Corteva (CTVA)
Materials · Agricultural biotechnology and crop protection
A leading agricultural company developing and commercializing seeds, crop protection chemicals, and agronomic solutions to improve crop yields and farm productivity globally.
What Corteva does
Corteva, Inc. is an agricultural company that operates across seed and crop protection businesses. The company develops, manufactures, and distributes genetically modified and conventional seeds, as well as herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and other crop protection products used by farmers worldwide. Corteva's operations include seed breeding and biotechnology for major crops like corn, soybeans, and other vegetables, combined with a portfolio of crop protection chemicals that help farmers manage pests, diseases, and weeds. The company invests heavily in research and development to bring new crop protection technologies and seed traits to market, while navigating complex regulatory frameworks across multiple jurisdictions.
Themes: ["Agricultural biotechnology","Genetically modified organisms (GMOs)","Crop protection","Gene editing","Global food security","Sustainable agriculture","Seed genetics","Pesticide regulation"]
Fundamentals
- Price$83.86 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$56.1B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+10.1% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E48.29 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+6.5% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+48.6% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+4.7% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.14 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+6.3% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-0.1% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.57 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +0.8%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Regulatory approval complexity and delays for GM/gene-edited products and crop protection chemicals across multiple jurisdictions, with potential for product bans in certain regions; regulatory re-registration requirements every 15 years for pesticides create ongoing compliance burden.","International trade restrictions and country-specific bans on GMOs in EMEA, Latin America, and Asia Pacific regions limit addressable market for certain product portfolios.","Ongoing litigation and ESA (Endangered Species Act) consultations on pesticide registrations may result in use restrictions, labeling requirements, or product registration revocations."]
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.