# The Andersons Inc. (ANDE) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Food & Staples Retailing. Price $69.31, market value $2.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 13.4×** (5-yr avg 12.8×, 3-yr avg 15.3×). The Andersons Inc. trades at 13.4× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 12.8×. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 11.0×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.5×.
- **Price / book: 1.8×**. The shares trade at 1.8× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 2.4%** (5-yr avg 11.5%). Free cash flow equals 2.4% of the market value, below its five-year average of 11.5%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 7.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 7.5% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 50.4%**. The Andersons Inc. keeps 50.4% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Net margin: 6.3%**. 6.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 7.7%**. 7.7% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on assets: 4.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 4.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 9.1%** (3-yr -20.4%/yr, 5-yr 0.7%/yr). Revenue grew 9.1% over the last year, against 0.7% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.50**. Debt is 0.50 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.15%** ($0.79 per share, trailing). The Andersons Inc. yields 1.15%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 28%** (48% of free cash flow). 28% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 2.2%/yr** (1-yr 36.8%). The dividend has grown 2.2% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 69.5%** (YTD 31.6%, 3-mo -4.5%). The shares are up 69.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -15.6%** (83.9% above the low). Trading 16% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 53**. An RSI of 53 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.09** (volatility 36%). Beta of 0.09 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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