Corteva
CTVA NYSE Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals Financials FY2018βFY2025
Corteva's revenue rose 2.9% to $17.4 billion in fiscal 2025. Its net margin was 6.3%, up from 5.4% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $2.8 billion, up 81.8%. It paid out $1.5 billion in dividends and buybacks, 55% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 2.1%.
About these figures. Total debt is the balance sheet's long-term debt plus its current debt line.
What Corteva does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- Corteva, Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001755672-26-000004
0001755672
Revenue and margins
Corteva had $17.4B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 2.9% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $2.8B in fiscal 2025, 16.2% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Corteva returned $1.5B to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 55% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 2.1%.
Value Corteva yourself
Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets β the answer depends entirely on what you put in.
Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of $2.0B and divides by 681.4M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Earnings multiple
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today 8.2x Β· peers 29.6x Β· sector 20.6x.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Corteva can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $4.5B | $3.3B | $2.7B | $3.2B | $4.5B |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $1.1B | $1.3B | $2.5B | $2.7B | $2.6B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β1.0x | β0.7x | β0.1x | β0.2x | β0.6x |
| Debt / equity | 0.0x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.1x |
| Interest coverage | 79.2x | 19.1x | 5.7x | 6.5x | 10.4x |
| Current ratio | 1.6x | 1.6x | 1.6x | 1.5x | 1.4x |
| Quick ratio | 1.1x | 0.9x | 0.9x | 0.9x | 1.0x |
| Total assets | $42.3B | $42.6B | $43.0B | $40.8B | $42.8B |
| Total liabilities | $16.7B | $17.1B | $17.7B | $16.8B | $18.5B |
| Shareholders' equity | $25.4B | $25.3B | $25.0B | $23.8B | $24.1B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β$3.4B | β$2.0B | β$253M | β$466M | β$2.0B |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.6M
1 insider
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2026 | Brian TitusSee Remarks | Sold | 8,311 | $76.55 | $0.6M | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | 5 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β2.4% | β3.0% | β5.5% |
| Altman Z'' | 2.60 | 2.51 | 2.47 |
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| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corteva CTVA | $8.3B | 2.9% | β | 16.2% | 5.8% | 8.2x | 8 | |
| Mosaic MOS | $5.7B | 8.4% | 6.8% | β4.4% | 2.5% | β | 8 | Compare β |
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| FMC FMC | $633M | β18.3% | β47.0% | β3.0% | β19.6% | β | 2 | Compare β |
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8 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||
| Revenue | $14.3B | $13.8B | $14.2B | $15.7B | $17.5B | $17.2B | $16.9B | $17.4B |
| Gross profit | $4.3B | $5.3B | $5.7B | $6.4B | $7.0B | $7.3B | $7.4B | $8.2B |
| Research and development | $1.4B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.5B |
| Interest expense | $337M | $136M | $45.0M | $30.0M | $79.0M | $233M | $233M | $180M |
| Pretax income | β$6.8B | β$316M | $675M | $2.3B | $1.4B | $1.1B | $1.3B | $1.7B |
| Income tax | β$31.0M | β$46.0M | β$81.0M | $524M | $210M | $152M | $412M | $484M |
| Net income | β$5.1B | β$959M | $681M | $1.8B | $1.1B | $735M | $907M | $1.1B |
| Diluted EPS | β$6.76 | β$1.28 | $0.91 | $2.37 | $1.58 | $1.03 | $1.30 | $1.60 |
| Diluted shares | 0.75B | 0.75B | 0.75B | 0.74B | 0.72B | 0.71B | 0.70B | 0.68B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||
| Cash from operations | $483M | $1.1B | $2.1B | $2.7B | $872M | $1.8B | $2.1B | $3.4B |
| Capital expenditure | $1.5B | $1.2B | $475M | $573M | $605M | $595M | $597M | $591M |
| Free cash flow | β$1.0B | β$93.0M | $1.6B | $2.2B | $267M | $1.2B | $1.5B | $2.8B |
| Depreciation and amortization | $2.8B | $1.6B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.2B |
| Acquisitions | $0.0M | $10.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $1.5B | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $25.0M | $275M | $950M | $1.0B | $756M | $1.0B | $1.1B |
| Dividends paid | $0.0M | $194M | $388M | $397M | $418M | $439M | $458M | $475M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $219M | $663M | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.2B | $1.5B | $1.5B |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $2.3B | $1.8B | $3.8B | $4.5B | $3.3B | $2.7B | $3.2B | $4.5B |
| Total debt | $7.9B | $122M | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.3B | $2.5B | $2.7B | $2.6B |
| Finance lease liabilities | $92.0M | $9.0M | $5.0M | $4.0M | $3.0M | $2.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | $23.0B | $13.5B | $14.8B | $15.5B | $16.8B | $16.3B | $15.1B | $17.3B |
| Current liabilities | $13.3B | $8.2B | $8.5B | $9.6B | $10.7B | $10.4B | $10.4B | $12.1B |
| Inventory | $5.3B | $5.0B | $4.9B | $5.2B | $6.8B | $6.9B | $5.4B | $5.7B |
| Property and equipment, net | $4.5B | $4.5B | $4.4B | $4.3B | $4.3B | $4.3B | $4.1B | $4.2B |
| Total assets | $108.7B | $42.4B | $42.6B | $42.3B | $42.6B | $43.0B | $40.8B | $42.8B |
| Total liabilities | $33.5B | $17.8B | $17.6B | $16.7B | $17.1B | $17.7B | $16.8B | $18.5B |
| Shareholders' equity | $74.7B | $24.3B | $24.8B | $25.4B | $25.3B | $25.0B | $23.8B | $24.1B |
| Margins | ||||||||
| Gross margin | 30.4% | 38.1% | 40.2% | 41.1% | 40.2% | 42.4% | 43.6% | 47.3% |
| EBITDA margin | β25.8% | 10.3% | 13.3% | 23.1% | 15.6% | 14.7% | 16.2% | 17.7% |
| Net margin | β35.5% | β6.9% | 4.8% | 11.2% | 6.6% | 4.3% | 5.4% | 6.3% |
| FCF margin | β7.1% | β0.7% | 11.2% | 13.8% | 1.5% | 6.8% | 9.2% | 16.2% |
| Returns | ||||||||
| Return on capital | β | β0.3% | 3.2% | 8.3% | 5.6% | 4.7% | 4.2% | 5.8% |
| Return on capital employed | β | β0.3% | 2.1% | 7.1% | 4.7% | 4.1% | 4.8% | 6.1% |
| Return on equity | β | β1.9% | 2.8% | 7.0% | 4.5% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 4.6% |
| Return on assets | β | β1.3% | 1.6% | 4.1% | 2.7% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 2.6% |
| Growth | ||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | β3.1% | 2.7% | 10.1% | 11.5% | β1.3% | β1.9% | 2.9% |
| Net income growth | β | β | β | 158.3% | β34.8% | β35.9% | 23.4% | 20.6% |
| EPS growth | β | β | β | 160.4% | β33.3% | β34.8% | 26.2% | 23.1% |
| FCF growth | β | β | β | 35.6% | β87.6% | 339.7% | 31.9% | 81.9% |
| Share count change | β | 0.0% | 0.2% | β1.3% | β2.3% | β1.7% | β2.2% | β2.1% |
| Financial health | ||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β1.2x | β1.4x | β1.0x | β0.7x | β0.1x | β0.2x | β0.6x |
| Debt / equity | 0.1x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.1x |
| Interest coverage | β19.2x | β1.3x | 16.0x | 79.2x | 19.1x | 5.7x | 6.5x | 10.4x |
| Current ratio | 1.7x | 1.6x | 1.7x | 1.6x | 1.6x | 1.6x | 1.5x | 1.4x |
| Quick ratio | 1.3x | 1.0x | 1.2x | 1.1x | 0.9x | 0.9x | 0.9x | 1.0x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 10.5% | 8.4% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.4% |
| Payouts / FCF | β | β | 41.7% | 62.5% | 531.1% | 101.8% | 94.8% | 54.9% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | β | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Accruals ratio | β | β2.7% | β3.3% | β2.3% | 0.7% | β2.4% | β3.0% | β5.5% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001755672). Data updated October 9, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.