CTVA vs NTR vs SEED Stock Comparison

Corteva, Nutrien and Origin Agritech Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
3 wins
NTR Nutrien Ltd.
$69.73 -7.2% 1M +20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$33.25B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.21B
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials
8 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

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nutrien leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Nutrien 8, Corteva 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCTVANTRSEEDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.97B $33.25B $5.90M NTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.9x 14.9x — CTVA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.2x 14.0x — NTR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +8.6% — NTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.7% 7.9% — NTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% 11.8% — NTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 1.3x — CTVA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -80.4% +20.6% -53.6% NTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.9%/yr -0.1%/yr -37.3%/yr NTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 185.8% 33.0% 78.6% NTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 68/100 — CTVA

Percentile Scorecard

CTVANTRSEED

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

AxisCTVANTRSEED
Valuation 96 #5 of 94 90 #10 of 94 –
Growth 65 #33 of 92 58 #39 of 92 –
Profitability 68 #29 of 89 76 #22 of 89 –
Financial Health 67 #33 of 97 80 #20 of 97 12 #86 of 97
Shareholder Returns 99 #2 of 70 36 #45 of 70 –
Overall 79 68 –
  • CTVA ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • NTR 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

PeriodCTVANTRSEEDSPY
1 month -84.5%-7.2%-9.8% -1.0%
3 months -86.1%+2.4%-17.8% +2.9%
6 months -84.4%-2.6%-36.6% +6.4%
Year to date -81.4%+13.0%-25.2% +11.4%
1 year -80.4%+20.6%-53.6% +13.1%
3 years -74.3%+22.9%-66.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year -36.4%+7.1%-30.7% +21.5%
5 years -70.9%-0.5%-90.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year -21.9%-0.1%-37.3% +10.9%
10 years ——-96.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year ——-29.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCTVANTRSEEDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 185.8%33.0%78.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 276.4%34.5%77.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.08-0.230.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.430.62-0.68 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.8%-61.5%-94.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -86.2%-16.9%-58.5% -2.5%
52-week high $90.53$83.94$2.00 $779.14
52-week low $11.92$53.64$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.

MultipleCTVANTRSEED
P/E now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 21.5x 15.2xmedian 21.5x —median 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 12.4x 5.6xmedian 12.4x —median 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 15.5x 5.4xmedian 15.5x —median 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 1.6x -1.8xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.58median 1.70 -1.17median 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 monthsCTVANTRSEED
Revenue $17.81B $28.21B –
Gross profit $8.82B $8.75B –
Operating income $3.52B $5.49B –
Net income $1.02B $5.57B –
Free cash flow $680.00M $6.28B –
R&D $1.49B – –
EPS (diluted) $1.51 $4.59 –
Cash & equivalents $2.37B $921.00M $1.93M
Total debt $15.18B $11.39B $6.02M
Shares (diluted) 669.80M 486.52M 7.49M
Enterprise value -$3.48B $30.08B $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
MetricCTVANTRSEED
P/E 8.2x 15.2x –
P/FCF 12.2x 5.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 8.0x –
P/S 0.5x 1.2x –
P/B 0.3x 1.3x -1.8x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 1.4x -1.7x
EV/EBITDA 2.3x 5.6x –
EV/EBIT 3.1x 8.0x –
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.6x –
EV/FCF 15.9x 7.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.6x 10.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.58 -1.17 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCTVANTRSEED
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 8.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% -5.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.5% 15.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% -8.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.0% 140.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% -20.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -27.7% 77.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 14.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) -26.5% 86.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -13.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -61.7% 14.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 233.6% -15.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -75.2% 10.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 49.7% -13.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCTVANTRSEED
Gross margin 49.5% 31.0% –
EBITDA margin 26.7% 28.0% –
Operating margin 19.8% 19.5% –
Pretax margin 8.9% 13.7% –
Net margin 5.7% 7.9% –
FCF margin 3.8% 22.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 7.1% 14.8% –
Return on equity 4.1% 9.4% –
Return on assets 2.4% 4.5% –
Return on invested capital 8.4% 11.8% –
Return on capital employed 11.2% – –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCTVANTRSEED
Debt / assets 11.7% 21.3% 13.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.4x -0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 1.3x –
Debt / FCF 7.2x 1.8x –
Liabilities / assets 39.0% 51.6% 140.7%
Equity / assets 61.0% 48.4% -40.7%
Interest coverage 20.1x 7.8x –
Current ratio 1.5x – 0.4x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.22 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCTVANTRSEED
Dividend yield 5.8% 3.2% –
Net buyback yield 12.1% -1.6% –
Shareholder yield 17.8% 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.

ConsensusCTVANTRSEED
Forward P/E 22.2xFY2026 14.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.56FY2026 $4.99FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +25.0% +2.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.64BFY2026 $28.81BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -4.3%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -52.9% -11.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCTVANTRSEED
Held by institutions 88.8% 63.7% 1.8%
Institutions holding 1,480 727 15
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% -0.5% +31.5%
Institutions buying 646 367 3
Institutions selling 527 236 3
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.56 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.

CTVANTRSEED
CTVA 1.00 0.09 0.20
NTR 0.09 1.00 0.17
SEED 0.20 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CTVA, NTR and SEED?

Nutrien (NTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corteva (CTVA) $7.97B, Nutrien (NTR) $33.25B, Origin Agritech (SEED) $5.90M.

Which stock is cheaper, CTVA, NTR and SEED?

Corteva (CTVA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corteva (CTVA) 7.9x, Nutrien (NTR) 14.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nutrien (NTR) is cheapest (Corteva (CTVA) 22.2x, Nutrien (NTR) 14.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nutrien (NTR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Corteva (CTVA) +3.7%, Nutrien (NTR) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nutrien (NTR) has the highest net margin (Corteva (CTVA) 5.7%, Nutrien (NTR) 7.9%). On return on invested capital, Nutrien (NTR) leads (Corteva (CTVA) 8.4%, Nutrien (NTR) 11.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nutrien (NTR) returned the most: Corteva (CTVA) -80.4%, Nutrien (NTR) +20.6%, Origin Agritech (SEED) -53.6%. Over five years, Nutrien (NTR) compounded fastest (Corteva (CTVA) -21.9%/yr, Nutrien (NTR) -0.1%/yr, Origin Agritech (SEED) -37.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nutrien (NTR) has been the steadiest (Corteva (CTVA) 185.8%, Nutrien (NTR) 33.0%, Origin Agritech (SEED) 78.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CTVA, NTR 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, 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.