Stocks · Consumer Defensive · Agricultural Farm Products
The Andersons, Inc. ANDE
$67.72 +3.41% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $2.31B
Strong trendInexpensive vs sector
Next earnings report: Nov 3, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $5.18, up 120.4% year over year.
- Over the past year the stock returned +68.3%, ahead of the S&P 500 by 53.3 percentage points.
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $10.94B, down 5.2% from a year earlier, slowing from -2.0% a quarter earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Consumer Defensive sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth38Weak
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 16%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 6%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 8%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 2%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 15%
Quality23Very weak
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 43%
- Gross marginBottom 7%
- Operating marginBottom 26%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 47%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 35%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 47%
- Interest coverBottom 39%
Value82Strong
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 12%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 21%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 19%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 7%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 41%
Momentum80Strong
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 4%
- 6-month returnBottom 49%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 4%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 30%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 44%
Revisions78Positive
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 48%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 34%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 37%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 30%
Stability58Neutral
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 43%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 46%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 23%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 47%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -2.0% | -5.2% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 18.6% | 120.4% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 6.3% | 7.9% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 1.6% | 2.0% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 0.2% | 0.5% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -5.2% | -2.0% | ↓ | Bottom 16% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 120.4% | 18.6% | ↑ | Top 6% |
| Gross margin | 7.9% | 6.3% | ↑ | Bottom 7% |
| Operating margin | 2.0% | 1.6% | ↑ | Bottom 26% |
| Net margin | 1.6% | 0.7% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 0.5% | 0.2% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 7.6% | — | Top 43% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -14.0% | — | Bottom 2% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.82×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -4.2%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.0%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +1.5 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 2.22×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 3.8×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.18%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.87%
- Shareholder yield
- 2.04%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +0.3%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +0.1%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 4, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 3
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 6 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +8.6%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -1.1%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 5 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $96.67
- Target vs current price
- +42.7%
- Analysts with a rating
- 21
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 57%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | +12.2% | -1.3% | -7.6% | -8.8% | — |
| May 5, 2026 | +40.0% | -0.2% | -9.9% | -8.3% | -9.9% |
| Feb 17, 2026 | +26.9% | -2.9% | -6.6% | +1.6% | +2.0% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | -44.7% | -0.6% | +9.2% | +12.7% | +32.7% |
| Aug 4, 2025 | -36.8% | -0.1% | +9.4% | +17.9% | +34.9% |
| May 6, 2025 | +109.7% | -5.5% | -2.9% | -4.5% | -2.9% |
| Feb 18, 2025 | +33.3% | +0.5% | +10.7% | +7.6% | -10.3% |
| Nov 4, 2024 | +86.0% | +1.4% | +8.3% | +7.0% | -9.8% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | $1.66 | $1.48 | +12.2% | $3.10B |
| May 5, 2026 | $0.98 | $0.70 | +40.0% | $2.63B |
| Feb 17, 2026 | $1.98 | $1.56 | +26.9% | $2.54B |
| Nov 4, 2025 | $0.84 | $1.52 | -44.7% | $2.68B |
| Aug 4, 2025 | $0.24 | $0.38 | -36.8% | $3.14B |
| May 6, 2025 | $0.01 | -$0.10 | +109.7% | $2.66B |
| Feb 18, 2025 | $1.36 | $1.02 | +33.3% | $3.12B |
| Nov 4, 2024 | $0.80 | $0.43 | +86.0% | $2.62B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 13.1× | 14.4× | 33th | Top 12% |
| P/E (forward) | 12.4× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.4× | — | — | Top 19% |
| EV / Sales | 0.29× | — | — | Top 7% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 2.47% | — | — | Bottom 21% |
| Earnings yield | 7.65% | — | — | Top 12% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 8.3× – 27.0× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +68.3%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +120.4%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -2.4%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -2.3%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +2.7%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -1.2%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -0.6%
- RSI (14)
- 48.4
- Relative volume
- 1.02×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 39.1%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 64th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.18
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.08
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -16.3%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -47.8%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2022 | Jul 14, 2022 | -49.1% | 61 days | 366 days (Dec 27, 2023) |
| Apr 23, 2024 | May 7, 2025 | -47.8% | 260 days | 177 days (Jan 21, 2026) |
| Jun 8, 2021 | Jul 22, 2021 | -25.3% | 31 days | 66 days (Oct 25, 2021) |
| Oct 22, 2020 | Nov 6, 2020 | -23.9% | 11 days | 19 days (Dec 4, 2020) |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Aug 27, 2026 | -21.2% | 26 days | Not yet recovered |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $2.31B
- P/E (TTM)
- 13.1
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $5.18
- Revenue (TTM)
- $10.94B
- Dividend yield
- 1.18%
- 52-week range
- $39.70 – $82.11
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $12.61B | $17.33B | $14.75B | $11.26B | $11.01B |
| Gross profit | $441.6M | $670.6M | $831.9M | $687.3M | $713.7M |
| Operating income | $17.9M | $204.1M | $339.7M | $186.1M | $128.4M |
| Net income | $104.0M | $131.1M | $101.2M | $114.0M | $95.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | $3.07 | $3.81 | $2.94 | $3.32 | $2.80 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.62B | $3.12B | $2.66B | $3.14B | $2.68B | $2.54B | $2.63B | $3.10B |
| Net income | $27.4M | $45.1M | $284,000 | $7.9M | $20.1M | $67.4M | $33.2M | $56.6M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.80 | $1.31 | $0.01 | $0.23 | $0.59 | $1.97 | $0.97 | $1.65 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$51.0M | $287.1M | $946.8M | $331.5M | $177.0M |
| Capital expenditure | -$81.8M | -$139.7M | -$150.4M | -$149.2M | -$233.1M |
| Free cash flow | -$132.9M | $147.4M | $796.3M | $182.3M | -$56.1M |
| Dividends paid | -$23.7M | -$24.6M | -$25.4M | -$26.3M | -$26.8M |
| Net share buybacks | $0 | -$12.7M | -$1.7M | -$2.3M | -$15.4M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $66.5M
- Total assets
- $3.47B
- Total liabilities
- $2.12B
- Total debt
- $900.8M
- Net debt
- $834.2M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $1.32B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 4, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | $0.20 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | $0.20 | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | $0.20 | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Jan 2, 2026 | $0.20 | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Oct 1, 2025 | $0.20 | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Jul 1, 2025 | $0.20 | Jul 22, 2025 |
| Apr 1, 2025 | $0.20 | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Jan 2, 2025 | $0.20 | Jan 23, 2025 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 1,368,509
- Days to cover
- 3.12
- Change vs previous report
- +3.4%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Feb 19, 2014
- 3-for-2
- Jun 29, 2006
- 2-for-1