Corteva Inc (CTVA) is overvalued and Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) is overvalued.
Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. CTVA is the closer of the two: -31%, against -82% for SMG.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
Discounting its cash flows at 8.4% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $61.32; the price of $80.34 is 31% above that value, and 78% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 51/100 on 9 of 12 signals
Discounting its cash flows at 9.5% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $28.88; the price of $52.68 is 82% above that value, and 73% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 0/100 on 2 of 12 signals
| Metric | CTVA | SMG |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Overvalued | Overvalued |
| Price | $80.34 | $52.68 |
| Intrinsic value | $61.32 | $28.88 |
| Margin of safety | -31% | -82% |
| Leak Score | 51/100 (9/12) | 0/100 (2/12) |
| Market cap | $53.6B | $3.1B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 4.1% | -3.8% |
| Operating margin | 16.7% | 15.0% |
| Net margin | 5.7% | 2.2% |
| Return on equity | 4.3% | — |
| Debt to equity | 0.19 | — |
| P/E | 53.1x | 46.1x |
| Forward P/E | 19.4x | 10.9x |
| P/B | 2.1x | — |
| Dividend yield | 0.9% | 5.1% |