B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 4.5% | 0.6% |
| Operating margin | 2.5% | 3.8% |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 0.8% |
| Return on equity | 7.7% | 1.7% |
| Debt to equity | 0.40 | 0.30 |
| P/E | 22.5x | 44.3x |
| Forward P/E | 14.1x | 10.0x |
| P/B | 1.7x | 0.7x |
| Dividend yield | 2.6% | 3.8% |