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Best Agricultural Input Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top agricultural input stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best agricultural input stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Agricultural Inputs
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Agricultural Inputs is Zen Rated A and is the 17th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Financials
Market Cap
ROE
ROA
ROCE
ROIC
D/E
Current Ratio
Gross Margin
Profit Margin
Operating Margin
UAN
CVR PARTNERS LP
$969.87M29.40%8.80%12.72%8.70%2.153.4525.80%15.30%20.48%
NTR
NUTRIEN LTD
$27.42B5.50%2.60%6.20%6.50%1.121.3329.20%5.20%9.91%
AVD
AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP
$130.50M-49.20%-18.70%-22.84%-22.50%1.831.9121.00%-23.70%-19.13%
IPI
INTREPID POTASH INC
$360.09M-35.40%-29.30%-1.70%-1.60%0.255.1713.60%-75.10%-3.51%
CTVA
CORTEVA INC
$42.92B5.70%3.40%6.75%16.10%0.601.6845.70%8.20%12.68%
SMG
SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO
$3.12B-16.00%1.70%10.27%5.80%-19.081.6128.80%1.50%6.84%
CF
CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC
$13.63B26.10%9.60%13.55%15.50%1.203.2235.60%20.20%27.16%
MOS
MOSAIC CO
$9.09B7.90%4.00%7.11%6.40%0.941.1415.30%8.40%12.56%
ICL
ICL GROUP LTD
$8.50B6.30%3.10%7.76%7.40%1.021.7532.30%5.30%11.10%
FMC
FMC CORP
$3.63B2.20%0.80%5.77%6.10%1.791.5339.60%2.40%12.18%
BIOX
BIOCERES CROP SOLUTIONS CORP
$120.55M-2.90%-1.10%4.49%4.50%1.471.0239.90%-2.40%5.45%
NITO
N2OFF INC
$3.29M-187.80%-141.50%-108.24%-213.70%0.384.7331.70%-4,330.70%-3,359.15%
LVRO
LAVORO LTD
$160.92M-59.30%-9.70%19.42%13.20%9.410.9515.00%-10.40%3.61%
SEED
ORIGIN AGRITECH LTD
$12.74M-46.70%11.20%-42.27%-27.70%-6.080.5414.20%18.30%19.65%

Agricultural Input Stocks FAQ

What are the best agricultural input stocks to buy right now in Oct 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best agricultural input stocks to buy right now are:

1. Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN)


Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN) is the #1 top agricultural input stock out of 14 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 6 points higher than the agricultural input industry average of 32.

UAN passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cvr Partners has seen its stock return 30.79% over the past year, overperforming other agricultural input stocks by 39 percentage points.

2. Nutrien (NYSE:NTR)


Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) is the #2 top agricultural input stock out of 14 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -9 points lower than the agricultural input industry average of 32. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates NTR as a "B".

NTR passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Nutrien has seen its stock return 18.4% over the past year, overperforming other agricultural input stocks by 26 percentage points.

Nutrien has an average 1 year price target of $64.77, an upside of 14.76% from Nutrien's current stock price of $56.44.

Nutrien stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering Nutrien, 15.38% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 15.38% have issued a Buy, 61.54% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 7.69% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD)


American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) is the #3 top agricultural input stock out of 14 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) has a Due Diligence Score of 9, which is -23 points lower than the agricultural input industry average of 32. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates AVD as a "B".

AVD passed 3 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. American Vanguard has seen its stock lose -13.88% over the past year, underperforming other agricultural input stocks by -6 percentage points.

American Vanguard has an average 1 year price target of $12.00, an upside of 161.44% from American Vanguard's current stock price of $4.59.

American Vanguard stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering American Vanguard, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the agricultural input stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 7 agricultural input stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 agricultural input stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN)


Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN) has an annual dividend yield of 9.91%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the agricultural input industry average of 3.93%. Cvr Partners's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. Cvr Partners's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cvr Partners's dividend payout ratio of 85.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Fmc (NYSE:FMC)


Fmc (NYSE:FMC) has an annual dividend yield of 7.99%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the agricultural input industry average of 3.93%. Fmc's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Fmc's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Fmc's dividend payout ratio of 286.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Scotts Miracle Gro Co (NYSE:SMG)


Scotts Miracle Gro Co (NYSE:SMG) has an annual dividend yield of 4.89%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the agricultural input industry average of 3.93%. Scotts Miracle Gro Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Scotts Miracle Gro Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Scotts Miracle Gro Co's dividend payout ratio of 310.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are agricultural input stocks down?

Agricultural input stocks were down -1.73% in the last day, and down -1.56% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why agricultural input stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued agricultural input stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued agricultural input stocks right now are:

1. Cf Industries Holdings (NYSE:CF)


Cf Industries Holdings (NYSE:CF) is the most undervalued agricultural input stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Cf Industries Holdings has a valuation score of 29, which is 1 points higher than the agricultural input industry average of 28. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cf Industries Holdings's stock has gained 3.43% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the agricultural input industry by 11 percentage points.

2. Mosaic Co (NYSE:MOS)


Mosaic Co (NYSE:MOS) is the second most undervalued agricultural input stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Mosaic Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 15 points higher than the agricultural input industry average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mosaic Co's stock has gained 7.34% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the agricultural input industry by 15 percentage points.

3. Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN)


Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN) is the third most undervalued agricultural input stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Cvr Partners has a valuation score of 29, which is 1 points higher than the agricultural input industry average of 28. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cvr Partners's stock has gained 30.79% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the agricultural input industry by 39 percentage points.

Are agricultural input stocks a good buy now?

36.36% of agricultural input stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect agricultural input stocks to rise by 22.27% over the next year.

8.33% of agricultural input stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 25% of agricultural input stocks are rated B (Buy), 50% are rated C (Hold), 8.33% are rated D (Sell), and 8.33% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the agricultural inputs industry?

The average P/E ratio of the agricultural inputs industry is 23.96x.
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