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Adecoagro SA
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Rating:55Neutral
Price Target:
$11.00
▲(3.97% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/20/26
The score is driven primarily by a moderate financial profile: improving profitability and revenue are offset by higher leverage and weak free-cash-flow conversion. Earnings call commentary adds support via stronger operational momentum and a stated deleveraging path, but valuation is a major constraint due to the very high P/E. Technicals are mixed, with near-term support but still-negative momentum.
Positive Factors
Operating Profitability Rebound
Record EBITDA shows that higher urea production, stronger cane availability and ethanol-focused output are translating into materially better operating earnings. Sustained improvement across multiple segments could strengthen internal funding and reduce earnings dependence on any single commodity.
Negative Factors
Elevated Acquisition-Related Leverage
Leverage remains high despite early deleveraging, increasing sensitivity to commodity downturns, interest costs and seasonal working-capital needs. The planned reduction toward roughly 2.0x depends on stronger EBITDA and cash generation, so financial flexibility remains constrained over the next several quarters.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Operating Profitability Rebound
Record EBITDA shows that higher urea production, stronger cane availability and ethanol-focused output are translating into materially better operating earnings. Sustained improvement across multiple segments could strengthen internal funding and reduce earnings dependence on any single commodity.
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Adecoagro SA (AGRO) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$1.53B
Dividend Yield2.71%
Average Volume (3M)788.42K
Price to Earnings (P/E)168.3
Beta (1Y)-0.45
Revenue Growth7.20%
EPS Growth-10.41%
CountryUS
Employees10,283
SectorConsumer Defensive
Sector Strength42
IndustryAgricultural Farm Products
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.07
Shares Outstanding144,308,470
10 Day Avg. Volume633,981
30 Day Avg. Volume788,416
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio4.44
Price to Book (P/B)2.45
Price to Sales (P/S)2.84
P/FCF Ratio196.53
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$12.93Price Target Upside22.16% Upside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering4
EPS Forecast (FY)1.75
Revenue Forecast (FY)$2.24B
Adecoagro SA Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Adecoagro S.A., engages in agricultural and agro-industrial activities in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay. The company operates through two segments, Farming; and Sugar, Ethanol, and Energy. The company is involved in the production of a ran...
How the Company Makes Money
Adecoagro makes money primarily by producing, processing, and selling agricultural and food commodities and related co-products through multiple operating segments. A major revenue stream comes from its Sugar, Ethanol & Energy business, where it s...
Adecoagro SA Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Aug 13, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Nov 12, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call highlighted multiple operational and financial milestones: record consolidated adjusted EBITDA, a standout fertilizers performance (22% higher urea production, >100% EBITDA growth in the segment), solid crushing growth (+3% YoY), strategic M&A (Profertil closed payment and Carapo acquisition) and improved liquidity (liquidity ratio up to 1.9x). Offsetting these positives were softer sugar/ethanol results driven by lower sugar prices and TRS, depressed ethanol prices leading to inventory builds, FX-driven cost pressure in Brazil, and seasonally elevated net debt. Management expects fertilizer and sugar/ethanol fundamentals to support future EBITDA, believes Carapo is accretive and synergies are sizable, and remains on a deleveraging path.Positive Updates
Record Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA
Consolidated adjusted EBITDA reached record levels of $258 million year-to-date and $173 million in Q2 2026, reflecting strong earnings generation across the diversified platform.
Negative Updates
Decline in Sugar/Ethanol Financial Performance
Sugar, ethanol & energy adjusted EBITDA declined versus prior year (Q2: $53 million; YTD: $94 million) due to lower sugar prices, lower sugar volumes sold (shift to ethanol), and mark-to-market impacts from lower Consecana prices on biological assets.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA
Consolidated adjusted EBITDA reached record levels of $258 million year-to-date and $173 million in Q2 2026, reflecting strong earnings generation across the diversified platform.
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Company Guidance
Management guided to stronger-than-expected full‑year results driven largely by fertilizers and reiterated several numerical targets: consolidated adjusted EBITDA hit record $258M year‑to‑date and $173M in Q2; gross sales were $535M in Q2 and $928M YTD; fertilizers saw urea production of 617k tons YTD (up 22% YoY in the quarter, zero downtime vs 31 days last year) toward a 1.3M ton annual production target and benefited from international urea prices that peaked near $800/ton, leading them to expect full‑year fertilizer EBITDA above initial projections; sugar, ethanol & energy crushed 3.5M tons of cane in Q2 (+3% YoY), achieved a 78% ethanol mix YTD, finished the quarter with ~41% of YTD ethanol production in inventory, reported $53M adjusted EBITDA in Q2 ($94M YTD) and said they still expect low‑double‑digit crushing volume growth this year (roughly ~10%); they reiterated a target of ~10% production cash‑cost reduction versus last year; food & agriculture harvested 92% of planted area producing >1.1M tons YTD; pro forma net leverage stood at 3.0x with liquidity improving to 1.9x (from 1.2x) despite a $58M inventory increase; the Carapo mill acquisition is expected to close soon, be accretive and not alter year‑end deleveraging targets; hedges stand at ~70% of 2026 sugar at $0.157/lb and ~16% of 2027 at $0.174/lb; and shareholder returns include a $17.5M dividend paid in May ($0.12/share) with a second $17.5M installment due in November ($35M total).Adecoagro SA Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
63
Positive
Balance Sheet
52
Neutral
Cash Flow
48
Neutral
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 1.65B | 1.43B | 1.52B | 1.30B | 1.35B | 1.12B |
| Gross Profit | 494.38M | 351.28M | 434.84M | 415.39M | 465.63M | 484.25M |
| EBITDA | 585.23M | 375.62M | 412.92M | 651.61M | 470.89M | 453.24M |
| Net Income | 49.48M | -8.35M | 92.34M | 226.29M | 108.14M | 130.67M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 5.25B | 5.25B | 3.11B | 3.16B | 3.11B | 2.58B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 330.51M | 472.98M | 211.24M | 339.78M | 329.22M | 199.77M |
| Total Debt | 2.33B | 1.95B | 1.12B | 1.28B | 1.35B | 1.06B |
| Total Liabilities | 3.37B | 3.46B | 1.71B | 1.90B | 1.95B | 1.53B |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.74B | 1.66B | 1.37B | 1.23B | 1.13B | 1.01B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 47.72M | 20.60M | 65.00M | 191.48M | 139.80M | 135.66M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 284.33M | 284.86M | 328.33M | 434.91M | 370.03M | 348.66M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.15B | -951.77M | -231.56M | -111.55M | -299.26M | -175.22M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 971.24M | 834.49M | -274.00M | -208.74M | -23.57M | -303.13M |
Adecoagro SA Technical Analysis
Positive
10.58
Price Trends
9.95
Positive
11.66
Negative
10.27
Positive
Market Momentum
-0.05
Negative
63.07
Neutral
90.07
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For AGRO, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 10.58 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 9.72, above the 50-day MA of 9.95, and above the 200-day MA of 10.27, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of -0.05 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 63.07 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 90.07 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for AGRO.
Adecoagro SA Risk Analysis
Adecoagro SA disclosed 73 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Adecoagro SA reported the most risks in the "Macro & Political" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Adecoagro SA Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (62)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
69 Neutral | $319.17M | 13.06 | 7.56% | ― | -23.88% | 115.43% | |
62 Neutral | $20.33B | 14.63 | -3.31% | 3.23% | 1.93% | -12.26% | |
55 Neutral | $1.53B | 168.26 | 3.03% | 2.80% | 7.20% | -10.41% | |
54 Neutral | $1.26B | 17.10 | 4.38% | 2.40% | 8.32% | 208.64% | |
51 Neutral | $296.00M | 188.10 | 1.50% | 0.52% | -61.38% | ― | |
44 Neutral | $353.92M | -129.83 | -0.70% | 3.81% | 0.76% | -105.51% |
* Consumer Defensive Sector Average
AGRO
Adecoagro SA
10.94
2.63
31.65%
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LND
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Adecoagro SA Corporate Events
Adecoagro Posts Record Adjusted EBITDA and Advances Deleveraging in 2Q26
Aug 11, 2026
Adecoagro S.A. reported on August 11, 2026 its financial results for the second quarter and six-month period ended June 30, 2026, highlighting record adjusted EBITDA of $172.5 million in 2Q26 and $258.3 million in 6M26. Despite gross sales remaini...
Adecoagro to Acquire Caarapó Mill, Expanding Sugar & Ethanol Cluster in Brazil
Jul 20, 2026
On July 20, 2026, Adecoagro announced it has signed an agreement with Raízen Group to acquire the Caarapó sugar and ethanol mill in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, including owned sugarcane fields and supply contracts. The deal, valued at an...
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