ADM Stock — Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM)

Updated October 16, 2026.

ADM is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.52%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.51%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Total return is 9231.3% over the past 46.6 years.

Archer-Daniels-Midland is a global agricultural commodities processor and ingredients manufacturer that procures, transports, stores, and processes agricultural raw materials for human and animal nutrition, operating three segments: Ag Services and Oilseeds (crushing and processing soybeans and soft seeds), Carbohydrate Solutions (corn and wheat milling), and Nutrition (specialty food and feed ingredients including plant-based proteins and flavor systems). The company pays a modest current distribution rate on a quarterly basis. ADM appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to agricultural commodities and food ingredients, with a business model tied to global demand for agricultural processing and specialty nutrition solutions.

ADM performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 9231.3% over the past 46.6 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 35.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 12.3%.

ADM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.52%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/17/1980

Distribution rate

2.52%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.51%

5-year average yield

2.54

Last close

$82.61 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$39,814,681,152

Average volume

2850800.0

Dividend

$0.52

Ex-dividend date

08/19/2026

Payment date

09/09/2026

Beta

0.629

Payout ratio

47.7%

P/E ratio

22.63

Forward P/E

15.625

EPS

$3.65

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.52%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.51%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

ADM risks and drawbacks

ADM's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 12.3%.

Who may consider ADM — and who may not

ADM may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ADM pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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