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Deere (DE) Debt-to-Equity

: 2.88 (As of Jan. 2024)
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Deere's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $23,526 Mil. Deere's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $39,933 Mil. Deere's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $22,075 Mil. Deere's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 2.87.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Deere's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

DE' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.55   Med: 3.76   Max: 5.5
Current: 2.88

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Deere was 5.50. The lowest was 2.55. And the median was 3.76.

DE's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
96.28% of 188 companies
in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry
Industry Median: 0.39 vs DE: 2.88

Deere Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Deere's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Deere Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Debt-to-Equity
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.97 3.58 2.64 2.58 2.92

Deere Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Debt-to-Equity Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.55 2.61 2.70 2.92 2.88

Competitive Comparison

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Deere's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Deere Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Deere's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Deere's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



Deere Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Deere's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Deere's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Deere  (NYSE:DE) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


Deere Debt-to-Equity Related Terms

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Deere (DE) Business Description

Address
One John Deere Place, Moline, IL, USA, 61265
Deere is the world's leading manufacturer of agricultural equipment, producing some of the most recognizable machines in the heavy machinery industry. The company is divided into four reportable segments: production and precision agriculture, small agriculture and turf, construction and forestry, and John Deere Capital. Its products are available through an extensive dealer network, which includes over 2,000 dealer locations in North America and approximately 3,700 locations globally. John Deere Capital provides retail financing for machinery to its customers, in addition to wholesale financing for dealers, which increases the likelihood of Deere product sales.
Executives
Deanna M Kovar officer: Pres Ag & Turf, Sml Ag & Turf ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE, MOLINE IL 61265
Ryan D Campbell officer: Senior Vice President & CFO ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE, MOLINE IL 61265
Laurence Neil Hunn director 100 NORTH POINT CENTER EAST, SUITE 200, ALPHARETTA GA 30022
Reed Cory J officer: Pres., John Deere Financial DEERE & COMPANY, ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE, MOLINE IL 61265
May John C Ii officer: President, Ag Solutions & CIO DEERE & COMPANY, ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE, MOLINE IL 61265
Pentz Markwart Von officer: Pres.Ag Div.Europe,Africa,SA DEERE & COMPANY, ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE, MOLINE IL 61265
Tami A. Erwin director 1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Jahmy J Hindman officer: Sr VP & Chief Technology Offcr ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE, MOLINE IL 61265
Marc A Howze officer: Sr. VP & Chief Admin Offcr DEERE & COMPANY, ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE, MOLINE IL 61265
Justin Ryan Rose officer: Pres, L.C. Sol, Cus Sup & S.M. ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE, MOLINE IL 61265
Joshua A Jepsen officer: Senior V.P. & CFO ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE, MOLINE IL 61265
Felecia J. Pryor officer: Snr V.P. & Chief People Offcr 3850 W. HAMLIN ROAD, AUBURN HILLS MI 48326
John H Stone officer: Pres., WW Const & For & Pow Sy C/O SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY LLC, 11819 N. PENNSYLVANIA STREET, CARMEL IN 46032
Leanne G Caret director 1000 WILSON BLVD, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Rajesh Kalathur officer: Sr. VP and CFO DEERE & COMPANY, ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE, MOLINE IL 61265

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