AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)

ADM Q1 2025 EPS falls 57% to $0.61; full-year EPS guidance affirmed at low end

Negative Impact 4 of 5 guidance Written later

ADM reported first quarter 2025 diluted EPS of $0.61, down 57% from the prior year quarter, and adjusted EPS of $0.70, down 52%. The company reaffirmed its 2025 adjusted EPS guidance of $4.00 to $4.75 but said it now expects results at the lower end of that range.

Key points

  • Net earnings attributable to ADM were $295 million, versus $729 million a year earlier; adjusted net earnings were $338 million.
  • Total segment operating profit was $747 million, down 38%; Ag Services and Oilseeds profit fell 52% to $412 million.
  • Cash flows used in operating activities were $(342) million in the quarter, versus cash provided of $700 million a year earlier.
  • 2025 adjusted EPS guidance of $4.00 to $4.75 was affirmed, with results now expected at the lower end of the range.

The filing

CompanyArcher Daniels Midland (ADM)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 6, 2025, 7:04 AM ET
Accession number0000007084-25-000020

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:30 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 06, 2025.

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