Archer-Daniels-Midland Co vs Kraft Heinz Co, two Food & Beverage stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ADM and KHC diverge most: on net margin, ADM reads 2.2% and KHC reads -13.6%; on return on equity, ADM reads 7.5% and KHC reads -9.4%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ADM | KHC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $79.88 | $22.27 |
| Market cap | $38.7B | $26.4B |
| Sector | Food & Beverage | Food & Beverage |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +5.1% | — |
| P/E | 21.8 | — |
| P/B | 1.64 | 0.73 |
| P/S | 0.47 | 1.06 |
| EV/EBITDA | 45.4 | 8.1 |
| Revenue growth | -0.7% | -1.6% |
| Gross margin | 8.5% | 32.4% |
| Operating margin | — | -102.7% |
| Net margin | 2.2% | -13.6% |
| Return on equity | 7.5% | -9.4% |
| Return on assets | 3.3% | -4.7% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 6.2% |
| FCF yield | 4.3% | 14.4% |
| Dividend yield | 2.5% | 7.2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.34 | 0.53 |
| Current ratio | 1.39 | 1.06 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 8.30 | 0.31 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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