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Archer Daniels Midland
- S&P 500
- Russell 1000
What Archer Daniels Midland is doing, read from its filings, its own words and the news, with every figure dated and sourced. Not investment advice: no ratings, no price targets.
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The latest read
Computed from the data on Oct 22, 2026. Every figure links back to its source in the sections below.
- Revenue over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $25.0 billion, up 1.0% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $1.68 billion, down 59% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Capital expenditure over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $1.12 billion, down 24% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Long-term debt issued in the fiscal year to December 31, 2025: $0.01 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
- Latest earnings call or results release (August 4, 2026): sentiment 0.60 on a −1 to +1 scale (mixed), confidence 0.80 of 1.Palanor Discourse
- Guidance in the last 90 days: 1 outlook figure raised, 0 lowered, 1 held.Guidance Ledger (8-K results releases)
- Latest annual report (filed February 17, 2026): 3 risk factors added, 5 removed.Risk Factor Changes (10-K Item 1A)
- Insiders were net sellers in Q1 2026: $9.6 million on the open market.SEC Form 4
- 1,166 institutional managers reported a position at June 30, 2026 (+51 on the quarter before).SEC Form 13F
- H-1B filings certified in Q2 2026: 42 (71 a year earlier).U.S. Department of Labor (OFLC)
Risk events (12 months): 3 — latest OSHA inspection, Aug 11, 2026 →
Company Posture
How Company Posture is measured →What Archer Daniels Midland is doing, on three axes, from its filings and its own words, as of 2026-10-22. A description, not a rating: Company Posture never says whether to buy.
Retrenching · Confident
Expanding ↔ Retrenching
Retrenching
- Capital spending14th pct
- Debt raised—
- Buybacks vs capex—
- Hiring filings38th pct
- Deals and private raises49th pct
- Patent publications37th pct
Confident ↔ Hedging
Confident
- Call sentiment83rd pct
- Call confidence83rd pct
- Guidance changes91st pct
- Risk factors added38th pct
- Insider open-market trades—
- + Guidance changes
- + Call sentiment
- + Call confidence
Pressure
Components only: Not yet shown as a score: in the back-test it did not add to a naive reader's forecast of impairment, debt acceleration or bankruptcy filings (8-K 2.06, 2.04, 1.03) (not enough events (17 in half 1; needs 20)).
- Fails-to-deliver43rd pct
- Stress filings36th pct
Credit
How these are built →Archer Daniels Midland's borrowing from its SEC filings: the bonds it priced and the debt on its latest balance sheet. A description, not a rating.
Debt on the balance sheet
$8.0B
- Due within a year $1.6B
- Longer term $6.5B
- Default point $4.8B (short + ½ long)
Finance leases included · Jun 30, 2026 filing
Bonds priced, last 12 months
$1.0B
U.S. dollar tranches with a term sheet on EDGAR. Deals sold under Rule 144A file none and are not counted.
| Priced | Amount | Coupon | Matures | Spread | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $500M | 4.829% | 2031 (5y) | +50bp | 4.829% |
| Aug 5, 2026 | $500M | 5.269% | 2036 (10y) | +65bp | 5.269% |
From the pricing term sheets Archer Daniels Midland filed with the SEC. Spread is to the benchmark Treasury (or Bund, Gilt) at pricing.
Charts
Live charts: each one redraws from today’s data and has an image link to paste into a document or slide.
Cash flow
Capital returned and raised
What the company says
Hiring and ownership
Filings and records
The last two years of notable 8-Ks, offerings, annual reports, federal awards, lobbying reports, patents and other public records, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY)third_quarter 2026 · $1.1 million
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (MILLER STRATEGIES, LLC)third_quarter 2026 · $0.3 million
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 13, 2026Patent
- Oct 6, 2026Patent
- Sep 22, 2026Patent
- Sep 22, 2026PatentPatent granted: PROCESS FOR MAKING TAURINEUS 12741935
- Sep 15, 2026Patent
- Aug 12, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Aug 11, 2026Risk event
- Jul 23, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jul 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY)second_quarter 2026 · $1.5 million
- Jul 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (MILLER STRATEGIES, LLC)second_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Jul 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.)second_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Jul 17, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (MILLER STRATEGIES, LLC)second_quarter 2026
- May 13, 2026Federal awardFederal award from Department of Agriculture$15.6 million
- May 12, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- May 12, 20268-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- Apr 21, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY)first_quarter 2026 · $2.0 million
- Mar 10, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Feb 26, 2026Risk event
- Feb 17, 202610-KAnnual report (10-K)3 risk factors added, 5 removed
- Jan 29, 2026Risk event
- Jul 29, 2025Risk event
- May 22, 2025Risk event
- May 14, 20258-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- May 1, 2025Risk event
- Apr 15, 2025Risk event
- Feb 20, 202510-KAnnual report (10-K)1 risk factors added, 0 removed
- Jan 29, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jan 15, 2025Risk event
- Nov 7, 2024Risk event
- Nov 6, 20248-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Nov 5, 20248-K
- Nov 5, 2024Risk event
- Mar 12, 202410-KAnnual report (10-K)6 risk factors added, 0 removed
Peers
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