Deere & Company (DE) Stock Analysis
Last updated Oct 27, 2026
Health Check
Last analyzed Oct 23, 2026
- Financial Health 50
- Profitability 30
- Business Quality 65
- Balance Sheet 30
- Cash Flow 45
Why this rating?
Health 44/100 — Avoid
Worth tracking, but timing is mixed — not a clear setup yet.
Company overview
Deere & Company (DE) is a Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery company in the Industrials sector. Compound Radar rates Deere & Company 44/100 (Avoid) due to solid business quality, steady revenue growth, and elevated leverage.
Investment profile
- Quality Moderate
- Growth Moderate
- Balance Sheet Stretched
- Valuation Fair
Financial highlights
Valuation
- P/E 35.55
- Forward P/E 28.08
- PEG 1.49
- EV/Revenue 4.8
Profitability
- Revenue Growth 4.9%
- Gross Margin 25.2%
- Operating Margin 13.4%
- Net Margin 10.2%
- ROE 18.2%
Financial strength
- Cash $6.94B
- Debt $64.58B
- Net Cash $-57.64B
- Free Cash Flow $3.23B
- Current Ratio 2.13
Similar companies
Peers in Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery, ranked by Financial Health.
Latest quoted price for the name. Helps anchor the setup in today’s market level.
Health Entry- Oshkosh Corporation Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery OSK$134.19 66 Health 66 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- Caterpillar Inc. Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery CAT$713.31 59 Health 59 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Watch WatchWorth tracking, but timing is mixed — not a clear setup yet.
- AGCO Corporation Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery AGCO$103.40 57 Health 57 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Watch WatchWorth tracking, but timing is mixed — not a clear setup yet.
- PACCAR Inc Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery PCAR$103.73 54 Health 54 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- Terex Corporation Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery TEX$49.68 52 Health 52 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Good Entry Good EntryA usable setup — not as clean as Strong Entry, but timing is not mixed or weak.
- CNH Industrial N.V. Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery CNH$11.14 48 Health 48 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Watch WatchWorth tracking, but timing is mixed — not a clear setup yet.
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