FSI vs NTR vs SEED Stock Comparison

Flexible Solutions International, Nutrien and Origin Agritech Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NTR Nutrien Ltd.
$69.06 -4.1% 1M +21.1% 1Y
Market cap
$33.31B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.21B
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials
6 wins
SEED Origin Agritech LTD
$0.79 -13.2% 1M -59.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.02M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Nutrien leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nutrien 6, Flexible Solutions International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFSINTRSEEDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $82.46M $33.31B $6.02M NTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -26.4x 14.9x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.6x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.7% +8.6% — NTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.8% 7.9% — NTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.5x 1.3x — FSI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -32.6% +21.1% -59.1% NTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.3%/yr -0.2%/yr -37.7%/yr FSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.4% 33.1% 77.9% NTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 68/100 — NTR

Percentile Scorecard

FSINTRSEED

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

AxisFSINTRSEED
Valuation 25 #71 of 94 91 #9 of 94 –
Growth 2 #89 of 91 54 #42 of 91 –
Profitability 29 #60 of 84 76 #21 of 84 –
Financial Health 84 #16 of 94 79 #21 of 94 12 #83 of 94
Shareholder Returns 18 #57 of 69 40 #42 of 69 –
Overall 31 68 –
  • FSI 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

PeriodFSINTRSEEDSPY
1 month +7.0%-4.1%-13.2% +0.9%
3 months +22.7%-2.2%-19.4% +5.9%
6 months +0.2%-6.8%-33.1% +8.5%
Year to date -6.9%+11.9%-28.8% +13.3%
1 year -32.6%+21.1%-59.1% +12.4%
3 years +224.4%+24.5%-69.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +48.1%+7.6%-33.0% +23.5%
5 years +71.0%-1.2%-90.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +11.3%-0.2%-37.7% +11.0%
10 years +247.8%—-96.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +13.3%—-29.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureFSINTRSEEDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.4%33.1%77.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.4%34.6%77.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.69-0.230.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.720.64-0.76 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.1%-61.5%-94.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.6%-17.7%-59.1% -0.9%
52-week high $9.29$83.94$1.93 $779.14
52-week low $4.91$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.

MultipleFSINTRSEED
P/E now vs peer median -25.6xmedian 22.0x 15.0xmedian 22.0x —median 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 68.3xmedian 12.4x 5.5xmedian 12.4x —median 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -22.9xmedian 15.5x 5.3xmedian 15.5x —median 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.7x 1.3xmedian 1.7x -1.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.70median 1.84 -1.16median 1.84 —median 1.84

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 monthsFSINTRSEED
Revenue $35.58M $28.21B –
Gross profit $6.80M $8.75B –
Operating income -$933.97K $5.49B –
Net income -$1.66M $5.57B –
Free cash flow -$3.48M $6.28B –
R&D $565.72K – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.24 $4.59 –
Cash & equivalents $7.20M $921.00M $1.93M
Total debt $29.29M $11.39B $6.02M
Shares (diluted) 12.74M 486.52M 7.49M
Enterprise value $53.86M $30.14B $332.01K

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
MetricFSINTRSEED
P/E -25.6x 15.0x –
P/FCF -22.9x 5.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 31.5x 8.0x –
P/S 2.2x 1.2x –
P/B 2.0x 1.3x -1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 1.4x -1.6x
EV/EBITDA 68.3x 5.5x –
EV/EBIT -83.7x 8.0x –
EV/Revenue 2.2x 1.6x –
EV/FCF -22.4x 7.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 30.8x 10.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.70 -1.16 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFSINTRSEED
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.7% 8.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.9% -5.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -50.8% 15.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -18.0% -8.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -115.5% 140.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.7% -20.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -141.2% 77.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.4% 14.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) -206.7% 86.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.7% -13.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -49.2% 14.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -33.4% -15.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1,054% 10.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -45.3% -13.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFSINTRSEED
Gross margin 19.1% 31.0% –
EBITDA margin 3.2% 28.0% –
Operating margin -2.6% 19.5% –
Pretax margin -6.5% 13.7% –
Net margin -8.8% 7.9% –
FCF margin -9.8% 22.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 7.1% 14.8% –
Return on equity -4.0% 9.4% –
Return on assets -2.7% 4.5% –
Return on invested capital – 11.8% –
Return on capital employed -1.8% – –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x 0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFSINTRSEED
Debt / assets 10.1% 21.3% 13.5%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.4x -0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.5x 1.3x –
Debt / FCF -1.7x 1.8x –
Liabilities / assets 30.7% 51.6% 140.7%
Equity / assets 69.3% 48.4% -40.7%
Interest coverage -1.9x 7.8x –
Current ratio 2.8x – 0.4x
Quick ratio 1.6x – 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.99 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFSINTRSEED
Dividend yield – 3.2% –
Net buyback yield -0.3% -1.6% –
Shareholder yield -0.3% 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.

ConsensusFSINTRSEED
Forward P/E – 13.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.10FY2026 $5.06FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -266.7%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +4.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $43.78MFY2026 $29.29BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +69.3% -11.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFSINTRSEED
Held by institutions 9.1% 63.7% 1.8%
Institutions holding 31 727 15
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.7% -0.5% +31.5%
Institutions buying 11 367 3
Institutions selling 8 236 3
Buyers to sellers 1.38 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.

FSINTRSEED
FSI 1.00 -0.03 0.01
NTR -0.03 1.00 0.17
SEED 0.01 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FSI, NTR and SEED?

Nutrien (NTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flexible Solutions International (FSI) $82.46M, Nutrien (NTR) $33.31B, Origin Agritech (SEED) $6.02M.

Which company is growing faster?

Nutrien (NTR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Flexible Solutions International (FSI) -4.7%, Nutrien (NTR) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nutrien (NTR) has the highest net margin (Flexible Solutions International (FSI) -8.8%, Nutrien (NTR) 7.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nutrien (NTR) returned the most: Flexible Solutions International (FSI) -32.6%, Nutrien (NTR) +21.1%, Origin Agritech (SEED) -59.1%. Over five years, Flexible Solutions International (FSI) compounded fastest (Flexible Solutions International (FSI) +11.3%/yr, Nutrien (NTR) -0.2%/yr, Origin Agritech (SEED) -37.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nutrien (NTR) has been the steadiest (Flexible Solutions International (FSI) 45.4%, Nutrien (NTR) 33.1%, Origin Agritech (SEED) 77.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FSI, 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 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.