Granite Falls Energy Llc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Granite Falls Energy Llc (GFGY) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Granite Falls Energy Llc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 410M vs 87,137M combined for tracked competitors (0.5% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is holding steady (+1.2% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+35.1%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Granite Falls Energy Llc generated 16.2% revenue growth year over year in Q3 2022, vs 19.7% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 19.8% net margin compares with 4.7% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Granite Falls Energy Llc accounted for 0.4% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 0.4% a year earlier.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
GFGY Sales vs. its Competitors, Q3 2022
Granite Falls Energy Llc reported revenue growth of 16.24 % year on year in Q3 2022, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 19.73 %.
With a net margin of 19.84 %, Granite Falls Energy Llc achieved higher profitability than its competitors (4.68 %).
Granite Falls Energy Llc generated 0.35 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 0.36 % a year earlier.
Granite Falls Energy Llc vs. its Competitors, Q3 2022
Revenue growth, year on year
Net income growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Granite Falls Energy Llc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Granite Falls Energy Llc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (1) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (4) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
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For context: the Chemical Manufacturing industry grew revenue 2.6% year over year, combined, vs 16.2% for Granite Falls Energy Llc. Granite Falls Energy Llc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.10% to 0.11%, a gain of 0.01 percentage points.
Granite Falls Energy Llc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Falls Energy Llc | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Competitors combined (13) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (1) | - | |||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 87.50 % (7 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 14.30 % (1 of 7) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
GFGY Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
GFGY Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
GFGY Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alto Ingredients Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Green Plains Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Rex American Resources Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Archer daniels midland Co | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Futurefuel Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Granite Falls Energy Llc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Publicly Traded Peers of Granite Falls Energy Llc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Granite Falls Energy Llc | 110.18 | 409.95 |
| Archer daniels midland Co | 38,984.30 | 82,099.00 |
| Renewable Energy Group Inc | 3,109.37 | 3,640.30 |
| Rex American Resources Corporation | 1,409.96 | 658.58 |
| Green Plains Inc | 1,250.51 | 1,829.36 |
| Cardinal Ethanol Llc | 350.87 | 350.34 |
| SUBTOTAL | 46,731.61 | 91,186.92 |
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Sources: Granite Falls Energy Llc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Granite Falls Energy Llc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Valero Renewable Fuels | Named by the company | 85% |
| Flint Hills Resources | Named by the company | 85% |
| POET Biorefining | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Granite Falls Energy Llc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Granite Falls Energy Llc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Archer daniels midland Co | Ag Services and Oilseeds 76.86 % |
| Renewable Energy Group Inc | Biomass-based Diesel 90.62 % |
| Green Plains Inc | Ethanol Production 88.24 % |
| Cardinal Ethanol Llc | Ethanol 88.64 % |
| Gevo inc | Gevo North Dakota Segment 88.55 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
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Granite Falls Energy Llc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Falls Energy Llc | 110 | - | - |
| Archer daniels midland Co | 38,984 | 1,978,480 | 42,872 |
| Renewable Energy Group Inc | 3,109 | 5,178,229 | 266,108 |
| Rex American Resources Corporation | 1,410 | 4,989,212 | 1,040,894 |
| Green Plains Inc | 1,251 | 2,849,477 | 193,986 |
| Cardinal Ethanol Llc | 351 | 4,379,203 | 409,072 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 46,621 | 2,044,388 | 48,953 |
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Granite Falls Energy Llc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Renewable Energy Group Inc | United States 86.19 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Granite Falls Energy Llc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 79 companies in Granite Falls Energy Llc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Granite Falls Energy Llc ranks #0 of 79 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 2,040, indicating a moderately concentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde Plc | 219,273 | 41.56 % |
| 2 | Air Products And Chemicals Inc | 62,106 | 11.77 % |
| 3 | Corteva Inc | 52,070 | 9.87 % |
| 4 | Ppg Industries Inc | 24,013 | 4.55 % |
| 5 | International Flavors and Fragrances Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Lyondellbasell Industries N v | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Rpm International Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Westlake Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Element Solutions Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Newmarket Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 0 | Granite Falls Energy Llc | 90 | 0.00 % |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-05-29.
Granite Falls Energy Llc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Chemical Manufacturing industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (96 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 13.57 % | 30.74 % (avg) | -17.2 pp |
| Operating Margin | 13.90 % | industry median | +7.9 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 13.75 % | 3.22 % (avg) | +10.5 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 0.92 % | 7.98 % (avg) | -7.1 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Granite Falls Energy Llc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Chemical Manufacturing industry average (96 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 1.2x | 27.8x | -26.5x |
| EV / EBITDA | 1.2x | 16.1x | -14.9x |
| P/B | 0.6x | 3.9x | -3.3x |
| Return on Equity | 55.99 % | industry aggregate | 39.23 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 16.70 % | 0.90 % (avg) | 15.80 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Granite Falls Energy Llc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2014 | 2015 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 10.90 % | -20.77 % | -2.24 % | -3.50 % | 2.93 % | -24.33 % | 129.82 % |
| Operating Margin | 17.52 % | 5.93 % | 5.14 % | -1.22 % | -3.99 % | -14.72 % | 15.83 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 17.14 % | 5.10 % | 2.00 % | -0.49 % | -1.82 % | -6.78 % | - |
| P/E | 2.7x | 14.2x | - | - | - | - | 0.9x |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Granite Falls Energy Llc's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Granite Falls Energy Llc's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Granite Falls Energy Llc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Granite Falls Energy Llc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | Moderate | Industry HHI of 2,040 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 0.92 % vs industry average 7.98 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Granite Falls Energy Llc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Granite Falls Energy Llc's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Granite Falls Energy Llc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Granite Falls Energy Llc falls in the Low attractiveness / High strength cell: Selective.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Granite Falls Energy Llc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Operating margin 7.9 points above the industry median.
- Return on equity 39.2 points above the industry aggregate.
Weaknesses
- Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Opportunities
- Trades at a lower P/E than the industry average (1.2x vs 27.8x) despite a higher return on invested capital -- a possible re-rating opportunity.
- A meaningful share of tracked competitors (41.70 %) show financial-distress signals, a possible opening to gain share.
Threats
- Industry dominated by Linde Plc, holding 41.56 % of industry market cap.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Granite Falls Energy Llc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Falls Energy Llc | 0.80 | 2.09 | 0.16 |
| Archer daniels midland Co | 0.47 | 1.36 | 0.36 |
| Renewable Energy Group Inc | 2.10 | 6.32 | 0.32 |
| Rex American Resources Corporation | 2.53 | 6.65 | - |
| Green Plains Inc | 0.56 | 1.83 | 0.53 |
| Cardinal Ethanol Llc | 1.58 | 3.20 | 0.26 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Granite Falls Energy Llc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Falls Energy Llc | Q2 2022 | +16.2 % | +132.1 % |
| Archer daniels midland Co | Q2 2026 | +7.2 % | +320.3 % |
| Renewable Energy Group Inc | Q4 2019 | +73.4 % | -68.2 % |
| Rex American Resources Corporation | Q2 2026 | +6.3 % | +335.7 % |
| Green Plains Inc | Q2 2026 | -19.3 % | - |
| Cardinal Ethanol Llc | Q2 2024 | -29.6 % | -62.3 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +7.9 % | +473.9 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Granite Falls Energy Llc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Falls Energy Llc | Q2 2022 | +21.0 % | -22.4 % |
| Archer daniels midland Co | Q2 2026 | +4.8 % | -10.8 % |
| Renewable Energy Group Inc | Q4 2019 | +86.3 % | +458.2 % |
| Rex American Resources Corporation | Q2 2026 | -7.4 % | +6.0 % |
| Green Plains Inc | Q2 2026 | -34.8 % | -4.0 % |
| Cardinal Ethanol Llc | Q2 2024 | -28.2 % | -93.8 % |
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Granite Falls Energy Llc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Falls Energy Llc | 49.94% | 29.91% | 55.99% |
| Archer daniels midland Co | 3.33% | 5.61% | 7.77% |
| Renewable Energy Group Inc | 7.45% | 8.25% | 11.05% |
| Rex American Resources Corporation | 17.11% | 16.54% | 19.26% |
| Green Plains Inc | 7.84% | 9.27% | 15.53% |
| Cardinal Ethanol Llc | 12.75% | 15.18% | 19.26% |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Granite Falls Energy Llc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Granite Falls Energy Llc | 1.96 | 0.27 |
| Archer daniels midland Co | 22.03 | 0.47 |
| Renewable Energy Group Inc | 16.23 | 0.85 |
| Rex American Resources Corporation | 11.67 | 2.14 |
| Green Plains Inc | 9.37 | 0.68 |
| Cardinal Ethanol Llc | 10.71 | 1.00 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 20.86 | 0.51 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.