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Employees: 1,000
Size Ridley (RIC.AX) is an Australia Consumer Staples company (Agricultural Commodities/Milling) with a market value of $696M, the 228th largest of 316 Australia companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at A$2.68 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 0.8%, against -5.3% for the median peer and +4.1% for the Australia market (cap-weighted) — 9th highest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 119.9% over the last twelve months (peer median +9.9%); the operating margin is 3.7% (peer median 4.8%).
Valuation It trades at 14.6× forward earnings against a peer median of 12.4× (2nd most expensive of 8).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 4% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +25%, so the hurdle is -21 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.6 points above its cost of capital (6.8% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 24 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | A$2.86B | A$2.86B | A$1.30B | A$1.26B | A$1.26B |
| Revenue growth | — | +120% | +3% | 0% | — |
| Gross profit | A$217M | A$217M | A$121M | A$116M | A$111M |
| EBITDA | A$150M | A$150M | A$92.1M | A$92.3M | A$87.6M |
| Net income | A$27.6M | A$27.6M | A$43.3M | A$39.9M | A$41.8M |
| Free cash flow | A$53.7M | A$53.7M | A$34.0M | A$74.2M | A$44.8M |
| Capital expenditure | A$68.7M | A$68.7M | A$36.2M | A$33.1M | A$34.8M |
| Total debt | n/a | A$761M | A$29.2M | A$98.3M | A$81.2M |
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| Measure | RIC.AX | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +6.3% | +0.1% | 4th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +0.8% | -5.3% | 9th highest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -12.4% | -31.7% | 7th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +119.9% | +9.9% | highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 3.7% | 4.8% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 14.6× | 12.4× | 2nd most expensive of 8 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 4.4% | 1.3% | 6th most demanding of 14 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +25.3% | +5.6% | 2nd highest of 14 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -20.9 pp | -8.9 pp | 4th least demanding of 14 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +0.6 pp | -1.1 pp | 10th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.1× | 8.6× | 4th most expensive of 8 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.4× | 2.1× | 4th most indebted of 10 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridley RIC.AX | Australia | $696M | +1% | +120% | 4% | 14.6× | 4.4% | +25.3% |
| Mitsui DM Sugar 2109.T | Japan | $696M | +6% | -2% | 7% | n/a | -6.8% | +10.6% |
| Great-Sun Foods 603336.SS | China | $694M | -35% | -8% | 6% | n/a | 28.4% | +1.8% |
| Gokul Agro Resources GOKULAGRO.NS | India | $702M | -5% | +21% | 3% | n/a | 2.7% | +23.5% |
| Cresud SA Sponsored ADR CRESY | United States | $709M | -18% | +11% | 16% | 7.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Tech-bank Food 002124.SZ | China | $666M | -23% | -20% | -42% | n/a | 0.3% | -4.2% |
| Hangzhou Qiandaohu Xunlong Sci-tech 6715.HK | Hong Kong | $663M | n/a | +20% | 46% | n/a | -11.4% | +13.5% |
| Winall Hi-Tech Seed 300087.SZ | China | $663M | -39% | -14% | -3% | 20.4× | 41.9% | +23.0% |
| Guangdong Yuehai Feeds 001313.SZ | China | $662M | -24% | +24% | 2% | n/a | 10.5% | +2.1% |
| Tongyi Carbon Neutral Technology (Xinjiang) 600506.SS | China | $653M | 0% | +24% | 2% | n/a | 21.8% | +82.4% |
| AEP Plantations AEP.L | United Kingdom | $757M | -26% | +7% | 21% | 6.7× | -13.7% | +11.4% |
| Dongrui Food 001201.SZ | China | $629M | +23% | +2% | -30% | 10.8× | n/a | n/a |
| TTET Union 1232.TW | Taiwan | $777M | +8% | +13% | 9% | n/a | -6.7% | +4.3% |
| Tangrenshen 002567.SZ | China | $783M | -12% | -14% | -9% | n/a | 34.7% | +5.5% |
| Rogers Sugar RSI.TO | Canada | $618M | +2% | -6% | 10% | 12.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Piccadily Agro Industries PICCADIL.NS | India | $607M | -8% | +29% | 20% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Showa Sangyo 2004.T | Japan | $820M | +30% | +3% | 3% | 12.9× | 1.3% | +5.6% |
| Gansu Dunhuang Seed 600354.SS | China | $589M | +19% | +9% | 25% | n/a | -4.7% | +4.1% |
| Baotou Huazi Industry 600191.SS | China | $582M | -37% | +56% | 5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shandong Xiantan 002746.SZ | China | $838M | +1% | +12% | 5% | 14.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Baiyang Investment 002696.SZ | China | $569M | +62% | +25% | 0% | n/a | n/a | n/a |