Corteva (CTVA) Operating Margin (2018 - 2026)
Corteva (CTVA) recorded Operating Margin of 32.29% in Q2 2026, up 2.65 percentage points from 29.65% a year earlier and up 7.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Corteva (CTVA) Operating Margin (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Corteva's Operating Margin came in at 19.76% as of Jun 30, 2026, up 2.97 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 17.91%, up 3.17 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has increased for eight straight years, with a five-year change of +9.54 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Margin came in at 14.74% in FY2024 (+0.48 pp), 14.26% in FY2023 (+1.28 pp), 12.99% in FY2022 (+1.81 pp) and 11.18% in FY2021 (+2.81 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Operating Margin in data going back to Q1 2018.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has increased for seven consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.29 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Margin in the last five years was a gain of 11.86 percentage points in Q3 2021, against a drop of 10.04 percentage points in Q3 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 24.93% (Q1 2026), 9.41% (Q4 2025) and -5.04% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 218.21 Bn | 201.33 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 27.49% |
| 2 | Corning | 136.71 Bn | 129.84 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 15.49% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 80.23 Bn | 79.27 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 18.18% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.17 Bn | 60.07 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -66.34% |
| 5 | Corteva | 51.95 Bn | 40.75 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 32.29% |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.59 Bn | 27.21 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 16.81% |
| 7 | Nutrien | 34.30 Bn | 31.17 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 28.51% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.28 Bn | 23.71 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 25.75% |
| 9 | Ati | 25.72 Bn | 23.87 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 17.45% |
| 10 | Ppg Industries | 23.55 Bn | 16.36 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 14.73% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 32.29% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 24.93% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -5.04% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 29.65% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.89% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.37% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -12.47% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 27.67% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.79% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.22% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.43% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.38% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.25% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.87% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -8.03% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 23.56% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.89% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.79% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -7.68% |
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Corteva Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=CTVA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "CTVA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=CTVA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();