Archer Daniels Midland Co vs Del Monte Corp

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.

Archer Daniels Midland Co (ADM)

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

Del Monte Corp (DMC)

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

MetricADMDMC
VerdictOvervaluedSlightly undervalued
Price$82.34$31.56
Intrinsic value$28.71$35.85
Margin of safety-187%+12%
Leak Score56/100 (9/12)63/100 (10/12)
Market cap$39.7B$1.5B
Revenue growth, 5 years4.5%0.6%
Operating margin2.5%3.8%
Net margin2.1%0.8%
Return on equity7.7%1.7%
Debt to equity0.400.30
P/E22.5x44.3x
Forward P/E14.1x10.0x
P/B1.7x0.7x
Dividend yield2.6%3.8%

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