# Corteva Inc. Common Stock (CTVA) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Construction Materials. Price $87.86, market value $58.6 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 53.2×** (5-yr avg 37.0×, 3-yr avg 43.4×). Corteva Inc. Common Stock trades at 53.2× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 37.0×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 21.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.92**. A PEG of 0.92 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 3.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.3×.
- **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: 1.1%** (5-yr avg 4.2%). Free cash flow equals 1.1% of the market value, below its five-year average of 4.2%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 1.9%**. The inverse of the P/E: 1.9% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 6.3%**. 6.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 4.5%**. 4.5% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on assets: 2.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 2.9%** (3-yr -0.1%/yr, 5-yr 4.1%/yr). Revenue grew 2.9% over the last year, against 4.1% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 23.1%** (3-yr 0.4%/yr, 5-yr 11.9%/yr). Earnings per share rose 23.1%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 119.3%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 119.3% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.04**. Debt is 0.04 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.82%** ($0.72 per share, trailing). Corteva Inc. Common Stock yields 0.82%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 43%** (77% of free cash flow). 43% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 7**. 7 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 6.1%/yr** (1-yr 6.1%). The dividend has grown 6.1% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (20 analysts). 20 analysts cover Corteva Inc. Common Stock; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $92.10 (+5% 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): 21.8%** (YTD 31.7%, 3-mo 14.1%). The shares are up 21.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -3.4%** (45.1% above the low). Trading within 5% of 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): 64**. An RSI of 64 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.08** (volatility 27%). Beta of 0.08 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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