Bunge Global S.A. · BG · FY2024 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2024

Bunge Raises EPS Guidance as Viterra Progresses and Capex Rises

The quarter supports a constructive operating outlook through higher guidance, improving margins in some regions, and potential scale benefits from Viterra. The case remains dependent on regulatory execution, commodity-margin conditions, and the ability to deploy higher planned capex effectively.

Reported Before market openNYSEConsumer Defensive $19.83B market cap
100quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $1.73 Consensus $1.83
EPS surprise -5.5% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $13.24B Consensus $14.30B
Revenue surprise -7.4% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -8.1% Event window
SPY move +1.6% Same window
Abnormal move -9.8% Stock minus SPY
Volume 3.4× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -4.2% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Management raised full-year 2024 adjusted EPS guidance to $9.25, reported adjusted EBIT of $519 million, and described Viterra as progressing with several approvals secured while others remain pending. The company also outlined higher 2025 capex, announced the sale of its non-core sugar and bioenergy joint venture to BP, and expanded low-carbon canola and soy-traceability initiatives.

Guidance delta

Full-year 2024 adjusted EPS guidance was raised to $9.25 from the prior quarter's approximately $9.

Key takeaways

  • Adjusted EPS was $1.73, below the $1.83 estimate.
  • Full-year 2024 adjusted EPS guidance increased to $9.25.
  • Viterra approvals are progressing, with some jurisdictions still pending.
  • 2025 capex is planned at $1.9-$2.0 billion, above the 2024 plan.

Management priorities

  • Complete the Viterra merger and secure remaining regulatory approvals
  • Execute multiyear greenfield capex projects
  • Scale the low-carbon canola program
  • Expand blockchain-based soy traceability

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
BG EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '23 estimate $2.81 Q4 '23 actual $3.70, beat Q1 '24 estimate $2.53 Q1 '24 actual $3.04, beat Q2 '24 estimate $1.83 Q2 '24 actual $1.73, miss Q3 '24 estimate $2.18 Q3 '24 actual $2.29, beat Q2 '25 estimate $1.09 Q2 '25 actual $1.31, beat Q3 '25 estimate $1.94 Q3 '25 actual $2.27, beat Q4 '25 estimate $1.81 Q4 '25 actual $1.99, beat Q1 '26 estimate $0.88 Q1 '26 actual $1.83, beat Q2 '26 estimate $1.97 Q2 '26 actual $2.00, beat Q3 '26 estimate $2.41 Q4 '26 estimate $3.10 Q1 '27 estimate $2.49
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy25 ratings
Bullish2184.0%
Neutral416.0%
Bearish00.0%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$103.22Current
$90Low
$126.31Average
$155High

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Firm-level rating actions

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
JP Morgan Overweight OverweightMaintainOct 12, 2026
UBS Buy BuyMaintainSep 10, 2026
Barclays Overweight OverweightMaintainApr 30, 2026
Morgan Stanley Overweight OverweightMaintainMar 11, 2026
BMO Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainMar 11, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $103.22. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
UBSManav Gupta$155$123.5 +50.2%Sep 10, 2026
UBSManav Gupta$115$123.5 +11.4%Sep 10, 2026
BMO CapitalAndrew Strelzik$150$113.68 +45.3%Aug 13, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$150$126.31 +45.3%Apr 30, 2026
Morgan StanleySteven Haynes$130$112.75 +25.9%Mar 5, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Bunge Global S.A., established in 1818 and headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, operates as a prominent international agribusiness and food corporation. Its diverse operations are categorized into four main divisions: Agribusiness, Refined and Specialty Oils, Milling, and Sugar and Bioenergy. The Agribusiness segment involves the sourcing, storage, transportation, processing, and sale of agricultural goods and their derivatives. Key commodities include various oilseeds such as soybeans, rapeseed, canola, and sunflower seeds, alongside grains like wheat and corn. These oilseeds are further processed into vegetable oils and protein-rich meals. This segment supplies a wide range of clients, including animal feed and livestock producers, millers of wheat and corn, other oilseed processors, and companies involved in edible oil and biofuel production, catering to both industrial and biodiesel applications.…

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