Equity
Retained Earnings
Corteva Retained Earnings decreased by 45.6% to $834.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 751.0%, from $98.00M to $834.00M. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionEquity
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
Consistent growth in retained earnings signals a profitable business model that can sustain itself without constant external capital raises.
Detailed definition
The cumulative amount of net income that has been reinvested in the business rather than distributed to shareholders as...
Peer comparison
Mature, highly profitable companies like Apple may actually see this decrease if they return more cash to shareholders via buybacks than they earn in net income.
Metric ID:
retained_earningsHistorical Data
18 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $941.00M | $666.00M | $524.00M | $750.00M | $1.25B | $614.00M | $250.00M | $487.00M | $1.01B | $325.00M | -$41.00M | $302.00M | $992.00M | $98.00M | $55.00M | $587.00M | $1.53B | $834.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -29.2% | -21.3% | +43.1% | +66.9% | -51.0% | -59.3% | +94.8% | +108.0% | -67.9% | -112.6% | +836.6% | +228.5% | -90.1% | -43.9% | +967.3% | +161.0% | -45.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +33.0% | -7.8% | -52.3% | -35.1% | -19.1% | -47.1% | -116.4% | -38.0% | -2.1% | -69.8% | +234.1% | +94.4% | +54.4% | +751.0% |
Range-$41.00M – $1.53B
CAGR-2.8%
Avg YoY Growth+55.7%
Median YoY Growth-13.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Corteva's retained earnings?
- Corteva (CTVA) reported retained earnings of $834.00M in Q3 2025.
- How has Corteva's retained earnings changed year-over-year?
- Corteva's retained earnings increased by 751.0% year-over-year, from $98.00M to $834.00M.
- What does retained earnings mean?
- The total profits the company has kept and reinvested since it started, after paying out any dividends.