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Best Agricultural Input Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top agricultural input stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% 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 B and is the 46th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Sentiment
Market Cap
Shares
Institutional %
Insider %
Net Insider (L12M)
Net Insider (L3M)
UAN
CVR PARTNERS LP
$1.36B10,569,6378.17%91.83%Net Selling
ICL
ICL GROUP LTD
$6.53B1,290,677,00015.83%0.02%
IPI
INTREPID POTASH INC
$456.19M13,433,0307.03%92.97%Net SellingNet Selling
SMG
SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO
$3.82B58,181,93745.56%54.44%Net SellingNet Selling
CF
CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC
$19.23B153,629,27497.64%1.04%Net Selling
NTR
NUTRIEN LTD
$33.29B481,962,23364.63%0.00%
AVD
AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP
$68.37M28,605,89531.57%68.43%Net BuyingNet Buying
CTVA
CORTEVA INC
$52.51B667,196,00086.86%0.38%Net Selling
FMC
FMC CORP
$1.34B125,226,83991.63%2.32%Net SellingNet Selling
MOS
MOSAIC CO
$7.03B317,846,64435.10%64.90%Net Selling
NXTS
NEXENTIS TECHNOLOGIES INC
$1.25M730,4591.74%98.26%Net Selling
BIOX
BIOCERES CROP SOLUTIONS CORP
$22.90M63,600,00014.54%0.65%
SEED
ORIGIN AGRITECH LTD
$11.92M11,924,3490.69%99.31%

Agricultural Input Stocks FAQ

What are the best agricultural input stocks to buy right now in Aug 2026?

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 13 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 15 points higher than the agricultural input industry average of 33.

UAN passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cvr Partners has seen its stock return 36.17% over the past year, overperforming other agricultural input stocks by 39 percentage points.

2. ICL Group (NYSE:ICL)


ICL Group (NYSE:ICL) is the #2 top agricultural input stock out of 13 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

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

ICL Group (NYSE:ICL) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is -2 points lower than the agricultural input industry average of 33.

ICL passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. ICL Group has seen its stock lose -19.3% over the past year, underperforming other agricultural input stocks by -16 percentage points.

ICL Group has an average 1 year price target of $6.00, an upside of 18.58% from ICL Group's current stock price of $5.06.

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

3. Intrepid Potash (NYSE:IPI)


Intrepid Potash (NYSE:IPI) is the #3 top agricultural input stock out of 13 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

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

Intrepid Potash (NYSE:IPI) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 4 points higher than the agricultural input industry average of 33.

IPI passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Intrepid Potash has seen its stock return 2.04% over the past year, overperforming other agricultural input stocks by 5 percentage points.

Intrepid Potash has an average 1 year price target of $35.50, an upside of 4.53% from Intrepid Potash's current stock price of $33.96.

Intrepid Potash stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Intrepid Potash, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 50% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the agricultural input stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 8 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 9.52%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the agricultural input industry average of 3.87%. 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 81.1% 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 7.66%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the agricultural input industry average of 3.87%. Fmc's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Fmc's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Fmc's dividend payout ratio of -3.7% 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 4.02%, which is the same as the agricultural input industry average of 3.87%. 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 140.4% 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 -3.13% in the last day, and down -1.56% over the last week. Corteva was the among the top losers in the agricultural inputs industry, dropping -11.9% yesterday.

Corteva shares are trading lower after the company reported mixed Q2 financial results and raised its FY26 adjusted EPS guidance with its midpoint below estimates.

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 8 points higher than the agricultural input industry average of 21. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cf Industries Holdings's stock has gained 34.86% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the agricultural input industry by 38 percentage points.

2. Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN)


Cvr Partners (NYSE:UAN) is the second 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.

Cvr Partners has a valuation score of 29, which is 8 points higher than the agricultural input industry average of 21. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cvr Partners's stock has gained 36.17% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the agricultural input industry by 39 percentage points.

3. Nutrien (NYSE:NTR)


Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) 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.

Nutrien has a valuation score of 57, which is 36 points higher than the agricultural input industry average of 21. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nutrien's stock has gained 16.44% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the agricultural input industry by 20 percentage points.

Are agricultural input stocks a good buy now?

62.5% of agricultural input stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect agricultural input stocks to rise by 11.53% over the next year.

0% of agricultural input stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 10% of agricultural input stocks are rated B (Buy), 80% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 10% 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 38.43x.
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