Equity Brief · Consumer Defensive2026-09-16
BG·Consumer Defensive

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Bunge Global SA

I · AI Analysis

The brief

Bunge processes soybeans and other oilseeds into meal, oil and biodiesel, and buys, stores, transports and sells agricultural commodities including corn, wheat, barley and sugar around the world [Yahoo Finance]. The company also mills wheat and sugar and provides ocean freight and financial services to the agricultural supply chain [Yahoo Finance].

Bunge Global SA is a 206-year-old agribusiness and food company that processes oilseeds (soybeans, sunflower, canola) and merchandises grain worldwide, serving food, animal feed and biofuel industries [Yahoo Finance]. The company recently reported revenue growth of 88.3% in the latest quarter, though trailing-twelve-month net margin is thin at 1.1% and free cash flow turned negative over the past year [Yahoo Finance]. An attack damaged one of Bunge's oilseeds plants in Ukraine, adding operational risk [Oils & Fats International].

Bunge's revenue surged 88.3% in the latest quarter, but the business is consuming cash and carrying high debt.

The brief AI analysisConfidence 6/10

Sentinellis health

Significant risks

4.3/10

7.5+ strong · 4.5–7.5 moderate · under 4.5 weak

Profitability

14% of score0.0/10
Net margin+1.1%· need ≥ 5.9%, the lower third of Consumer Defensive in our libraryGross margin+4.9%· need ≥ 30.7%, the lower third of Consumer Defensive in our library

Returns on capital

14% of score0.0/10
ROIC+4.8%· need > 10%Return on equity+6.3%· need > 12%

Growth & momentum

19% of score10.0/10
Revenue growth+88.3%Operating margin trend+2.0pp YoY

Balance sheet

29% of score6.7/10
Current ratio1.6xNet debt / EBITDA5.4x· need < 2.5xInterest coverage3.3xDebt / equity0.98

Cash generation

14% of score3.3/10
Free cash flow$-711.0M· need positiveCash vs reported profit$1.1B vs $1.0B

Value creation

10% of score0.0/10
ROIC vs cost of capital-1.1pp· need ROIC above WACC

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Market capitalisation

$23.4B

Revenue (TTM)

$91.8B

Explainers

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What moved

2 stories · ranked by relevance

  • Company2026-09-16

    Attack damages Bunge oilseeds plant in Ukraine - Oils & Fats International

    Oils & Fats International

  • Company2026-09-10

    UBS Adjusts Price Target on Bunge Global to $155 From $145, Keeps Buy Rating - marketscreener.com

    marketscreener.com

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Free cash flow was negative $711M over the trailing twelve months, meaning the company consumed more cash than it generated from operations, and it is simultaneously spending 2.4% of market cap on share buybacks [Sentinellis calculation] [Yahoo Finance].

1 of 5 risks in this report

Risks

5

Opportunities

5

Red flags

2

Leadership

10

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Produced 16 Sept 2026, 09:13 UTC

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