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Corteva vs Nutrien: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Corteva (CTVA) and Nutrien (NTR) compare, as of Sep 5, 2026.

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Nutrien as the less overvalued of the two: Corteva trades at $88.62 versus a fair value of $27.81 (-69%), while Nutrien trades at $80.73 versus $80.29 (-1%).
Corteva
CTVA · USD · Materials
-69%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$88.62
Fair Value$27.81
Quality70/100
Nutrien
NTR · USD · Materials
-1%
upside to fair value
fairly valued
Price$80.73
Fair Value$80.29
Quality64/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

CortevaNutrien
Valuation
46.3×P/E (TTM)16.1×
3.20×P/S (TTM)1.20×
2.37×P/B1.27×
13.2×EV/EBITDA7.3×
1.44×PEG1.29×
−68.6%Fair value upside−0.5%
0.8%Dividend yield2.7%
$0.72Dividend per share$2.19
Profitability
24%Operating margin7%
2.56×EBIT margin trend (5Y)3.35×
5%Return on equity10%
4%Return on assets4%
Growth
11%Revenue growth (YoY)19%
-0.1%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)-10.8%
4.1%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)5.2%
+0.6%Value creation/yr+22.5%
Balance & size
14.6×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)5.3×
0.07×Debt / equity0.37×
$57BMarket cap$32B
healthyGrowth qualityweak

Nutrien leads: 5 to 10 metric wins.

Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Cortevaof which business quality 69 · market factors 71 Nutrienof which business quality 60 · market factors 67
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
30
36
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
48
67
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
80
53
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
74
46
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
97
90
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
83
58
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
57
62
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
80
88
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
100
98

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyCortevaPrice $88.62NutrienPrice $80.73
DCF Models-43%below the price$50.58+5%close to the price$85.17
Earnings-Based-65%below the price$30.99-27%below the price$58.99
Dividend Discount-90%below the price$9.27-51%below the price$39.57
Multiples-60%below the price$35.54-1%close to the price$80.29
Asset-Based-73%below the price$24.19-56%below the price$35.28
Growth DCF-35%below the price$57.96+2%close to the price$82.02
Economic Profit-62%below the price$34.06-35%below the price$52.70
Growth Earnings-75%below the price$21.85+2%close to the price$82.61
Minimum-90%below the price$9.27-56%below the price$35.28
Maximum-35%below the price$57.96+5%close to the price$85.17
Median-63%below the price$32.52-14%close to the price$69.64
Geometric mean-67%below the price$29.27-24%below the price$61.36

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Corteva: 24 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.

Nutrien: 15 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

Corteva
Bear $20.86Fair Value $27.81Bull $34.76
$88.62 = current price (white tick)
Nutrien
Bear $44.67Fair Value $80.29Bull $100
$80.73 = current price (white tick)

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Corteva · Materials

Quality score70 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-69% · bottom 25%

Nutrien · Materials

Quality score64 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-1% · above median

Bottom line

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Nutrien as the less overvalued of the two: Corteva trades at $88.62 versus a fair value of $27.81 (-69%), while Nutrien trades at $80.73 versus $80.29 (-1%).

Corteva has the higher quality score (70/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.