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EIDP, Inc.

What Do They Do?

Supplies commercial seeds and crop-protection products to farmers and the global agricultural input industry.

How Do They Make Money?

Customers buy products under invoice terms; intellectual-property licenses bring sales-based royalties when the licensed products sell.

Year to Dec 2016 revenue by reportable segment revenue
SegmentShareRevenue
Agriculture
39%
Year to Dec 2013: 40%
Electronics & Communications
8.0%
Year to Dec 2013: 8.7%
Industrial Biosciences
6.1%
Year to Dec 2013: 4.2%
Nutrition & Health
13%
Year to Dec 2013: 12%
Performance Materials
21%
Year to Dec 2013: 21%
Protection Solutions
12%
Other Segment
0.6%
Year to Dec 2013: <0.1%

Who Are Their Customers?

Farmers buy directly through independent sales representatives; regional seed brands use employees and farmer-dealer networks, while retail channels sell to distributors, cooperatives and dealers. Crop-protection products serve farmers and the agricultural input industry; seed traits and germplasm are also licensed to third parties.

Do Revenues Turn Into Profits?

Yes. It kept 10 cents of every revenue dollar as net income in Year to Dec 2016 and turned 9 cents into free cash flow.

Operating income, Year to Dec 2016
17% of revenue
▲ +19% vs Year to Dec 2015 ($3.5B, 14%)
Net income, Year to Dec 2016
10% of revenue
▲ +29% vs Year to Dec 2015 ($2B, 8%)
Free cash flow, Year to Dec 2016
9% of revenue
▲ +232% vs Year to Dec 2015 ($687M, 3%)

How Are They Changing?

Since the latest annual report
  • Oct 1, 2026 A new CEO and CFO were appointed in connection with the separation
  • Sep 29, 2026 The seed segment separated into an independent public company Vylor became independent after Corteva distributed its shares to Corteva shareholders.

Shrinking. Revenue fell 29% in 4 years, from $34.8B in Year to Dec 2012 to $24.6B in Year to Dec 2016, about 8% a year.

Revenue over time
Agriculture Electronics & Communications Industrial Biosciences Nutrition & Health Performance Materials Protection Solutions Other Segment Safety & Protection Performance Chemicals
$50B$25B$0

Who Do They Compete With?

Competes with BASF, Bayer, FMC, Syngenta, and ChemChina

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