AVD vs CTVA vs SEED Stock Comparison

American Vanguard, Corteva and Origin Agritech Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVD American Vanguard Corp
$1.03 -49.5% 1M -80.4% 1Y
Market cap
$30.22M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$510.32M
Div. yield
–
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
3 wins
CTVA Corteva, Inc.
$12.45 -84.5% 1M -80.4% 1Y
Market cap
$7.97B
P/E
7.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.81B
Div. yield
–
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
6 wins
SEED Origin Agritech LTD
$0.83 -9.8% 1M -53.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.90M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Corteva leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Corteva 6, American Vanguard 3, Origin Agritech 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVDCTVASEEDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.22M $7.97B $5.90M CTVA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.6x 7.9x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 2.6x 22.2x — AVD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.5% +3.7% — CTVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.7% 5.7% — CTVA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -5.9% 8.4% — CTVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -42.0x 0.5x — AVD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -80.4% -80.4% -53.6% SEED
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -42.1%/yr -21.9%/yr -37.3%/yr CTVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.2% 185.8% 78.6% AVD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 79/100 — CTVA

Percentile Scorecard

AVDCTVASEED

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

AxisAVDCTVASEED
Valuation 27 #69 of 94 96 #5 of 94 –
Growth 15 #78 of 92 65 #33 of 92 –
Profitability 25 #67 of 89 68 #29 of 89 –
Financial Health 29 #69 of 97 67 #33 of 97 12 #86 of 97
Shareholder Returns 12 #62 of 70 99 #2 of 70 –
Overall 22 79 –
  • AVD ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • CTVA ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SEED ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVDCTVASEEDSPY
1 month -49.5%-84.5%-9.8% -1.0%
3 months -59.9%-86.1%-17.8% +2.9%
6 months -65.2%-84.4%-36.6% +6.4%
Year to date -73.0%-81.4%-25.2% +11.4%
1 year -80.4%-80.4%-53.6% +13.1%
3 years -88.5%-74.3%-66.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year -51.4%-36.4%-30.7% +21.5%
5 years -93.5%-70.9%-90.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year -42.1%-21.9%-37.3% +10.9%
10 years -93.4%—-96.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year -23.8%—-29.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAVDCTVASEEDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.2%185.8%78.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.5%276.4%77.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.13-0.080.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.13-0.43-0.68 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.0%-86.8%-94.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -81.0%-86.2%-58.5% -2.5%
52-week high $5.41$90.53$2.00 $779.14
52-week low $1.03$11.92$0.68 $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.

MultipleAVDCTVASEED
P/E now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 21.5x 8.2xmedian 21.5x —median 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.4x 0.5xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -47.7xmedian 12.4x 2.3xmedian 12.4x —median 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 15.5x 12.2xmedian 15.5x —median 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.6x 0.3xmedian 1.6x -1.8xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.70 1.58median 1.70 —median 1.70

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 monthsAVDCTVASEED
Revenue $510.32M $17.81B –
Gross profit $149.95M $8.82B –
Operating income -$26.77M $3.52B –
Net income -$54.58M $1.02B –
Free cash flow -$47.04M $680.00M –
R&D $23.43M $1.49B –
EPS (diluted) $-1.91 $1.51 –
Cash & equivalents $43.90M $2.37B $1.93M
Total debt $890.50M $15.18B $6.02M
Shares (diluted) 28.65M 669.80M 7.49M
Enterprise value -$113.81M -$3.48B $214.40K

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
MetricAVDCTVASEED
P/E -0.5x 8.2x –
P/FCF -0.6x 12.2x –
P/Operating cash flow -0.7x 6.6x –
P/S 0.1x 0.5x –
P/B 0.2x 0.3x -1.8x
P/Tangible book -0.2x 0.5x -1.7x
EV/EBITDA -47.7x 2.3x –
EV/EBIT -9.5x 3.1x –
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.6x –
EV/FCF -5.4x 15.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow -6.1x 8.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 1.58 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVDCTVASEED
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.5% 3.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 0.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.2% 12.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.7% 6.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 72.8% 22.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -47.5% 13.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 56.5% -27.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -88.9% 3.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 57.0% -26.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -88.6% 5.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -411.0% -61.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -50.5% 233.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -566.2% -75.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.3% 49.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVDCTVASEED
Gross margin 29.4% 49.5% –
EBITDA margin -1.0% 26.7% –
Operating margin -5.2% 19.8% –
Pretax margin -10.3% 8.9% –
Net margin -10.7% 5.7% –
FCF margin -9.2% 3.8% –
Operating cash flow margin -8.2% 7.1% –
Return on equity -29.4% 4.1% –
Return on assets -8.4% 2.4% –
Return on invested capital -5.9% 8.4% –
Return on capital employed -5.6% 11.2% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVDCTVASEED
Debt / assets 42.1% 11.7% 13.5%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.2x -0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -42.0x 0.5x –
Debt / FCF -5.7x 7.2x –
Liabilities / assets 71.5% 39.0% 140.7%
Equity / assets 28.5% 61.0% -40.7%
Interest coverage -1.1x 20.1x –
Current ratio 2.5x 1.5x 0.4x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.2x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.49 1.22 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVDCTVASEED
Dividend yield – 5.8% –
Net buyback yield -1.8% 12.1% –
Shareholder yield -1.8% 17.8% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusAVDCTVASEED
Forward P/E 2.6xFY2026 22.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.40FY2026 $0.56FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +12.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +440.0% +25.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $540.99MFY2026 $16.64BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +8.3% -52.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVDCTVASEED
Held by institutions 50.0% 88.8% 1.8%
Institutions holding 106 1,480 15
Change in shares held, QoQ -16.3% +2.9% +31.5%
Institutions buying 57 646 3
Institutions selling 35 527 3
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.23 1.00

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.

AVDCTVASEED
AVD 1.00 0.02 -0.10
CTVA 0.02 1.00 0.20
SEED -0.10 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVD, CTVA and SEED?

Corteva (CTVA) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Vanguard (AVD) $30.22M, Corteva (CTVA) $7.97B, Origin Agritech (SEED) $5.90M.

Which company is growing faster?

Corteva (CTVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Vanguard (AVD) -3.5%, Corteva (CTVA) +3.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corteva (CTVA) has the highest net margin (American Vanguard (AVD) -10.7%, Corteva (CTVA) 5.7%). On return on invested capital, Corteva (CTVA) leads (American Vanguard (AVD) -5.9%, Corteva (CTVA) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Origin Agritech (SEED) returned the most: American Vanguard (AVD) -80.4%, Corteva (CTVA) -80.4%, Origin Agritech (SEED) -53.6%. Over five years, Corteva (CTVA) compounded fastest (American Vanguard (AVD) -42.1%/yr, Corteva (CTVA) -21.9%/yr, Origin Agritech (SEED) -37.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Vanguard (AVD) has been the steadiest (American Vanguard (AVD) 71.2%, Corteva (CTVA) 185.8%, Origin Agritech (SEED) 78.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVD, CTVA and SEED?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Corteva (CTVA) leads on 6. 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.