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Deere & Company (DE)

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Deere & Company is the iconic maker of those famous green and yellow tractors, helping farmers and construction crews get the job done worldwide.

$592.67

Is Deere & Company a good stock for a UK beginner?

The honest version: Deere & Company is the iconic maker of those famous green and yellow tractors, helping farmers and construction crews get the job done worldwide.

No rating · no target price · nothing for sale here
Price+65.6%
Priced in USD - as a UK investor your £ return also moves with the pound-to-dollar exchange rate, on top of the share price itself.
52-week range+26% past year
$592.67
Low $433.00High $674.19
Where today's price sits versus its past year - context, not a signal.
If you had put $1,000 into Deere & Company
$1,656+66%

Over about 2 years to 2026-07-31. This is the share price only - reinvesting the dividends would add to it. And it's the USD return - as a UK investor your actual £ return also moves with the exchange rate. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.

Market cap: The company's total value on the stock market - share price times the number of shares. Big = 'large-cap', small = 'small-cap'.
$160.08B
Avg volume: How many shares change hands on a typical day. Higher means it's easy to buy or exit without moving the price.
1.28M
Day range: The lowest and highest price the shares traded at during the latest day.
$590.63 – $602.99
52-week range: The lowest and highest the shares have traded over the past year - a sense of how wide the swings have been.
$433.00 – $674.19
P/E ratio: Price-to-earnings: the share price divided by yearly profit per share. Lower can mean cheaper; higher often means investors expect fast growth.
34.0
Dividend yield: The yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price - roughly the income you'd earn from dividends alone.
1.1%
Beta: How bumpy the share price is versus the whole market. Above 1 swings more than the market; below 1 is calmer. It's about the ride, not whether it goes up or down.
0.90
How bumpy is it?Beta: How bumpy the share price is versus the whole market. Above 1 swings more than the market; below 1 is calmer. It's about the ride, not whether it goes up or down. 0.90
Calm
Wild
Roughly in step with the market

Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.

Why has it been moving?▲ +7% past week · ▲ +26% past year

Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.

The bull case

Deere becomes the dominant software provider for the global farming industry.

The bear case

Increased competition from cheaper international machinery manufacturers.

What does Deere & Company do?

Deere & Company is a giant in the world of heavy machinery, best known for its agricultural equipment, but it also builds machines for construction and forestry. Profits come from selling these high-tech vehicles and charging for the software and parts that keep them running in the field. Global crop prices matter most here, since they shape farmers' budgets and, in turn, whether they upgrade their fleet of tractors.

VQGMI
Factor profile

On our factor screen it looks strongest on momentum and income, and weakest on growth.

Value: How cheap the stock looks versus profits, sales and assets (higher = cheaper). 36Quality: How profitable and financially healthy the company is (higher = stronger). 32Growth: How fast revenue and earnings are growing (higher = faster). 11Momentum: How the share price has been trending recently (higher = stronger recent run). 59Income: The dividend income on offer and how sustainable it looks (higher = more/steadier). 52
Quick checks
What's strong
  • Strong brand recognition and customer loyalty in the farming sector
  • Increasing focus on high-margin software and data services
  • Solid track record of profitability and efficient use of capital
What to watch
  • Growth screens low (11/100)
  • Fluctuations in global commodity prices impacting farmer income
  • Supply chain disruptions affecting manufacturing output
  • Rising interest rates making it harder for customers to finance expensive equipment

What do Deere & Company's numbers mean?

P/E
33.2
This shows how much you are paying for every pound of the company's annual profit; a higher number suggests investors are expecting growth in the future.
Net margin
10.1%
This tells us that for every £100 of sales, the company keeps about £10 as actual profit after all its bills are paid.
Return on equity
18.3%
This measures how efficiently the company uses the money invested by shareholders to generate profit, with a higher percentage generally being a good sign.
Dividend yield
1.1%
This is the annual cash payout to shareholders as a percentage of the share price, acting as a small thank-you for holding the stock.

How much money does Deere & Company make?

Revenue and profit by quarter, and how much of each sale turns into profit.

RevenueNet income
$0$3.27B$6.55B$9.82B$13.09BQ2 25Q3 25Q4 25Q1 26Q2 26
Gross margin
26.0%
Net margin
10.1%
Return on equity
18.3%

Does Deere & Company pay a dividend?

Yes - Deere & Company currently pays a dividend of about 1.1% a year (the yearly payout as a share of the price). A dividend is a slice of profit handed to shareholders; the yield moves as the price moves, and a company can cut or stop it.

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What are the scenarios for Deere & Company?

An illustrative range for the year ahead, with the assumption behind each case — not a prediction or a price target.

$668$593$432today · $593▲ Bull · $637• Base · $593▼ Bear · $548in 1 yearILLUSTRATIVE · NOT A PREDICTION OR PRICE TARGET
Bull
+5% to +10%Stronger than expected harvest seasons boost farmer confidence.
Base
-2% to +2%Steady demand for replacement parts keeps revenue stable.
Bear
-5% to -10%High interest rates discourage farmers from taking on debt for new equipment.

What are the pros and cons of Deere & Company?

3bull points
6bear points

How many points the write-up makes each way — a balance check, not a score or verdict.

The bull case3
  • Strong brand recognition and customer loyalty in the farming sector
  • Increasing focus on high-margin software and data services
  • Solid track record of profitability and efficient use of capital
The catch3
  • Business is highly sensitive to the cyclical nature of farming
  • Recent revenue and earnings growth have been negative
  • High valuation compared to some other industrial companies
Key risks3
  • Fluctuations in global commodity prices impacting farmer income
  • Supply chain disruptions affecting manufacturing output
  • Rising interest rates making it harder for customers to finance expensive equipment
What would flip the thesis

The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.

Confidence: medium · data: USD · flags: none · Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
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This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-01 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.

Figures as of 2026-08-01. Prices may be delayed and numbers can go stale - always double-check before acting.