For the quarter ended March 2025, Corteva, Inc. (CTVA) reported revenue of $4.42 billion, down 1.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.13, compared to $0.89 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -2.04% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.51 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.87, the EPS surprise was +29.89%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Corteva, Inc. performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- Crop Protection: $1.71 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.77 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1.8%.
- Revenue- Seed: $2.71 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $2.77 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1.6%.
- Operating EBITDA- Crop Protection: $377 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $337.09 million.
- Operating EBITDA- Seed: $842 million compared to the $738.94 million average estimate based on three analysts.
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Shares of Corteva, Inc. have returned +12.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +10.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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