CORRECTED-Agriculture firm Corteva Q3 revenue beats estimates on seed demand

Reuters
Nov 05
CORRECTED-Agriculture firm Corteva Q3 revenue beats estimates on seed demand 

Corrects Adjusted EPS in Key Details to -$0.23 from -$23

Overview

  • Corteva Q3 revenue grows 13%, beating analyst expectations

  • Company raises full-year 2025 guidance due to strong YTD performance

  • Corteva plans separation into two independent companies by 2026

Outlook

  • Corteva raises full-year 2025 net sales guidance to $17.7 bln-$17.9 bln

  • Operating EBITDA for 2025 expected between $3.8 bln and $3.9 bln

  • Corteva expects 2025 operating EPS of $3.25 to $3.35

Result Drivers

  • CROP PROTECTION DEMAND - Double-digit volume growth in new products and biologicals drove Crop Protection results

  • SEED DEMAND - Demand for newest hybrids and varieties, strong operational execution, and growth in out-licensing boosted Seed results

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q3 Revenue

Beat

$2.61 bln

$2.47 bln (15 Analysts)

Q3 Adjusted EPS

-$0.23

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 18 "strong buy" or "buy", 6 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the agricultural chemicals peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Corteva Inc is $79.00, about 21.4% above its November 3 closing price of $62.06

  • The stock recently traded at 18 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 22 three months ago

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