Corteva (CTVA)
NYSEMaterialsAgricultural InputsSnapshot 2026-09-04
$87.86-0.86%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NYSEMaterialsAgricultural InputsSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Materials: fringe margins under pressure (0q confirmed)
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Recent financial performance freshly dropped to the bottom half of its industry.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 4% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, the balance sheet.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 25% growth a year, above the roughly 4% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskCorteva's growth in the Seed segment through technology and pricing must continue to justify the price. Revenue growth has been weak, with a recent earnings beat of 2.3 per share. The stock trades at 23× P/E, above the 18× peer median, indicating that the market prices in more growth than forecast. Recent financial performance dropped to the bottom half of its industry, marking a significant risk. Peer multiples imply a price about 25% below where it trades, suggesting it looks expensive on this basis. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. CTVA is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 21 analysts currently covering CTVA (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 7 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for CTVA in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 12 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Drive growth in Seed segment through technology and pricing
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Current $87.86
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $87.86.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 25% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
High demand for tech seeds supports growth in Seed segment.
Advances: Complete planned separation by 2026-Q4
Amendment supports planned separation by 2026-Q4.
Advances: Focus on Crop Protection revenue growth
Joint development enhances Crop Protection revenue growth potential.
Advances: Enhance Seed segment performance
Enhances Seed segment performance through new product integration.
Advances: Complete planned separation by 2026-Q4
Board announcement supports planned separation by 2026-Q4.
Advances: Complete planned separation by 2026-Q4
Naming board aids in executing crop protection spinoff.
Partnership enhances Crop Protection Revenue Growth potential.
Threatens: Complete planned separation by 2026-Q4
Ceasing production may delay separation plans.