ICL Group Ltd. (ICL) vs Nutrien Ltd. (NTR)

ICL Group Ltd. and Nutrien Ltd. are both Agricultural Inputs companies. Nutrien Ltd. is the larger, with a market value of $35.4B against $6.7B — 5.3× the size. Nutrien Ltd. trades at the lower P/E: 14.6× against 21.4×. ICL Group Ltd. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 10.9% against 8.63%. Nutrien Ltd. has the higher net margin (8.44% vs 3.95%) and the higher return on invested capital (6.64% vs 4.92%). Both pay a dividend; ICL Group Ltd. yields more (6.96% vs 4.12%). Across the 23 metrics below, Nutrien Ltd. leads on 14 and ICL Group Ltd. on 9.

Valuation

Metric ICL NTR Agricultural Inputs median
P/E 21.42 14.62 15.82
P/S 0.86 1.23 0.85
P/B 1.03 1.34 0.80
Price to free cash flow 19.34 18.68 13.58
EV/EBITDA 6.84 7.20 6.55
EV/Sales 1.20 1.60 1.07
Earnings yield 4.67% 6.84% 0.00%
Free cash flow yield 5.17% 5.35% 2.54%

Profitability

Metric ICL NTR Agricultural Inputs median
Gross margin 30.63% 31.02% 30.83%
Operating margin 9.27% 13.70% 0.30%
Net margin 3.95% 8.44% (7.81%)
Free cash flow margin 4.45% 7.40% 1.46%
Return on equity 4.80% 9.32% (2.64%)
Return on assets 2.39% 4.46% (5.16%)
Return on invested capital 4.92% 6.64% 0.00%

Growth

Metric ICL NTR Agricultural Inputs median
Revenue growth (TTM) 10.92% 8.63% 8.74%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (43.75%) 242.65% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 7.24% 5.16% 3.77%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 83.04% 37.63% 0.00%

Health

Metric ICL NTR Agricultural Inputs median
Debt to equity 0.51 0.44 0.47
Current ratio 1.58 1.39 1.55
Net debt to EBITDA 1.89 1.64 0.16

Dividend

Metric ICL NTR Agricultural Inputs median
Dividend yield 6.96% 4.12% 4.12%
Payout ratio 0.73 0.28 0.05

Size

Metric ICL NTR Agricultural Inputs median
Market cap 6.69b 35.41b 269.62m

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