SEED vs AVD vs CTVA Stock Comparison

Origin Agritech, American Vanguard and Corteva Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SEED Origin Agritech LTD
$0.78 -14.3% 1M -61.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.85M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
1 win
AVD American Vanguard Corp
$1.08 -42.2% 1M -78.6% 1Y
Market cap
$32.37M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$510.32M
Div. yield
–
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
3 wins
CTVA Corteva, Inc.
$11.63 -85.2% 1M -81.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.59B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.81B
Div. yield
–
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Corteva leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Corteva 6, American Vanguard 3, Origin Agritech 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSEEDAVDCTVALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.85M $32.37M $7.59B CTVA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -0.6x 7.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 2.7x 20.4x AVD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -3.5% +3.7% CTVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -10.7% 5.7% CTVA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -5.9% 8.4% CTVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -42.0x 0.5x AVD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -61.0% -78.6% -81.8% SEED
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -38.2%/yr -41.3%/yr -23.0%/yr CTVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.9% 71.1% 185.8% AVD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 22/100 79/100 CTVA

Percentile Scorecard

SEEDAVDCTVA

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

AxisSEEDAVDCTVA
Valuation – 28 #68 of 94 96 #5 of 94
Growth – 16 #77 of 91 64 #33 of 91
Profitability – 26 #64 of 86 68 #28 of 86
Financial Health 12 #84 of 95 31 #66 of 95 67 #32 of 95
Shareholder Returns – 12 #62 of 70 99 #2 of 70
Overall – 22 79
  • SEED ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • AVD ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • CTVA ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSEEDAVDCTVASPY
1 month -14.3%-42.2%-85.2% -0.2%
3 months -20.4%-58.5%-86.9% +3.9%
6 months -33.9%-62.1%-85.3% +8.2%
Year to date -29.7%-71.7%-82.6% +12.9%
1 year -61.0%-78.6%-81.8% +12.3%
3 years -70.2%-88.4%-75.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -33.2%-51.3%-37.6% +23.3%
5 years -91.0%-93.0%-73.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -38.2%-41.3%-23.0% +10.9%
10 years -96.9%-92.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -29.3%-23.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSEEDAVDCTVASPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.9%71.1%185.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 77.0%80.3%274.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.351.19-0.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.78-1.11-0.44 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.2%-96.0%-87.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.0%-80.0%-87.2% -1.2%
52-week high $2.00$5.41$90.53 $779.14
52-week low $0.68$1.03$11.63 $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.

MultipleSEEDAVDCTVA
P/E now vs peer median —median 22.0x -0.6xmedian 22.0x 7.7xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.4x 0.1xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.4x -48.0xmedian 12.4x 2.2xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.1x -0.7xmedian 15.1x 11.4xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median -1.7xmedian 1.6x 0.2xmedian 1.6x 0.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.66 0.01median 1.66 1.48median 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 monthsSEEDAVDCTVA
Revenue – $510.32M $17.81B
Gross profit – $149.95M $8.82B
Operating income – -$26.77M $3.52B
Net income – -$54.58M $1.02B
Free cash flow – -$47.04M $680.00M
R&D – $23.43M $1.49B
EPS (diluted) – $-1.91 $1.51
Cash & equivalents $1.93M $43.90M $2.37B
Total debt $6.02M $890.50M $4.88B
Shares (diluted) 7.49M 28.65M 669.80M
Enterprise value $155.23K -$111.66M -$3.86B

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
MetricSEEDAVDCTVA
P/E – -0.6x 7.7x
P/FCF – -0.7x 11.4x
P/Operating cash flow – -0.8x 6.1x
P/S – 0.1x 0.4x
P/B -1.7x 0.2x 0.3x
P/Tangible book -1.6x -0.2x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA – -48.0x 2.2x
EV/EBIT – -9.5x 2.9x
EV/Revenue – 0.5x 0.6x
EV/FCF – -5.4x 15.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – -6.1x 8.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.01 1.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSEEDAVDCTVA
Revenue growth (1Y) – -3.5% 3.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -3.6% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 35.2% 12.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -4.7% 6.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 72.8% 22.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -47.5% 13.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 56.5% -27.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -88.9% 3.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 57.0% -26.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -88.6% 5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -411.0% -61.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -50.5% 233.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -566.2% -75.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -21.3% 49.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSEEDAVDCTVA
Gross margin – 29.4% 49.5%
EBITDA margin – -1.0% 26.7%
Operating margin – -5.2% 19.8%
Pretax margin – -10.3% 8.9%
Net margin – -10.7% 5.7%
FCF margin – -9.2% 3.8%
Operating cash flow margin – -8.2% 7.1%
Return on equity – -29.4% 4.1%
Return on assets – -8.4% 2.4%
Return on invested capital – -5.9% 8.4%
Return on capital employed – -5.6% 11.2%
Asset turnover – 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSEEDAVDCTVA
Debt / assets 13.5% 42.1% 11.7%
Debt / equity -0.3x 1.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -42.0x 0.5x
Debt / FCF – -5.7x 7.2x
Liabilities / assets 140.7% 71.5% 39.0%
Equity / assets -40.7% 28.5% 61.0%
Interest coverage – -1.1x 20.1x
Current ratio 0.4x 2.5x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.1x 1.4x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 1.49 1.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSEEDAVDCTVA
Dividend yield – – 6.2%
Net buyback yield – -1.8% 12.9%
Shareholder yield – -1.8% 19.1%
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.

ConsensusSEEDAVDCTVA
Forward P/E – 2.7xFY2026 20.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.40FY2026 $0.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +14.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +440.0% +22.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $540.99MFY2026 $16.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +5.0%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +8.3% -52.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSEEDAVDCTVA
Held by institutions 1.8% 50.0% 88.8%
Institutions holding 15 106 1,480
Change in shares held, QoQ +31.5% -16.3% +2.9%
Institutions buying 3 57 646
Institutions selling 3 35 527
Buyers to sellers 1.00 1.63 1.23

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.

SEEDAVDCTVA
SEED 1.00 -0.11 0.20
AVD -0.11 1.00 0.01
CTVA 0.20 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SEED, AVD and CTVA?

Corteva (CTVA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Origin Agritech (SEED) $5.85M, American Vanguard (AVD) $32.37M, Corteva (CTVA) $7.59B.

Which company is growing faster?

Corteva (CTVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Vanguard (AVD) -3.5%, Corteva (CTVA) +3.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corteva (CTVA) has the highest net margin (American Vanguard (AVD) -10.7%, Corteva (CTVA) 5.7%). On return on invested capital, Corteva (CTVA) leads (American Vanguard (AVD) -5.9%, Corteva (CTVA) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Origin Agritech (SEED) returned the most: Origin Agritech (SEED) -61.0%, American Vanguard (AVD) -78.6%, Corteva (CTVA) -81.8%. Over five years, Corteva (CTVA) compounded fastest (Origin Agritech (SEED) -38.2%/yr, American Vanguard (AVD) -41.3%/yr, Corteva (CTVA) -23.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Vanguard (AVD) has been the steadiest (Origin Agritech (SEED) 77.9%, American Vanguard (AVD) 71.1%, Corteva (CTVA) 185.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SEED, AVD and CTVA?

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.