Agribusiness company operating grain trading/storage, plant nutrient (fertilizer) and ethanol/renewables businesses.
Agribusiness company operating grain trading/storage, plant nutrient (fertilizer) and ethanol/renewables businesses.
Grain and fertilizer are volume businesses with thin per-unit margins: it earns from storing, shipping and trading grain and distributing nutrients to farmers, so profit follows crop size, price swings and basis, the local gap to futures prices. Ethanol earnings depend on the spread between corn and fuel prices.
Moat: none (scale, distribution). Scaled grain-handling and fertilizer distribution network, though commodity-agribusiness margins are thin and cyclical.
Headquarters: Maumee, Ohio · Founded: 1947 · Employees: 2,137
Size Andersons (ANDE) is a United States Consumer Staples company (Miscellaneous Commercial Services) with a market value of $1.87B, the 1842nd largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $55.12 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 22.9%, against +8.2% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 5th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 4.3% over the last twelve months (peer median +2.5%); the operating margin is 1.5% (peer median 6.3%).
Valuation It trades at 8.7× forward earnings against a peer median of 13.2× (6th cheapest of 19).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 1.7 points below its cost of capital (7.1% WACC).
Short interest Short interest is 4.2% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 16 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $11.1B | $11.0B | $11.3B | $14.8B | $17.3B |
| Revenue growth | — | -2% | -24% | -15% | — |
| Gross profit | $763M | $697M | $687M | $832M | $671M |
| EBITDA | $304M | $245M | $314M | $465M | $339M |
| Net income | $204M | $95.7M | $114M | $101M | $104M |
| Free cash flow | -$294M | -$56.1M | $182M | $796M | $139M |
| Capital expenditure | $258M | $233M | $149M | $150M | $140M |
| Total debt | $1.09B | $971M | $902M | $688M | $938M |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andersons ANDE | $1.87B | -23% | -4% | 1% | 8.7× | n/a |
| Archer Daniels Midland ADM | $33.3B | -9% | +1% | 3% | 12.0× | 8.0% |
| Bunge Global BG | $19.0B | -20% | +55% | 4% | 9.2× | n/a |
| Corteva CTVA | $7.94B | -85% | +4% | 17% | 30.4× | -16.6% |
| Green Plains GPRE | $927M | -27% | -22% | 7% | 7.4× | -1.0% |
Peer set: Sector in the same market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | ANDE | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -17.1% | +8.4% | lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -22.9% | +8.2% | 5th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -32.9% | -15.7% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -4.3% | +2.5% | 2nd lowest of 20 |
| Operating margin | 1.5% | 6.3% | lowest of 20 |
| Forward P/E | 8.7× | 13.2× | 6th cheapest of 19 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -1.7 pp | +0.3 pp | 5th lowest of 21 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.4× | 2.5× | 7th most indebted of 17 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andersons ANDE | United States | $1.87B | -23% | -4% | 1% | 8.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Weis Markets WMK | United States | $1.92B | +10% | +4% | 2% | n/a | 4.3% | +3.8% |
| RLX Technology, Inc. Sponsored ADR RLX | United States | $2.00B | -23% | +59% | 13% | 12.6× | -2.1% | -1.9% |
| Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. Sponsored ADR CCU | United States | $2.02B | -9% | +6% | 7% | 13.7× | 0.4% | +5.5% |
| UTZ Brands UTZ | United States | $2.05B | +90% | +2% | 4% | 17.9× | 31.8% | +8.3% |
| J & J Snack Foods JJSF | United States | $1.68B | +18% | -5% | 6% | 24.1× | 6.8% | +9.1% |
| Nomad Foods NOMD | United States | $1.64B | +24% | +3% | 13% | 7.3× | -4.1% | +3.6% |
| Energizer ENR | United States | $1.63B | +26% | +2% | 16% | 7.2× | -5.2% | +1.5% |
| Herbalife HLF | United States | $1.60B | +7% | +6% | 9% | 5.4× | -14.8% | -1.9% |
| Trulieve Cannabis TRLV | United States | $2.23B | +31% | -4% | 14% | 31.1× | 13.5% | +17.8% |
| Boston Beer SAM | United States | $2.24B | +12% | -4% | 5% | 21.0× | 6.5% | +2.5% |
| Yesway YSWY | United States | $1.56B | -4% | n/a | n/a | 21.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Ingles Markets IMKTA | United States | $1.53B | -5% | +1% | 3% | n/a | -1.4% | +3.0% |
| Chagee Holdings Limited Unsponsored ADR CHA | United States | $2.44B | +19% | 0% | 11% | 7.9× | -4.1% | +190.8% |
| Flowers Foods FLO | United States | $1.42B | -20% | +2% | 6% | 8.8× | -7.6% | +3.7% |
| Central Garden & Pet CENT | United States | $2.64B | +25% | -1% | 9% | 16.0× | -4.0% | +3.0% |
| Turning Point Brands TPB | United States | $1.32B | -29% | +20% | 17% | 71.8× | 11.0% | +2.7% |
| Dole DOLE | United States | $1.31B | -7% | +8% | 2% | 10.6× | 4.1% | +16.1% |
| Guardian Pharmacy Services GRDN | United States | $2.68B | +17% | +10% | 6% | 30.6× | 4.1% | +16.8% |
| Adecoagro AGRO | United States | $1.30B | -31% | +7% | 2% | 5.3× | 37.5% | +12.1% |
| Del Monte DMC | United States | $1.29B | -27% | +1% | 4% | 12.1× | n/a | n/a |