CTVA · NYSE · Basic Materials
Corteva, Inc. (CTVA) — Rank #342 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.20) · ROE 4.3% · Piotroski F-Score 6 / 9.
As-of 2026-10-30 · CIK 0001755672 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
Corteva, Inc. operates as a pure-play agriculture company in the United States, Canada, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and Asia.
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The company provides products that protect against weeds, insects, diseases, nematodes, and other pests, as well as supports crop health via nitrogen management and seed-applied technologies. Its crop protection solutions and digital solutions provide farmers tools to improve productivity and help keep fields free of weeds, insects, and diseases. The company offers herbicides, soybeans, cereals, fruits and vegetables, insecticides, nitrogen stabilizers, pasture, and a range management herbicides and biologicals and other nature-based products.
The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Industry
- Agricultural Inputs
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- State
- DE
- Filer Category
- Large accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- December 31
- Website
- corteva.com
Company Snapshot
P/E and dividend yield are the primary valuation lenses for mature businesses.
Market Cap
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P/E (annual)
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P/S (annual)
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P/B
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P/OCF (annual)
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Shareholder Yield
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Employees
21,500
Industry
Agricultural Inputs
Exchange
NYSE
10/10
Flags passed
CTVA passes 10/10 quality flags
- PASSGross margin holding
- PASSDilution within 2%
- PASSFCF not negative from investment
- PASSDisclosure consistent
- PASSRevenue not declining
- PASSFree cash flow intact
- PASSPasses safety gate
- PASSBalance sheet stable
- PASSNo competitive retreat
- PASSNo valuation convergence
Strengths Revenue growth accelerating · Deferred revenue growing · RPO outpacing revenue · Sequential beat (rev + EPS)
No data Operating margin · SBC and margin — not counted as a pass.
A count of the 12 warning flags that could be evaluated. Unweighted: colour follows the worst flag.
Quality Profile
Profitability
1/1 passSafety
1/1 passCash Flow
3/3 passGrowth
2/2 passDividend yield and payout ratio are the primary reads at this stage (trailing P/E — see valuation above).
Profitability
Does it make money well?
No warning flags · GP/assets 0.20
Gross profitability (GP / assets)
0.20
Primary signal (Novy-Marx).
Return on equity
4.3%
Gross margin
47.3%
Revenue growth (YoY)
2.9%
RPO growth (YoY)
7.9%
Remaining performance obligations growth — RPO > revenue = forward demand building.
Gross margin improving
Margin trend vs prior year.
Operating Leverage
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
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| Revenue vs OpEx | ||||
| Op. Income vs Revenue |
Growth
Revenue CAGR (3Y)
-0.1%
Revenue CAGR (5Y)
4.1%
Earnings CAGR (3Y)
-1.6%
FCF CAGR (3Y)
119.3%
Cash Flow Health
Is the cash real?
No warning flags · FCF 157% above net income
Free cash flow
$2.81B
Operating cash flow minus capex.
Positive free cash flow
FCF vs net income
157.3%
(FCF − net income) ÷ |net income|. Positive: cash above earnings. Negative: below.
FCF not below net income
Fails when free cash flow is below net income (yellow flag).
Accruals healthy
Cash-backed earnings.
SBC / revenue
—
Stock-based comp intensity.
Balance Sheet Strength
Can it survive a storm?
No warning flags · net debt $828.00M, F-Score 6/9
Balance-sheet safety
Composite anti-fragile check.
Debt / equity
0.64
Current ratio
1.52×
Quick ratio
0.76×
Net cash
-$828.00M
Cash & equivalents minus total debt.
Piotroski F-Score
6 / 9
Fundamental-strength score (0-9).
Valuation
Is the price reasonable?
No warning flags
Dividend safety
Composite score
3.2 / 5
Capital allocation quality
Composite score
3.3 / 5
Lifecycle Phase History
Price History
Source filings on SEC EDGAR: 10-K annual reports · 10-Q quarterly reports