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Deere (DE) Profitability Rank : 8 (As of Jan. 2025)


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What is Deere Profitability Rank?

Deere has the Profitability Rank of 8. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

A higher score indicates superior profitability, with companies rated 7 or above considered to have more robust and sustainable profit generation. Conversely, a score of 3 or lower suggests challenges in generating consistent profits.

Deere's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was 17.89%. As of today, Deere's Piotroski F-Score is 6.


Competitive Comparison of Deere's Profitability Rank

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Deere's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank 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's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Deere's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Deere's Profitability Rank falls into.


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Deere Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates superior profitability, with companies rated 7 or above considered to have more robust and sustainable profit generation. Conversely, a score of 3 or lower suggests challenges in generating consistent profits.

Deere has the Profitability Rank of 8. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Deere's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2025 ) / Revenue (Q: Jan. 2025 )
=1478 / 8262
=17.89 %

* 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.

2. Piotroski F-Score

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

Deere has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

Good Sign:

Deere & Co operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Deere Business Description

Address
One John Deere Place, Moline, IL, USA, 61265
Deere is the world's leading manufacturer of agricultural equipment and a major producer of construction machinery. The company is divided into four reporting segments: production & precision agriculture (PPA), small agriculture & turf (SAT), construction & forestry (CF), and financial services (FS), its captive finance subsidiary. The core PPA business is the largest contributor to sales and profits by far. Geographically, Deere sales are 60% US/Canada, 17% Europe, 14% Latin America, and 9% rest of world. Deere goes to market through a robust dealer network that includes over 2,000 dealer locations in North America with reach into over 100 countries. John Deere financial provides retail financing for machinery to its customers and wholesale financing for dealers.
Executives
Rajesh Kalathur officer: Sr. VP and CFO DEERE & COMPANY, ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE, MOLINE IL 61265
Reed Cory J officer: Pres., John Deere Financial DEERE & COMPANY, ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE, MOLINE IL 61265
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
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