CTVA vs FMC vs CBUS Stock Comparison

Corteva, Fmc and Cibus Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
FMC Fmc Corp
$5.05 -49.0% 1M -83.3% 1Y
Market cap
$576.23M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.25B
Div. yield
0.29%
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
3 wins
CBUS Cibus, Inc.
$1.41 -8.4% 1M -10.8% 1Y
Market cap
$107.46M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.60M
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, Fmc 3, Cibus 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCTVAFMCCBUSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.97B $576.23M $107.46M CTVA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.9x -0.2x -1.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.2x 4.2x — FMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% -21.3% -25.7% CTVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.7% -84.8% -2,843.7% CTVA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% -32.7% -362.3% CTVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x -2.1x 0.3x FMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.29% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -80.4% -83.3% -10.8% CBUS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.9%/yr -44.2%/yr -60.1%/yr CTVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 185.8% 94.6% 105.7% FMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 30/100 30/100 CTVA

Percentile Scorecard

CTVAFMCCBUS

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

AxisCTVAFMCCBUS
Valuation 96 #5 of 94 62 #36 of 94 1 #93 of 94
Growth 65 #33 of 92 10 #83 of 92 70 #28 of 92
Profitability 68 #29 of 89 18 #73 of 89 2 #87 of 89
Financial Health 67 #33 of 97 14 #84 of 97 45 #54 of 97
Shareholder Returns 99 #2 of 70 44 #40 of 70 –
Overall 79 30 30
  • CTVA ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • FMC ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • CBUS ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCTVAFMCCBUSSPY
1 month -84.5%-49.0%-8.4% -1.0%
3 months -86.1%-55.3%-17.1% +2.9%
6 months -84.4%-66.1%-6.0% +6.4%
Year to date -81.4%-63.6%-19.0% +11.4%
1 year -80.4%-83.3%-10.8% +13.1%
3 years -74.3%-91.0%-89.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year -36.4%-55.2%-53.3% +21.5%
5 years -70.9%-94.6%-99.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year -21.9%-44.2%-60.1% +10.9%
10 years —-89.4%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —-20.1%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCTVAFMCCBUSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 185.8%94.6%105.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 276.4%117.2%105.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.081.612.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.43-0.88-0.10 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.8%-96.4%-99.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -86.2%-83.5%-65.2% -2.5%
52-week high $90.53$30.63$4.05 $779.14
52-week low $11.92$5.02$1.16 $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.

MultipleCTVAFMCCBUS
P/E now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 21.5x -0.2xmedian 21.5x -1.1xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.4x 0.2xmedian 1.4x 29.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 12.4x -2.4xmedian 12.4x -1.4xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 15.5x 3.9xmedian 15.5x —median 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.6x 0.4xmedian 1.6x 7.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.58median 1.70 0.00median 1.70 -0.03median 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 monthsCTVAFMCCBUS
Revenue $17.81B $3.25B $3.60M
Gross profit $8.82B $1.15B –
Operating income $3.52B -$2.01B -$68.88M
Net income $1.02B -$2.76B -$104.91M
Free cash flow $680.00M $162.50M –
R&D $1.49B $256.90M $40.91M
EPS (diluted) $1.51 $-21.99 $-1.33
Cash & equivalents $2.37B $476.60M $20.43M
Total debt $15.18B $4.28B $3.26M
Shares (diluted) 669.80M 125.40M 76.76M
Enterprise value -$3.48B -$1.37B $16.71M

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
MetricCTVAFMCCBUS
P/E 8.2x -0.2x -1.1x
P/FCF 12.2x 3.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 2.7x –
P/S 0.5x 0.2x 29.9x
P/B 0.3x 0.4x 7.3x
P/Tangible book 0.5x -1.0x -6.7x
EV/EBITDA 2.3x -2.4x -1.4x
EV/EBIT 3.1x -2.2x -1.3x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.4x 24.5x
EV/FCF 15.9x 27.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.6x 18.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.58 0.00 -0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCTVAFMCCBUS
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% -21.3% -25.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% -15.3% 123.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.5% -29.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% -19.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.0% -462.9% 75.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% -57.8% -27.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -27.7% -2,817% 65.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.0% -85.5% -44.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -26.5% -2,864% 79.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -86.1% 37.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -61.7% 117.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 233.6% -11.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -75.2% 742.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 49.7% -6.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCTVAFMCCBUS
Gross margin 49.5% 35.3% –
EBITDA margin 26.7% -56.7% -1,776%
Operating margin 19.8% -61.9% -1,914%
Pretax margin 8.9% -70.6% -2,915%
Net margin 5.7% -84.8% -2,844%
FCF margin 3.8% 5.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 7.1% 7.2% –
Return on equity 4.1% -157.1% -572.8%
Return on assets 2.4% -29.7% -33.9%
Return on invested capital 8.4% -32.7% -362.3%
Return on capital employed 11.2% -29.2% -23.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x -0.1x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCTVAFMCCBUS
Debt / assets 11.7% 46.8% 0.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x 2.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x -2.1x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 7.2x 26.3x –
Liabilities / assets 39.0% 81.8% 95.3%
Equity / assets 61.0% 18.2% 4.7%
Interest coverage 20.1x -7.6x –
Current ratio 1.5x 2.0x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.1x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 1.22 0.55 -4.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCTVAFMCCBUS
Dividend yield 5.8% 6.3% –
Net buyback yield 12.1% – –
Shareholder yield 17.8% 6.3% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – -6.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 102.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -42.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -15.9% –

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.

ConsensusCTVAFMCCBUS
Forward P/E 22.2xFY2026 4.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.56FY2026 $1.21FY2026 $-0.89FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 -59.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +25.0% +5.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.64BFY2026 $3.41BFY2026 $5.03MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.3%FY2026 -12.2%FY2026 +38.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -52.9% +8.3% +131.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCTVAFMCCBUS
Held by institutions 88.8% 100.0% 24.1%
Institutions holding 1,480 411 62
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +11.6% -15.6%
Institutions buying 646 198 30
Institutions selling 527 148 13
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.34 2.31

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.

CTVAFMCCBUS
CTVA 1.00 0.10 0.00
FMC 0.10 1.00 0.07
CBUS 0.00 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CTVA, FMC and CBUS?

Corteva (CTVA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corteva (CTVA) $7.97B, Fmc (FMC) $576.23M, Cibus (CBUS) $107.46M.

Which company is growing faster?

Corteva (CTVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Corteva (CTVA) +3.7%, Fmc (FMC) -21.3%, Cibus (CBUS) -25.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corteva (CTVA) has the highest net margin (Corteva (CTVA) 5.7%, Fmc (FMC) -84.8%, Cibus (CBUS) -2,843.7%). On return on invested capital, Corteva (CTVA) leads (Corteva (CTVA) 8.4%, Fmc (FMC) -32.7%, Cibus (CBUS) -362.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cibus (CBUS) returned the most: Corteva (CTVA) -80.4%, Fmc (FMC) -83.3%, Cibus (CBUS) -10.8%. Over five years, Corteva (CTVA) compounded fastest (Corteva (CTVA) -21.9%/yr, Fmc (FMC) -44.2%/yr, Cibus (CBUS) -60.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Corteva (CTVA) 0.00%, Fmc (FMC) 0.29%, Cibus (CBUS) 0.00%. Corteva (CTVA) and Cibus (CBUS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fmc (FMC) has been the steadiest (Corteva (CTVA) 185.8%, Fmc (FMC) 94.6%, Cibus (CBUS) 105.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CTVA, FMC and CBUS?

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.