Corteva, Inc. · CTVA · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026

Corteva raises 2026 outlook as licensing and products support growth

Corteva's raised outlook and product and licensing momentum strengthen the operating case, while Latin America pricing and farmer-margin pressure remain key tests.

Reported After market closeNYSEBasic Materials $53.69B market cap
100quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $2.30 Consensus $2.24
EPS surprise +2.7% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $6.38B Consensus $6.60B
Revenue surprise -3.3% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

event-close to next-session close
Stock move -11.9% Event window
SPY move +0.7% Same window
Abnormal move -12.6% Stock minus SPY
Volume 3.3× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +6.6% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Management raised full-year operating EBITDA and EPS outlooks after a strong first half. The planned separation remains on track for October 1, with a smaller-than-expected separation headwind.

Guidance delta

Raised full-year operating EBITDA guidance to $4.1-$4.3 billion and EPS guidance to $3.60-$3.80.

Key takeaways

  • First-half results exceeded expectations, with double-digit EBITDA growth and margin expansion.
  • New product launches, licensing revenue and productivity initiatives are supporting growth.
  • The separation into two public companies is on track for October 1, with limited expected cost impact.
  • Latin America pricing pressure and tight farmer margins remain important execution risks.

Management priorities

  • Execute the October 1 separation and launch Vylor as a standalone seed and genetics company.
  • Continue new-product launches, including the pipeline of seven new actives.
  • Expand licensing, productivity initiatives and the nature-based and biological portfolio.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
CTVA EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q1 '24 estimate $0.82 Q1 '24 actual $0.89, beat Q2 '24 estimate $1.73 Q2 '24 actual $1.83, beat Q3 '24 estimate $-0.30 Q3 '24 actual $-0.49, miss Q2 '25 estimate $1.89 Q2 '25 actual $2.20, beat Q3 '25 estimate $-0.51 Q3 '25 actual $-0.23, beat Q4 '25 estimate $0.22 Q4 '25 actual $0.22, match Q1 '26 estimate $1.17 Q1 '26 actual $1.50, beat Q2 '26 estimate $2.24 Q2 '26 actual $2.30, beat Q3 '26 estimate $-0.39 Q4 '26 estimate $0.27 Q1 '27 estimate $1.50
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy35 ratings
Bullish2262.9%
Neutral1131.4%
Bearish25.7%

1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$80.34Previous close
$53Low
$78.58Average
$103High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 23, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Argus Research Buy BuyMaintainSep 18, 2026
Citigroup Neutral NeutralMaintainSep 17, 2026
UBS Neutral NeutralMaintainSep 16, 2026
RBC Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainSep 16, 2026
BMO Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainSep 16, 2026
JP Morgan Neutral NeutralMaintainAug 3, 2026
Oppenheimer Outperform OutperformMaintainJul 23, 2026
B of A Securities Buy BuyMaintainJul 20, 2026
Mizuho Outperform OutperformMaintainJul 14, 2026
Barclays Overweight OverweightMaintainJun 11, 2026
Morgan Stanley Overweight OverweightMaintainMay 28, 2026
Wells Fargo Overweight OverweightMaintainApr 21, 2026
Keybanc Sector Weight OverweightDowngradeOct 3, 2025
Jefferies Buy BuyMaintainJun 6, 2025
Deutsche Bank Buy BuyMaintainJun 12, 2024
OTR Global Negative MixedDowngradeJun 7, 2024
Canaccord Genuity Buy BuyMaintainMay 3, 2024
Loop Capital Buy HoldUpgradeFeb 12, 2024
Exane BNP Paribas Neutral UnderperformUpgradeFeb 2, 2024
Roth MKM Buy BuyMaintainJan 29, 2024
Berenberg Hold BuyDowngradeNov 27, 2023
Fermium Research Outperform OutperformMaintainOct 30, 2023
Goldman Sachs Neutral NeutralMaintainOct 24, 2023
Credit Suisse Outperform OutperformMaintainAug 4, 2023
Redburn Partners Neutral BuyDowngradeJul 25, 2023
Vertical Research Buy HoldUpgradeMay 22, 2023
Roth Capital Buy BuyMaintainOct 8, 2021
Monness, Crespi, Hardt Neutral SellUpgradeAug 9, 2021
Redburn Neutral BuyDowngradeJan 21, 2021
Susquehanna Positive NeutralUpgradeMar 31, 2020
Edward Jones Buy HoldUpgradeMar 19, 2020
Bernstein Outperform Market PerformUpgradeJan 23, 2020
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Hold HoldMaintainOct 11, 2019
Citi Buy NeutralUpgradeAug 19, 2019
Monness Crespi Hardt Sell SellMaintainJul 17, 2019
Nomura Neutral NeutralMaintainJun 10, 2019
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $80.34. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
BMO CapitalJoel Jackson$95$83.11 +18.2%Sep 16, 2026
New StreetAnalyst unavailable$95$83.39 +18.2%Sep 16, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$90$83.39 +12.0%Sep 16, 2026
Deutsche BankDavid Begleiter$101$77.75 +25.7%Aug 3, 2026
BMO CapitalJoel Jackson$100$78.71 +24.5%Aug 3, 2026
RBC CapitalArun Viswanathan$103$86.78 +28.2%Jul 21, 2026
Mizuho SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$97$85.72 +20.7%Jul 14, 2026
Mizuho SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$96$85.25 +19.5%Jul 2, 2026
BarclaysBenjamin Theurer$91$74.46 +13.3%Jun 11, 2026
UBSJoshua Spector$86$75.86 +7.0%Jun 9, 2026
Morgan StanleyVincent Andrews$95$79.89 +18.2%May 28, 2026
RBC CapitalArun Viswanathan$95$78.62 +18.2%Apr 24, 2026
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$90$80.29 +12.0%Apr 21, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$88$83.56 +9.5%Apr 9, 2026
Mizuho SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$82$75.03 +2.1%Feb 17, 2026
UBSJoshua Spector$80$72.6 -0.4%Feb 9, 2026
RBC CapitalAnalyst unavailable$89$72.99 +10.8%Feb 5, 2026
OppenheimerAnalyst unavailable$86$72.99 +7.0%Feb 5, 2026
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$88$75.12 +9.5%Feb 5, 2026
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$85$75.12 +5.8%Feb 5, 2026
OppenheimerAnalyst unavailable$78$72.63 -2.9%Jan 27, 2026
Mizuho SecuritiesEdlain Rodriguez$80$70.5 -0.4%Jan 16, 2026
OppenheimerAnalyst unavailable$76$63.38 -5.4%Nov 7, 2025
UBSAnalyst unavailable$81$61.53 +0.8%Oct 30, 2025
OppenheimerAnalyst unavailable$75$62.79 -6.6%Oct 22, 2025
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$80$61.91 -0.4%Oct 16, 2025
Mizuho SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$78$65.61 -2.9%Oct 8, 2025
UBSAnalyst unavailable$85$64.56 +5.8%Oct 6, 2025
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$84$74.29 +4.6%Sep 15, 2025
BMO CapitalAnalyst unavailable$86$74.29 +7.0%Sep 15, 2025
OppenheimerKristen Owen$87$72.09 +8.3%Jul 15, 2025
KeyBancAleksey Yefremov$71$60.29 -11.6%Apr 14, 2025
KeyBancAleksey Yefremov$69$60.76 -14.1%Nov 21, 2024
CitigroupPatrick Cunningham$68$59.12 -15.4%Oct 23, 2024
Bank of America SecuritiesSteve Byrne$67$57.3 -16.6%Oct 16, 2024
Mizuho SecuritiesJohn Roberts$61$57.85 -24.1%Sep 25, 2024
OppenheimerKriten Owen$69$57.04 -14.1%Sep 17, 2024
KeyBancAleksey Yefremov$62$53 -22.8%Aug 2, 2024
Mizuho SecuritiesJohn Roberts$60$51.89 -25.3%Jun 18, 2024
Wolfe ResearchChris Parkinson$68$51.9 -15.4%Jun 11, 2024
Deutsche BankDavid Begleiter$65$57.03 -19.1%May 6, 2024
RBC CapitalArun Viswanathan$64$57.16 -20.3%May 6, 2024
Canaccord GenuityBobby Burleson$65$56.98 -19.1%May 3, 2024
BMO CapitalJoel Jackson$67$56.98 -16.6%May 3, 2024
JefferiesLaurence Alexander$67$57 -16.6%Mar 28, 2024
Loop Capital MarketsChristopher Kapsch$65$55.04 -19.1%Feb 12, 2024
BNP ParibasLaurent Favre$53$53.04 -34.0%Feb 2, 2024
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$77$61.54 -4.2%Feb 3, 2023
CitigroupAnalyst unavailable$74$61.68 -7.9%Feb 3, 2023
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$80$62.12 -0.4%Jan 11, 2023
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$75$65.35 -6.6%Nov 17, 2022
UBSAnalyst unavailable$73$66.72 -9.1%Nov 16, 2022
Credit SuisseJohn Roberts$68$51.26 -15.4%Jul 14, 2022
BarclaysBenjamin Theurer$71$53.22 -11.6%Jun 20, 2022
Deutsche BankDavid Begleiter$72$62.04 -10.4%Jun 6, 2022
Argus ResearchBill Selesky$69$60.91 -14.1%May 24, 2022
Mizuho SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$67$57.99 -16.6%Apr 29, 2022
Roth CapitalBrian White$56$50.25 -30.3%Feb 4, 2022
BarclaysDuffy Fischer$54$47.33 -32.8%Nov 5, 2021
Deutsche BankDavid Begleiter$55$44.79 -31.5%Aug 8, 2021
Argus ResearchBill Selesky$54$45.82 -32.8%May 17, 2021
Bank of America SecuritiesSteve Byrne$42$46.45 -47.7%May 10, 2021
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Corteva, Inc. operates in the agriculture business. The company operates through two segments, Seed and Crop Protection. The Seed segment develops and supplies advanced germplasm and traits that produce optimum yield for farms. It offers trait technologies that enhance resistance to weather, disease, insects, and herbicides used to control weeds, as well as food and nutritional characteristics. This segment also provides digital solutions that assist farmer decision-making with a view to optimize product selection, and maximize yield and profitability.…

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