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Compared to Estimates, Corteva, Inc. (CTVA) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

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For the quarter ended March 2026, Corteva, Inc. (CTVA - Free Report) reported revenue of $4.91 billion, up 11.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.50, compared to $1.13 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +5.58% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.65 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.18, the EPS surprise was +27.36%.

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.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

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:
  • Net Sales- Seed: $3.02 billion compared to the $2.88 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +11.7% year over year.
  • Net Sales- Crop Protection: $1.88 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.79 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +10.1%.
  • Net Sales- Crop Protection- Other: $74 million versus $121.64 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -41.3% change.
  • Net Sales- Seed- Other: $99 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $120.77 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -10%.
  • Net Sales- Crop Protection- Herbicides: $1.03 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $912.97 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +19.4%.
  • Net Sales- Crop Protection- Insecticides: $377 million versus $360.32 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +12.2% change.
  • Net Sales- Crop Protection- Fungicides: $334 million versus $324.07 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +9.9% change.
  • Net Sales- Seed- Soybean: $306 million compared to the $320.25 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +0.3% year over year.
  • Net Sales- Seed- Corn: $2.37 billion versus $2.18 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +14.7% change.
  • Net Sales- Seed- Other oilseeds: $245 million versus $251.15 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +9.9% change.
  • Operating EBITDA- Seed: $1.03 billion versus $948.01 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Operating EBITDA- Corporate: $-30 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $-43.83 million.

View all Key Company Metrics for Corteva, Inc. here>>>

Shares of Corteva, Inc. have returned -3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +9.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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