What Corteva, Inc.'s SEC filings said
10-Q for 2026Q4, filed 12 Nov 2026, and 2 8-Ks since. Each line is something a filing stated, ranked by score and linked to its source.
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- Liquidity and Debt Position78 · importance in its document · 10-Q · 2026Q4At September 30, 2026, Corteva reported total debt of $7.446 billion, up from $4.373 billion a year earlier, and cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $3.933 billion. Management attributed the debt increase from December 31,…
- Operating Cash Flow Trends77 · importance in its document · 10-Q · 2026Q4Cash used for operating activities from continuing operations was $3.878 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, versus $941 million in the comparable 2025 period. The $2.937 billion increase in cash use was driven by a…
- Customer Financing Guarantees75 · importance in its document · 8-K exhibit · 12 Nov 2026New Corteva directly guaranteed $67 million of customer and third-party debt obligations at September 30, 2026, compared with $61 million at December 31, 2025. Separately, customer amounts owed to lenders under financing programs with…
- Restructuring and Separation Costs73 · importance in its document · 10-Q · 2026Q4Corteva recorded $158 million of restructuring and asset-related charges in the first nine months of 2026, up from $131 million in the comparable 2025 period; third-quarter charges were $17 million versus $30 million. The March 2026…
- Strategic Business Separation71 · importance in its document · 10-Q · 2026Q4On October 1, 2026, Corteva completed the separation of its Seed Business into Vylor through a pro rata dividend-in-kind to Corteva stockholders of all outstanding Vylor common shares. Stockholders eligible for the distribution were those…
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Latest report: 10-Q · 2026Q4 filed 12 Nov 2026
- Liquidity and Debt PositionImportance 78 · +1 more on this subjectAt September 30, 2026, Corteva reported total debt of $7.446 billion, up from $4.373 billion a year earlier, and cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $3.933 billion. Management attributed the debt…
- Operating Cash Flow TrendsImportance 77Cash used for operating activities from continuing operations was $3.878 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, versus $941 million in the comparable 2025 period. The $2.937 billion increase in cash use…
- Restructuring and Separation CostsImportance 73Corteva recorded $158 million of restructuring and asset-related charges in the first nine months of 2026, up from $131 million in the comparable 2025 period; third-quarter charges were $17 million versus $30 million.…
- Strategic Business SeparationImportance 71On October 1, 2026, Corteva completed the separation of its Seed Business into Vylor through a pro rata dividend-in-kind to Corteva stockholders of all outstanding Vylor common shares. Stockholders eligible for the…
- Other Income (Expense), NetImportance 69Other expense, net, was $266 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared with $95 million of other income in the prior-year period, a $361 million adverse swing. The change reflected higher…
- Segment ProfitabilityImportance 59Seed segment operating EBITDA was a loss of $246 million in third-quarter 2026, compared with a $193 million loss in the prior-year quarter, a 27% deterioration. Lower volume, higher information-technology and…
- Operating Expense TrendsImportance 54 · +1 more on this subjectR&D expense rose 13% to $397 million in the third quarter of 2026 from $351 million, and increased to $1,126 million for the first nine months from $1,061 million. The R&D increase supported long-term investment plans…
- Capital AllocationImportance 52In April 2026, Corteva’s board approved a discretionary contribution of approximately $1.5 billion to its principal U.S. pension plan, due on or before July 31, 2026. Corteva contributed $1,061 million in June 2026 and…
- Crop Protection Product TrendsImportance 47Third-quarter Crop Protection net sales fell 9%, with particularly sharp declines in fungicides (23%) and biologicals (22%). Fungicide sales also declined 12% and biologicals 17% over the first nine months, with volume…
- Capital Return ProgramImportance 44 · +1 more on this subjectCorteva returned approximately $860 million to shareholders during the nine months ended September 30, 2026. The distributions were made through previously announced share repurchase programs and common-stock…
- FTC Antitrust SettlementImportance 42 · +3 more on this subjectThe Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from multiple states sued Corteva and a competitor over alleged anticompetitive conduct involving crop-protection products. In September 2026, Corteva and the FTC…
- Geographic Market PerformanceImportance 42 · +1 more on this subjectFor the nine months ended September 30, 2026, Seed sales in North America were $5,917 million versus $5,726 million a year earlier, while EMEA sales were $1,468 million versus $1,370 million. Crop Protection sales in…
8-K filings last 12 months
- Press release attached to an 8-K12 Nov 2026 · 8-KRead from the attached exhibit: Customer Financing Guarantees · Operating Cash Flow Trends · Dividend Payments
- Guidance revised (direction not stated)12 Nov 2026 · 8-K Item 2.02 · Flagged · rule score 55“Updates FY 2026 Outlook”Read from the attached exhibit: Guidance / Outlook · Brazil Market and Channel Conditions · Macroeconomic Factors Impact
- Management change (filing not read)7 Oct 2026 · 8-K Item 5.02 · Routine · rule score 20
- Acquisition or disposal completed5 Oct 2026 · 8-K Items 1.01, 2.01 · Routine · rule score 25
- Press release attached to an 8-K1 Oct 2026 · 8-KRead from the attached exhibit: Outstanding Indebtedness · Strategic Business Separation
- Press release attached to an 8-K1 Oct 2026 · 8-KRead from the attached exhibit: PFAS Settlement and Charges · Net Income and Profitability · Outstanding Indebtedness
- Press release attached to an 8-K30 Sept 2026 · 8-KRead from the attached exhibit: Outstanding Indebtedness · Strategic Business Separation
- Press release attached to an 8-K25 Sept 2026 · 8-KRead from the attached exhibit: Strategic Business Separation
- Press release attached to an 8-K24 Sept 2026 · 8-KRead from the attached exhibit: Senior Notes Issuance · Strategic Business Separation
- Press release attached to an 8-K15 Sept 2026 · 8-KRead from the attached exhibit: Strategic Business Separation
- Results (release not read)30 Jul 2026 · 8-K Item 2.02 · Routine · rule score 20
- Management change (filing not read)29 Jun 2026 · 8-K Item 5.02 · Routine · rule score 20
- Results (release not read)5 May 2026 · 8-K Item 2.02 · Routine · rule score 20
- Management change (filing not read)14 Apr 2026 · 8-K Item 5.02 · Routine · rule score 20
- Results (release not read)3 Feb 2026 · 8-K Item 2.02 · Routine · rule score 20
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