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MOSAIC CO

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News · 2026-08-08

• Supply Chain ConstraintsImportance 46 · Surprise 42
  Mosaic’s phosphate production was constrained by unusually high sulfur prices and limited sulfur availability. The disruptions reduced phosphate volumes and forced production curtailments in the United States and…

News · 2026-08-06

• Liquidity and Debt PositionImportance 71 · Surprise 60
  S&P Global Ratings affirmed Mosaic’s BBB issuer credit rating but changed its outlook to negative from stable on August 6, 2026. S&P expects funds from operations to debt to fall below 20% in 2026 because elevated…
• Free Cash Flow and LiquidityImportance 64 · Surprise 42
  Mosaic expects free cash flow to improve in the second half of 2026 through lower capital expenditures and a release of working capital. Management indicated a projected cash shortfall of approximately $500 million for…
• Supply Chain ConstraintsImportance 46 · Surprise 42
  Mosaic’s phosphate production was constrained by unusually high sulfur prices and limited sulfur availability. The disruptions reduced phosphate volumes and forced production curtailments in the United States and…
• Revenue Performance and MixImportance 43 · Surprise 32
  Second-quarter 2026 revenue declined 6% year over year to $2.82 billion from $3.01 billion. Revenue missed the $3.05 billion to $3.10 billion analyst consensus by approximately $230 million to $280 million. Lower sales…
• Operating Cost PressuresImportance 40 · Surprise 42
  Higher sulfur and ammonia costs compressed phosphate segment margins during the second quarter of 2026. Constrained sulfur supply forced Mosaic to curtail or idle phosphate production in the United States and Brazil.…
• Mosaic Biosciences Product DevelopmentImportance 31 · Surprise 42
  Mosaic Biosciences and Elicit Plant are developing and validating a water-stress solution for canola growers across North America. The product combines Elicit Plant’s EliTerra® phytosterol platform with Mosaic…

10-Q · 2026-08-05

• Financing ActivitiesImportance 89 · Surprise 82
  Net cash provided by financing activities was $410.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared with net cash used of $13.2 million in the prior-year period. The company received $442.8 million of net…
• Gross Margin DriversImportance 83 · Surprise 82
  Consolidated gross margin declined 55% to $450.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, and the margin rate fell to 8% from 18%; second-quarter gross margin fell 59% to $214.7 million. Phosphate six-month…
• Geopolitical Fertilizer Supply ConstraintsImportance 83 · Surprise 82
  Geopolitical disruptions restricted fertilizer and raw-material exports, particularly sulfur and ammonia, tightening global supplies and raising input costs. North American consumed sulfur prices increased 150% year…
• Operating Expense TrendsImportance 65 · Surprise 82
  Selling, general and administrative expense decreased 8% to $267.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 21% to $131.6 million in the second quarter. The six-month decrease reflected approximately $6…
• Income Tax Rate ChangesImportance 65 · Surprise 82
  The effective tax rate declined to 11.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2026 from 23.9% in the prior-year period. Income taxes were a $64.8 million benefit in the six months of 2026 compared with $209.3 million of…
• Brazil Customer Credit ConstraintsImportance 64 · Surprise 56
  Mosaic Fertilizantes sales volumes were reduced by limited customer credit availability in Brazil in addition to constrained raw-material availability. Second-quarter total segment tonnes declined 32% to 1.5 million…
• FX / Currency HeadwindsImportance 63 · Surprise 64
  Movements in the Canadian dollar and Brazilian real against the U.S. dollar generated foreign-currency transaction losses of $39.4 million in the second quarter of 2026 and $1.8 million in the first six months. These…
• Operating Cash Flow TrendsImportance 63 · Surprise 64
  Net cash provided by operating activities fell 58% to $271.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, from $652.4 million in the prior-year period. Results of operations after non-cash adjustments contributed…
• Other Income (Expense), NetImportance 59 · Surprise 82
  Mosaic recorded other expense of $58.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 versus other income of $85.4 million in the prior year. The change was driven by a $50 million unrealized mark-to-market loss on…
• Distribution ChannelsImportance 58 · Surprise 56
  Mosaic's China and India distribution businesses generated $179.9 million of revenue in the second quarter, up from $132.4 million, and $356.9 million for the six months, up from $279.9 million. The growth was driven…
• Phosphate Manufacturing CapacityImportance 53 · Surprise 48
  Mosaic temporarily curtailed production at certain Phosphate facilities in North America and Brazil in response to weak market conditions and limited sulfur supply. North American Phosphate processed-production…
• Revenue Performance and MixImportance 49 · Surprise 32
  Consolidated net sales increased 3% to $5,822.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, but decreased 6% to $2,824.1 million in the second quarter. Six-month Phosphate sales rose 18% to $2,672.3 million, driven…
• Liquidity and Debt PositionImportance 49 · Surprise 6
  As of June 30, 2026, Mosaic held $294.0 million of cash, $1.0 billion of short-term debt, and approximately $4.8 billion of long-term debt including current maturities. The company reported approximately $11.6 billion…
• End-Market Demand TrendsImportance 48 · Surprise 40
  Global fertilizer demand was pressured by affordability challenges, reducing Phosphate and Potash sales volumes in the second quarter, although six-month Phosphate volumes increased 10% as stronger starting inventories…
• Potash Production AvailabilityImportance 48 · Surprise 40
  Potash sales volumes declined 14% in the second quarter and 6% for the six months because of lower product availability. Production was affected by lower output at the Esterhazy, Saskatchewan mine due to downtime and…
• Capital ExpendituresImportance 48 · Surprise 14
  Mosaic used $667.1 million in net cash for investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared with $659.3 million in the prior-year period. Capital expenditures were $677.1 million, up from $645.4…
• Acquisitions and DivestituresImportance 47 · Surprise 60
  Mosaic completed the sale of its Carlsbad, New Mexico potash mine on April 30, 2026 for a $20 million purchase price subject to adjustment, plus a $10 million deferred payment payable from 2029 through 2031. The…
• Brazil Asset Divestiture and IdlingImportance 46 · Surprise 42
  Mosaic idled the Araxá and Fospar facilities in Brazil during the first quarter of 2026 and idled the Patrocínio mining activities as part of its divestiture plan. Six-month restructuring-related charges included…
• Working Capital ChangesImportance 38 · Surprise 24
  Inventory changes reduced operating cash flow by $245.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2026, primarily because finished-goods volumes increased in Brazil due to seasonality and higher raw-material costs.…

News · 2026-08-05

• Net Income and ProfitabilityImportance 77 · Surprise 82
  Mosaic reported a second-quarter 2026 net loss of $273 million, or $0.86 diluted loss per share, compared with $419.7 million of net income and $0.51 earnings per share in the prior-year quarter. The loss reflected…
• Free Cash Flow and LiquidityImportance 64 · Surprise 42
  Mosaic expects free cash flow to improve in the second half of 2026 through lower capital expenditures and a release of working capital. Management indicated a projected cash shortfall of approximately $500 million for…
• Supply Chain ConstraintsImportance 46 · Surprise 42
  Mosaic’s phosphate production was constrained by unusually high sulfur prices and limited sulfur availability. The disruptions reduced phosphate volumes and forced production curtailments in the United States and…
• Macroeconomic Factors ImpactImportance 46 · Surprise 42
  The closure of the Strait of Hormuz and a Kazakhstan blockade disrupted global sulfur flows, sharply increasing sulfur costs for Mosaic’s phosphate operations. The Iran war and constrained sulfur availability…
• Revenue Performance and MixImportance 43 · Surprise 32
  Second-quarter 2026 revenue declined 6% year over year to $2.82 billion from $3.01 billion. Revenue missed the $3.05 billion to $3.10 billion analyst consensus by approximately $230 million to $280 million. Lower sales…
• Operating Cost PressuresImportance 40 · Surprise 42
  Higher sulfur and ammonia costs compressed phosphate segment margins during the second quarter of 2026. Constrained sulfur supply forced Mosaic to curtail or idle phosphate production in the United States and Brazil.…
• Capital Expenditure ProgramImportance 40 · Surprise 42
  Mosaic reduced its 2026 capital expenditure guidance in response to lower volumes, production curtailments and the need to preserve liquidity. The company said reduced capital spending should support improved free cash…
• Mosaic Biosciences Product DevelopmentImportance 31 · Surprise 42
  Mosaic Biosciences and Elicit Plant are developing and validating a water-stress solution for canola growers across North America. The product combines Elicit Plant’s EliTerra® phytosterol platform with Mosaic…

8-K · 2026-08-04

• Liquidity and Debt PositionImportance 84 · Surprise 74
  Mosaic had $294.0 million of cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2026, compared with $276.6 million at December 31, 2025. Short-term debt increased to $1.021 billion from $759.9 million, while long-term debt…
• Capital Expenditure OutlookImportance 80 · Surprise 68
  Mosaic reduced its 2026 capital-expenditure outlook to $1.20 billion from the previous expectation of $1.25 billion. Management said the reduction is part of a broader effort to cut costs, strengthen financial…
• Notable Items and Net LossImportance 77 · Surprise 82
  Q2 2026 included $351 million of pretax notable items that reduced earnings per share by $0.99 and contributed to a $273 million net loss versus $411 million of net income in Q2 2025. The largest items were a $162…
• Capital Expenditures and DivestitureImportance 73 · Surprise 50
  Mosaic reduced its 2026 capital-expenditure outlook to $1.20 billion from $1.25 billion. Capital expenditures were $320.3 million in Q2 and $677.1 million in the first six months, compared with $304.6 million and…
• Operating Expense TrendsImportance 72 · Surprise 84
  Second-quarter SG&A expense was $131.6 million, down 21.3% from $167.2 million in Q2 2025 and down from $136 million in Q1 2026. The reduction reflected lower bad-debt expense and cost-saving initiatives. Mosaic…
• Manufacturing And CapacityImportance 67 · Surprise 66
  Mosaic implemented a partial phosphate production curtailment in May, reducing second-quarter sales and production volumes to 1.4 million tonnes from 1.5 million tonnes a year earlier. Additional curtailments began in…
• Sulfur Availability and AffordabilityImportance 66 · Surprise 74
  Management said second-quarter conditions were driven primarily by sulfur availability and affordability challenges. Second-quarter sulfur costs averaged $522 per long ton, while third-quarter contracts with U.S. Gulf…
• Debt Refinancing and LiquidityImportance 66 · Surprise 48
  Mosaic established a $1 billion term-loan transaction to refinance and extend maturities of short-term commercial paper. The refinancing is intended to strengthen financial flexibility amid lower operating cash flow…
• Products And TechnologyImportance 65 · Surprise 82
  Mosaic Biosciences launched five new products during the first half of 2026. The company expects to launch an additional three to five products later in the year, defined as new brands or existing brands introduced in…
• Income Tax Rate ChangesImportance 64 · Surprise 40
  The Q2 2026 effective tax rate was 11.2%, based on a $34 million income-tax benefit and a $301 million pretax loss. The adjusted effective tax rate was 4.5% after excluding notable-item effects. Cash taxes paid were…
• Operating Income and MarginsImportance 63 · Surprise 64
  Consolidated gross margin declined to $214.7 million in Q2 2026 from $518.6 million in Q2 2025, while operating results shifted from $244.4 million of earnings to a $35.5 million loss. Adjusted EBITDA fell 28.1% year…
• Headcount / RestructuringImportance 61 · Surprise 66
  Mosaic reduced Phosphate production through a partial curtailment implemented in May and added further curtailments at the beginning of July. Faustina was completely idled, while Bartow was operating at 40% of its…
• Supply Chain ConstraintsImportance 58 · Surprise 56
  Sulfur and ammonia markets continue to face widespread disruption, raising raw-material costs and causing production curtailments across the global phosphate industry. Second-quarter sulfur costs averaged $522 per long…
• Revenue Performance and MixImportance 47 · Surprise 22
  Second-quarter 2026 net sales were $2.824 billion, down 6.0% from $3.006 billion in Q2 2025 and down from $3.0 billion in Q1 2026. Phosphate revenue increased 6.2% year over year to $1.246 billion, while Potash revenue…
• Portfolio Reshaping (M&A / Divestiture)Importance 41 · Surprise 60
  Mosaic completed the sale of its Carlsbad, New Mexico, potash mine in April 2026. The company also continued evaluating strategic alternatives for the Araxa and Patrocinio assets in Brazil. Management said it is…
• FX / Currency HeadwindsImportance 26 · Surprise 24
  Foreign-currency transactions produced a $49 million pre-tax notable loss in the second quarter of 2026. The loss reduced second-quarter earnings per share by $0.10 after a $18 million tax effect. Foreign-currency…
• Geopolitical and Weather RisksImportance 23 · Surprise 24
  Mosaic reported that agricultural commodity prices rose as Middle East tensions reignited, Russia-Ukraine attacks intensified, and dry weather pressured key growing regions. The company said drought risk and heavy…
• End-Market Demand TrendsImportance 17 · Surprise 24
  Phosphate market fundamentals remain constructive, with buyers in the Americas becoming more active as crop prices rise and grower sentiment improves. India is experiencing strong demand ahead of the Rabi season, while…
• Geographic Market CommentaryImportance 17 · Surprise 24
  Demand conditions are uneven across agricultural regions, with Americas buyers becoming more active and India experiencing strong phosphate demand ahead of the Rabi season. North American potash demand remains…

News · 2026-08-04

• Net Income and ProfitabilityImportance 77 · Surprise 82
  Mosaic reported a second-quarter 2026 net loss of $273 million, or $0.86 diluted loss per share, compared with $419.7 million of net income and $0.51 earnings per share in the prior-year quarter. The loss reflected…
• Liquidity and Debt PositionImportance 71 · Surprise 60
  S&P Global Ratings affirmed Mosaic’s BBB issuer credit rating but changed its outlook to negative from stable on August 6, 2026. S&P expects funds from operations to debt to fall below 20% in 2026 because elevated…
• Macroeconomic Factors ImpactImportance 46 · Surprise 42
  The closure of the Strait of Hormuz and a Kazakhstan blockade disrupted global sulfur flows, sharply increasing sulfur costs for Mosaic’s phosphate operations. The Iran war and constrained sulfur availability…
• Revenue Performance and MixImportance 43 · Surprise 32
  Second-quarter 2026 revenue declined 6% year over year to $2.82 billion from $3.01 billion. Revenue missed the $3.05 billion to $3.10 billion analyst consensus by approximately $230 million to $280 million. Lower sales…
• Guidance / OutlookImportance 32 · Surprise 24
  Management maintained its full-year 2026 cash-flow and capital-spending targets despite sulfur-driven phosphate disruptions. Mosaic expects free cash flow to improve in the second half of 2026 as capital expenditures…