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Lier Chemical Co vs Corteva: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Lier Chemical Co (002258) and Corteva (CTVA) compare, as of Sep 24, 2026.

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Lier Chemical Co as the less overvalued of the two: Lier Chemical Co trades at ¥14.86 versus a fair value of ¥10.17 (-32%), while Corteva trades at $80.42 versus $28.49 (-65%).
Lier Chemical Co
002258.SHE · CNY · Materials
-32%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price¥14.86
Fair Value¥10.17
Quality54/100
Corteva
CTVA · USD · Materials
-65%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$80.42
Fair Value$28.49
Quality70/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Lier Chemical CoCorteva
Valuation
27.0×P/E (TTM)43.5×
1.29×P/S (TTM)3.03×
1.30×P/B2.24×
7.4×EV/EBITDA12.4×
n/aPEG1.44×
−31.6%Fair value upside−64.6%
2.7%Dividend yield0.9%
¥0.40Dividend per share$0.72
Profitability
9%Operating margin24%
0.51×EBIT margin trend (5Y)2.56×
6%Return on equity5%
3%Return on assets4%
Growth
11%Revenue growth (YoY)11%
-3.9%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)-0.1%
12.6%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)4.1%
−3.1%Value creation/yr+0.7%
Balance & size
8.6×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)14.6×
0.25×Debt / equity0.07×
$2BMarket cap$54B
weakGrowth qualityhealthy

Corteva leads: 7 to 8 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Lier Chemical Coof which business quality 54 · market factors 57 Cortevaof which business quality 69 · market factors 61
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
27
30
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
63
48
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
45
80
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
62
74
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
55
97
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
67
84
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
51
48
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
56
59
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
82
100

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyLier Chemical CoPrice ¥14.86CortevaPrice $80.42
DCF Models-17%below the price¥12.26-36%below the price$51.79
Earnings-Based-16%below the price¥12.49-61%below the price$30.99
Dividend Discount-55%below the price¥6.65-88%below the price$9.27
Multiples-32%below the price¥10.17-56%below the price$35.54
Asset-Based-49%below the price¥7.64-70%below the price$24.19
Growth DCF-36%below the price¥9.49-25%below the price$60.04
Economic Profit-58%below the price¥6.29-58%below the price$34.06
Growth Earnings+4%close to the price¥15.51-73%below the price$21.85
Minimum-58%below the price¥6.29-88%below the price$9.27
Maximum+4%close to the price¥15.51-25%below the price$60.04
Median-34%below the price¥9.83-60%below the price$32.52
Geometric mean-35%below the price¥9.62-63%below the price$29.49

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Lier Chemical Co: 21 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Corteva: 24 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Lier Chemical Co
Price ¥14.86
Fair Value ¥10.17
Bear ¥4.97Bull ¥12.71
Corteva
Price $80.42
Fair Value $28.49
Bear $28.08Bull $34.76

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Lier Chemical Co · Materials

Quality score54 · above median
Fair value upside-32% · below median

Corteva · Materials

Quality score70 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-65% · bottom 25%

Bottom line

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Lier Chemical Co as the less overvalued of the two: Lier Chemical Co trades at ¥14.86 versus a fair value of ¥10.17 (-32%), while Corteva trades at $80.42 versus $28.49 (-65%).

Corteva has the higher quality score (70/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.