Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Nutrien Q1 Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has lowered **Nutrien's** Q1 2026 earnings per share estimate to **$0.38**, down from **$0.41**, with the full-year consensus remaining at **$5.34** per share.
• Several analysts have downgraded Nutrien's stock rating, with **Scotiabank** and **Raymond James Financial** shifting from "strong-buy" and "moderate buy" to "hold", while one analyst maintains a "strong-buy" rating.
• Nutrien recently declared a quarterly dividend of **$0.545** per share, resulting in a **2.66% yield**, despite a high payout ratio of **137.48%**.

Nutrien Ltd. (TSE:NTR - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Nutrien in a report released on Monday, July 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.38 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.41. The consensus estimate for Nutrien's current full-year earnings is $5.34 per share.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on NTR. Scotiabank cut shares of Nutrien from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Nutrien to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Raymond James Financial cut shares of Nutrien from a "moderate buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold".

Nutrien Stock Down 1.8%

Shares of TSE NTR traded down C$1.44 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching C$80.77. The company had a trading volume of 847,893 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,682,729. The stock has a market cap of C$27.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.03, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.95. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of C$82.29 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$77.11. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 59.10. Nutrien has a 52-week low of C$60.74 and a 52-week high of C$88.03.

Insider Transactions at Nutrien

In related news, Senior Officer Christopher Reynolds sold 6,858 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$85.37, for a total value of C$585,448.26. Also, Senior Officer Andrew Kelemen sold 6,638 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$86.56, for a total transaction of C$574,611.83. Over the last ninety days, insiders bought 1,323 shares of company stock worth $105,390 and sold 42,822 shares worth $3,632,828. Insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Nutrien Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th were issued a dividend of $0.545 per share. This represents a $2.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Nutrien's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 137.48%.

About Nutrien

Nutrien is the world's largest fertilizer producer by capacity. Nutrien produces the three main crop nutrientsnitrogen, potash, and phosphatealthough its main focus is potash, where it is the global leader in installed capacity with roughly 20% share. The company is also the largest agricultural retailer in the United States, selling fertilizers, crop chemicals, seeds, and services directly to farm customers through its brick-and-mortar stores and online platforms.