Deere & Co (DE) company profile

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.

“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.

Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.

“At November 2, 2025, we had approximately 73,100 employees, of which approximately 32,500 were full-time production employees.”