# AGCO Corporation (AGCO) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Machinery. Price $133.40, market value $9.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 18.5×** (5-yr avg 9.3×, 3-yr avg 9.0×). AGCO Corporation trades at 18.5× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 9.3×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 17.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.07**. A PEG of 0.07 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.9×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 2.3×**. The shares trade at 2.3× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.5%** (5-yr avg 6.1%). Free cash flow equals 3.5% of the market value, below its five-year average of 6.1%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 5.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 25.3%**. AGCO Corporation keeps 25.3% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 5.8%**. 5.8% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 7.2%**. 7.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 17.0%**. 17.0% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 8.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 8.1%.
- **Return on assets: 4.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces 4.5% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -13.5%** (3-yr -7.3%/yr, 5-yr 2.0%/yr). Revenue fell 13.5% over the last year, against 2.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 271.4%** (3-yr -6.3%/yr, 5-yr 11.5%/yr). Earnings per share rose 271.4%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 18.1%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 18.1% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.57**. Debt is 0.57 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.27**. A Z-score of 2.27 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.90%** ($1.17 per share, trailing). AGCO Corporation yields 0.90%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 12%** (26% of free cash flow). 12% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 12.6%/yr** (1-yr -68.3%). The dividend has compounded at 12.6% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 6 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (15 analysts). 15 analysts cover AGCO Corporation; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $122.47 (-8% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 22.5%** (YTD 28.5%, 3-mo 14.6%). The shares are up 22.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -7.2%** (35.8% above the low). Trading 7% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 78**. An RSI of 78 is in overbought territory; short-term pullbacks are common from here.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.88** (volatility 35%). Beta of 0.88 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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