Q3 Earnings Forecast for Nutrien Issued By KeyCorp

Key Points

• KeyCorp expects Nutrien to report Q3 2026 EPS of $1.08 and maintains a “Hold” rating. The firm forecasts $6.49 EPS for full-year 2026, followed by $6.28 in 2027 and $5.73 in 2028.
• Analyst sentiment is mixed, but Nutrien carries a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating with a C$74.33 target price; recent recommendations range from “Strong Buy” to “Sell.”
• Nutrien recently reported C$3.71 quarterly EPS on C$15.36 billion in revenue and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.55, equivalent to a 2.0% yield and a 44.33% payout ratio.

Nutrien Ltd. (TSE:NTR - Free Report) - Research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Nutrien in a report released on Thursday, September 10th. KeyCorp analyst S. Tiano anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.08 for the quarter. KeyCorp has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Nutrien's current full-year earnings is $5.34 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Nutrien's Q4 2026 earnings at $1.09 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.49 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $6.28 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $5.73 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on NTR. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Nutrien from a "hold" rating to a "sector outperform" rating and set a C$80.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, June 30th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Nutrien from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and cut their price target for the stock from C$96.00 to C$63.00 in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Berenberg Bank cut shares of Nutrien from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Nutrien from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, National Bank Financial lowered shares of Nutrien from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 25th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Nutrien presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of C$74.33.

Nutrien Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NTR opened at C$108.80 on Monday. Nutrien has a 12 month low of C$74.77 and a 12 month high of C$116.95. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 49.14. The company has a market capitalization of C$51.92 billion, a PE ratio of 22.02, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.66. The stock's 50-day moving average price is C$98.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$98.66.

Nutrien (TSE:NTR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported C$3.71 EPS for the quarter. Nutrien had a return on equity of 9.27% and a net margin of 8.44%.The firm had revenue of C$15.36 billion during the quarter.

Nutrien Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 17th. Investors of record on Friday, July 17th were issued a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. Nutrien's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 44.33%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Noralee Bradley purchased 300 shares of Nutrien stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 26th. The stock was bought at an average cost of C$86.16 per share, for a total transaction of C$25,848.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 6,155 shares in the company, valued at C$530,314.80. This trade represents a 5.12% increase in their ownership of the stock. Also, insider Mark Thompson bought 279 shares of Nutrien stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 18th. The shares were bought at an average cost of C$89.86 per share, with a total value of C$25,070.94. Following the acquisition, the insider directly owned 37,367 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$3,357,798.62. This represents a 0.75% increase in their ownership of the stock. Insiders bought 624 shares of company stock valued at $55,228 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Nutrien Company Profile

Nutrien is a leading global provider of crop inputs and services. We operate a world-class network of production, distribution and ag retail facilities that positions us to efficiently serve the needs of growers. We focus on creating long-term value by prioritizing investments that strengthen the advantages of our business across the ag value chain and by maintaining access to the resources and the relationships with stakeholders needed to achieve our goals.

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