Archer Daniels Midland Company SEC filings document results releases, governance matters, registered securities, and material events for a global agricultural processing and nutrition business. Its 8-K filings furnish quarterly and annual earnings releases, non-GAAP reconciliations, Inline XBRL exhibits, and Regulation FD disclosures tied to segment performance and company updates.
The company’s proxy filings cover board composition, shareholder voting matters, executive compensation, committee structure, and governance practices. Other material-event filings disclose board appointments, common stock listed on the NYSE, debt-security references, Nutrition segment portfolio matters, and the resolved SEC and DOJ investigations related to intersegment sales and related reporting and control issues.
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company amendment reports Wellington Management affiliates hold 17,284,627 shares of common stock, representing 3.59% of the class as disclosed on 03/31/2026. The filing lists shared voting power of 16,465,905 and shared dispositive power of 17,284,585 across related Wellington entities.
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company reported results of its 2026 annual meeting of stockholders. Shareholders approved an amendment to the 2020 Incentive Compensation Plan, increasing the shares available for equity awards by 9,000,000 shares, supporting continued stock-based compensation for directors, executives, and employees.
All director nominees were elected, each receiving over 375 million votes "for". Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, executive compensation and ratified Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. A stockholder proposal requesting a report on pesticide use data reporting in regenerative agriculture program disclosures did not pass, receiving about 34.4 million votes "for" versus 354.2 million "against".
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of $20,490 million, slightly above the prior year’s $20,175 million. Net earnings attributable to ADM were $298 million versus $295 million a year earlier, with diluted EPS of $0.62.
Segment operating profit was $764 million, led by Carbohydrate Solutions at $356 million, Ag Services and Oilseeds at $273 million, and Nutrition at $135 million. The effective tax rate rose to 21.1% from 17.3%, partly reflecting discrete tax items and changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Operating cash flow improved to $150 million from a use of $342 million in the prior-year quarter, while total assets increased to $55,598 million. ADM continued portfolio moves, including cottonseed joint venture Two Rivers Premium Oils, LLC and animal feed joint venture Akralos Holding Company LLC, and remains engaged in various legal proceedings disclosed in the notes.
Archer-Daniels-Midland reported modestly higher first-quarter 2026 results and raised its full-year outlook. Revenue was $20.49 billion and net earnings were $298 million, up slightly from $295 million a year earlier. GAAP diluted EPS was $0.62, with adjusted EPS of $0.71.
Total segment operating profit rose 2% to $764 million. Ag Services & Oilseeds profit fell 34% to $273 million due mainly to about $275 million of net negative mark-to-market and timing impacts, while Carbohydrate Solutions profit increased 48% to $356 million and Nutrition rose 42% to $135 million.
ADM now expects 2026 adjusted EPS of approximately $4.15 to $4.70, higher than its prior guidance of $3.60 to $4.25, reflecting improved expectations in crushing and ethanol after U.S. biofuels policy clarity. Capital expenditures for 2026 are projected at $1.3 billion to $1.5 billion.
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co ownership disclosed: Vanguard Capital Management reports 36,149,147 shares of Common Stock, equal to 7.50% of the class as of 03/31/2026. The filing shows sole voting power over 4,909,758 shares and sole dispositive power over 36,149,147 shares. The Schedule 13G was signed on 04/29/2026 by Ashley Grim, Head of Global Fund Administration.
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co reported beneficial ownership disclosure: Vanguard Portfolio Management filed a Schedule 13G reporting ownership of 26,144,030 shares of Archer-Daniels-Midland common stock, representing 5.42% of the class as of 03/31/2026. The filing shows sole power to vote 100,291 shares and sole dispositive power over 26,144,030 shares. The Schedule 13G filing is signed by Ashley Grim on 04/28/2026 and states these holdings include securities held for Vanguard funds and managed accounts.
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co director Lei Zhang Schlitz received 706.994 stock units as a grant. These stock units were awarded under the company’s Stock Unit Plan for Nonemployee Directors and are convertible into an equal number of common shares on a 1-for-1 basis.
Following this award, Lei Zhang Schlitz directly holds 17,265.968 stock units, which track the value of Archer-Daniels-Midland common stock. The stock units generally convert upon the earlier of specific time-based conditions or when the director leaves the Board, as described in the plan.
Sandler Debra A. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Archer-Daniels-Midland director Debra A. Sandler received 706.994 stock units as a grant under the company’s Stock Unit Plan for Nonemployee Directors. Each unit is convertible into one share of common stock, bringing her directly held stock unit balance to 29,403.314 units.
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co director Patrick J. Moore received a grant of 793.213 stock units as a compensation award. The grant was made under Archer-Daniels-Midland Company's Stock Unit Plan for Nonemployee Directors and carries a conversion rate of 1-for-1 into common stock.
After this award, Moore holds a total of 100,370.430 stock units. According to the plan, the units are generally settled on the earlier of five years after the end of the calendar year of the award or when he leaves the Board of Directors.
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co director David R. McAtee II received a grant of 706.994 stock units as compensation. These stock units were awarded under Archer-Daniels-Midland Company's Stock Unit Plan for Nonemployee Directors and are convertible into common stock on a 1-for-1 basis.
Following this grant, McAtee holds a total of 5,278.718 stock units directly. The units generally convert to common stock on the earlier of a plan-based deferral period or when he leaves the Board, consistent with the plan’s terms.