AVD vs GRO vs NTR Stock Comparison

American Vanguard, Brazil Potash and Nutrien Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVD American Vanguard Corp
$1.05 -43.9% 1M -80.4% 1Y
Market cap
$30.51M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$510.32M
Div. yield
–
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
2 wins
GRO Brazil Potash Corp.
$1.69 -28.4% 1M -33.2% 1Y
Market cap
$79.25M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials
NTR Nutrien Ltd.
$68.23 -5.5% 1M +17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$33.70B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.21B
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Nutrien leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Nutrien 8, American Vanguard 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVDGRONTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.51M $79.25M $33.70B NTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.6x -0.9x 15.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 2.6x — 13.5x AVD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.5% — +8.6% NTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.7% — 7.9% NTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -5.9% — 11.8% NTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -42.0x — 1.3x AVD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -80.4% -33.2% +17.3% NTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -41.6%/yr — -0.5%/yr NTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.1% 78.7% 33.1% NTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 33/100 68/100 NTR

Percentile Scorecard

AVDGRONTR

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

AxisAVDGRONTR
Valuation 27 #69 of 94 12 #83 of 94 91 #9 of 94
Growth 15 #78 of 92 53 #44 of 92 58 #39 of 92
Profitability 25 #67 of 89 6 #84 of 89 75 #23 of 89
Financial Health 29 #69 of 97 93 #8 of 97 79 #21 of 97
Shareholder Returns 12 #62 of 70 0 #70 of 70 38 #44 of 70
Overall 22 33 68
  • AVD ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • GRO ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • NTR ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVDGRONTRSPY
1 month -43.9%-28.4%-5.5% -0.8%
3 months -60.1%-17.6%+1.2% +3.5%
6 months -64.5%-50.7%-5.7% +7.0%
Year to date -72.5%-10.6%+10.5% +12.2%
1 year -80.4%-33.2%+17.3% +13.0%
3 years -88.7%—+23.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year -51.7%—+7.1% +23.1%
5 years -93.2%—-2.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -41.6%—-0.5% +11.0%
10 years -93.1%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year -23.5%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAVDGRONTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.1%78.7%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.3%79.2%34.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.181.55-0.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.13-0.420.52 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.0%-90.5%-61.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -80.6%-56.6%-18.7% -1.8%
52-week high $5.41$3.89$83.94 $779.14
52-week low $1.03$1.69$53.64 $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.

MultipleAVDGRONTR
P/E now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 21.6x -0.8xmedian 21.6x 14.9xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -47.9xmedian 12.4x —median 12.4x 5.5xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.7xmedian 15.8x -3.7xmedian 15.8x 5.2xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.6x 0.4xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.66 —median 1.66 -1.14median 1.66

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 monthsAVDGRONTR
Revenue $510.32M – $28.21B
Gross profit $149.95M – $8.75B
Operating income -$26.77M -$95.57M $5.49B
Net income -$54.58M -$28.15M $5.57B
Free cash flow -$47.04M -$24.85M $6.28B
R&D $23.43M – –
EPS (diluted) $-1.91 $-2.04 $4.59
Cash & equivalents $43.90M $75.71M $921.00M
Total debt $890.50M – $11.39B
Shares (diluted) 28.65M 42.49M 486.52M
Enterprise value -$113.52M -$56.06M $30.53B

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
MetricAVDGRONTR
P/E -0.6x -0.8x 14.9x
P/FCF -0.7x -3.7x 5.2x
P/Operating cash flow -0.7x -7.2x 7.9x
P/S 0.1x – 1.2x
P/B 0.2x 0.4x 1.3x
P/Tangible book -0.2x 0.4x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA -47.9x – 5.5x
EV/EBIT -9.5x -0.2x 7.9x
EV/Revenue 0.5x – 1.5x
EV/FCF -5.4x -0.6x 6.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -6.1x -1.2x 10.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 – -1.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVDGRONTR
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.5% – 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.6% – -5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.2% – 15.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.7% – -8.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 72.8% -3.3% 140.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -47.5% – -20.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 56.5% 57.9% 77.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -88.9% – 14.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 57.0% 27.7% 86.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -88.6% – -13.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -411.0% 20.5% 14.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -50.5% – -15.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -566.2% -1.1% 10.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.3% – -13.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVDGRONTR
Gross margin 29.4% – 31.0%
EBITDA margin -1.0% – 28.0%
Operating margin -5.2% – 19.5%
Pretax margin -10.3% – 13.7%
Net margin -10.7% – 7.9%
FCF margin -9.2% – 22.3%
Operating cash flow margin -8.2% – 14.8%
Return on equity -29.4% -47.7% 9.4%
Return on assets -8.4% -43.5% 4.5%
Return on invested capital -5.9% – 11.8%
Return on capital employed -5.6% -48.5% –
Asset turnover 0.8x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 0.4x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVDGRONTR
Debt / assets 42.1% – 21.3%
Debt / equity 1.5x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -42.0x – 1.3x
Debt / FCF -5.7x – 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 71.5% 5.4% 51.6%
Equity / assets 28.5% 94.6% 48.4%
Interest coverage -1.1x -94.7x 7.8x
Current ratio 2.5x 42.2x –
Quick ratio 1.4x 41.9x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 41.8x –
Altman Z-score 1.49 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVDGRONTR
Dividend yield – – 3.2%
Net buyback yield -1.8% -69.7% -1.6%
Shareholder yield -1.8% -69.7% 1.6%
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.

ConsensusAVDGRONTR
Forward P/E 2.6xFY2026 – 13.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.40FY2026 $-0.49FY2026 $5.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +11.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +440.0% – +4.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $540.99MFY2026 $0.00FY2026 $29.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 – +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.3% – -11.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVDGRONTR
Held by institutions 50.0% – 63.7%
Institutions holding 106 – 727
Change in shares held, QoQ -16.3% – -0.5%
Institutions buying 57 – 367
Institutions selling 35 – 236
Buyers to sellers 1.63 – 1.56

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.

AVDGRONTR
AVD 1.00 0.05 0.06
GRO 0.05 1.00 0.30
NTR 0.06 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVD, GRO and NTR?

Nutrien (NTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Vanguard (AVD) $30.51M, Brazil Potash (GRO) $79.25M, Nutrien (NTR) $33.70B.

Which company is growing faster?

Nutrien (NTR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Vanguard (AVD) -3.5%, Nutrien (NTR) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nutrien (NTR) has the highest net margin (American Vanguard (AVD) -10.7%, Nutrien (NTR) 7.9%). On return on invested capital, Nutrien (NTR) leads (American Vanguard (AVD) -5.9%, Nutrien (NTR) 11.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nutrien (NTR) returned the most: American Vanguard (AVD) -80.4%, Brazil Potash (GRO) -33.2%, Nutrien (NTR) +17.3%. Over five years, Nutrien (NTR) compounded fastest (American Vanguard (AVD) -41.6%/yr, Nutrien (NTR) -0.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nutrien (NTR) has been the steadiest (American Vanguard (AVD) 71.1%, Brazil Potash (GRO) 78.7%, Nutrien (NTR) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVD, GRO and NTR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nutrien (NTR) leads on 8. 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.