AGCO vs Lindsay
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I put AGCO and Lindsay side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- AGCO is the larger business, with $10.1B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $636M for Lindsay, about 16 times as much.
- Lindsay grew revenue faster (−6.0%, against −13.6%).
- Lindsay kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (10.5% operating margin, against 5.9%).
- AGCO turned more of its sales into free cash flow (7.3% FCF margin, against 5.5%).
- Lindsay earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (11.9%, against 10.4%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 11 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
AGCO
AGCO
3/11
FCF marginReturn on equityPiotroski F-score
Lindsay
LNN
8/11
Revenue growth5-year growthGross marginOperating marginNet marginReturn on capitalNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | AGCO FY25 | LNN FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $7.4B | $1.1B |
| Revenue | $10.1B | $636M |
| Free cash flow | $740M | $34.8M |
| Net income | $727M | $55.7M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −13.6% | −6.0% |
| 5-year growth | 2.0% | 2.3% |
| Share count change | −0.3% | −4.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 25.5% | 28.9% |
| Operating margin | 5.9% | 10.5% |
| Net margin | 7.2% | 8.8% |
| FCF margin | 7.3% | 5.5% |
| Return on capital | 10.4% | 11.9% |
| Return on equity | 18.1% | 10.7% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.5B | −$74.8M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.7x | −0.8x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $337M | $96.1M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 14.4x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 | 5 |
Ten years
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Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.