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Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

ADM in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Archer-Daniels-Midland processes and trades agricultural raw materials into ingredients for food, animal feed and industrial use. It buys, stores and ships grains and oilseeds, crushes soybeans and other seeds into oils and protein meals, and mills corn and wheat into starches, sweeteners and feed by-products. A nutrition arm makes plant proteins, flavours, fibres and other specialty ingredients for food and feed makers. It operates across the United States, Switzerland, Brazil and other countries, and is headquartered in Chicago.
Where it sits in the stack
ADM holds no seat in our Rubin index, the compute build-out index, so it sits outside that stack; it belongs instead to the food-and-agriculture corner of our wider S&P 500 coverage, tracked as a consumer-defensive name in farm products.
Who it is priced against
The diary holds no assigned peer group for ADM; the comparison the market draws is with Bunge, another large publicly listed grain trader and processor.
Why Closelook tracks it
ADM holds a seat in the S&P 500 but carries no Closelook score, no Rubin or Halo seat, and no quotes in the diary's editions so far.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether the shares close the gap to their recent high or whether the current pullback extends, given the stock still trades above both its 50-day and 200-day averages.

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for ADM, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM)?

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company trades as ADM on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is ADM in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Archer-Daniels-Midland Company is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

Where does ADM trade against its moving averages?

Uptrend stack intact: Trades +7% vs the 50-day and +21% vs the 200-day average, 0.7% below the 52-week high and +62.1% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Archer-Daniels-Midland Company do?

Archer-Daniels-Midland processes and trades agricultural raw materials into ingredients for food, animal feed and industrial use. It buys, stores and ships grains and oilseeds, crushes soybeans and other seeds into oils and protein meals, and mills corn and wheat into starches, sweeteners and feed by-products. A nutrition arm makes plant proteins, flavours, fibres and other specialty ingredients for food and feed makers. The diary holds no assigned peer group for ADM; the comparison the market draws is with Bunge, another large publicly listed grain trader and processor.

Where does Archer-Daniels-Midland Company sit in the AI build-out?

ADM holds no seat in our Rubin index, the compute build-out index, so it sits outside that stack; it belongs instead to the food-and-agriculture corner of our wider S&P 500 coverage, tracked as a consumer-defensive name in farm products. ADM holds a seat in the S&P 500 but carries no Closelook score, no Rubin or Halo seat, and no quotes in the diary's editions so far.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for ADM, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

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