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Corteva vs UPL: Fair Value & Quality

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

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees UPL as the less overvalued of the two: Corteva trades at $80.42 versus a fair value of $28.49 (-65%), while UPL trades at ₹553 versus ₹478 (-14%).
Corteva
CTVA · USD · Materials
-65%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$80.42
Fair Value$28.49
Quality70/100
UPL
UPL.NSE · INR · Materials
-14%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price₹553
Fair Value₹478
Quality53/100
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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

CortevaUPL
Valuation
43.4×P/E (TTM)25.0×
3.02×P/S (TTM)0.93×
2.24×P/B1.39×
12.4×EV/EBITDA6.0×
1.44×PEGn/a
−64.6%Fair value upside−13.5%
0.9%Dividend yield1.1%
$0.72Dividend per share₹6.00
Profitability
24%Operating margin15%
2.56×EBIT margin trend (5Y)0.82×
5%Return on equity6%
4%Return on assets4%
Growth
11%Revenue growth (YoY)18%
-0.1%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)-0.8%
4.1%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)6.2%
+0.7%Value creation/yr−8.8%
Balance & size
14.6×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)2.1×
0.07×Debt / equity0.45×
$54BMarket cap$5B
healthyGrowth qualitymixed

Even match: 7 to 7 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.

Cortevaof which business quality 69 · market factors 61 UPLof which business quality 51 · market factors 37
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
30
30
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
48
54
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
80
62
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
74
37
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
97
85
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
84
79
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
48
28
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
59
7
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
100
56

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 familyCortevaPrice $80.42UPLPrice ₹553
DCF Models-36%below the price$51.79+189%above the price₹1,600
Earnings-Based-61%below the price$30.99-1%close to the price₹550
Dividend Discount-88%below the price$9.27-80%below the price₹108
Multiples-56%below the price$35.54+8%close to the price₹598
Asset-Based-70%below the price$24.19-50%below the price₹275
Growth DCF-25%below the price$60.04+241%above the price₹1,884
Economic Profit-58%below the price$34.06+35%above the price₹746
Growth Earnings-73%below the price$21.85-14%close to the price₹478
Minimum-88%below the price$9.27-80%below the price₹108
Maximum-25%below the price$60.04+241%above the price₹1,884
Median-60%below the price$32.52+4%close to the price₹574
Geometric mean-63%below the price$29.49+2%close to the price₹566

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%.

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

UPL: 10 of 26 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.

Corteva
Price $80.42
Fair Value $28.49
Bear $28.08Bull $34.76
UPL
Price ₹553
Fair Value ₹478
Bear ₹335Bull ₹622

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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.

Corteva · Materials

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

UPL · Materials

Quality score53 · above median
Fair value upside-14% · above median

Bottom line

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees UPL as the less overvalued of the two: Corteva trades at $80.42 versus a fair value of $28.49 (-65%), while UPL trades at ₹553 versus ₹478 (-14%).

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.