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DuPont de Nemours, Inc.(DD)

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Financial data as of Dec 31, 2025Improving · Materials

FCF Margin2.0%Free Cash Flow / Revenue
Cash Conversion-71.9%Operating CF / Net Income
Free Cash Flow$172.0M
Revenue$6.8B
Net Cash-$2.5BNet debt position
Debt / FCF23.8xElevated debt burden
Current Ratio2.42Adequate short-term liquidity
YoY FCF Growth+100.0%3 of 5 quarters positive

How This Grade Was Calculated

Base grade from FCF margin, adjusted by financial health factors

BaseF
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-2Extreme debt-to-FCF ratio (23.8x)
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+1Strong YoY FCF growth (100.0% YoY)
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-0.5Highly volatile FCF (consistency: 6.73)
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FinalF

Analysis Summary

Strengths

  • Strong liquidity (current ratio: 2.42)
  • Strong YoY FCF growth (+100.0%)

Concerns

  • Low FCF margin (2.0%)
  • Heavy debt position ($2.5B net debt, 23.8x FCF)
  • High debt-to-FCF ratio (23.8x)
  • Only 3 positive FCF quarters recently
  • Highly volatile quarterly FCF
SBC-adjusted FCF used — $0.0B stock-based compensation (22% of reported FCF) subtracted

Financial Breakdown

Key financials compared side by side

Margin Composition

FCF Margin2.0%
Net Margin-11.4%
Operating CF Margin8.2%
CapEx Ratio5.7%

Balance Sheet Health

Debt, liquidity, and leverage snapshot

Net Cash-$2.5BNet debt position
Debt / FCF23.8xElevated debt burden
Current Ratio2.42Strong liquidity
Debt / Equity0.23Low leverage

Quarterly FCF Trend

+100.0% YoYImproving (+100.0%)

Free cash flow per quarter

Sector Comparison — Materials

FCF Margin ranked against sector peers

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Detailed Metrics

Company NameDuPont de Nemours, Inc.
SectorMaterials
Free Cash Flow$172.0M
Revenue$6.8B
Net Income-$779.0M
Operating Cash Flow$560.0M
Capital Expenditure$388.0M
FCF Margin2.0%
Cash Conversion Rate-71.9%
Net Margin-11.4%
Total Debt$3.2B
Total Cash$715.0M
Net Cash-$2.5B
Current Ratio2.42
Debt / Equity0.23
Debt / FCF23.8x
YoY FCF Growth+100.0%
Positive Quarters3 of 5
Trend DirectionImproving
Report DateDec 31, 2025
GradeF
Data SourceYahoo Finance

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