ADM vs AMAT Stock Comparison

Scores Breakdown

Metric	ADM	AMAT
📈 Growth	26/30	28/30
💰 Profitability	7/20	18/20
🏦 Financial Health	16/20	16/20
💵 Valuation	12/20	14/20
⚠️ Risk (lower is better)	6/10	6/10
Overall Score	65/100	80/100

Side-by-Side Summaries

ADM Analysis	AMAT Analysis
📈 Growth & Financial Trajectory Over 8 quarters, ADM's Revenues moved in a narrow band around 19.9–20.5B, ending near 20.49B in Q1 2026 vs 19.94B at the start—a modest +2.9% gain. Net income progressed from about $18M in 2024 Q2 to $303M in 2026 Q1, with a peak of $567M in 2024 Q4, signaling improving profitability despite quarterly volatility. 💰 Margins & Cash Flow Gross margin remained steady at about 6.3%–6.8% across the period; operating margin hovered around 2%–3%. Operating cash flow was positive in most quarters (e.g., +4.30B in 2025 Q3, +1.81B in 2025 Q2, +0.15B in 2026 Q1), while investing cash flow was consistently negative, and financing activity varied, reflecting ongoing capital allocation. 🛡️ Balance Sheet & Liquidity Assets run around $52–53B with current assets about $26.6–29B and current liabilities near $18.0–19.6B, giving a healthy current ratio of roughly 1.3–1.5. Debt metrics show long-term debt around $7.6–8.3B and total liabilities around $29–33B, with equity in the low- to mid-$22B range, indicating solid balance-sheet resilience. ⚠️ Key Drivers & Risks Drivers: Commodity cycle for grains/oilseeds; global demand for ADM's processing and ingredients Risks: Commodity price volatility and cyclicality; macroeconomic sensitivity and valuation risk	📈 Growth & Financial Trajectory Over the eight quarters, AMAT shows a modest Revenues rise from about $7.05B in Q3 2024 to about $7.91B in Q2 2026, a roughly 12% increase, while Net Income grows from about $1.73B to about $2.81B, up roughly 62%. The trend is broadly positive despite mid-period volatility: Q4 2025 revenue dipped to about $6.8B before rebounding in early 2026. The trajectory suggests improving profitability even as quarterly results oscillate with industry cycles. 💰 Margins & Cash Flow Gross Margin has been resilient, typically in the mid-40s to low-50s, peaking around 51% in Q4 2025 and remaining near 50% in Q2 2026. Operating Margin runs in the low-to-mid 20s percent, with improvements during stronger quarters (roughly 25-32% range). Cash Flow from operating activities was positive in most quarters, supporting investment activity; however, the latest quarter shows a negative total cash flow (-$928M) driven by investing/financing outflows, highlighting cyclicality in capital allocation. 🛡️ Balance Sheet & Liquidity Assets run in the mid-$30s to low-$40s billions with equity typically in the low-to-mid $20s billions; current assets exceed current liabilities by a comfortable margin, yielding a healthy liquidity cushion. Liabilities are manageable, with limited long-term debt in several periods. ⚠️ Key Drivers & Risks Drivers: AI/Data Center demand for semiconductor equipment; ongoing capacity expansion in foundries. Risks: Semiconductor cycle sensitivity and valuation risk; potential margin compression if input costs or pricing pressure rise.

ADM Analysis

AMAT Analysis

📈 Growth & Financial Trajectory

Over 8 quarters, ADM's Revenues moved in a narrow band around 19.9–20.5B, ending near 20.49B in Q1 2026 vs 19.94B at the start—a modest +2.9% gain. Net income progressed from about $18M in 2024 Q2 to $303M in 2026 Q1, with a peak of $567M in 2024 Q4, signaling improving profitability despite quarterly volatility.

💰 Margins & Cash Flow

Gross margin remained steady at about 6.3%–6.8% across the period; operating margin hovered around 2%–3%. Operating cash flow was positive in most quarters (e.g., +4.30B in 2025 Q3, +1.81B in 2025 Q2, +0.15B in 2026 Q1), while investing cash flow was consistently negative, and financing activity varied, reflecting ongoing capital allocation.

🛡️ Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Assets run around $52–53B with current assets about $26.6–29B and current liabilities near $18.0–19.6B, giving a healthy current ratio of roughly 1.3–1.5. Debt metrics show long-term debt around $7.6–8.3B and total liabilities around $29–33B, with equity in the low- to mid-$22B range, indicating solid balance-sheet resilience.

⚠️ Key Drivers & Risks

Drivers: Commodity cycle for grains/oilseeds; global demand for ADM's processing and ingredients
Risks: Commodity price volatility and cyclicality; macroeconomic sensitivity and valuation risk

📈 Growth & Financial Trajectory

Over the eight quarters, AMAT shows a modest Revenues rise from about $7.05B in Q3 2024 to about $7.91B in Q2 2026, a roughly 12% increase, while Net Income grows from about $1.73B to about $2.81B, up roughly 62%. The trend is broadly positive despite mid-period volatility: Q4 2025 revenue dipped to about $6.8B before rebounding in early 2026. The trajectory suggests improving profitability even as quarterly results oscillate with industry cycles.

💰 Margins & Cash Flow

Gross Margin has been resilient, typically in the mid-40s to low-50s, peaking around 51% in Q4 2025 and remaining near 50% in Q2 2026.
Operating Margin runs in the low-to-mid 20s percent, with improvements during stronger quarters (roughly 25-32% range).
Cash Flow from operating activities was positive in most quarters, supporting investment activity; however, the latest quarter shows a negative total cash flow (-$928M) driven by investing/financing outflows, highlighting cyclicality in capital allocation.

🛡️ Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Assets run in the mid-$30s to low-$40s billions with equity typically in the low-to-mid $20s billions; current assets exceed current liabilities by a comfortable margin, yielding a healthy liquidity cushion. Liabilities are manageable, with limited long-term debt in several periods.

⚠️ Key Drivers & Risks

Drivers: AI/Data Center demand for semiconductor equipment; ongoing capacity expansion in foundries.
Risks: Semiconductor cycle sensitivity and valuation risk; potential margin compression if input costs or pricing pressure rise.

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