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← Federal Agricultural Mortgage

The business behind the dividend

MeasureAGMMedianFormula
Return on equity12.1%10.6%Net income ÷ shareholders’ equity
Return on capital employedOperating income ÷ (equity + total debt)
Owner earningsNet income + depreciation & amortisation − capital expenditure
Free cash flow$80.06m$155.08mOperating cash flow − capital expenditure
Operating margin15.9%14.3%Operating income ÷ revenue
Net margin12.9%10.1%Net income ÷ revenue
Debt to equityTotal debt ÷ shareholders’ equity
Interest coverOperating income ÷ interest expense
Current ratioCurrent assets ÷ current liabilities
Long-term debt to working capitalLong-term debt ÷ (current assets − current liabilities)
Cash conversionOperating cash flow ÷ net income
Accruals0.4%-3.1%(Net income − operating cash flow) ÷ total assets

Not computed here: Cash conversion, Current ratio, Debt to equity, Long-term debt to working capital, Interest cover, Owner earnings, Return on capital employed — why a blank is not a zero.

Ten years of it

The same measures, for every year the filings support. One year is a fact; a row is a business.

Measure2025202420232022202120202019201820172016Median
Return on equity12.1%13.9%14.2%14.0%11.2%11.5%13.7%14.4%11.9%12.0%12.1%
Operating margin15.9%16.1%18.2%31.5%40.5%28.4%21.5%21.5%
Net margin12.9%12.9%14.4%24.9%31.9%22.5%17.0%19.9%21.1%24.8%19.9%

How it compares in banks & insurers

Among the 377 banks & insurers companies here measured on GAAP earnings, Federal Agricultural Mortgage pays out less than 355 of them. The median for that group is 30.6%, against this company’s 9.0%.

Closest on GAAP earnings

Same sector and same denominator, so the figures are comparable. All 377 in banks & insurers →