CTVA vs CVI vs GRO Stock Comparison

Corteva, Cvr Energy and Brazil Potash Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CTVA Corteva, Inc.
$11.63 -85.2% 1M -81.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.76B
P/E
7.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.81B
Div. yield
6.19%
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
6 wins
CVI Cvr Energy Inc
$57.46 +11.5% 1M +43.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.78B
P/E
83.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.47B
Div. yield
0.35%
Oil Refining Energy
6 wins
GRO Brazil Potash Corp.
$1.86 -21.2% 1M -27.3% 1Y
Market cap
$99.87M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCTVACVIGROLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.76B $5.78B $99.87M CTVA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.7x 83.7x -0.9x CTVA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.4x 17.1x — CVI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +17.9% — CVI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.7% 0.8% — CTVA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% 10.2% — CVI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 1.4x — CTVA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 6.19% 0.35% — CTVA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -81.8% +43.6% -27.3% CVI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.0%/yr +24.1%/yr — CVI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 185.8% 54.9% 79.1% CVI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 24/100 33/100 CTVA

Percentile Scorecard

CTVACVIGRO

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

AxisCTVACVIGRO
Valuation 96 #5 of 94 5 #22 of 23 13 #82 of 94
Growth 64 #33 of 91 44 #11 of 19 53 #43 of 91
Profitability 68 #28 of 86 29 #13 of 18 6 #81 of 86
Financial Health 67 #32 of 95 44 #14 of 24 94 #7 of 95
Shareholder Returns 99 #2 of 70 0 #18 of 18 0 #70 of 70
Overall 79 24 33
  • CTVA ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • CVI ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • GRO ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCTVACVIGROSPY
1 month -85.2%+11.5%-21.2% -0.2%
3 months -86.9%+70.5%-9.3% +3.9%
6 months -85.3%+76.0%-41.0% +8.2%
Year to date -82.6%+125.9%-1.6% +12.9%
1 year -81.8%+43.6%-27.3% +12.3%
3 years -75.7%+85.4%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -37.6%+22.9%— +23.3%
5 years -73.0%+194.4%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -23.0%+24.1%— +10.9%
10 years —+323.1%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+15.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCTVACVIGROSPY
Volatility, 1Y 185.8%54.9%79.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 274.0%51.6%79.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.11-0.381.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.440.79-0.35 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.2%-63.1%-90.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -87.2%-9.0%-52.2% -1.2%
52-week high $90.53$63.12$3.89 $779.14
52-week low $11.63$20.72$1.69 $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.

MultipleCTVACVIGRO
P/E now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 22.0x 83.7xmedian 9.2x -0.9xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 0.3x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 12.4x 8.9xmedian 7.0x —median 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 15.1x 16.5xmedian 8.9x -4.0xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.6x 7.8xmedian 1.8x 0.5xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.48median 1.66 -1.70median 0.34 —median 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 monthsCTVACVIGRO
Revenue $17.81B $8.47B –
Gross profit $8.82B $517.00M –
Operating income $3.52B $350.00M -$95.57M
Net income $1.02B $171.00M -$28.15M
Free cash flow $680.00M $351.00M -$24.85M
R&D $1.49B – –
EPS (diluted) $1.51 $0.69 $-2.04
Cash & equivalents $2.37B $737.00M $75.71M
Total debt $4.88B $1.77B –
Shares (diluted) 669.80M 100.50M 42.49M
Enterprise value -$3.44B $3.57B -$35.44M

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
MetricCTVACVIGRO
P/E 7.7x 83.7x -0.9x
P/FCF 11.4x 16.5x -4.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.1x 10.8x -7.9x
P/S 0.4x 0.7x –
P/B 0.3x 7.8x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 7.8x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA 2.2x 8.9x –
EV/EBIT 2.9x 19.5x -0.3x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.8x –
EV/FCF 15.1x 19.4x -1.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.1x 12.8x -1.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.48 -1.70 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCTVACVIGRO
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 17.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% -5.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.5% 404.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% -21.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.0% 207.4% -3.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% -26.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -27.7% 162.0% 57.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.0% -37.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -26.5% 120.8% 27.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -49.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -61.7% 320.5% 20.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 233.6% -15.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -75.2% 750.0% -1.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 49.7% -19.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCTVACVIGRO
Gross margin 49.5% 6.1% –
EBITDA margin 26.7% 9.0% –
Operating margin 19.8% 4.1% –
Pretax margin 8.9% 2.8% –
Net margin 5.7% 0.8% –
FCF margin 3.8% 4.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 7.1% 6.3% –
Return on equity 4.1% 23.1% -47.7%
Return on assets 2.4% 4.3% -43.5%
Return on invested capital 8.4% 10.2% –
Return on capital employed 11.2% 12.7% -48.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x 2.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 3.1x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCTVACVIGRO
Debt / assets 11.7% 43.4% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 2.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 1.4x –
Debt / FCF 7.2x 5.0x –
Liabilities / assets 39.0% 81.8% 5.4%
Equity / assets 61.0% 18.2% 94.6%
Interest coverage 20.1x – -94.7x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.4x 42.2x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.9x 41.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 41.8x
Altman Z-score 1.19 3.21 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCTVACVIGRO
Dividend yield 6.2% 0.3% –
Net buyback yield 12.9% – -63.3%
Shareholder yield 19.1% 0.3% -63.3%
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.

ConsensusCTVACVIGRO
Forward P/E 20.4xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.57FY2026 $3.36FY2026 $-0.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.0%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +22.8% +43.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.64BFY2026 $9.70BFY2026 $0.00FY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.3%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -52.9% -23.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCTVACVIGRO
Held by institutions 88.8% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 1,480 223 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +2.0% –
Institutions buying 646 105 –
Institutions selling 527 75 –
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.40 –

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.

CTVACVIGRO
CTVA 1.00 -0.08 0.07
CVI -0.08 1.00 0.12
GRO 0.07 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CTVA, CVI and GRO?

Corteva (CTVA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corteva (CTVA) $7.76B, Cvr Energy (CVI) $5.78B, Brazil Potash (GRO) $99.87M.

Which stock is cheaper, CTVA, CVI and GRO?

Corteva (CTVA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corteva (CTVA) 7.7x, Cvr Energy (CVI) 83.7x, Brazil Potash (GRO) -0.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cvr Energy (CVI) is cheapest (Corteva (CTVA) 20.4x, Cvr Energy (CVI) 17.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cvr Energy (CVI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Corteva (CTVA) +3.7%, Cvr Energy (CVI) +17.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corteva (CTVA) has the highest net margin (Corteva (CTVA) 5.7%, Cvr Energy (CVI) 0.8%). On return on invested capital, Cvr Energy (CVI) leads (Corteva (CTVA) 8.4%, Cvr Energy (CVI) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cvr Energy (CVI) returned the most: Corteva (CTVA) -81.8%, Cvr Energy (CVI) +43.6%, Brazil Potash (GRO) -27.3%. Over five years, Cvr Energy (CVI) compounded fastest (Corteva (CTVA) -23.0%/yr, Cvr Energy (CVI) +24.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Corteva (CTVA) has the highest dividend yield: Corteva (CTVA) 6.19%, Cvr Energy (CVI) 0.35%. Brazil Potash (GRO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cvr Energy (CVI) has been the steadiest (Corteva (CTVA) 185.8%, Cvr Energy (CVI) 54.9%, Brazil Potash (GRO) 79.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CTVA, CVI and GRO?

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.