AGCO vs DE vs LNN Stock Comparison

Agco, Deere and Lindsay Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
1 more company in this comparison (TEX) Create a free account to keep reading and compare up to 10 companies.
AGCO Agco Corp /De
$107.91 -7.1% 1M -0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$7.70B
P/E
27.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.14B
Div. yield
0.01%
Agricultural Machinery Industrials
2 wins
DE Deere & Co
$660.00 -3.0% 1M +39.4% 1Y
Market cap
$181.59B
P/E
37.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$47.98B
Div. yield
0.01%
Agricultural Machinery Industrials
5 wins
LNN Lindsay Corp
$106.54 -5.8% 1M -4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.11B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$635.86M
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Machinery Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Deere leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Deere 5, Lindsay 5, Agco 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAGCODELNNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.70B $181.59B $1.11B DE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.6x 37.3x 20.0x LNN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.2x 37.4x 21.0x AGCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.9% +8.0% -6.0% DE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% 10.2% 8.8% DE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.1% 5.5% 8.0% LNN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 5.7x -0.8x LNN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% AGCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.4% +39.4% -4.5% DE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.5%/yr +14.0%/yr -6.1%/yr DE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.8% 32.6% 30.5% LNN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 31/100 64/100 LNN

Percentile Scorecard

AGCODELNN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAGCODELNN
Valuation 82 #38 of 203 20 #162 of 203 80 #42 of 203
Growth 14 #161 of 188 21 #149 of 188 13 #164 of 188
Profitability 43 #105 of 183 66 #63 of 183 56 #82 of 183
Financial Health 18 #178 of 216 7 #200 of 216 81 #43 of 216
Shareholder Returns 36 #98 of 152 40 #91 of 152 93 #12 of 152
Overall 39 31 64
  • AGCO ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • DE ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • LNN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAGCODELNNSPY
1 month -7.1%-3.0%-5.8% +0.7%
3 months +0.7%+10.1%-3.7% +3.7%
6 months -10.8%+11.9%-4.8% +7.1%
Year to date +3.4%+41.8%-9.6% +12.8%
1 year -0.4%+39.4%-4.5% +11.9%
3 years -3.8%+79.4%-15.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year -1.3%+21.5%-5.5% +22.8%
5 years -11.7%+92.8%-26.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -2.5%+14.0%-6.1% +10.9%
10 years +114.5%+657.1%+35.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +7.9%+22.4%+3.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAGCODELNNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.8%32.6%30.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.7%29.0%32.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.850.450.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.011.21-0.15 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.0%-34.1%-43.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.2%-7.0%-21.9% -1.2%
52-week high $140.49$709.58$136.33 $779.14
52-week low $98.45$461.63$102.92 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAGCODELNN
P/E now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 25.8x 36.5xmedian 25.8x 19.9xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.9x 3.7xmedian 1.9x 1.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 14.6x 26.5xmedian 14.6x 11.2xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 22.2x 55.1xmedian 22.2x 31.2xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.2x 6.4xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.74median 1.45 -1.88median 1.45 -3.02median 1.45

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAGCODELNN
Revenue $10.14B $47.98B $635.86M
Gross profit $2.53B $45.38B $183.78M
Operating income $568.20M $6.22B $66.93M
Net income $279.40M $4.86B $55.65M
Free cash flow $294.40M $3.23B $34.75M
R&D – $2.38B $17.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.02 $18.00 $5.33
Cash & equivalents $415.10M $8.93B $189.84M
Total debt $2.68B $57.74B $114.83M
Shares (diluted) 69.50M 270.70M 10.44M
Enterprise value $5.34B $149.68B $380.17M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAGCODELNN
P/E 26.8x 36.5x 19.9x
P/FCF 25.3x 55.1x 31.2x
P/Operating cash flow 13.6x 24.6x 14.5x
P/S 0.7x 3.7x 1.7x
P/B 1.8x 6.4x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 6.6x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.7x 26.5x 11.2x
EV/EBIT 17.1x 36.5x 15.1x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 4.7x 1.6x
EV/FCF 33.0x 70.2x 29.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.8x 31.3x 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.74 -1.88 -3.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAGCODELNN
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.9% 8.0% -6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -11.3% -7.9% -1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.8% -5.6% -12.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.1% -7.8% -4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 490.6% 1.6% -24.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.6% -21.6% -13.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -12.0% -6.2% -24.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.7% -21.5% -8.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -20.0% -6.2% -21.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.1% -19.4% -6.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -46.7% -15.3% -43.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.8% 0.3% -14.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -60.7% -21.3% -61.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.1% 4.3% -29.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAGCODELNN
Gross margin 25.0% 94.6% 28.9%
EBITDA margin 8.9% 17.9% 14.2%
Operating margin 5.6% 13.0% 10.5%
Pretax margin 3.7% 13.4% 11.8%
Net margin 2.8% 10.2% 8.8%
FCF margin 2.9% 6.7% 5.5%
Operating cash flow margin 5.4% 15.1% 11.8%
Return on equity 6.6% 17.6% 11.1%
Return on assets 2.3% 4.5% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 5.1% 5.5% 8.0%
Return on capital employed 7.2% – 10.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.5x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.3% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAGCODELNN
Debt / assets 22.8% 53.7% 14.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x 2.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 5.7x -0.8x
Debt / FCF 9.1x 17.9x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 65.4% 74.0% 38.0%
Equity / assets 34.6% 26.0% 62.0%
Interest coverage – 2.3x –
Current ratio 1.3x – 3.1x
Quick ratio 0.4x – 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 1.3x
Altman Z-score 2.42 – 4.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAGCODELNN
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.0% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 4.1% 0.4% 7.5%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 1.4% 8.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 30.2% 36.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 28.6% 54.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -2.5% 4.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -42.9% 7.6% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAGCODELNN
Forward P/E 18.2xFY2026 37.4xFY2026 21.0xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $5.93FY2026 $17.63FY2026 $5.07FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +12.3%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026 -4.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +31.2% +25.4% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.51BFY2026 $39.72BFY2026 $631.94MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -5.7%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 -0.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +19.0% +17.7% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAGCODELNN
Held by institutions 93.5% 75.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 513 2,659 237
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +4.5% +5.3%
Institutions buying 270 1,248 133
Institutions selling 164 888 70
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.41 1.90

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AGCODELNN
AGCO 1.00 0.72 0.58
DE 0.72 1.00 0.46
LNN 0.58 0.46 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AGCO, DE and LNN?

Deere (DE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agco (AGCO) $7.70B, Deere (DE) $181.59B, Lindsay (LNN) $1.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, AGCO, DE and LNN?

Lindsay (LNN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agco (AGCO) 27.6x, Deere (DE) 37.3x, Lindsay (LNN) 20.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Agco (AGCO) is cheapest (Agco (AGCO) 18.2x, Deere (DE) 37.4x, Lindsay (LNN) 21.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Deere (DE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Agco (AGCO) +0.9%, Deere (DE) +8.0%, Lindsay (LNN) -6.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Deere (DE) has the highest net margin (Agco (AGCO) 2.8%, Deere (DE) 10.2%, Lindsay (LNN) 8.8%). On return on invested capital, Lindsay (LNN) leads (Agco (AGCO) 5.1%, Deere (DE) 5.5%, Lindsay (LNN) 8.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Deere (DE) returned the most: Agco (AGCO) -0.4%, Deere (DE) +39.4%, Lindsay (LNN) -4.5%. Over five years, Deere (DE) compounded fastest (Agco (AGCO) -2.5%/yr, Deere (DE) +14.0%/yr, Lindsay (LNN) -6.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Agco (AGCO) has the highest dividend yield: Agco (AGCO) 0.01%, Deere (DE) 0.01%, Lindsay (LNN) 0.00%. Lindsay (LNN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lindsay (LNN) has been the steadiest (Agco (AGCO) 36.8%, Deere (DE) 32.6%, Lindsay (LNN) 30.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AGCO, DE and LNN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Deere (DE) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.