Deere (DE) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Deere (DE) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 4.54% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), down 0.32 percentage points from 4.87% a year earlier and down 0.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Deere (DE) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Nov 2, 2025), Deere posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 4.72%, down 2.00 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +1.00 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 6.72% in FY2024 (-3.76 pp), 10.48% in FY2023 (+2.28 pp), 8.19% in FY2022 (+0.70 pp) and 7.49% in FY2021 (+3.78 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since fiscal Q4 2020.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined in each of the last ten quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.25 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was fiscal Q4 2021 (a gain of 3.62 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2025 (a drop of 3.78 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 4.55% (Q2 2026), 4.60% (Q1 2026) and 4.70% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 350.67 Bn | 322.37 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 10.94% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 208.68 Bn | 203.26 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 11.93% |
| 3 | Deere | 173.30 Bn | 141.39 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 4.54% |
| 4 | Eaton | 165.21 Bn | 162.40 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 6.89% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.29 Bn | 118.41 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 11.86% |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 90.58 Bn | 83.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 6.12% |
| 7 | Vertiv Holdings | 90.47 Bn | 81.09 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 11.82% |
| 8 | 3M | 83.68 Bn | 65.08 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 8.56% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 75.56 Bn | 72.12 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 19.50% |
| 10 | Cummins | 72.29 Bn | 68.37 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 8.07% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 4.54% |
| May 3, 2026 | 4.55% |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 4.60% |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 4.70% |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 4.87% |
| Apr 27, 2025 | 5.40% |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 5.91% |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 6.60% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 7.71% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 9.15% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 9.70% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 9.80% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 9.96% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 9.42% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 9.02% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 8.07% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 7.22% |
| May 1, 2022 | 7.27% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 6.89% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 7.24% |
API Access
Deere Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=DE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "DE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=DE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();