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Seeds and crop protection

The 7 companies in this industry listed on the NYSE and Nasdaq are worth $13 bn combined; the largest are Corteva (CTVA), Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) and FMC Corporation (FMC). For each one: what it does, revenue, margin, free cash flow over the last five years and a score from 0 to 10.

Data as of October 2026

Clear leader
7 companies value 13 bn revenue 25 bn margin -8.2% free cash flow 1.0 bn avg. score 2.8
CTVA holds 67.1% of the group's value, 2.7x the runner-up
Rank Ticker Company Share Value Revenue Margin FCF 5 years FCF/px Yield What it does · why it is here
1 CTVA Corteva
United States · score 7.0
67% 8.4 bn 18 bn 5.7% 0.6 bn 7.5% 5.7% Seeds and crop protection · Global top 2 in seeds (Pioneer) and crop protection; ag-biotech royalties
2 SMG Scotts Miracle-Gro
United States · score 4.8
25% 3.2 bn 3.5 bn 2.1% 0.3 bn 8.3% 4.9% Miracle-Gro fertilizers and gardening products · Leader in lawn fertilizers and gardening supplies in US retail
3 FMC FMC Corporation
United States · score 3.2
7% 0.8 bn 3.3 bn -84.8% 0.2 bn 19.6% 19.9% Crop protection and agricultural sciences · Crop protection specialist with in-house molecule research
4 CBUS Cibus, Inc.
United States · score 0.0
1% 0.1 bn 0.0 bn -23x -0.1 bn -46.3% — Agricultural biotech in plant gene editing · California — revenue of $4m
5 AVD AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP
United States · score 0.0
0% 0.0 bn 0.5 bn -10.7% -0.1 bn -154.2% — Crop protection holding company, from 1969 · California — revenue of $510m
6 BIOX Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp.
Argentina · score 4.0
0% 0.0 bn 0.3 bn -82.4% 0.1 bn 486.7% 0.5% Biological inputs for agriculture, from Argentina · Argentina — revenue of $295m
7 SEED Origin Agritech LTD
China · score 0.4
— — 0.0 bn -58.4% 0.0 bn — — Corn seeds and agricultural biotech in China · China — revenue of $13m

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