STOCK COMPARISON
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 Aug 10, 2026.
As of Aug 10, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Lier Chemical Co as the less overvalued of the two: Lier Chemical Co trades at ¥14.09 versus a fair value of ¥10.17 (-28%), while Corteva trades at $76.83 versus $27.81 (-64%).
Lier Chemical Co
002258.SHE · CNY · Materials
-28%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price¥14.09
Fair Value¥10.17
Quality54/100
Corteva
CTVA · USD · Materials
-64%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$76.83
Fair Value$27.81
Quality71/100
Head-to-head numbers
Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).
Lier Chemical CoCorteva
Valuation
25.4×P/E (TTM)46.3×
1.21×P/S (TTM)3.20×
1.22×P/B2.37×
7.0×EV/EBITDA13.2×
—PEG1.44×
2.9%Dividend yield0.9%
¥0.40Dividend per share$0.72
Profitability
5%Net margin7%
9%Operating margin24%
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%
Balance & size
0.25×Debt / equity0.07×
$2BMarket cap$57B
mixedGrowth qualityhealthy
Lier Chemical Co leads: 7 to 6 metric wins.
Dash = 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 58
Cortevaof which business quality 69 · market factors 58
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)
69
84
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
51
45
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
56
51
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
82
100
What the models say
The median fair value (base case) per model family, each in the currency of its trading venue. Green = above the current price, red = below.
Lier Chemical Co
DCF Models¥13.30
Earnings-Based¥12.49
Dividend Discount¥8.73
Multiples¥10.17
Asset-Based¥7.64
Growth DCF¥10.28
Economic Profit¥7.27
Growth Earnings¥15.51
19 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.
Corteva
DCF Models$50.58
Earnings-Based$30.99
Dividend Discount$9.27
Multiples$35.54
Asset-Based$24.19
Growth DCF$57.96
Economic Profit$34.06
Growth Earnings$21.85
24 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.
Scenario ranges
From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.
Lier Chemical Co
Bear ¥7.63Fair Value ¥10.17Bull ¥12.71
¥14.09 = current price (white tick)
Corteva
Bear $20.86Fair Value $27.81Bull $34.76
$76.83 = current price (white tick)
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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-28% · below median
Corteva · Materials
Quality score71 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-64% · bottom 25%
Bottom line
As of Aug 10, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Lier Chemical Co as the less overvalued of the two: Lier Chemical Co trades at ¥14.09 versus a fair value of ¥10.17 (-28%), while Corteva trades at $76.83 versus $27.81 (-64%).
Corteva has the higher quality score (71/100).
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A model-based valuation snapshot from 21 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.
