MOS vs NTR vs UAN Stock Comparison

Mosaic, Nutrien and Cvr Partners Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MOS Mosaic Co
$18.80 -18.3% 1M -36.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.98B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$12.25B
Div. yield
4.68%
Fertilizers Basic Materials
NTR Nutrien Ltd.
$69.36 -4.0% 1M +20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$33.43B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.21B
Div. yield
3.17%
Fertilizers Basic Materials
3 wins
UAN Cvr Partners, Lp
$124.08 +0.5% 1M +34.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.31B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$676.86M
Div. yield
11.66%
Fertilizers Basic Materials
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cvr Partners leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Cvr Partners 9, Nutrien 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMOSNTRUANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.98B $33.43B $1.31B NTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.4x 15.1x 8.2x UAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 55.3x 13.7x 6.8x UAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +8.6% +17.5% UAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.2% 7.9% 23.7% UAN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.0% 11.8% 21.2% UAN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.6x 1.3x 1.6x NTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.68% 3.17% 11.66% UAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.4% +20.6% +34.7% UAN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.8%/yr -0.2%/yr +9.5%/yr UAN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.0% 33.1% 41.6% NTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 68/100 70/100 UAN

Percentile Scorecard

MOSNTRUAN

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

AxisMOSNTRUAN
Valuation 54 #44 of 94 91 #9 of 94 80 #20 of 94
Growth 7 #85 of 91 56 #41 of 91 61 #36 of 91
Profitability 35 #56 of 86 77 #21 of 86 97 #4 of 86
Financial Health 30 #67 of 95 79 #21 of 95 52 #46 of 95
Shareholder Returns 78 #16 of 70 38 #44 of 70 62 #27 of 70
Overall 41 68 70
  • MOS ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • NTR ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • UAN ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMOSNTRUANSPY
1 month -18.3%-4.0%+0.5% -0.2%
3 months -18.5%-0.1%+2.4% +3.9%
6 months -18.9%-4.9%-7.6% +8.2%
Year to date -22.0%+12.4%+21.1% +12.9%
1 year -36.4%+20.6%+34.7% +12.3%
3 years -43.2%+25.0%+58.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -17.2%+7.7%+16.6% +23.3%
5 years -55.1%-1.1%+57.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -14.8%-0.2%+9.5% +10.9%
10 years -21.4%—+146.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year -2.4%—+9.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMOSNTRUANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.0%33.1%41.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.0%34.6%44.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.63-0.23-0.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.810.620.83 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.9%-61.5%-64.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.1%-17.4%-10.7% -1.2%
52-week high $31.36$83.94$139.00 $779.14
52-week low $17.26$53.64$91.76 $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.

MultipleMOSNTRUAN
P/E now vs peer median -9.4xmedian 22.0x 15.1xmedian 22.0x 8.2xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.4x 1.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 12.4x 5.6xmedian 12.4x 6.3xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.3xmedian 15.1x 5.3xmedian 15.1x 9.1xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 1.6x 3.8xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.29median 1.66 -1.16median 1.66 -0.67median 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 monthsMOSNTRUAN
Revenue $12.25B $28.21B $676.86M
Gross profit $1.35B $8.75B $226.97M
Operating income -$169.80M $5.49B $190.21M
Net income -$624.70M $5.57B $160.22M
Free cash flow -$947.10M $6.28B $144.60M
EPS (diluted) $-2.01 $4.59 $15.16
Cash & equivalents $294.00M $921.00M $137.46M
Total debt $21.00B $11.39B $568.96M
Shares (diluted) 317.90M 486.52M 10.57M
Enterprise value $5.14B $30.29B $820.51M

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
MetricMOSNTRUAN
P/E -9.4x 15.1x 8.2x
P/FCF -6.3x 5.3x 9.1x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x 8.0x 6.2x
P/S 0.5x 1.2x 1.9x
P/B 0.5x 1.3x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 1.4x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.6x 5.6x 6.3x
EV/EBIT -68.0x 8.0x 9.2x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.6x 2.6x
EV/FCF -12.2x 7.0x 12.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.0x 10.5x 8.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.29 -1.16 -0.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMOSNTRUAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 8.6% 17.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.0% -5.6% -4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -22.0% 15.5% 52.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -28.7% -8.0% -8.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -121.3% 140.9% 61.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.3% -20.1% -10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -164.7% 77.9% 82.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.6% 14.3% -12.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -168.2% 86.8% 82.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.2% -13.0% -12.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -62.5% 14.0% 18.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.5% -15.8% -8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -22,126% 10.8% 2.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.5% -13.9% -15.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMOSNTRUAN
Gross margin 11.0% 31.0% 33.5%
EBITDA margin 8.1% 28.0% 40.7%
Operating margin -1.4% 19.5% 28.1%
Pretax margin -2.0% 13.7% 23.7%
Net margin -5.2% 7.9% 23.7%
FCF margin -7.7% 22.3% 21.4%
Operating cash flow margin 3.6% 14.8% 31.3%
Return on equity -5.2% 9.4% 48.6%
Return on assets -2.5% 4.5% 15.4%
Return on invested capital -1.0% 11.8% 21.2%
Return on capital employed -0.8% – 20.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x 0.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.5% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMOSNTRUAN
Debt / assets 23.8% 21.3% 53.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.4x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.6x 1.3x 1.6x
Debt / FCF -6.2x 1.8x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 52.8% 51.6% 67.2%
Equity / assets 47.2% 48.4% 32.8%
Interest coverage – 7.8x –
Current ratio 1.3x – 3.0x
Quick ratio 0.3x – 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 1.3x
Altman Z-score 1.59 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMOSNTRUAN
Dividend yield 4.7% 3.2% 11.7%
Net buyback yield – -1.6% –
Shareholder yield 4.7% 1.6% 11.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) -44.8% – 81.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) -29.6% – 89.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.1% – 73.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -4.7% – -27.9%

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.

ConsensusMOSNTRUAN
Forward P/E 55.3xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 6.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.34FY2026 $5.06FY2026 $18.31FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -85.0%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 +96.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +297.1% +4.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.74BFY2026 $29.29BFY2026 $817.69MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -2.6%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 +34.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% -11.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMOSNTRUAN
Held by institutions 95.2% 63.7% 53.6%
Institutions holding 662 727 70
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% -0.5% -1.6%
Institutions buying 374 367 37
Institutions selling 212 236 14
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.56 2.64

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.

MOSNTRUAN
MOS 1.00 0.52 0.24
NTR 0.52 1.00 0.32
UAN 0.24 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MOS, NTR and UAN?

Nutrien (NTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mosaic (MOS) $5.98B, Nutrien (NTR) $33.43B, Cvr Partners (UAN) $1.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, MOS, NTR and UAN?

Cvr Partners (UAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mosaic (MOS) -9.4x, Nutrien (NTR) 15.1x, Cvr Partners (UAN) 8.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cvr Partners (UAN) is cheapest (Mosaic (MOS) 55.3x, Nutrien (NTR) 13.7x, Cvr Partners (UAN) 6.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cvr Partners (UAN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mosaic (MOS) +8.8%, Nutrien (NTR) +8.6%, Cvr Partners (UAN) +17.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cvr Partners (UAN) has the highest net margin (Mosaic (MOS) -5.2%, Nutrien (NTR) 7.9%, Cvr Partners (UAN) 23.7%). On return on invested capital, Cvr Partners (UAN) leads (Mosaic (MOS) -1.0%, Nutrien (NTR) 11.8%, Cvr Partners (UAN) 21.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cvr Partners (UAN) returned the most: Mosaic (MOS) -36.4%, Nutrien (NTR) +20.6%, Cvr Partners (UAN) +34.7%. Over five years, Cvr Partners (UAN) compounded fastest (Mosaic (MOS) -14.8%/yr, Nutrien (NTR) -0.2%/yr, Cvr Partners (UAN) +9.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cvr Partners (UAN) has the highest dividend yield: Mosaic (MOS) 4.68%, Nutrien (NTR) 3.17%, Cvr Partners (UAN) 11.66%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nutrien (NTR) has been the steadiest (Mosaic (MOS) 45.0%, Nutrien (NTR) 33.1%, Cvr Partners (UAN) 41.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MOS, NTR and UAN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cvr Partners (UAN) leads on 9. 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.