Basic Materials
Corteva Inc(CTVA)
Live Price
Offline$78.59
+1.58% today
1Y Change
+7.30%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $56.33B
- Revenue Growth
- +2.9%
- EPS Growth
- +22.9%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.8%
Coverage: 247 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Corteva Inc (CTVA) is a Basic Materials stock with a market cap of $56.33B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $78.59 and up 7.3% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +2.9%, EPS growth of +22.9%, a dividend yield of 0.8%. What stands out right now is revenue +2.9%, EPS +22.9%, free cash flow +81.8% with operating margin 13.8% and ROIC 5.4%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 0.8%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 48.6 and price/sales 3.1. Stock Foundry combines CTVA price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Basic Materials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+2.9% vs 0.0% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+13.8% vs +10.5% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 5, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +2.9% and EPS at +22.9%, with operating margin around 13.8%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 0.8%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +0.8% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 5, 2026 | โ | -2.5% | -1.6% | -7.3% |
2026 Feb 3, 2026 | -1.3% | +0.1% | -1.1% | +3.9% |
2025 Nov 4, 2025 | +54.6% | +1.9% | +5.2% | +4.5% |
Benchmark Edge
CTVA vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Normalized return
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
CTVA Max Drawdown
-20.90%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for CTVA and SPY.
Company Overview
Corteva Inc
NYSE
Corteva Inc. is a global pure-play agriculture company providing seed, crop protection, and digital solutions to support farmer productivity and address agricultural challenges worldwide. The Seed segment develops and supplies advanced germplasm and trait technologies that enhance crop yield, disease and pest resistance, and herbicide tolerance, while also offering digital tools to optimize farm management and profitability. The Crop Protection segment delivers herbicides, fungicides, biologicals, and other technologies to manage weeds, insects, diseases, and pests, with recent emphasis on nature-inspired solutions and emerging categories. Corteva serves farmers and stakeholders throughout the global food supply chain with a diverse portfolio of recognized agricultural brands. The company maintains a strong focus on innovation across seed genetics, crop protection chemistry, and digital agriculture, supported by substantial research and development investment. Corteva announced plans to separate into two independent, publicly traded companies through a tax-free spin-off expected in the second half of 2026, creating dedicated entities focused on seed and crop protection respectively.
- Leadership
- Mr. Charles Victor Magro B.Sc. (Chem), MBA
- Employees
- 21.5k
- Street Address
- 9330 Zionsville Road
- Mailing
- Indianapolis, IN, 46268
- Region
- Indianapolis, IN, United States
- Last Updated
- May 8, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 48.6
- EV/EBITDA
- 21.5
- Price/Sales
- 3.1
- Price/Book
- 2.3
Growth
- Revenue
- +2.9%
- EPS
- +22.9%
- Free Cash Flow
- +81.8%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 33.5%
- Operating Margin
- 13.8%
- Net Margin
- 6.5%
- ROE
- 4.7%
- ROIC
- 5.4%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.14
- Current Ratio
- 1.47
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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