Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Reclassification	Certain prior period data has been reclassified in the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes to conform to the current period presentation.
Principles of Consolidation	Principles of Consolidation The Consolidated Financial Statements include the Company and its subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The Company consolidates all entities, including variable interest entities (VIEs), in which it has a controlling financial interest. For VIEs, the Company assesses whether it is the primary beneficiary as defined under the applicable accounting standard. Investments in affiliates, including VIEs through which the Company exercises significant influence but does not control the investee and is not the primary beneficiary of the investee’s activities, are carried at cost plus equity in undistributed earnings since acquisition and are adjusted, where appropriate, for basis differences between the investment balance and the underlying net assets of the investee. The Company’s portion of the results of certain affiliates and results of certain VIEs are included using the most recent available financial statements. In each case, the financial statements are within 93 days of the Company’s year-end and are consistent from period to period.
Use of Estimates	Use of Estimates The preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in its Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash Equivalents	Cash Equivalents The Company considers all non-segregated, highly-liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents.
Short-Term Marketable Securities	Short-Term Marketable Securities Short-term marketable securities include foreign government securities with maturities greater than three months and less than one year and are recorded at fair value with gains and losses on these investments included in Other income in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
Segregated Cash and Investments	Segregated Cash and Investments The Company segregates certain cash, cash equivalents, and investment balances in accordance with regulatory requirements, commodity exchange requirements, and insurance arrangements. These balances include deposits received from customers of the Company’s registered futures commission merchants and brokerage services, and includes cash margins, securities held and pledged to commodity exchange clearinghouses or other brokers, and cash pledged as security under certain insurance arrangements. The payables to brokerage customers have a corresponding balance in segregated cash and investments and segregated customer omnibus receivable in other current assets. To the degree these segregated balances are comprised of cash and cash equivalents, they are considered restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Segregated cash and investments also include restricted cash collateral for the various insurance programs of the Company’s captive insurance business.
Revenue Recognition	Revenue Recognition The Company principally generates revenue from merchandising and transporting agricultural commodities, and manufacturing products for use in food, beverages, feed, energy, and industrial applications, and ingredients and solutions for human and animal nutrition. The Company’s revenue that is generated from physically settled derivative sales contracts is accounted for under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), and revenue from sales of other products and services is accounted for under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). Revenue from physically settled derivative sales contracts primarily relates to forward sales of commodities where such contracts meet the definition of a derivative under ASC 815. Revenue from such commodities contracts is recognized at a point in time, upon transferring control of the commodity to the customer, consistent with the recognition principles under Topic 606. Prior to settlement, these contracts are recognized at fair value within current assets and liabilities, with the unrealized gains or losses primarily recorded within Cost of Products Sold. See Note 4. Fair Value Measurements and Note 5. Derivative Instruments & Hedging Activities for further information. Revenue from sales of other products and services is measured based on the consideration specified in the contract with a customer, in accordance with Topic 606. The Company follows a policy of recognizing revenue at a single point in time when it satisfies its performance obligation by transferring control over a product or service to a customer. Revenue for deferred price contracts that allow for pricing to be determined after title of the goods has passed to the customer is recognized when the price is determined. For transportation service contracts, the Company recognizes revenue over time as the transportation service is performed in accordance with the transfer of control guidance of Topic 606. The amount of revenue recognized follows the contractually specified price which may include freight or other contractually specified cost components. The majority of the Company’s contracts with customers have one performance obligation and a contract duration of one year or less. The Company applies the practical expedient in Topic 606, and does not disclose information about remaining performance obligations that have original expected durations of one year or less. See Note 2. Revenues for further information. Shipping and Handling Costs Shipping and handling costs related to contracts with customers for the sale of goods are accounted for as a fulfillment activity and are included in Cost of Products Sold. Accordingly, amounts billed to customers for such costs are included as a component of Revenues.
Taxes Collected from Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities	Taxes Collected from Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities The Company does not include taxes assessed by governmental authorities that are (i) imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction and (ii) collected from customers, in the measurement of transactions prices or as a component of Revenues and Cost of Products Sold.
Receivables	Receivables The Company records accounts receivable at net realizable value. This value includes an allowance for estimated uncollectible accounts to reflect any loss anticipated on the accounts receivable balances including any accrued interest receivables thereon. The Company estimates uncollectible accounts by pooling receivables according to type, region, credit risk rating, and age. Each pool is assigned an expected loss rate to arrive at a general reserve derived from historical write-offs adjusted, as needed, for regional, economic, and other forward-looking factors. The Company minimizes credit risk due to the large and diversified nature of its worldwide customer base. ADM manages its exposure to counter-party credit risk through credit analysis and approvals, credit limits, and monitoring procedures. Long-term receivables recorded in other assets were not material to the Company’s overall receivables portfolio.
Inventories	Inventories Certain merchandisable agricultural commodity inventories, which include inventories acquired under deferred pricing contracts, are stated at market value. In addition, the Company values certain inventories using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method at the lower of cost or net realizable value.
Fair Value Measurements	Fair Value Measurements The Company measures the fair value of certain assets and liabilities in accordance with ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, which defines fair value as the price that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Company uses the market approach valuation technique to measure the majority of its assets and liabilities carried at fair value. Three levels are established within the fair value hierarchy that may be used to report fair value: Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs. Level 2: Observable inputs, including Level 1 prices that have been adjusted; quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are less active than traded exchanges; and other inputs that are observable or can be substantially corroborated by observable market data. Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are a significant component of the fair value of the assets or liabilities. The fair value hierarchy gives the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs. In evaluating the significance of fair value inputs, the Company generally classifies assets or liabilities as Level 3 when their fair value is determined using unobservable inputs that individually or when aggregated with other unobservable inputs, represent more than 10% of the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Judgment is required in evaluating both quantitative and qualitative factors in the determination of significance for purposes of fair value level classification. In many cases, a valuation technique used to measure fair value includes inputs from multiple levels of the fair value hierarchy. The lowest level of input that is a significant component of the fair value measurement determines the placement of the entire fair value measurement in the hierarchy. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment, and may affect the classification of fair value assets and liabilities within the fair value hierarchy levels. Level 3 amounts can include assets and liabilities whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as assets and liabilities for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation. Based on historical experience with the Company’s suppliers and customers, the Company’s own credit risk and knowledge of current market conditions, the Company does not view non-performance risk to be a significant input to fair value for the majority of its forward commodity purchase and sale contracts. However, in certain cases, if the Company believes the non-performance risk to be a significant input, the Company records estimated fair value adjustments, and classifies the measurement in Level 3. The Company’s policy regarding the timing of transfers between levels, including both transfers into and transfers out of Level 3, is to measure and record the transfers at the end of the reporting period.
Derivatives	Derivatives The Company recognizes its financial and non-financial derivative instruments, excluding exchange-traded instruments, as either assets or liabilities at fair value in its Consolidated Balance Sheets. Unrealized gains are reported as Other current assets and unrealized losses are reported as Accrued expenses and other payables. The accounting for changes in the fair value (i.e., gains or losses) of a derivative instrument depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship and on the type of hedging relationship. The majority of the Company’s derivatives have not been designated as hedging instruments, and as such, changes in fair value of these derivatives are recognized in earnings immediately, within Revenue or Cost of products sold, as appropriate.
Equity Method Investments	Equity Method Investments The Company uses the equity method of accounting for equity investments if the investment provides the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over operating and financial policies of the investee. The Company’s proportionate share of the net income or loss of these investees is included in consolidated net earnings. Judgment regarding the level of influence over each equity method investment includes considering key factors such as the Company’s ownership interest, the legal form of the investee, any representation on the board of directors, and any participation in policy-making decisions. The Company evaluates equity method investments for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the investment might not be recoverable. Factors considered by the Company when reviewing an equity method investment for impairment include the length of time (duration) and the extent (severity) to which the fair value of the equity method investment has been less than cost, the investee’s financial condition and near-term prospects, and the intent and ability to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for anticipated recovery. An impairment that is other-than- temporary is recognized in the period identified.
Cost Method Investments	Cost Method Investments Cost method investments represent investments in private companies and private equity funds to diversify the overall investment portfolio. These investments are generally in companies in the startup or development stages and the markets for products these companies are developing are typically in the early stages. The Company’s evaluation of privately held investments is based on the fundamentals of the businesses invested in. The Company periodically reviews the carrying value of such investments to determine if any valuation adjustments are appropriate under the applicable accounting pronouncements. Cost method investments of $143 million and $439 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, are included in other non-current assets in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. Revaluation losses of $372 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 were primarily related to investments in alternative protein. Revaluation losses of $16 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 were related to an investment in alternative protein and precision fermentation. Revaluation losses of $76 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 investments in the alternative protein category and precision fermentation. Revaluation gains and losses are recorded in Interest and investment income in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
Property, Plant, and Equipment	Property, Plant, and Equipment Property, plant, and equipment are recorded at cost. Repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. The Company uses the straight-line method in computing depreciation for financial reporting purposes and generally uses accelerated methods for income tax purposes. The annual provisions for depreciation have been computed principally in accordance with the following ranges of asset lives: Buildings - 15 to 40 years; and Machinery and equipment - 3 to 40 years. The Company capitalized interest on major construction projects in progress of $35 million, $32 million, and $32 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. The Company evaluates long-lived assets for impairment whenever indicators of impairment exist. In addition, assets are written down to fair value after consideration of the Company’s ability to utilize the assets for their intended purpose, employ the assets in alternative uses, or sell the assets to recover the carrying value. Fair value is generally based on a discounted cash flow analysis which relies on management’s estimate of market participant assumptions or estimated selling price for assets considered held for sale (a Level 3 measurement under applicable accounting standards).
Leases	Leases The Company leases certain transportation equipment, plant equipment, office equipment, land, buildings, and storage facilities. Most leases include options to renew, with renewal terms that can extend the lease term from 1 month to 95 years. The renewal options are not included in the measurement of the right of use assets and lease liabilities unless the Company is reasonably certain to exercise the optional renewal periods. Certain leases also include index and non-index escalation clauses and options to purchase the leased property. Leases accounted for as finance leases were immaterial at December 31, 2025. As an accounting policy election, the Company does not apply the recognition requirements of ASC Topic 842 to short-term leases in all of its underlying asset categories. The Company recognizes short-term lease payments in earnings on a straight-line basis over the lease term, and variable lease payments in the period in which the obligation for those payments is incurred. The Company also combines lease and non-lease contract components in all of its underlying asset categories as an accounting policy election.
Income Taxes	Income Taxes The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with the liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded for temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and reported amounts in the Consolidated Financial Statements using statutory rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recorded in the results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date under the law. Applicable accounting standards prescribe a minimum threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company recognizes in its Consolidated Financial Statements tax positions determined more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. The Company classifies interest on income tax-related balances as interest expense and classifies tax-related penalties as selling, general, and administrative expenses. Income tax effects from AOCI are released when the individual units of account are sold, terminated, or extinguished.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill and other intangible assets deemed to have indefinite lives are not amortized but are subject to annual impairment tests. Definite-lived intangible assets, including previously capitalized software such as third-party configuration costs and internal labor, are amortized over their estimated useful lives of 1 to 65 years and are reviewed for impairment whenever there are indicators the carrying value of the assets may not be fully recoverable. The Company’s accounting policy is to evaluate goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives for impairment on October 1 of each fiscal year or whenever there are indicators the carrying value of the assets may not be fully recoverable.
Payables to Brokerage Customers	Payables to Brokerage Customers Payables to brokerage customers represent the total of customer accounts at the Company’s futures commission merchant with credit or positive balances. Customer accounts are used primarily in connection with commodity transactions and include gains and losses on open commodity trades as well as securities and other deposits made for margins or other purposes as required by the Company or the exchange-clearing organizations or counterparties. Payables to brokerage customers have a corresponding balance in segregated cash and investments.
Stock Compensation	Stock Compensation The Company recognizes expense for its stock compensation based on the fair value of the awards that are granted. The Company’s stock compensation plans provide for the granting of restricted stock and restricted stock units (Restricted Stock Awards), performance stock units (PSUs), and stock options. The fair values of stock options are estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model, which requires the input of subjective assumptions. The fair values of Restricted Stock Awards and PSUs are determined based on the market value of the Company's shares on the grant date. Measured compensation cost, net of forfeitures, is recognized ratably over the vesting period of the related stock compensation award. Compensation expense for stock option grants, Restricted Stock Awards, and PSUs granted to employees is generally recognized on a straight-line basis during the service period of the respective grant. Certain of the Company’s option grants, Restricted Stock Awards, and PSUs continue to vest upon the recipient’s retirement from the Company and compensation expense related to option grants and Restricted Stock Awards granted to retirement-eligible employees is recognized in earnings on the date of grant. Compensation expense for PSUs is based on the probability of meeting the performance criteria. The Company recognizes forfeitures as they occur.
Research and Development	Research and Development Costs associated with research and development are expensed as incurred and recorded within selling, general, and administrative expenses.
Earnings Per Share	Earnings Per Share Basic earnings per common share are determined by dividing net earnings attributable to controlling interests by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. In computing diluted earnings per common share, the average number of common shares outstanding is increased by dilutive potential common shares, including unvested restricted stock units, PSUs and common shares underlying stock options outstanding with exercise prices lower than the average market price of common shares using the treasury stock method.
Business Combinations	Business Combinations The Company’s acquisitions are accounted for in accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations, as amended. The consideration transferred is allocated to various assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date with the residual allocated to goodwill. Fair values allocated to assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations require management to make significant judgments, estimates, and assumptions, especially with respect to intangible assets. Management makes estimates of fair values based upon assumptions it believes to be reasonable. These estimates are based upon historical experience and information obtained from the management of the acquired companies and are inherently uncertain. The estimated fair values related to intangible assets primarily consist of customer relationships, trademarks, and developed technology which are determined primarily using discounted cash flow models. Estimates in the discounted cash flow models include, but are not limited to, certain assumptions that form the basis of the forecasted results (e.g. revenue growth rates, customer attrition rates, and royalty rates). These significant assumptions are forward looking and could be affected by future economic and market conditions. During the measurement period, which may take up to one year from the acquisition date, adjustments due to changes in the estimated fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed may be recorded as adjustments to the consideration transferred and the related allocations. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period or the final determination of the values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, whichever comes first, any such adjustments are charged to the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	Redeemable Non-controlling Interests The Company presents any redeemable non-controlling interests in temporary equity within the Consolidated Balance Sheets at redemption value with period changes recorded in reinvested earnings. The Company reports the portion of its earnings or loss for redeemable non-controlling interests as Net earnings (losses) attributable to non-controlling interests in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements and New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted	Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements Effective December 31, 2025, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, on a prospective basis. This ASU enhances the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. The amendments address investor requests for more transparency about income tax information through improvements to income tax disclosures primarily related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. The adoption of the amended guidance resulted in expanded disclosures in Note. 13 Income Taxes in this report but did not have a significant impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements. New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted Effective January 1, 2026, the Company will be required to adopt ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets, which simplifies the application of the current expected credit loss model for current accounts receivable and current contract assets under Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606, Contracts with Customers. The adoption of the amended guidance is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures. Effective January 1, 2027, the Company will be required to adopt ASU 2025-07, Derivatives Scope Refinements and Scope Clarification for Share-Based Noncash Consideration from a Customer in a Revenue Contract, which expands the scope of contracts that are excluded from derivative accounting to include certain non-exchange traded contracts, with limited exceptions. It also clarifies that the noncash consideration guidance in ASC 606, Contracts with Customers, applies to share-based noncash consideration received from a customer for the transfer of goods or services. The Company is evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures. Effective January 1, 2027, the Company will be required to adopt ASU 2025-03, Business Combinations (Topic 805) and Consolidation (Topic 810): Determining the Accounting Acquirer in the Acquisition of a Variable Interest Entity, which amends the existing framework for identifying the accounting acquirer in business combinations when the legal acquiree is a VIE by requiring entities to consider the general accounting acquirer factors in ASC 805-10, Business Combination-Overall, when the transaction is primarily effected by the exchange of equity interests. The new guidance is required to be applied prospectively to any acquisition transaction that occurs after the initial application date. The Company is evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. Effective January 1, 2027, the Company will be required to adopt ASU 2025-09, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Hedge Accounting. The amended guidance within this ASU is intended to simplify cash flow hedge accounting and enhance the hedging of variable price-components of nonfinancial forecasted transactions. Among other changes, the amendments eliminate the requirement for contractually specified price components in order to qualify for risk componentization for a cash flow hedge program for forecasted nonfinancial transactions. The Company is considering early adopting the amendments in the first quarter of 2026 in accordance with the transition guidance. The Company expects the amendments to better align hedge accounting with the Company’s commodity risk management activities and improving the operability of its commodity cash flow hedge program. The Company does not expect the adoption to have a material effect on its financial position or results of operations. Effective December 31, 2027, the Company will be required to adopt ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income — Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of income statement expenses, which will require tabular disclosure of certain operating expenses disaggregated into categories, such as purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, and intangible asset amortization. The amendments in this ASU can be applied on a prospective basis or retrospective basis upon adoption. The adoption of the amended guidance will result in expanded disclosures in the Company’s footnotes but is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements. Effective January 1, 2028, the Company will be required to adopt ASU 2025-06, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, which modernizes the accounting for internal-use software by removing all references to software development project stages so that the guidance is neutral to different software development methods and providing new guidance on how to evaluate whether the probable-to-completion recognition threshold has been met. The amendments in this ASU can be applied on a prospective basis or retrospective basis upon adoption. The Company is evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. Effective January 1, 2029, the Company will be required to adopt ASU 2025-10, Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business Entities, which establishes authoritative guidance under U.S. GAAP for the recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of government grants received by business entities. Under this ASU, government grants are recognized when it is probable that the entity will comply with the grant’s conditions and will receive the grant. Grants related to income may be presented either as a separate line item or as a reduction of the related expenses. Grants related to assets may reduce the carrying amount of the related asset or be presented as deferred income. This ASU also requires disclosure of the nature and terms of grants, the accounting policies applied, and significant conditions. The amendments in this ASU can be applied on a modified prospective or retrospective basis upon adoption. The Company is evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Certain prior period data has been reclassified in the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes to conform to the current period presentation.

Principles of Consolidation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the Company and its subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

The Company consolidates all entities, including variable interest entities (VIEs), in which it has a controlling financial interest. For VIEs, the Company assesses whether it is the primary beneficiary as defined under the applicable accounting standard. Investments in affiliates, including VIEs through which the Company exercises significant influence but does not control the investee and is not the primary beneficiary of the investee’s activities, are carried at cost plus equity in undistributed earnings since acquisition and are adjusted, where appropriate, for basis differences between the investment balance and the underlying net assets of the investee. The Company’s portion of the results of certain affiliates and results of certain VIEs are included using the most recent available financial statements. In each case, the financial statements are within 93 days of the Company’s year-end and are consistent from period to period.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in its Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all non-segregated, highly-liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents.

Short-Term Marketable Securities

Short-term marketable securities include foreign government securities with maturities greater than three months and less than one year and are recorded at fair value with gains and losses on these investments included in Other income in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

Segregated Cash and Investments

The Company segregates certain cash, cash equivalents, and investment balances in accordance with regulatory requirements, commodity exchange requirements, and insurance arrangements. These balances include deposits received from customers of the Company’s registered futures commission merchants and brokerage services, and includes cash margins, securities held and pledged to commodity exchange clearinghouses or other brokers, and cash pledged as security under certain insurance arrangements. The payables to brokerage customers have a corresponding balance in segregated cash and investments and segregated customer omnibus receivable in other current assets.

To the degree these segregated balances are comprised of cash and cash equivalents, they are considered restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Segregated cash and investments also include restricted cash collateral for the various insurance programs of the Company’s captive insurance business.

Revenue Recognition

The Company principally generates revenue from merchandising and transporting agricultural commodities, and manufacturing products for use in food, beverages, feed, energy, and industrial applications, and ingredients and solutions for human and animal nutrition.

The Company’s revenue that is generated from physically settled derivative sales contracts is accounted for under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), and revenue from sales of other products and services is accounted for under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).

Revenue from physically settled derivative sales contracts primarily relates to forward sales of commodities where such contracts meet the definition of a derivative under ASC 815. Revenue from such commodities contracts is recognized at a point in time, upon transferring control of the commodity to the customer, consistent with the recognition principles under Topic 606. Prior to settlement, these contracts are recognized at fair value within current assets and liabilities, with the unrealized gains or losses primarily recorded within Cost of Products Sold. See Note 4. Fair Value Measurements and Note 5. Derivative Instruments & Hedging Activities for further information.

Revenue from sales of other products and services is measured based on the consideration specified in the contract with a customer, in accordance with Topic 606. The Company follows a policy of recognizing revenue at a single point in time when it satisfies its performance obligation by transferring control over a product or service to a customer. Revenue for deferred price contracts that allow for pricing to be determined after title of the goods has passed to the customer is recognized when the price is determined. For transportation service contracts, the Company recognizes revenue over time as the transportation service is performed in accordance with the transfer of control guidance of Topic 606. The amount of revenue recognized follows the contractually specified price which may include freight or other contractually specified cost components. The majority of the Company’s contracts with customers have one performance obligation and a contract duration of one year or less. The Company applies the practical expedient in Topic 606, and does not disclose information about remaining performance obligations that have original expected durations of one year or less.

See Note 2. Revenues for further information.

Shipping and Handling Costs

Shipping and handling costs related to contracts with customers for the sale of goods are accounted for as a fulfillment activity and are included in Cost of Products Sold. Accordingly, amounts billed to customers for such costs are included as a component of Revenues.

Taxes Collected from Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities

The Company does not include taxes assessed by governmental authorities that are (i) imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction and (ii) collected from customers, in the measurement of transactions prices or as a component of Revenues and Cost of Products Sold.

Receivables

The Company records accounts receivable at net realizable value. This value includes an allowance for estimated uncollectible accounts to reflect any loss anticipated on the accounts receivable balances including any accrued interest receivables thereon. The Company estimates uncollectible accounts by pooling receivables according to type, region, credit risk rating, and age. Each pool is assigned an expected loss rate to arrive at a general reserve derived from historical write-offs adjusted, as needed, for regional, economic, and other forward-looking factors. The Company minimizes credit risk due to the large and diversified nature of its worldwide customer base. ADM manages its exposure to counter-party credit risk through credit analysis and approvals, credit limits, and monitoring procedures. Long-term receivables recorded in other assets were not material to the Company’s overall receivables portfolio.

Inventories

Certain merchandisable agricultural commodity inventories, which include inventories acquired under deferred pricing contracts, are stated at market value. In addition, the Company values certain inventories using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method at the lower of cost or net realizable value.

Fair Value Measurements

The Company measures the fair value of certain assets and liabilities in accordance with ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, which defines fair value as the price that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Company uses the market approach valuation technique to measure the majority of its assets and liabilities carried at fair value.

Three levels are established within the fair value hierarchy that may be used to report fair value:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs.

Level 2: Observable inputs, including Level 1 prices that have been adjusted; quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are less active than traded exchanges; and other inputs that are observable or can be substantially corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are a significant component of the fair value of the assets or liabilities. The fair value hierarchy gives the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs.

In evaluating the significance of fair value inputs, the Company generally classifies assets or liabilities as Level 3 when their fair value is determined using unobservable inputs that individually or when aggregated with other unobservable inputs, represent more than 10% of the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

Judgment is required in evaluating both quantitative and qualitative factors in the determination of significance for purposes of fair value level classification. In many cases, a valuation technique used to measure fair value includes inputs from multiple levels of the fair value hierarchy. The lowest level of input that is a significant component of the fair value measurement determines the placement of the entire fair value measurement in the hierarchy. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment, and may affect the classification of fair value assets and liabilities within the fair value hierarchy levels. Level 3 amounts can include assets and liabilities whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as assets and liabilities for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.

Based on historical experience with the Company’s suppliers and customers, the Company’s own credit risk and knowledge of current market conditions, the Company does not view non-performance risk to be a significant input to fair value for the majority of its forward commodity purchase and sale contracts. However, in certain cases, if the Company believes the non-performance risk to be a significant input, the Company records estimated fair value adjustments, and classifies the measurement in Level 3.

The Company’s policy regarding the timing of transfers between levels, including both transfers into and transfers out of Level 3, is to measure and record the transfers at the end of the reporting period.

Derivatives

The Company recognizes its financial and non-financial derivative instruments, excluding exchange-traded instruments, as either assets or liabilities at fair value in its Consolidated Balance Sheets. Unrealized gains are reported as Other current assets and unrealized losses are reported as Accrued expenses and other payables.

The accounting for changes in the fair value (i.e., gains or losses) of a derivative instrument depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship and on the type of hedging relationship. The majority of the Company’s derivatives have not been designated as hedging instruments, and as such, changes in fair value of these derivatives are recognized in earnings immediately, within Revenue or Cost of products sold, as appropriate.

Equity Method Investments

The Company uses the equity method of accounting for equity investments if the investment provides the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over operating and financial policies of the investee. The Company’s proportionate share of the net income or loss of these investees is included in consolidated net earnings. Judgment regarding the level of influence over each equity method investment includes considering key factors such as the Company’s ownership interest, the legal form of the investee, any representation on the board of directors, and any participation in policy-making decisions.

The Company evaluates equity method investments for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the investment might not be recoverable. Factors considered by the Company when reviewing an equity method investment for impairment include the length of time (duration) and the extent (severity) to which the fair value of the equity method investment has been less than cost, the investee’s financial condition and near-term prospects, and the intent and ability to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for anticipated recovery. An impairment that is other-than- temporary is recognized in the period identified.

Cost Method Investments

Cost method investments represent investments in private companies and private equity funds to diversify the overall investment portfolio. These investments are generally in companies in the startup or development stages and the markets for products these companies are developing are typically in the early stages. The Company’s evaluation of privately held investments is based on the fundamentals of the businesses invested in. The Company periodically reviews the carrying value of such investments to determine if any valuation adjustments are appropriate under the applicable accounting pronouncements.

Cost method investments of $143 million and $439 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, are included in other non-current assets in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Revaluation losses of $372 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 were primarily related to investments in alternative protein. Revaluation losses of $16 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 were related to an investment in alternative protein and precision fermentation. Revaluation losses of $76 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 investments in the alternative protein category and precision fermentation.

Revaluation gains and losses are recorded in Interest and investment income in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

Property, Plant, and Equipment

Property, plant, and equipment are recorded at cost. Repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. The Company uses the straight-line method in computing depreciation for financial reporting purposes and generally uses accelerated methods for income tax purposes.

The annual provisions for depreciation have been computed principally in accordance with the following ranges of asset lives: Buildings - 15 to 40 years; and Machinery and equipment - 3 to 40 years.

The Company capitalized interest on major construction projects in progress of $35 million, $32 million, and $32 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.

The Company evaluates long-lived assets for impairment whenever indicators of impairment exist. In addition, assets are written down to fair value after consideration of the Company’s ability to utilize the assets for their intended purpose, employ the assets in alternative uses, or sell the assets to recover the carrying value. Fair value is generally based on a discounted cash flow analysis which relies on management’s estimate of market participant assumptions or estimated selling price for assets considered held for sale (a Level 3 measurement under applicable accounting standards).

Leases

The Company leases certain transportation equipment, plant equipment, office equipment, land, buildings, and storage facilities. Most leases include options to renew, with renewal terms that can extend the lease term from 1 month to 95 years. The renewal options are not included in the measurement of the right of use assets and lease liabilities unless the Company is reasonably certain to exercise the optional renewal periods. Certain leases also include index and non-index escalation clauses and options to purchase the leased property. Leases accounted for as finance leases were immaterial at December 31, 2025.

As an accounting policy election, the Company does not apply the recognition requirements of ASC Topic 842 to short-term leases in all of its underlying asset categories. The Company recognizes short-term lease payments in earnings on a straight-line basis over the lease term, and variable lease payments in the period in which the obligation for those payments is incurred. The Company also combines lease and non-lease contract components in all of its underlying asset categories as an accounting policy election.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with the liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded for temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and reported amounts in the Consolidated Financial Statements using statutory rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recorded in the results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date under the law. Applicable accounting standards prescribe a minimum threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company recognizes in its Consolidated Financial Statements tax positions determined more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position.

The Company classifies interest on income tax-related balances as interest expense and classifies tax-related penalties as selling, general, and administrative expenses. Income tax effects from AOCI are released when the individual units of account are sold, terminated, or extinguished.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and other intangible assets deemed to have indefinite lives are not amortized but are subject to annual impairment tests. Definite-lived intangible assets, including previously capitalized software such as third-party configuration costs and internal labor, are amortized over their estimated useful lives of 1 to 65 years and are reviewed for impairment whenever there are indicators the carrying value of the assets may not be fully recoverable.

The Company’s accounting policy is to evaluate goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives for impairment on October 1 of each fiscal year or whenever there are indicators the carrying value of the assets may not be fully recoverable.

Payables to Brokerage Customers

Payables to brokerage customers represent the total of customer accounts at the Company’s futures commission merchant with credit or positive balances. Customer accounts are used primarily in connection with commodity transactions and include gains and losses on open commodity trades as well as securities and other deposits made for margins or other purposes as required by the Company or the exchange-clearing organizations or counterparties. Payables to brokerage customers have a corresponding balance in segregated cash and investments.

Stock Compensation

The Company recognizes expense for its stock compensation based on the fair value of the awards that are granted. The Company’s stock compensation plans provide for the granting of restricted stock and restricted stock units (Restricted Stock Awards), performance stock units (PSUs), and stock options. The fair values of stock options are estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model, which requires the input of subjective assumptions. The fair values of Restricted Stock Awards and PSUs are determined based on the market value of the Company's shares on the grant date. Measured compensation cost, net of forfeitures, is recognized ratably over the vesting period of the related stock compensation award.

Compensation expense for stock option grants, Restricted Stock Awards, and PSUs granted to employees is generally recognized on a straight-line basis during the service period of the respective grant. Certain of the Company’s option grants, Restricted Stock Awards, and PSUs continue to vest upon the recipient’s retirement from the Company and compensation expense related to option grants and Restricted Stock Awards granted to retirement-eligible employees is recognized in earnings on the date of grant. Compensation expense for PSUs is based on the probability of meeting the performance criteria. The Company recognizes forfeitures as they occur.

Research and Development

Costs associated with research and development are expensed as incurred and recorded within selling, general, and administrative expenses.

Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per common share are determined by dividing net earnings attributable to controlling interests by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. In computing diluted earnings per common share, the average number of common shares outstanding is increased by dilutive potential common shares, including unvested restricted stock units, PSUs and common shares underlying stock options outstanding with exercise prices lower than the average market price of common shares using the treasury stock method.

Business Combinations

The Company’s acquisitions are accounted for in accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations, as amended. The consideration transferred is allocated to various assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date with the residual allocated to goodwill.

Fair values allocated to assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations require management to make significant judgments, estimates, and assumptions, especially with respect to intangible assets. Management makes estimates of fair values based upon assumptions it believes to be reasonable. These estimates are based upon historical experience and information obtained from the management of the acquired companies and are inherently uncertain. The estimated fair values related to intangible assets primarily consist of customer relationships, trademarks, and developed technology which are determined primarily using discounted cash flow models. Estimates in the discounted cash flow models include, but are not limited to, certain assumptions that form the basis of the forecasted results (e.g. revenue growth rates, customer attrition rates, and royalty rates). These significant assumptions are forward looking and could be affected by future economic and market conditions.

During the measurement period, which may take up to one year from the acquisition date, adjustments due to changes in the estimated fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed may be recorded as adjustments to the consideration transferred and the related allocations. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period or the final determination of the values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, whichever comes first, any such adjustments are charged to the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest

Redeemable Non-controlling Interests

The Company presents any redeemable non-controlling interests in temporary equity within the Consolidated Balance Sheets at redemption value with period changes recorded in reinvested earnings. The Company reports the portion of its earnings or loss for redeemable non-controlling interests as Net earnings (losses) attributable to non-controlling interests in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements and New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

Effective December 31, 2025, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, on a prospective basis. This ASU enhances the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. The amendments address investor requests for more transparency about income tax information through improvements to income tax disclosures primarily related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. The adoption of the amended guidance resulted in expanded disclosures in Note. 13 Income Taxes in this report but did not have a significant impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.

New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

Effective January 1, 2026, the Company will be required to adopt ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets, which simplifies the application of the current expected credit loss model for current accounts receivable and current contract assets under Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606, Contracts with Customers. The adoption of the amended guidance is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.

Effective January 1, 2027, the Company will be required to adopt ASU 2025-07, Derivatives Scope Refinements and Scope Clarification for Share-Based Noncash Consideration from a Customer in a Revenue Contract, which expands the scope of contracts that are excluded from derivative accounting to include certain non-exchange traded contracts, with limited exceptions. It also clarifies that the noncash consideration guidance in ASC 606, Contracts with Customers, applies to share-based noncash consideration received from a customer for the transfer of goods or services. The Company is evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.

Effective January 1, 2027, the Company will be required to adopt ASU 2025-03, Business Combinations (Topic 805) and Consolidation (Topic 810): Determining the Accounting Acquirer in the Acquisition of a Variable Interest Entity, which amends the existing framework for identifying the accounting acquirer in business combinations when the legal acquiree is a VIE by requiring entities to consider the general accounting acquirer factors in ASC 805-10, Business Combination-Overall, when the transaction is primarily effected by the exchange of equity interests. The new guidance is required to be applied prospectively to any acquisition transaction that occurs after the initial application date. The Company is evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

Effective January 1, 2027, the Company will be required to adopt ASU 2025-09, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Hedge Accounting. The amended guidance within this ASU is intended to simplify cash flow hedge accounting and enhance the hedging of variable price-components of nonfinancial forecasted transactions. Among other changes, the amendments eliminate the requirement for contractually specified price components in order to qualify for risk componentization for a cash flow hedge program for forecasted nonfinancial transactions. The Company is considering early adopting the amendments in the first quarter of 2026 in accordance with the transition guidance. The Company expects the amendments to better align hedge accounting with the Company’s commodity risk management activities and improving the operability of its commodity cash flow hedge program. The Company does not expect the adoption to have a material effect on its financial position or results of operations.

Effective December 31, 2027, the Company will be required to adopt ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income — Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of income statement expenses, which will require tabular disclosure of certain operating expenses disaggregated into categories, such as purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, and intangible asset amortization. The amendments in this ASU can be applied on a prospective basis or retrospective basis upon adoption. The adoption of the amended guidance will result in expanded disclosures in the Company’s footnotes but is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.

Effective January 1, 2028, the Company will be required to adopt ASU 2025-06, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, which modernizes the accounting for internal-use software by removing all references to software development project stages so that the guidance is neutral to different software development methods and providing new guidance on how to evaluate whether the probable-to-completion recognition threshold has been met. The amendments in this ASU can be applied on a prospective basis or retrospective basis upon adoption. The Company is evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

Effective January 1, 2029, the Company will be required to adopt ASU 2025-10, Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business Entities, which establishes authoritative guidance under U.S. GAAP for the recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of government grants received by business entities. Under this ASU, government grants are recognized when it is probable that the entity will comply with the grant’s conditions and will receive the grant. Grants related to income may be presented either as a separate line item or as a reduction of the related expenses. Grants related to assets may reduce the carrying amount of the related asset or be presented as deferred income. This ASU also requires disclosure of the nature and terms of grants, the accounting policies applied, and significant conditions. The amendments in this ASU can be applied on a modified prospective or retrospective basis upon adoption. The Company is evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.