Non-Current Liabilities

Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations

Corteva Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations decreased by 0.6% to $2.22B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 10.4%, from $2.47B to $2.22B. Over 4 years (FY 2020 to FY 2024), Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations shows a downward trend with a -18.6% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.

Analysis

StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionNon-Current Liabilities
CategoryRisk
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026

How to read this metric

An increase suggests rising long-term benefit obligations or lower plan asset performance, while a decrease indicates reduced future liability or improved funding status.

Detailed definition

This represents the long-term financial obligations a company expects to pay to retired employees for pension benefits a...

Peer comparison

Standard across capital-intensive industries with legacy workforces; peers often disclose this as part of net periodic benefit cost.

Metric ID: non_current_liabilities_pension_and_other_postretirement_0d4947

Historical Data

18 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25
Value$4.77B$4.58B$3.12B$2.98B$2.84B$2.63B$2.26B$2.24B$2.24B$2.23B$2.47B$2.45B$2.45B$2.47B$2.27B$2.24B$2.23B$2.22B
QoQ Change-3.9%-31.8%-4.5%-4.9%-7.4%-14.2%-0.6%-0.3%-0.4%+10.7%-0.6%-0.0%+0.9%-8.2%-1.4%-0.4%-0.6%
YoY Change-40.5%-42.7%-27.8%-24.8%-21.2%-15.2%+9.4%+9.4%+9.7%+11.0%-7.9%-8.7%-9.1%-10.4%
Range$2.22B$4.77B
CAGR-16.5%
Avg YoY Growth-12.1%
Median YoY Growth-9.8%
Current Streak4 quarters decline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Corteva's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations?
Corteva (CTVA) reported retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations of $2.22B in Q3 2025.
How has Corteva's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations changed year-over-year?
Corteva's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations decreased by 10.4% year-over-year, from $2.47B to $2.22B.
What is the long-term trend for Corteva's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations?
Over 4 years (2020 to 2024), Corteva's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations has grown at a -18.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $5.18B to $2.27B.
What does retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations mean?
The estimated long-term cost of providing pension and healthcare benefits to retired employees.