South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc (SDSP) 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: South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 828M vs 82,099M combined for tracked competitors (1.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+58.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+10.5%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc generated 196.5% revenue growth year over year in Q2 2026, vs 7.2% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 8.5% net margin compares with 4.0% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc accounted for 1.4% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 0.5% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $3.96M compares with $1.98M for the peer group (2.0x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
SDSP Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc reported revenue growth of 196.46 % year on year in Q2 2026, above its competitors' combined revenue growth of 7.16 %.
With a net margin of 8.45 %, South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc achieved higher profitability than its competitors (4.02 %).
South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc generated 1.42 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 0.52 % a year earlier.
South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Revenue 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 South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| South Dakota Soybean Processors 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 (2) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Agricultural Production industry grew revenue 16.8% year over year, combined, vs 196.5% for South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc. South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.11% to 0.29%, a gain of 0.17 percentage points.
South Dakota Soybean Processors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Competitors combined (1) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (2) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 50.00 % (4 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.
SDSP Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
SDSP Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
SDSP 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 | Archer daniels midland Co | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc | - | 827.61 |
| Archer daniels midland Co | 38,984.30 | 82,099.00 |
| SUBTOTAL | 38,984.30 | 82,926.61 |
Sources: South Dakota Soybean Processors 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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South Dakota Soybean Processors 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prairie AquaTech | Named by the company | 85% |
| AGP | Named by the company | 85% |
| NorthWestern Corporation | Named by the company | 85% |
| Archer daniels midland Co | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for South Dakota Soybean Processors 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.
South Dakota Soybean Processors 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 % |
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).
South Dakota Soybean Processors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc | - | 3,959,853 | 128,860 |
| Archer daniels midland Co | 38,984 | 1,978,480 | 42,872 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 38,984 | 1,978,480 | 42,872 |
South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Agricultural Production industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (58 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 5.97 % | 21.12 % (avg) | -15.1 pp |
| Operating Margin | 4.95 % | industry median | +3.2 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 2.49 % | 2.16 % (avg) | +0.3 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 11.71 % | 4.73 % (avg) | +7.0 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.
South Dakota Soybean Processors 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 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 4.31 % | -5.15 % | 11.78 % | 42.20 % | 22.26 % | -2.65 % | -21.18 % | -8.96 % |
| Operating Margin | 6.33 % | 3.01 % | 3.72 % | 4.89 % | 9.39 % | 10.24 % | 4.22 % | 3.47 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 28.84 % | 10.97 % | 13.55 % | 22.55 % | 75.27 % | 57.14 % | 5.78 % | 3.03 % |
| P/E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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.
South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc's Strategic Group Map
Every company in South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. South Dakota Soybean Processors 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.
South Dakota Soybean Processors 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Barriers to Entry | High (capital intensive) | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 11.71 % vs industry average 4.73 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See South Dakota Soybean Processors 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.
South Dakota Soybean Processors 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.
South Dakota Soybean Processors 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.
South Dakota Soybean Processors 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
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+58.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Weaknesses
No rule matched.
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
- High capital intensity requires continuous reinvestment just to keep pace with the industry.
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.
South Dakota Soybean Processors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc | 0.06 | 1.30 | - |
| Archer daniels midland Co | 0.47 | 1.36 | 0.36 |
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.
South Dakota Soybean Processors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc | Q2 2026 | +196.5 % | - |
| Archer daniels midland Co | Q2 2026 | +7.2 % | +320.3 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +8.1 % | +337.9 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
South Dakota Soybean Processors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc | Q2 2026 | +164.1 % | -95.5 % |
| Archer daniels midland Co | Q2 2026 | +4.8 % | -10.8 % |
South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc | 3.23% | 3.75% | - |
| Archer daniels midland Co | 3.33% | 5.61% | 7.77% |
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).
South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| South Dakota Soybean Processors Llc | - | - |
| Archer daniels midland Co | 22.03 | 0.47 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 21.59 | 0.47 |
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.