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DuPont de Nemours

DD
23
Chemicals - Specialty · Basic Materials
Price
$135.29
+1.00 (+0.74%)
Market Cap
$18.27B
Winston Score
23
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Share count falling — buybacks

23.0% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 181.4M (2021) → 139.7M (2025)

DuPont de Nemours is a specialty chemicals and materials company. It makes advanced materials used in electronics, water filtration, and industrial manufacturing. Its customers include semiconductor makers, car manufacturers, and companies that build water treatment systems. DuPont is one of the oldest chemical companies in the United States, with roots going back over 200 years.

The company earns money by selling specialty materials and chemical solutions, mostly to other businesses rather than directly to consumers. It operates globally, with significant sales in the United States, Europe, and Asia, particularly in China where electronics manufacturing is concentrated. DuPont has a competitive edge because many of its materials are highly engineered and difficult for customers to replace quickly. A key growth driver is demand for advanced semiconductor materials as chipmakers build more factories, but heavy exposure to the cyclical electronics market means revenue can drop sharply when chip demand slows down.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-45.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+127.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$193M/ year

Declining (-64% vs prior year)

2.8% of revenue

In line with sector average (3%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

0.0%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$752M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

DuPont de Nemours's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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Quality

Gross Margin
35.8%
Modest — 35.8% gross margin
Operating Margin
11.1%
Modest — 11.1% operating margin
ROCE
1.1%
Weak — 1.1% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-20.4%
Shrinking sales (-20.4% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
8.3%
Modest free cash flow (8.3%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.23
Conservative — low debt load (0.23)
Interest Cover
5.24x
Adequate interest coverage (5.2x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/A
Data not available
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
1.74%
Small dividend — 1.74% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth
-25.5%
Dividend cut (-25.5% YoY) — warning sign

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