DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC. vs NUTRIEN LTD., two Chemicals stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
DuPont is a broad specialty-chemicals maker running near breakeven after charges, no earnings multiple, valued at 3.94 times book on the strength of its franchise. Nutrien sells crop nutrients through fertilizer plus an ag-retail network, and that mix kept it profitable in a soft cycle, an 8.54% net margin and 9.06% return on equity, with a 7.17% free-cash yield and no net debt. Nutrien trades far cheaper at 1.17 times book. Free cash also splits them, positive 7.17% for Nutrien against DuPont's -0.59%. DuPont is priced on brand breadth despite thin current profit, Nutrien on tangible assets and steady cash.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | DD | NTR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $134.95 | $65.42 |
| Market cap | $55.7B | $31.8B |
| Sector | Chemicals | Chemicals |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | — | 14.0 |
| P/B | 3.91 | 1.25 |
| P/S | 8.05 | 1.18 |
| EV/EBITDA | 85.7 | 5.1 |
| Revenue growth | +2.8% | +1.6% |
| Gross margin | — | 31.1% |
| Operating margin | — | 13.9% |
| Net margin | -0.4% | 8.5% |
| Return on equity | -0.2% | 9.1% |
| Return on assets | -0.1% | 4.4% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 11.1% |
| FCF yield | -0.6% | 6.7% |
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 2.68 | 1.34 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.58 | 1.87 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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