Archer Daniels Midland (ADM Quick QuoteADM - Free Report) reported $20.49 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 1.6%. EPS of $0.71 for the same period compares to $0.70 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -2.93% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $21.11 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.66, the EPS surprise was +8.12%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how ADM performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Processed volumes - Oilseeds: 9,299.00 Kmt versus 9,181.91 Kmt estimated by two analysts on average.
• Revenues- Carbohydrate Solutions: $2.56 billion versus $2.54 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -0.5% change.
• Revenues- Ag Services and Oilseeds: $16 billion versus $16.58 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.1% change.
• Revenues- Nutrition: $1.81 billion versus $1.83 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -0.7% change.
• Revenues- Other Business: $125 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $111 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +11.6%.
• Segment Operating Profit- Carbohydrate Solutions- Total: $356 million versus $241.15 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Segment Operating Profit- Nutrition- Total: $135 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $112.66 million.
• Segment Operating Profit- Nutrition- Animal Nutrition: $31 million versus $25.48 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Segment Operating Profit- Ag Services and Oilseeds- Total: $273 million versus $418.61 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Segment Operating Profit- Ag Services and Oilseeds- Ag Services: $200 million versus $199.16 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Segment Operating Profit- Ag Services and Oilseeds- Crushing: $-79 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $-6.85 million.
• Segment Operating Profit- Other Business: $53 million versus $49.92 million estimated by two analysts on average.

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Shares of ADM have returned +3.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +9.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.