Deere (DE) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Deere (DE) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 17.59% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 2, 2026), down 3.46 percentage points from 21.06% a year earlier and down 0.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Deere (DE) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Nov 2, 2025), Deere's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 20.61%, down 11.21 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -1.99 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Deere's Return on Equity [ROE] was 31.82% in FY2024 (-16.53 pp), 48.36% in FY2023 (+11.49 pp), 36.86% in FY2022 (-1.16 pp) and 38.02% in FY2021 (+15.42 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since fiscal Q1 2018.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last nine quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -11.94 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2021, with a gain of 13.60 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2025, with a drop of 18.14 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 17.81% (Q2 2026), 18.43% (Q1 2026) and 19.67% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 376.87 Bn | 348.57 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 56.98% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 208.65 Bn | 203.35 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 34.94% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.97 Bn | 194.73 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 17.59% |
| 4 | Eaton | 167.50 Bn | 164.73 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 19.13% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.25 Bn | 120.39 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 24.30% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 93.95 Bn | 84.57 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 38.48% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 88.90 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 12.67% |
| 8 | 3M | 87.39 Bn | 68.85 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 95.38% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 78.00 Bn | 74.56 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 104.29% |
| 10 | Cummins | 71.32 Bn | 68.45 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 20.73% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2026 | 17.59% |
| May 3, 2026 | 17.81% |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 18.43% |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 19.67% |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 21.06% |
| Apr 27, 2025 | 24.17% |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 27.44% |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 30.94% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 35.96% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 42.31% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 45.41% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 45.35% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 44.20% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 40.94% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 39.37% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 36.30% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 32.52% |
| May 1, 2022 | 32.42% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 31.15% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 34.91% |
API Access
Deere Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=DE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=DE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();