Corteva misses Q4 revenue expectations

Reuters
Feb 04
Corteva misses Q4 revenue expectations

Overview

  • Agriculture firm's Q4 revenue missed analyst expectations

  • Operating EBITDA for Q4 decreased 15% yr/yr

  • Company remains on track for planned separation in H2 of 2026

Outlook

  • Corteva expects 2026 operating EBITDA to be $4.0 bln to $4.2 bln

  • Company anticipates 2026 operating EPS of $3.45 to $3.70 per share

  • Corteva sees mixed global agriculture outlook with pricing pressures in key regions

Result Drivers

  • SEED TECHNOLOGY - Demand for latest technology and productivity improvements drove Seed performance

  • CROP PROTECTION VOLUME - Volume growth in new products and biologicals supported Crop Protection results, despite pricing pressure

  • CASH GENERATION - Robust cash generation driven by earnings growth and efficient working capital management

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q4 Revenue

Miss

$3.91 bln

$4.24 bln (15 Analysts)

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 19 "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 $80.00, about 9.3% above its February 2 closing price of $73.20

  • The stock recently traded at 20 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 18 three months ago

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