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Corteva Inc

NYSE: CTVA · BASIC MATERIALS · AGRICULTURAL INPUTS

$79.37
+0.54% today

Updated 2026-04-29

Market cap
$53.57B
P/E ratio
45.60
P/S ratio
3.08x
EPS (TTM)
$1.75
Dividend yield
0.89%
52W range
$60 – $86
Volume
3.9M

Corteva Inc (CTVA) Financial Forecast & Price Target 2030

Research-backed projections from analyst consensus, management guidance, and sector analysis.

Price target summary

Current
$79.37
Consensus
$82.20
+3.57%
2030 Target
DCF
$62.45
-20.61% MoS
16 analysts:
9 Buy3 Hold0 Sell

Management guidance

Corteva has announced plans to separate into two independent companies (Seed and Crop Protection businesses) with separation targeted for Q4 2026. Management has not provided specific revenue guidance through 2030 for the combined or separated entities. Historical guidance indicates steady but modest growth expectations given agricultural market cyclicality.

Sources: Management guidance, analyst consensus, sector analysishigh confidence

Revenue & price projection

Actual revenue Projected revenue Base case Bull to bear range
Bull case (2030)
$606.77
Base case (2030)
$358.93
Bear case (2030)
$239.29

Financial forecast — research-backed

Metric2023202420252026 (E)2027 (E)2028 (E)2029 (E)
Revenue$17.2B$16.9B$17.4B$18.5B$19.0B$19.6B$20.3B
Revenue growth-1.8%2.9%6.1%3.1%3.1%3.4%
EPS$2.68$1.90$3.32$3.72$4.09$4.45$4.82
P/S ratio12.0x12.0x12.0x12.0x
Implied price$333.29$341.84$350.39$358.93

Catalysts & risks

Growth catalysts
+ Planned separation into Seed and Crop Protection businesses (Q4 2026 target) - will unlock value and enable focused strategies for each entity
+ Strong product innovation pipeline including new fungicides (Telbek PRO) and biofungicide collaborations (Ascribe partnership)
+ Expansion of agricultural microbial/biological solutions market - projected to reach $23.8B by 2033, with Corteva a key player
+ Tariff environment impacts - potential pricing power offset by input cost pressures
+ Sustainable farming practice adoption driving demand for innovative crop protection solutions
Key risks
- Separation execution risk - complexity of splitting operations, potential cost synergy loss, market uncertainty during transition
- Agricultural commodity price volatility and weather-dependent farm economics reducing farmer purchasing power
- Competitive pressures from BASF, Bayer, and emerging biotech entrants; consolidation in agricultural inputs sector
- Currency fluctuations and geopolitical uncertainty (tariffs, trade relations) impacting international operations (~40%+ of revenue)
- High valuation (P/E 48.8x, forward P/E 20.7x) limits upside, any guidance miss could trigger sharp correction

Methodology

Corteva Inc's forward estimates are derived from AI-powered research synthesis combining analyst consensus from 16 Wall Street analysts, management guidance from the latest earnings call, and sector growth forecasts from industry research. Revenue and EPS projections use analyst consensus where available and conservative extrapolation with growth deceleration for outer years. Price targets are calculated using a tiered Price-to-Sales (P/S) methodology, where the P/S multiple is determined by the projected revenue growth rate.

WallStSmart proprietary research model · Not financial advice · Past performance is not indicative of future results · Last researched: April 7, 2026.