Deere & Company DE

690.46 (4.48) (0.64%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$187.7B
P/E
38.3×
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Deere & Company (DE) Return on equity

Deere & Company's return on equity over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 18.3%, down 2.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (20.6%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 20.6% (fiscal 2025) to 48.4% (fiscal 2023) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry median of 4.16% and above the Industrials sector median of 4.48%.

Return on equity, annual

Annual

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 20.6% (11.22)
FY2024 31.8% (16.53)
FY2023 48.4% 11.50
FY2022 36.9% (1.16)
FY2021 38.0% 15.42
FY2020 22.6% (6.06)
FY2019 28.7% 5.94
FY2018 22.7% (4.12)
FY2017 26.8% 3.89
FY2016 22.9% (1.58)

Against its own ten years

Low 20.6% High 48.4%
Ten-year median 26.8%
Current reading's percentile 9

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
CAT Caterpillar Inc. compare 57.0%
FSS Federal Signal Corporation compare 20.6%
DE Deere & Company 18.3%
AGCO AGCO Corporation compare 12.9%
PCAR PACCAR Inc. compare 12.8%
OSK Oshkosh Corporation compare 12.4%
ALG Alamo Group, Inc. compare 8.77%
TEX Terex Corporation compare 4.33%
CNH CNH Industrial N.V. compare 3.99%
Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry median 4.16%
Industrials sector median 4.48%
Market median 1.76%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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