Corteva, Inc. (CTVA) vs The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG)

Corteva, Inc. and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company are both Agricultural Inputs companies. Corteva, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $53.0B against $3.0B — 17.8× the size. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company trades at the lower P/E: 40.7× against 52.0×. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 4.60% against 3.70%. Corteva, Inc. has the higher net margin (5.66% vs 2.12%) and the lower return on invested capital (3.94% vs 12.7%). Both pay a dividend; The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company yields more (4.76% vs 1.31%). Across the 22 metrics below, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company leads on 14 and Corteva, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric CTVA SMG Agricultural Inputs median
P/E 52.00 40.71 15.82
P/S 2.95 0.85 0.85
P/B 2.07 n/m 0.80
Price to free cash flow 79.66 11.25 13.58
EV/EBITDA 18.34 11.16 6.55
EV/Sales 3.09 1.45 1.07
Earnings yield 1.92% 2.46% 0.00%
Free cash flow yield 1.26% 8.89% 2.54%

Profitability

Metric CTVA SMG Agricultural Inputs median
Gross margin 49.54% 31.75% 30.83%
Operating margin 9.87% 10.98% 0.30%
Net margin 5.66% 2.12% (7.81%)
Free cash flow margin 3.70% 7.56% 1.46%
Return on equity 3.91% (38.94%) (2.64%)
Return on assets 2.42% 2.36% (5.16%)
Return on invested capital 3.94% 12.74% 0.00%

Growth

Metric CTVA SMG Agricultural Inputs median
Revenue growth (TTM) 3.70% 4.60% 8.74%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 23.08% 504.92% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 4.12% (3.75%) 3.77%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 9.94% (17.82%) 0.00%

Health

Metric CTVA SMG Agricultural Inputs median
Debt to equity 0.19 (10.13) 0.47
Current ratio 1.52 1.21 1.55
Net debt to EBITDA (0.63) 4.77 0.16

Dividend

Metric CTVA SMG Agricultural Inputs median
Dividend yield 1.31% 4.76% 4.12%
Payout ratio 0.38 0.36 0.05

Size

Metric CTVA SMG Agricultural Inputs median
Market cap 53.01b 2.98b 269.62m

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