Deere & Company
DE Industrials Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
Deere & Company’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended October 2025) was $45.7 billion, down 11.7% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 4.91%, EPS grew 7.35%, free cash flow fell 20.1% and total debt fell 4.22%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years.
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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 3.99% and above the Industrials sector median of 4.33%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| 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
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 | 3.99% |
| Industrials sector median | 4.33% |
| Market median | 1.35% |
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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