DEERE & CO
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $169.73B
- P/E (TTM)
- 34.8
- Dividend yield
- 1.01%
About Deere
Farm Machinery & Equipment, SIC 3523
Deere & Company manufactures and distributes agricultural, construction, and forestry machinery, alongside turf equipment and related components. The business operates across four main segments: Production & Precision Agriculture, Small Agriculture & Turf, Construction & Forestry, and Financial Services. Its product portfolio includes large and compact tractors, harvesters, loaders, sprayers, excavators, dozers, and roadbuilding machinery. Through its financial division, the company provides installment notes, revolving credit, leases, and dealer wholesale financing. The company serves production-scale crop farmers, livestock and dairy producers, residential and turf care managers, forestry contractors, earthmoving operators, and equipment dealers worldwide.
Equipment is distributed globally through approximately 2,050 independent dealer locations across the United States and Canada, as well as third-party retailers such as The Home Depot and Lowe's. Outside North America, products are marketed to distributors and dealers in over 100 countries across Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Australia. The company also operates specialized company-owned sales subsidiaries, regional administrative offices, and centralized parts distribution warehouses. The provided text does not state the company's headquarters location.
Summary of the business section of Deere's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- DEERE & CO
- Founded
- 1837
- Headquarters
- Moline, IL
- Address
- One John Deere Place 61265-8098
- Phone
- (309) 765-8000
- Website
- www.deere.com
- Employees
- 73,100, Nov 2, 2025
- Industry
- Farm Machinery & Equipment
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- November 1
- Auditor
- DELOITTE& TOUCHE LLP, Chicago,Illinois
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- DE
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Shares outstanding
- 270M, Aug 2, 2026
- Public float
- $124.31B, Apr 25, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 2-for-1, Dec 4, 2007; 3-for-1, Nov 29, 1995; 2-for-1, Sep 22, 1976; 2-for-1, Sep 22, 1972
- SEC CIK
- 315189
- CUSIP
- 244199105
- ISIN
- US2441991054
- LEI
- PWFTNG3EI0Y73OXWDH08
- EIN
- 36-2382580
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan D. Campbell | Pres WWC&F and Pwr Systems | 32,052 |
| Terry Brent Norwood | Sr VP & CFO | 1,094 |
| Kellye L. Walker | Snr VP & CLO GLSRA | 7,878 |
| Cory J. Reed | Pres, Life Sol Cust Sup & S.M. | 32,792 |
| John C. May II | Chairman & CEO | 171,829 |
| Deanna M. Kovar | Pres Ag & Turf, Prod & Prec Ag | 7,792 |
| Rajesh Kalathur | President, JD Financial & CIO | 75,850 |
| Felecia J. Pryor | Sr VP & Chief People Officer | 11,315 |
| Justin Ryan Rose | Pres Ag & Turf, Sml Ag & Turf | 13,342 |
| Jahmy J. Hindman | Sr VP & Chief Technology Offcr | 8,569 |
| Joshua A. Jepsen | Sr VP & CFO | 8,732 |
| James Brian Sikes | Director | 381 |
| R. Preston Feight | Director | 823 |
| Sheila Talton | Director | 9,093 |
| Gregory R. Page | Director | 11,799 |
| Dmitri L. Stockton | Director | 9,093 |
| Leanne G. Caret | Director | 2,090 |
| Alan Cletus Heuberger | Director | 6,982 |
| Laurence Neil Hunn | Director | 1,356 |
| Tami A. Erwin | Director | 5,117 |
| Michael O. Johanns | Director | 9,316 |
| Sherry M. Smith | Director | 13,656 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Mr. May | $27.93M | $14.95M | $7.55M | $218 | $222 |
| FY2024 Mr. May | $27.80M | $31.01M | $7.57M | $190 | $191 |
| FY2023 Mr. May | $26.72M | $29.00M | $7.76M | $166 | $134 |
| FY2022 Mr. May | $20.30M | $38.63M | $5.24M | $180 | $129 |
| FY2021 Mr. May | $19.91M | $48.00M | $6.57M | $153 | $140 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“At November 2, 2025, we had approximately 73,100 employees, of which approximately 32,500 were full-time production employees.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2022 | Delisting | Notice of delisting from exchange (Form 25) |
| Jul 1, 2009 | Delisting | Notice of delisting from exchange (Form 25) |
| Jul 13, 2001 | Merger | Registration of securities for a merger or exchange offer (S-4) |
| Jan 27, 1999 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
| Dec 10, 1997 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |