Raised Full-Year Adjusted EPS Guidance
Full-year 2026 adjusted EPS guidance increased to $9.00–$9.50 from prior $7.50–$8.00 (midpoint up from $7.75 to $9.25, ~+19% at the midpoint), reflecting strong Q1 results and forward curves.
Strong Adjusted EBIT Growth
Adjusted segment EBIT was $661 million in Q1 vs. $406 million a year ago, an increase of $255 million (+62.8%), driven by soybean and softseed processing and refining strength.
Stable Adjusted EPS
Adjusted EPS was $1.83 in Q1 vs. $1.81 a year ago (+$0.02, +1.1% YoY), showing underlying operating stability despite mark-to-market timing noise in reported EPS.
Volume and Capacity Expansion Benefits
Higher processing and merchandise volumes across soy and softseeds attributed to expanded production and origination capacity (notably in Argentina, Canada, Brazil, North America and Europe), supporting improved results.
Improved Leverage and Strong Liquidity
Adjusted leverage improved to 1.6x at quarter end versus 1.9x at end of 2025 (a ~15.8% reduction). Readily marketable inventories exceeded net debt by ~ $400 million, and committed credit facilities of ~$9.7 billion plus an essentially unused $3.0 billion commercial paper program provided ample liquidity.
Cash Generation and Capital Allocation
Q1 generated $530 million of adjusted funds from operations, $435 million discretionary cash flow after $95 million sustaining CapEx. Trailing 12-month discretionary cash flow ~ $1.35 billion and cash return on equity 9.1% vs. cost of equity 7.2% (positive spread).
Integration and M&A Progress
Viterra cost synergies running ahead of plan and the March closing of IFF's soy protein, lecithin and processing business expands protein and lecithin offerings; investments of ~$105 million for the IFF acquisition and ~$240 million in growth/productivity CapEx in Q1.
Favorable Biofuels Environment Supporting Demand
EPA RVO decision and broader biofuels momentum supporting renewable feedstock demand, benefiting soybean and softseed value chains and contributing to higher origination and merchandising performance.