Deere Past Earnings Performance

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Deere has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 24.4%, while the Machinery industry saw earnings growing at 15.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 11.4% per year. Deere's return on equity is 30.9%, and it has net margins of 13.8%.

Key information

24.4%

Earnings growth rate

26.8%

EPS growth rate

Machinery Industry Growth8.8%
Revenue growth rate11.4%
Return on equity30.9%
Net Margin13.8%
Last Earnings Update27 Oct 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Deere (NYSE:DE) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $1.62

Dec 07
Deere (NYSE:DE) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $1.62

Is The Market Waking Up To Deere?

Nov 27

Deere: Sell It On Q4 Earnings Bounce, Buy It Back Later

Nov 21

Estimating The Fair Value Of Deere & Company (NYSE:DE)

Nov 12
Estimating The Fair Value Of Deere & Company (NYSE:DE)

Deere (NYSE:DE) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

Oct 16
Deere (NYSE:DE) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

When Should You Buy Deere & Company (NYSE:DE)?

Oct 03
When Should You Buy Deere & Company (NYSE:DE)?

Why Deere's Discount To Caterpillar Is An Opportunity

Sep 21

Deere & Company's (NYSE:DE) Low P/E No Reason For Excitement

Sep 19
Deere & Company's (NYSE:DE) Low P/E No Reason For Excitement

Deere's Q3 Earnings: When Bad News Is Good News

Aug 15

Deere: Plowing Through The Downturn

Aug 09

Deere & Company: Navigating Through A Tougher Economic Environment

Jul 02

Should You Investigate Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) At US$375?

Jun 03
Should You Investigate Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) At US$375?

Deere & Company: The Clearest Blue Chip Bargain In The Market Right Now

May 31

Deere: Position Yourself Now For The Eventual Recovery

May 25

Deere 'Rollercoaster' Earnings: Don't Scream On The Way Down And Forget To Enjoy The Up

May 13

Deere & Company: A Good Business At A Fair Price

Apr 26

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Deere & Company (NYSE:DE)

Apr 11
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Deere & Company (NYSE:DE)

Deere: Increasing Food Supply And Rising Costs Spell Bad News For Investors

Apr 02

Deere: Looking Cheap Using ROCGA DCF Valuation

Mar 25

Little Excitement Around Deere & Company's (NYSE:DE) Earnings

Mar 18
Little Excitement Around Deere & Company's (NYSE:DE) Earnings

Deere & Company: Strong Cash Flows And Dividend Growth Make It A Long-Term Buy

Mar 17

Is Deere (NYSE:DE) Using Too Much Debt?

Mar 05
Is Deere (NYSE:DE) Using Too Much Debt?

Deere Q1: The More It Drops, The More I'm Buying

Feb 15

Deere (NYSE:DE) Could Become A Multi-Bagger

Feb 12
Deere (NYSE:DE) Could Become A Multi-Bagger

Unfazed By Market Turbulence: Is Deere's Sideways Action A Golden Opportunity?

Jan 26

Is Now The Time To Put Deere (NYSE:DE) On Your Watchlist?

Jan 19
Is Now The Time To Put Deere (NYSE:DE) On Your Watchlist?

Deere: Keep This Fundamentally Strong Agricultural Tech Company In Your Watchlist

Dec 26

Deere (NYSE:DE) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $1.47

Dec 24
Deere (NYSE:DE) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $1.47

Despite Challenges, Deere Stock Can Climb Much Higher

Nov 22

Deere: Should Investors Be Afraid Of Upcoming Earnings?

Nov 10

Here Is The Price I'll Buy Deere Stock If It Keeps Falling

Nov 02

Deere: Low Valuation, Rising Dividend Outweigh A Tepid Growth Trajectory

Oct 26

Deere: Not Just Tractors, A Tech-Enabled Growth Story

Oct 05

Deere Is Trading At A No-Growth Price: There Is An Adequate Margin Of Safety

Sep 26

The Hunt For Potential 10x Returns: Deere Has High Profitability And Secular Tailwinds

Sep 07

Deere: The Market Isn't Pricing In Future Downturn

Aug 29

Deere & Company Fiscal Q3: I'm Buying Any Weakness On Its Path To $600

Aug 18

Deere: Why Buffett Got It Wrong

Jul 24

Deere & Company: Bringing Self-Driving To Farming

Jun 20

Deere: More Than A Tractor Company

Jun 10

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Deere makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:DE Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
27 Oct 2451,5327,1003,7022,257
28 Jul 2455,9558,2243,9292,244
28 Apr 2458,6049,4683,9372,232
28 Jan 2460,7559,9583,6952,215
29 Oct 2361,22210,1663,4282,177
30 Jul 2361,36110,0433,2052,147
30 Apr 2359,6628,9493,0992,100
29 Jan 2355,6468,1873,0892,005
30 Oct 2252,5637,1312,9641,912
31 Jul 2248,3546,1683,0051,786
01 May 2245,7525,9512,9021,699
30 Jan 2244,4405,6422,8821,623
31 Oct 2143,9835,9632,8791,587
01 Aug 2142,3755,4382,8861,544
02 May 2139,8004,5822,7971,519
31 Jan 2136,9953,4582,7631,546
01 Nov 2035,5142,7512,7321,589
02 Aug 2035,6872,7142,7521,669
03 May 2036,7962,8022,8911,731
02 Feb 2038,8803,2722,9861,784
03 Nov 1939,2333,2532,9991,782
28 Jul 1938,7313,3162,9281,765
28 Apr 1939,0053,3272,9461,750
27 Jan 1938,3893,4012,9511,708
28 Oct 1837,3182,3682,8971,658
29 Jul 1835,5672,0942,8171,570
29 Apr 1832,9711,8252,6931,491
28 Jan 1830,3601,4252,5381,401
29 Oct 1729,0712,1592,4941,357
30 Jul 1727,8741,9342,4491,360
30 Apr 1726,8841,7812,3761,362
29 Jan 1726,7571,4682,3201,382
30 Oct 1626,5491,5232,2751,394
31 Jul 1626,8041,5892,2361,407
01 May 1627,6711,6122,2961,415
31 Jan 1627,8161,8072,3271,411
01 Nov 1528,7811,9392,3861,425
31 Jul 1531,0462,2372,5041,433
30 Apr 1532,9572,5762,5541,449
31 Jan 1534,7772,8672,6531,462
31 Oct 1436,0503,1612,7551,452
31 Jul 1436,5383,3182,8671,445
30 Apr 1437,0473,4642,9781,422
31 Jan 1438,0133,5683,0951,445

Quality Earnings: DE has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: DE's current net profit margins (13.8%) are lower than last year (16.6%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: DE's earnings have grown significantly by 24.4% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: DE's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: DE had negative earnings growth (-30.1%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Machinery industry average (14.6%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst DE's Return on Equity (30.92%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 01:41
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/10/27
Annual Earnings2024/10/27

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Analyst Sources

Deere & Company is covered by 62 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

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Igor MaryasisAegis Capital Corporation
John EadeArgus Research Company
Igor MaryasisAvondale Partners