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Nutrien Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results

  • First half results supported by strong operational performance and favorable fertilizer market fundamentals.
  • Increasing 2025 full-year Potash sales volume guidance range, maintaining capital allocation priorities and continuing to show progress on 2026 performance targets.

All amounts are in US dollars, except as otherwise noted

Nutrien Ltd. (TSX and NYSE: NTR) announced today its second quarter 2025 results, with net earnings of $1.2 billion ($2.50 diluted net earnings per share). Second quarter 2025 adjusted EBITDA1 was $2.5 billion and adjusted net earnings per share1 was $2.65.

“Nutrien delivered growth in earnings and cash flow in the first half of 2025, demonstrating strong operational performance and execution on our strategic priorities. We sold record Potash sales volumes, increased Nitrogen operating rates and lowered expenses, while further optimizing capital expenditures and consistently returning cash to shareholders,” commented Ken Seitz, Nutrien’s President and CEO.

“Fertilizer market fundamentals are supported by strong global demand, persistent supply disruptions and project delays. We have seen healthy fertilizer customer engagement and field activity in North America to start the third quarter as farmers focus on maximizing crop yield potential,” added Mr. Seitz.

Highlights2:

  • Generated net earnings of $1.2 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $3.3 billion in the first half of 2025. Adjusted EBITDA increased from the same period in 2024 due to higher fertilizer sales volumes and net selling prices.
  • Retail adjusted EBITDA was $1.2 billion in the first half of 2025. Dry weather in Australia and wet conditions in the southern US impacted crop input sales and margins, offsetting the favorable impact of lower expenses and higher crop nutrient volumes in North America.
  • Potash adjusted EBITDA increased to $1.1 billion in the first half of 2025 due to higher net selling prices and record sales volumes, supported by strong demand in North America and key offshore markets.
  • Nitrogen adjusted EBITDA increased to $1.1 billion in the first half of 2025 due to higher net selling prices and sales volumes. Our operations delivered a record ammonia operating rate3 of 98 percent in the first half of 2025, achieved through improved reliability at our sites.
  • Returned $0.8 billion to shareholders in the first half of 2025 through dividends and share repurchases. We repurchased 5.7 million shares in 2025 for a total of $316 million, as of August 5, 2025.
  • Raising 2025 full-year Potash sales volume guidance to 13.9 to 14.5 million tonnes. All other full-year operational guidance ranges remain unchanged.
 

1 This is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section. All references to per share amounts pertain to diluted net earnings per share, unless otherwise noted.

2 Our discussion of highlights set out on this page is a comparison of the results for the six months ended June 30, 2025 to the results for the six months ended June 30, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

3 Excludes Trinidad and Joffre.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

The following management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) is the responsibility of management and is dated as of August 6, 2025. The Board of Directors (“Board”) of Nutrien carries out its responsibility for review of this disclosure principally through its Audit Committee, composed entirely of independent directors. The Audit Committee reviews and, prior to its publication, approves this disclosure pursuant to the authority delegated to it by the Board. The term “Nutrien” refers to Nutrien Ltd. and the terms “we”, “us”, “our”, “Nutrien” and “the Company” refer to Nutrien and, as applicable, Nutrien and its direct and indirect subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. Additional information relating to Nutrien (which, except as otherwise noted, is not incorporated by reference herein), including our annual report dated February 20, 2025 (“2024 Annual Report”), which includes our annual audited consolidated financial statements (“annual financial statements”) and MD&A, and our annual information form dated February 20, 2025, each for the year ended December 31, 2024, can be found on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. No update is provided to the disclosure in our 2024 annual MD&A except for material information since the date of our annual MD&A. The Company is a foreign private issuer under the rules and regulations of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

This MD&A is based on, and should be read in conjunction with, the Company’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements as at and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 (“interim financial statements”) based on International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 34 “Interim Financial Reporting”, unless otherwise noted. This MD&A contains certain non-GAAP financial measures and ratios and forward-looking statements, which are described in the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and the “Forward-Looking Statements” sections, respectively.





Market Outlook and Guidance

Agriculture and Retail Markets

  • Favorable crop production prospects in the US and Brazil have pressured crop prices and prospective grower margins. Despite lower crop prices, demand for crop inputs in North America has been strong to start the third quarter of 2025 as farmers aim to maintain optimal plant health and yield potential.
  • Brazilian soybean acreage is expected to increase by one to three percent in 2025, supported by strong international soybean demand. Farmers in Brazil have been more active purchasing crop inputs in advance of the upcoming spring planting season compared to the prior two years.
  • In Australia, timely rains improved winter crop planting prospects and are expected to support crop input demand in the second half of 2025.

Crop Nutrient Markets

  • Global potash demand in the first half of 2025 was supported by strong potash affordability and low channel inventories. The settlement of contracts with India and China in June and favorable economics for key crops grown in Southeast Asia is expected to support demand in standard grade markets in the second half of 2025. Solid uptake on our potash summer fill program in North America and stable demand in Brazil are expected to support third quarter shipments. As a result, we have raised our 2025 full-year global potash shipment forecast to 73 to 75 million tonnes.
  • Global urea supply and demand has remained tight, driven by strong seasonal demand from markets including India, combined with unplanned outages in key producing regions. US urea and UAN prices have been supported by low domestic inventories and trade flow shifts which we anticipate continuing in the second half of 2025.
  • Global ammonia prices have strengthened in the third quarter of 2025 due to plant outages, project delays and improved demand from phosphate producers.
  • Phosphate markets continue to be tight due to limited supply, including from Chinese export restrictions. We anticipate that global shipments in 2025 will be constrained by supply availability and weaker grower affordability for phosphate fertilizer could impact demand.

Financial and Operational Guidance

  • Retail adjusted EBITDA guidance of $1.65 to $1.85 billion assumes higher North American crop nutrient and crop protection sales in the second half of 2025 compared to 2024, improved moisture conditions in Australia and continued recovery in Brazil.
  • Potash sales volume guidance was increased to 13.9 to 14.5 million tonnes due to expectations for higher global demand in 2025. The range is consistent with our historical share of global shipments.
  • Nitrogen sales volume guidance of 10.7 to 11.2 million tonnes assumes lower ammonia operating rates in the second half of 2025 compared to the record achieved in the first half of 2025 due to planned turnaround activity at our North American plants.
  • Phosphate sales volume guidance of 2.35 to 2.55 million tonnes assumes improved operating rates and sales volumes in the second half of 2025 compared to the prior year with the completion of planned turnarounds in the first half of 2025.
  • Total capital expenditures of $2.0 to $2.1 billion are expected to be below the prior year. This total includes approximately $400 to $500 million in investing capital expenditures focused on proprietary products, network optimization and digital capabilities in Retail, low-cost brownfield expansions in Nitrogen and mine automation projects in Potash.
  • Effective tax rate on adjusted net earnings guidance was increased to 24.0% to 26.0% due to a change to our expected geographic mix of earnings.

All guidance numbers, including those noted above, are outlined in the table below. Refer to page 58 of our 2024 Annual Report for anticipated fertilizer pricing and natural gas price sensitivities relating to adjusted EBITDA (consolidated) and adjusted net earnings per share.

 

2025 Guidance Ranges 1 as of

 

August 6, 2025

 

May 7, 2025

($ billions, except as otherwise noted)

Low

 

High

 

Low

 

High

Retail adjusted EBITDA

1.65

 

1.85

 

1.65

 

1.85

Potash sales volumes (million tonnes) 2

13.9

 

14.5

 

13.6

 

14.4

Nitrogen sales volumes (million tonnes) 2

10.7

 

11.2

 

10.7

 

11.2

Phosphate sales volumes (million tonnes) 2

2.35

 

2.55

 

2.35

 

2.55

Depreciation and amortization

2.35

 

2.45

 

2.35

 

2.45

Finance costs

0.65

 

0.75

 

0.65

 

0.75

Effective tax rate on adjusted net earnings (%) 3

24.0

 

26.0

 

22.0

 

25.0

Capital expenditures 4

2.0

 

2.1

 

2.0

 

2.1

1 See the “Forward-Looking Statements” section.

2 Manufactured product only.

3 This is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section.

4 Comprised of sustaining capital expenditures, investing capital expenditures and mine development and pre-stripping capital expenditures, which are supplementary financial measures. See the “Other Financial Measures” section.

 

Consolidated Results

 

Three Months Ended June 30

 

Six Months Ended June 30

($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

2025

 

2024

 

% Change

 

2025

 

2024

 

% Change

Sales

10,438

 

10,156

 

3

 

15,538

 

15,545

 

Gross margin

3,175

 

2,912

 

9

 

4,495

 

4,449

 

1

Expenses

1,393

 

2,068

 

(33)

 

2,487

 

3,186

 

(22)

Net earnings

1,229

 

392

 

214

 

1,248

 

557

 

124

Adjusted EBITDA 1

2,486

 

2,235

 

11

 

3,338

 

3,290

 

1

Diluted net earnings per share (dollars) 2

2.50

 

0.78

 

221

 

2.52

 

1.10

 

129

Adjusted net earnings per share (dollars) 1, 2

2.65

 

2.34

 

13

 

2.75

 

2.81

 

(2)

1 This is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section.

2 All references to per share amounts pertain to diluted net earnings per share, unless otherwise noted.

Net earnings and adjusted EBITDA increased in the second quarter and first half of 2025 compared to the same periods in 2024, primarily due to higher fertilizer sales volumes and net selling prices. Net earnings in the second quarter of 2024 were impacted by non-cash impairments of assets and a loss on foreign currency derivatives in Brazil.





Segment Results

Our discussion of segment results set out on the following pages is a comparison of the results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 to the results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

Nutrien Ag Solutions (“Retail”)

 

Three Months Ended June 30

 

Six Months Ended June 30

($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

2025

 

2024

 

% Change

 

2025

 

2024

 

% Change

Sales

7,959

 

8,074

 

(1)

 

11,049

 

11,382

 

(3)

Cost of goods sold

5,941

 

6,045

 

(2)

 

8,345

 

8,606

 

(3)

Gross margin

2,018

 

2,029

 

(1)

 

2,704

 

2,776

 

(3)

Adjusted EBITDA 1

1,149

 

1,128

 

2

 

1,195

 

1,205

 

(1)

1 See Note 2 to the interim financial statements.

  • Retail adjusted EBITDA increased in the second quarter of 2025 due to higher gross margin for crop nutrients and lower expenses, partially offset by lower seed margins. Dry weather in Australia and wet conditions in the southern US impacted crop input sales and margins in the first half of 2025, offsetting a six percent reduction in selling and general and administrative expenses and higher crop nutrient volumes in North America.

 

Three Months Ended June 30

 

Six Months Ended June 30

 

Sales

 

Gross Margin

 

Sales

 

Gross Margin

($ millions)

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

Crop nutrients

3,391

 

3,281

 

697

 

686

 

4,585

 

4,590

 

916

 

940

Crop protection products

2,666

 

2,733

 

676

 

677

 

3,638

 

3,847

 

867

 

911

Seed

1,278

 

1,434

 

266

 

296

 

1,810

 

1,919

 

336

 

355

Services and other

286

 

292

 

235

 

239

 

432

 

448

 

353

 

364

Merchandise

238

 

245

 

44

 

42

 

427

 

445

 

75

 

73

Nutrien Financial

135

 

133

 

135

 

133

 

205

 

199

 

205

 

199

Nutrien Financial elimination 1

(35)

 

(44)

 

(35)

 

(44)

 

(48)

 

(66)

 

(48)

 

(66)

Total

7,959

 

8,074

 

2,018

 

2,029

 

11,049

 

11,382

 

2,704

 

2,776

1 Represents elimination of the interest and service fees charged by Nutrien Financial to Retail branches.

  • Crop nutrients sales and gross margin increased in the second quarter of 2025 due to higher sales volumes and selling prices in North America, partially offset by lower sales volumes in Australia due to hot and dry conditions. First half of 2025 sales and gross margin were impacted by lower sales volumes due to strategic actions related to our margin improvement plan in Brazil.
  • Crop protection products sales and gross margin were lower in the second quarter and first half of 2025 due to hot and dry conditions in Australia and product mix shifts in North America.
  • Seed sales and gross margin decreased in the second quarter and first half of 2025 due to weather related impacts in the southern US leading to fewer planted acres which impacted proprietary products gross margin.

Supplemental Data

Three Months Ended June 30

 

Six Months Ended June 30

 

Gross Margin

 

% of Product Line 1

 

Gross Margin

 

% of Product Line 1

($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

Proprietary products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crop nutrients

228

 

220

 

33

 

32

 

297

 

290

 

32

 

31

Crop protection products

246

 

227

 

37

 

34

 

299

 

310

 

34

 

34

Seed

87

 

127

 

37

 

44

 

115

 

144

 

34

 

41

Merchandise

3

 

4

 

6

 

9

 

6

 

7

 

7

 

9

Total

564

 

578

 

29

 

29

 

717

 

751

 

27

 

27

1 Represents percentage of proprietary product margins over total product line gross margin.

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30

 

Six Months Ended June 30

 

Sales Volumes

(tonnes - thousands)

 

Gross Margin / Tonne

(dollars)

 

Sales Volumes

(tonnes - thousands)

 

Gross Margin / Tonne

(dollars)

 

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

Crop nutrients

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

4,419

 

4,298

 

146

 

146

 

5,883

 

5,762

 

142

 

144

International

1,072

 

1,125

 

48

 

53

 

1,898

 

2,043

 

42

 

54

Total

5,491

 

5,423

 

127

 

127

 

7,781

 

7,805

 

118

 

120

 

(percentages)

June 30, 2025

 

December 31, 2024

Financial performance measures 1, 2

 

 

 

Cash operating coverage ratio

63

 

63

Adjusted average working capital to sales

21

 

20

Adjusted average working capital to sales excluding Nutrien Financial

1

 

-

Nutrien Financial adjusted net interest margin

5.3

 

5.3

1 Rolling four quarters.

2 These are non-GAAP financial measures. See the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section.

Potash

 

Three Months Ended June 30

 

Six Months Ended June 30

($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

2025

 

2024

% Change

 

2025

 

2024

% Change

Net sales

991

 

756

 

31

 

1,735

 

1,569

 

11

Cost of goods sold

440

 

359

 

23

 

820

 

717

 

14

Gross margin

551

 

397

 

39

 

915

 

852

 

7

Adjusted EBITDA 1

630

 

472

 

33

 

1,076

 

1,002

 

7

1 See Note 2 to the interim financial statements.

  • Potash adjusted EBITDA increased in the second quarter and first half of 2025 due to higher net selling prices and record sales volumes, partially offset by higher provincial mining taxes.

Manufactured Product

Three Months Ended

June 30

 

Six Months Ended

June 30

($ per tonne, except as otherwise noted)

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

Sales volumes (tonnes - thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

1,038

 

914

 

2,350

 

2,221

Offshore

2,951

 

2,649

 

5,041

 

4,755

Total sales volumes

3,989

 

3,563

 

7,391

 

6,976

Net selling price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

279

 

301

 

259

 

306

Offshore

237

 

182

 

224

 

187

Average net selling price

248

 

212

 

235

 

225

Cost of goods sold

110

 

101

 

112

 

103

Gross margin

138

 

111

 

123

 

122

Depreciation and amortization

47

 

42

 

47

 

43

Gross margin excluding depreciation and amortization 1

185

 

153

 

170

 

165

1 This is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section.

  • Sales volumes in the second quarter and first half of 2025 were the highest on record, supported by healthy potash affordability and strong underlying consumption in North America and key offshore markets.
  • Net selling price per tonne increased in the second quarter and first half of 2025 driven by higher benchmark prices in Brazil and Southeast Asia, partially offset by lower benchmark prices in North America compared to the same periods last year.
  • Cost of goods sold per tonne increased in the second quarter and first half of 2025 primarily due to higher depreciation. Controllable cash cost of product manufactured per tonne increased in the first half of 2025 driven by lower planned potash production and higher turnaround costs.

Supplemental Data

Three Months Ended

June 30

 

Six Months Ended

June 30

 

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

Production volumes (tonnes – thousands)

3,531

 

3,575

 

6,820

 

7,140

Potash controllable cash cost of product manufactured per tonne 1

55

 

50

 

57

 

53

Canpotex sales by market (percentage of sales volumes) 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latin America

42

 

44

 

37

 

38

Other Asian markets 3

34

 

27

 

33

 

30

China

8

 

7

 

12

 

13

India

 

8

 

2

 

6

Other markets

16

 

14

 

16

 

13

Total

100

 

100

 

100

 

100

1 This is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section.

2 See Note 8 to the interim financial statements.

3 All Asian markets except China and India.

Nitrogen

 

Three Months Ended June 30

 

Six Months Ended June 30

($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

2025

 

2024

% Change

 

2025

 

2024

% Change

Net sales

1,260

 

1,028

 

23

 

2,214

 

1,939

 

14

Cost of goods sold

744

 

650

 

14

 

1,407

 

1,254

 

12

Gross margin

516

 

378

 

37

 

807

 

685

 

18

Adjusted EBITDA 1

667

 

594

 

12

 

1,075

 

1,058

 

2

1 See Note 2 to the interim financial statements.

  • Nitrogen adjusted EBITDA increased in the second quarter and first half of 2025 due to higher net selling prices and higher sales volumes, which more than offset higher natural gas costs and lower equity earnings from Profertil S.A. Second quarter of 2024 adjusted EBITDA benefited from insurance recoveries included in other income. Our operations delivered a record ammonia operating rate of 98 percent in the first half of 2025, achieved through improved reliability at our sites.

Manufactured Product

Three Months Ended

June 30

 

Six Months Ended

June 30

($ per tonne, except as otherwise noted)

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

Sales volumes (tonnes - thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ammonia

734

 

698

 

1,230

 

1,215

Urea and ESN®

961

 

864

 

1,756

 

1,639

Solutions, nitrates and sulfates

1,322

 

1,256

 

2,500

 

2,471

Total sales volumes

3,017

 

2,818

 

5,486

 

5,325

Net selling price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ammonia

408

 

405

 

412

 

404

Urea and ESN®

509

 

445

 

477

 

438

Solutions, nitrates and sulfates

287

 

238

 

263

 

232

Average net selling price

387

 

343

 

365

 

335

Cost of goods sold

219

 

211

 

222

 

209

Gross margin

168

 

132

 

143

 

126

Depreciation and amortization

55

 

54

 

56

 

54

Gross margin excluding depreciation and amortization 1

223

 

186

 

199

 

180

1 This is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section.

  • Sales volumes increased in the second quarter and first half of 2025 due to strong demand and increased production of ammonia and upgraded nitrogen products.
  • Net selling price per tonne was higher in the second quarter and first half of 2025 for all major upgraded nitrogen products due to stronger benchmark prices. Ammonia net selling price per tonne was higher in the second quarter of 2025 despite lower global benchmark prices, reflecting the favorable mix of fertilizer sales in the quarter.
  • Cost of goods sold per tonne increased in the second quarter and first half of 2025 due to higher natural gas costs.

Supplemental Data

Three Months Ended

June 30

 

Six Months Ended

June 30

 

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

Sales volumes (tonnes – thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fertilizer

1,845

 

1,716

 

3,234

 

3,139

Industrial and feed

1,172

 

1,102

 

2,252

 

2,186

Production volumes (tonnes – thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ammonia production – total 1

1,535

 

1,383

 

3,078

 

2,835

Ammonia production – adjusted 1, 2

1,088

 

999

 

2,164

 

2,017

Ammonia operating rate (%) 2

98

 

89

 

98

 

91

Natural gas costs (dollars per MMBtu)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overall natural gas cost excluding realized derivative impact

3.31

 

2.65

 

3.61

 

2.91

Realized derivative impact 3

 

0.10

 

 

0.07

Overall natural gas cost

3.31

 

2.75

 

3.61

 

2.98

1 All figures are provided on a gross production basis in thousands of product tonnes.

2 Excludes Trinidad and Joffre.

3 Includes realized derivative impacts recorded as part of cost of goods sold or other income and expenses. Refer to Note 3 to the interim financial statements.

Phosphate

 

Three Months Ended June 30

 

Six Months Ended June 30

($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

2025

 

2024

% Change

 

2025

 

2024

% Change

Net sales

396

 

394

 

1

 

756

 

831

 

(9)

Cost of goods sold

363

 

361

 

1

 

724

 

733

 

(1)

Gross margin

33

 

33

 

 

32

 

98

 

(67)

Adjusted EBITDA 1

92

 

88

 

5

 

153

 

209

 

(27)

1 See Note 2 to the interim financial statements.

  • Phosphate adjusted EBITDA was higher in the second quarter due to higher net selling prices, partially offset by lower sales volumes and higher sulfur input costs. Adjusted EBITDA for the first half of 2025 decreased due to the impact of lower production volumes and higher sulfur input costs, which more than offset higher net selling prices.

Manufactured Product

Three Months Ended

June 30

 

Six Months Ended

June 30

($ per tonne, except as otherwise noted)

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

Sales volumes (tonnes - thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fertilizer

374

 

415

 

706

 

862

Industrial and feed

169

 

169

 

337

 

342

Total sales volumes

543

 

584

 

1,043

 

1,204

Net selling price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fertilizer

666

 

601

 

661

 

614

Industrial and feed

821

 

830

 

819

 

839

Average net selling price

714

 

667

 

712

 

678

Cost of goods sold

646

 

602

 

672

 

590

Gross margin

68

 

65

 

40

 

88

Depreciation and amortization

125

 

116

 

134

 

115

Gross margin excluding depreciation and amortization 1

193

 

181

 

174

 

203

1 This is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section.

  • Sales volumes were lower in the second quarter and first half of 2025 due to the impact of lower production volumes in the first quarter.
  • Net selling price per tonne increased in the second quarter and first half of 2025 due to strong phosphate fertilizer fundamentals and optimization of product mix, partially offset by lower industrial net selling prices which reflect the typical lag in price realizations relative to benchmark prices.
  • Cost of goods sold per tonne increased in the second quarter and first half of 2025 due to increased sulfur input costs, higher depreciation and the impact of lower production volumes in the first quarter.

Supplemental Data

Three Months Ended

June 30

 

Six Months Ended

June 30

 

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

Production volumes (P2O5 tonnes – thousands)

333

 

326

 

615

 

678

P2O5 operating rate (%)

79

 

77

 

73

 

80

 

Corporate and Others and Eliminations

 

Three Months Ended June 30

 

Six Months Ended June 30

($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

2025

 

2024

 

% Change

 

2025

 

2024

 

% Change

Corporate and Others

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margin 1

1

 

 

n/m

 

11

 

 

n/m

Selling expenses

(2)

 

(3)

 

(33)

 

(5)

 

(5)

 

General and administrative expenses

95

 

98

 

(3)

 

193

 

187

 

3

Share-based compensation expense

49

 

10

 

390

 

91

 

16

 

469

Foreign exchange loss, net of related derivatives

22

 

285

 

(92)

 

29

 

328

 

(91)

Other expenses

46

 

26

 

77

 

64

 

80

 

(20)

Adjusted EBITDA 1

(104)

 

(121)

 

(14)

 

(185)

 

(222)

 

(17)

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margin

56

 

75

 

(25)

 

26

 

38

 

(32)

Adjusted EBITDA 1

52

 

74

 

(30)

 

24

 

38

 

(37)

1 See Note 2 to the interim financial statements.

  • Share-based compensation expense was higher in the second quarter and first half of 2025 due to an increase in the fair value of our share-based awards. The fair value of our share-based awards takes into consideration several factors such as our share price movement, our performance relative to our peer group and our return on invested capital.
  • Foreign exchange loss, net of related derivatives was lower in the second quarter and first half of 2025 due to a lower loss on foreign currency derivatives in Brazil.

     

     

Finance Costs, Income Taxes and Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

Three Months Ended June 30

 

Six Months Ended June 30

($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

2025

 

2024

 

% Change

 

2025

 

2024

 

% Change

Finance costs

155

 

162

 

(4)

 

334

 

341

 

(2)

Income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

398

 

290

 

37

 

426

 

365

 

17

Actual effective tax rate including discrete items (%)

24

 

43

 

(44)

 

25

 

40

 

(38)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

184

 

44

 

318

 

209

 

(58)

 

n/m

  • Income tax expense was higher in the second quarter and first half of 2025 mainly due to higher earnings. The decrease in the effective tax rate on ordinary earnings in the second quarter and first half of 2025 was mainly due to lower losses in South America.
  • Other comprehensive income (loss) is primarily driven by changes in the currency translation of our foreign operations. In the second quarter and first half of 2025, the gain was higher mainly due to the appreciation of the Brazilian, Australian and Canadian currencies, relative to the US dollar, compared to a depreciation of Brazilian and Canadian currencies relative to the US dollar for the same periods in 2024.





Liquidity and Capital Resources

Sources and uses of liquidity

We continued to manage our capital in accordance with our capital allocation strategy. We believe that our internally generated cash flow, supplemented by available borrowings under new or existing financing sources, if necessary, will be sufficient to meet our anticipated capital expenditures, planned growth and development activities, and other cash requirements for the foreseeable future. Refer to the “Capital Structure and Management” section for details on our existing long-term debt and credit facilities.

Sources and uses of cash

 

Three Months Ended June 30

 

Six Months Ended June 30

($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

2025

 

2024

 

% Change

 

2025

 

2024

 

% Change

Cash provided by operating activities

2,538

 

1,807

 

40

 

1,456

 

1,320

 

10

Cash used in investing activities

(495)

 

(614)

 

(19)

 

(738)

 

(1,108)

 

(33)

Cash used in financing activities

(1,572)

 

(684)

 

130

 

(207)

 

(136)

 

52

Cash used for dividends and share repurchases 1

(373)

 

(266)

 

40

 

(786)

 

(527)

 

49

1 This is a supplementary financial measure. See the “Other Financial Measures” section.

 

Cash provided by operating activities

  • Cash provided by operating activities in the second quarter was higher compared to the same period in 2024 due to higher fertilizer sales volumes and net selling prices. Cash provided by operating activities in the first half of 2025 was higher due to lower cash income taxes paid.

Cash used in investing activities

  • Cash used in investing activities was lower in the second quarter and first half of 2025 due to lower capital expenditures. The first half of 2025 also included proceeds from the sale of our investment in Sinofert Holdings Limited (“Sinofert”).

Cash used in financing activities

  • Cash used in financing activities was higher in the second quarter of 2025 as $1.0 billion in senior notes were issued in the second quarter of 2024 with no comparable issuance in the second quarter of 2025. There was also a higher repayment of senior notes maturing in the second quarter of 2025 partially offset by increased commercial paper issuances. The first half of 2025 was higher compared to 2024, primarily from higher share repurchases.

Cash used for dividends and share repurchases

  • Cash used for dividends and share repurchases was higher in the second quarter and first half of 2025 as a result of share repurchases in 2025 that did not occur in the same periods in 2024.

     

 
 

Financial Condition Review

The following is a comparison of balance sheet categories that are considered material:

 

As at

 

 

 

 

($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

June 30, 2025

 

December 31, 2024

 

$ Change

 

% Change

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

1,387

 

853

 

534

 

63

Receivables

8,086

 

5,390

 

2,696

 

50

Inventories

5,576

 

6,148

 

(572)

 

(9)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

566

 

1,401

 

(835)

 

(60)

Property, plant and equipment

22,496

 

22,604

 

(108)

 

Investments

407

 

698

 

(291)

 

(42)

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term debt

1,882

 

1,534

 

348

 

23

Payables and accrued charges

8,991

 

9,118

 

(127)

 

(1)

Long-term debt, including current portion

10,405

 

9,918

 

487

 

5

Retained earnings

11,719

 

11,106

 

613

 

6

  • Explanations for changes in Cash and cash equivalents are in the “Liquidity and Capital Resources - Sources and uses of cash” section.
  • Receivables increased primarily due to the seasonality of Retail sales and higher Potash sales volumes.
  • Inventories decreased due to the seasonality of our Retail segment. Our North American inventory levels typically build up at year end in preparation for the following year's planting and application season and are drawn on in the succeeding quarters.
  • Prepaid expenses and other current assets decreased due to Retail taking delivery of prepaid inventories during the planting and application season in North America.
  • Property, plant and equipment decreased due to depreciation more than offsetting capital expenditures.
  • Investments decreased due to the disposal of our remaining investment in Sinofert in the first half of 2025 and dividends received from Profertil S.A.
  • Short-term debt increased due to higher draws on our credit facilities based on our working capital requirements driven by the seasonality of our business.
  • Payables and accrued charges decreased due to lower customer prepayments in North America as Retail customers took delivery of prepaid sales, partially offset by higher income tax payable from strong earnings in the second quarter of 2025.
  • Long-term debt, including current portion, increased due to the issuance of $1,000 million of senior notes in the first quarter of 2025, partially offset by the repayment of $500 million of senior notes in the second quarter of 2025.
  • Retained earnings increased as net earnings exceeded dividends declared and share repurchases in the first half of 2025. 





Capital Structure and Management

Principal debt instruments

As part of the normal course of business, we closely monitor our liquidity position. We use a combination of cash generated from operations and short-term and long-term debt to finance our operations. We continually evaluate various financing arrangements and may seek to engage in transactions from time to time when market and other conditions are favorable. We were in compliance with our debt covenants and did not have any changes to our credit ratings for the six months ended June 30, 2025.

Capital structure (debt and equity)

($ millions)

June 30, 2025

 

December 31, 2024

Short-term debt

1,882

 

1,534

Current portion of long-term debt

538

 

1,037

Current portion of lease liabilities

363

 

356

Long-term debt

9,867

 

8,881

Lease liabilities

988

 

999

Shareholders' equity

25,120

 

24,442

Commercial paper, credit facilities and other debt

We have a total facility limit of approximately $8,030 million comprised of several credit facilities available in the jurisdictions where we operate. In North America, we have a commercial paper program, which is limited to the undrawn amount under our $4,500 million unsecured revolving term credit facility and excess cash invested in highly liquid securities.

As at June 30, 2025, we utilized $1,934 million of our total facility limit, which includes $1,654 million of commercial paper outstanding.

As at June 30, 2025, $214 million in letters of credit were outstanding and committed, with $452 million of remaining credit available under our letter of credit facilities.

Our long-term debt consists primarily of notes and debentures. See the “Capital Structure and Management” section of our 2024 Annual Report for information on balances, rates and maturities for our notes and debentures. During the first half of 2025, we issued $400 million of 4.500 percent senior notes due March 12, 2027 and $600 million of 5.250 percent senior notes due March 12, 2032, and repaid our $500 million 3.000 percent senior notes upon maturity on April 1, 2025. See note 6 to the interim financial statements.

Outstanding share data

 

As at August 5, 2025

Common shares

 485,884,041

Options to purchase common shares

 2,680,721

For more information on our capital management, see Note 4 to the annual financial statements in our 2024 Annual Report.





Quarterly Results

($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

Q2 2025

Q1 2025

Q4 2024

Q3 2024

Q2 2024

Q1 2024

Q4 2023

Q3 2023

Sales

10,438

 

5,100

 

5,079

 

5,348

 

10,156

 

5,389

 

5,664

 

5,631

Net earnings

1,229

 

19

 

118

 

25

 

392

 

165

 

176

 

82

Net earnings attributable to equity holders

of Nutrien

1,221

 

11

 

113

 

18

 

385

 

158

 

172

 

75

Net earnings per share attributable to equity

holders of Nutrien

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

2.51

 

0.02

 

0.23

 

0.04

 

0.78

 

0.32

 

0.35

 

0.15

Diluted

2.50

 

0.02

 

0.23

 

0.04

 

0.78

 

0.32

 

0.35

 

0.15

 

Our quarterly earnings are significantly affected by the seasonality of our business, fertilizer benchmark prices, which have been volatile over the last two years and are affected by demand-supply conditions, grower affordability and weather. See Note 2 to the interim financial statements.

The following table describes certain items that impacted our quarterly earnings:

Quarter

Transaction or Event

Q2 2024

$530 million non-cash impairment of assets comprised of a $335 million non-cash impairment of our Retail – Brazil intangible assets and property plant and equipment due to the ongoing market instability and more moderate margin expectations, and a $195 million non-cash impairment of our Geismar Clean Ammonia project property, plant and equipment as we are no longer pursuing the project. Net earnings also included a foreign exchange loss of $220 million on foreign currency derivatives in Brazil.

 
 

Critical Accounting Estimates

Our significant accounting policies are disclosed in our 2024 Annual Report. We have discussed the development, selection and application of our key accounting policies, and the critical accounting estimates and assumptions they involve, with the Audit Committee of the Board. Our critical accounting estimates are discussed on pages 65 to 66 of our 2024 Annual Report. There were no material changes to our critical accounting estimates for the three or six months ended June 30, 2025.





Controls and Procedures

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (“ICFR”), as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings. ICFR is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS. Any system of ICFR, no matter how well designed, has inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.

There has been no change in our ICFR during the three months ended June 30, 2025, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our ICFR.





Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements and other information included in this document, including within the “Market Outlook and Guidance” section, constitute “forward-looking information” or “forward-looking statements” (collectively, “forward-looking statements”) under applicable securities laws (such statements are often accompanied by words such as “anticipate”, “forecast”, “expect”, “believe”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “estimate”, “project”, “intend” or other similar words). All statements in this document, other than those relating to historical information or current conditions, are forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to:

Nutrien's business strategies, plans, prospects and opportunities; Nutrien's revised 2025 full-year guidance, including expectations regarding Retail adjusted EBITDA, Potash sales volumes, Nitrogen sales volumes, Phosphate sales volumes, depreciation and amortization, finance costs, effective tax rate on adjusted net earnings and capital expenditures, including the assumptions and expectations stated therein; expectations regarding our capital allocation intentions and strategies; our ability to advance strategic priorities that strengthen our core business and deliver structural improvements to our earnings and free cash flow; capital spending expectations for 2025 and beyond; expectations regarding performance of our operating segments in 2025 and beyond; the expectation that internally generated cash flow, supplemented by available borrowings, if necessary, will be sufficient to meet our anticipated capital expenditures, planned growth and development activities, and other cash requirements; expectations regarding payment of dividends and share repurchases; our operating segment market outlooks and our expectations for market conditions and fundamentals, and the anticipated supply and demand for our products and services, including the expected impact of supply availability on global shipments of phosphate fertilizer and the expected impact of affordability on demand, expected market, industry and growing conditions with respect to crop nutrient application rates, planted acres, farmer crop investment, crop mix, including the need to replenish soil nutrient levels, production volumes and expenses, shipments, natural gas costs and availability, consumption, prices, operating rates and the impact of seasonality, import and export volumes, tariffs, trade or export restrictions, economic sanctions and restrictions, operating rates, inventories, crop development and natural gas curtailments; expectations regarding demand in standard grade markets for the second half of 2025; the expected impact of uptake on Nutrien's summer fill program on third quarter shipments; expectations regarding the demand for crop inputs in North America and Australia; the anticipated inventory levels and trade flow shifts in the second half of 2025 and into 2026 and the expected impact on US urea and UAN prices; the negotiation of sales contracts; acquisitions and divestitures and the anticipated benefits thereof; and expectations in connection with our ability to deliver long-term returns to shareholders.

These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. As such, undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements.

All of the forward-looking statements are qualified by the assumptions that are stated or inherent in such forward-looking statements, including the assumptions referred to below and elsewhere in this document. Although we believe that these assumptions are reasonable, having regard to our experience and our perception of historical trends, this list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of the forward-looking statements and the reader should not place undue reliance on these assumptions and such forward-looking statements. Current conditions, economic and otherwise, render assumptions, although reasonable when made, subject to greater uncertainty.

The additional key assumptions that have been made in relation to the operation of our business as currently planned and our ability to achieve our business objectives include, among other things, assumptions with respect to: our ability to successfully implement our business strategies, growth and capital allocation investments and initiatives that we will conduct our operations and achieve results of operations as anticipated; growth in crop nutrient sales volumes; our ability to successfully complete, integrate and realize the anticipated benefits of our already completed and future acquisitions and divestitures; increased proprietary products gross margin; continued Retail recovery in Brazil; a return to historical average crop protection product margin percentages; continued reliability improvements; higher operating rates in Phosphate and Nitrogen; that future business, regulatory and industry conditions will be within the parameters expected by us, including with respect to prices, expenses, margins, demand, supply, product availability, shipments, consumption, weather conditions, supplier agreements, product distribution agreements, inventory levels, exports, tariffs, including general or retaliatory tariffs, trade restrictions, international trade arrangements, crop development and cost of labor and interest, exchange and effective tax rates; potash demand growth in offshore markets and normalization of Canpotex port operations; global economic conditions and the accuracy of our market outlook expectations for 2025 and in the future; assumptions related to our assessment of recoverable amount estimates of our assets; our intention to complete share repurchases under our normal course issuer bid programs, the funding of such share repurchases, existing and future market conditions, including with respect to the price of our common shares, capital allocation priorities and compliance with respect to applicable limitations under securities laws and regulations and stock exchange policies and assumptions related to our ability to fund our dividends at the current level; our expectations regarding the impacts, direct and indirect, of certain geopolitical conflicts, including the war in Eastern Europe and the conflict in the Middle East on, among other things, global supply and demand, including for crop nutrients, energy and commodity prices, global interest rates, supply chains and the global macroeconomic environment, including inflation; the adequacy of our cash generated from operations and our ability to access our credit facilities or capital markets for additional sources of financing; our ability to identify suitable candidates for acquisitions and divestitures and negotiate acceptable terms; availability of investment opportunities that align with our strategic priorities and growth strategy; our ability to maintain investment grade ratings and achieve our performance targets; and our ability to successfully negotiate sales and other contracts and our ability to successfully implement new initiatives and programs.

Events or circumstances that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: general global economic, market and business conditions; failure to achieve expected results of our business strategy, capital allocation initiatives, results of operations or targets, such as our targeted $200 million in annual consolidated cost savings, expected capital expenditures in 2025, delivering upstream fertilizer sales volume growth and advancing high-return downstream Retail growth opportunities; failure to complete announced and future acquisitions or divestitures at all or on the expected terms and within the expected timeline; seasonality; climate change and weather conditions, including impacts from regional flooding and/or drought conditions; crop planted acreage, yield and prices; the supply and demand and price levels for our products; governmental and regulatory requirements and actions by governmental authorities, including changes in government policy (including general or retaliatory tariffs, trade restrictions, or other changes to international trade arrangements; the effects of current and future multinational trade agreements or other developments affecting the level of trade or export restrictions and climate change initiatives), government ownership requirements, changes in environmental, tax, antitrust and other laws or regulations and the interpretation thereof; political or military risks, including civil unrest, actions by armed groups or conflict and malicious acts including terrorism and industrial espionage; our ability to access sufficient, cost-effective and timely transportation, distribution and storage of products (including potential rail transportation and port disruptions due to labor strikes and/or work stoppages or other similar actions); the occurrence of a major environmental or safety incident or becoming subject to legal or regulatory proceedings; innovation and cybersecurity risks related to our systems, including our costs of addressing or mitigating such risks; counterparty and sovereign risk; delays in completion of turnarounds at our major facilities or challenges related to our major facilities that are out of our control; interruptions of or constraints in availability of key inputs, including natural gas and sulfur; any significant impairment of the carrying amount of certain assets; the risk that rising interest rates and/or deteriorated business operating results may result in the further impairment of assets or goodwill attributed to certain of our cash generating units; risks related to reputational loss; certain complications that may arise in our mining processes; the ability to attract, engage and retain skilled employees and strikes or other forms of work stoppages; geopolitical conflicts, including the war in Eastern Europe and the conflict in the Middle East, and their potential impact on, among other things, global market conditions and supply and demand, including for crop nutrients, energy and commodity prices, interest rates, supply chains and the global economy generally; our ability to execute on our strategies related to environmental, social and governance matters, and achieve related expectations, targets and commitments, including risks associated with disclosure thereof; and other risk factors detailed from time to time in Nutrien reports filed with the Canadian securities regulators and the SEC.

The purpose of our Retail adjusted EBITDA, depreciation and amortization, finance costs, effective tax rate and capital expenditures guidance ranges are to assist readers in understanding our expected and targeted financial results, and this information may not be appropriate for other purposes.

The forward-looking statements in this document are made as of the date hereof and Nutrien disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements in this document as a result of new information or future events, except as may be required under applicable Canadian securities legislation or applicable US federal securities laws.





Terms and Definitions

For the definitions of certain financial and non-financial terms used in this document, as well as a list of abbreviated company names and sources, see the “Terms and definitions” section of our 2024 Annual Report. All references to per share amounts pertain to diluted net earnings (loss) per share, “n/m” indicates information that is not meaningful, and all financial amounts are stated in millions of US dollars, unless otherwise noted.





About Nutrien

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use both IFRS measures and certain non-GAAP financial measures to assess performance. Non-GAAP financial measures are financial measures disclosed by the Company that: (a) depict historical or expected future financial performance, financial position or cash flow of the Company; (b) with respect to their composition, exclude amounts that are included in, or include amounts that are excluded from, the composition of the most directly comparable financial measure disclosed in the primary financial statements of the Company; (c) are not disclosed in the financial statements of the Company; and (d) are not a ratio, fraction, percentage or similar representation. Non-GAAP ratios are financial measures disclosed by the Company that are in the form of a ratio, fraction, percentage or similar representation that has a non-GAAP financial measure as one or more of its components, and that are not disclosed in the financial statements of the Company.

These non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP ratios are not standardized financial measures under IFRS and, therefore, are unlikely to be comparable to similar financial measures presented by other companies. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP ratios provide transparent and useful supplemental information to help investors evaluate our financial performance, financial condition and liquidity using the same measures as management. These non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP ratios should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with IFRS.

The following section outlines our non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP ratios, their compositions, and why management uses each measure. It also includes reconciliations to the most directly comparable IFRS measures. Except as otherwise described herein, our non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP ratios are calculated on a consistent basis from period to period and are adjusted for specific items in each period, as applicable. As additional non-recurring or unusual items arise in the future, we generally exclude these items in our calculations.

Adjusted EBITDA (Consolidated)

Most directly comparable IFRS financial measure: Net earnings (loss).

Definition: Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as net earnings (loss) before finance costs, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation and foreign exchange gain/loss (net of related derivatives). We also adjust this measure for the following other income and expenses that are excluded when management evaluates the performance of our day-to-day operations: certain integration and restructuring related costs, impairment or reversal of impairment of assets, gain or loss on disposal of certain businesses and investments, asset retirement obligations (“ARO”) and accrued environmental costs (“ERL”) related to our non-operating sites, and loss related to financial instruments in Argentina.

Why we use the measure and why it is useful to investors: It is not impacted by long-term investment and financing decisions, but rather focuses on the performance of our day-to-day operations. It provides a measure of our ability to service debt and to meet other payment obligations and as a component of employee remuneration calculations.

 

Three Months Ended

June 30

 

Six Months Ended

June 30

($ millions)

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

Net earnings

1,229

 

392

 

1,248

 

557

Finance costs

155

 

162

 

334

 

341

Income tax expense

398

 

290

 

426

 

365

Depreciation and amortization

614

 

586

 

1,185

 

1,151

EBITDA 1

2,396

 

1,430

 

3,193

 

2,414

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share-based compensation expense

49

 

10

 

91

 

16

Foreign exchange loss, net of related derivatives

22

 

285

 

29

 

328

ARO/ERL related (income) expenses for

non-operating sites

(2)

 

(35)

 

3

 

(32)

Loss related to financial instruments in Argentina

 

15

 

 

34

Restructuring costs

21

 

 

22

 

Impairment of assets

 

530

 

 

530

Adjusted EBITDA

2,486

 

2,235

 

3,338

 

3,290

1 EBITDA is calculated as net earnings before finance costs, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization.

 

Adjusted Net Earnings and Adjusted Net Earnings Per Share

Most directly comparable IFRS financial measure: Net earnings (loss) and diluted net earnings (loss) per share.

Definition: Adjusted net earnings and related per share information are calculated as net earnings (loss) before share-based compensation and foreign exchange gain/loss (net of related derivatives), net of tax. We also adjust this measure for the following other income and expenses (net of tax) that are excluded when management evaluates the performance of our day-to-day operations: certain integration and restructuring related costs, impairment or reversal of impairment of assets, gain or loss on disposal of certain businesses and investments, gain or loss on early extinguishment of debt or on settlement of derivatives due to discontinuance of hedge accounting, asset retirement obligations and accrued environmental costs related to our non-operating sites, loss related to financial instruments in Argentina, change in recognition of tax losses and deductible temporary differences related to impairments and certain changes to tax declarations. We generally apply the annual forecasted effective tax rate to specific adjustments during the year, and at year-end, we apply the actual effective tax rate.

Why we use the measure and why it is useful to investors: Focuses on the performance of our day-to-day operations and is used as a component of employee remuneration calculations.

 

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2025

 

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2025

($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

Increases

(Decreases)

 

Post-Tax

 

Per

Diluted

Share

 

Increases

(Decreases)

 

Post-Tax

 

Per

Diluted

Share

Net earnings attributable to equity holders of Nutrien

 

 

1,221

 

2.50

 

 

 

1,232

 

2.52

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share-based compensation expense

49

 

37

 

0.08

 

91

 

68

 

0.14

Foreign exchange loss, net of related derivatives

22

 

17

 

0.04

 

29

 

23

 

0.05

Restructuring costs

21

 

17

 

0.03

 

22

 

18

 

0.04

ARO/ERL related (income) expenses for non-operating sites

(2)

 

(1)

 

 

3

 

3

 

Sub-total adjustments

90

 

70

 

0.15

 

145

 

112

 

0.23

Adjusted net earnings

 

 

1,291

 

2.65

 

 

 

1,344

 

2.75

 

 

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2024

 

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2024

($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

Increases

(Decreases)

 

Post-Tax

 

Per

Diluted

Share

 

Increases

(Decreases)

 

Post-Tax

 

Per

Diluted

Share

Net earnings attributable to equity holders of Nutrien

 

 

385

 

0.78

 

 

 

543

 

1.10

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share-based compensation expense

10

 

8

 

0.02

 

16

 

12

 

0.02

Foreign exchange loss, net of related derivatives

285

 

283

 

0.57

 

328

 

333

 

0.67

Impairment of assets

530

 

491

 

1.00

 

530

 

491

 

1.00

ARO/ERL related (income) for non-operating sites

(35)

 

(25)

 

(0.06)

 

(32)

 

(23)

 

(0.05)

Loss related to financial instruments in Argentina

15

 

15

 

0.03

 

34

 

34

 

0.07

Sub-total adjustments

805

 

772

 

1.56

 

876

 

847

 

1.71

Adjusted net earnings

 

 

1,157

 

2.34

 

 

 

1,390

 

2.81

 

Effective Tax Rate on Adjusted Net Earnings Guidance

Effective tax rate on adjusted net earnings guidance is a forward-looking non-GAAP financial measure as it includes adjusted net earnings, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. It is provided to assist readers in understanding our expected financial results. Effective tax rate on adjusted net earnings guidance excludes certain items that management is aware of that permit management to focus on the performance of our operations (see the Adjusted Net Earnings and Adjusted Net Earnings Per Share section for items generally adjusted). We do not provide a reconciliation of this forward-looking measure to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with IFRS because a meaningful or accurate calculation of reconciling items and the information is not available without unreasonable effort due to unknown variables, including the timing and amount of certain reconciling items, and the uncertainty related to future results. These unknown variables may include unpredictable transactions of significant value that may be inherently difficult to determine without unreasonable efforts. The probable significance of such unavailable information, which could be material to future results, cannot be addressed.

Gross Margin Excluding Depreciation and Amortization Per Tonne – Manufactured Product

Most directly comparable IFRS financial measure: Gross margin.

Definition: Gross margin per tonne less depreciation and amortization per tonne for manufactured products. Reconciliations are provided in the “Segment Results” section.

Why we use the measure and why it is useful to investors: Focuses on the performance of our day-to-day operations, which excludes the effects of items that primarily reflect the impact of long-term investment and financing decisions.

Potash Controllable Cash Cost of Product Manufactured (“COPM”) Per Tonne

Most directly comparable IFRS financial measure: Cost of goods sold (“COGS”) for the Potash segment.

Definition: Total Potash COGS excluding depreciation and amortization expense included in COPM, royalties, natural gas costs and carbon taxes, change in inventory, and other adjustments, divided by potash production tonnes.

Why we use the measure and why it is useful to investors: To assess operational performance. Potash controllable cash COPM excludes the effects of production from other periods and the impacts of our long-term investment decisions, supporting a focus on the performance of our day-to-day operations. Potash controllable cash COPM also excludes royalties and natural gas costs and carbon taxes, which management does not consider controllable, as they are primarily driven by regulatory and market conditions.

 

Three Months Ended

June 30

 

Six Months Ended

June 30

($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

Total COGS – Potash

440

 

359

 

820

 

717

Change in inventory

(58)

 

(7)

 

(51)

 

21

Other adjustments 1

(8)

 

(6)

 

(21)

 

(9)

COPM

374

 

346

 

748

 

729

Depreciation and amortization in COPM

(147)

 

(141)

 

(292)

 

(294)

Royalties in COPM

(23)

 

(20)

 

(42)

 

(39)

Natural gas costs and carbon taxes in COPM

(10)

 

(8)

 

(22)

 

(20)

Controllable cash COPM

194

 

177

 

392

 

376

Production volumes (tonnes – thousands)

3,531

 

3,575

 

6,820

 

7,140

Potash controllable cash COPM per tonne

55

 

50

 

57

 

53

1 Other adjustments include unallocated production overhead that is recognized as part of cost of goods sold but is not included in the measurement of inventory and changes in inventory balances.

Nutrien Financial Adjusted Net Interest Margin

Definition: Nutrien Financial revenue less deemed interest expense divided by average Nutrien Financial net receivables outstanding for the last four rolling quarters.

Why we use the measure and why it is useful to investors: Used by credit rating agencies and others to evaluate the financial performance of Nutrien Financial.

 

Rolling Four Quarters Ended June 30, 2025

($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

Q3 2024

 

Q4 2024

 

Q1 2025

 

Q2 2025

 

Total/Average

Nutrien Financial revenue

85

 

77

 

70

 

135

 

 

Deemed interest expense 1

(52)

 

(45)

 

(29)

 

(49)

 

 

Net interest

33

 

32

 

41

 

86

 

192

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Nutrien Financial net receivables

4,318

 

2,877

 

2,569

 

4,645

 

3,602

Nutrien Financial adjusted net interest margin (%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rolling Four Quarters Ended December 31, 2024

($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

Q1 2024

 

Q2 2024

 

Q3 2024

 

Q4 2024

 

Total/Average

Nutrien Financial revenue

66

 

133

 

85

 

77

 

 

Deemed interest expense 1

(27)

 

(50)

 

(52)

 

(45)

 

 

Net interest

39

 

83

 

33

 

32

 

187

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Nutrien Financial net receivables

2,489

 

4,560

 

4,318

 

2,877

 

3,561

Nutrien Financial adjusted net interest margin (%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.3

1 Average borrowing rate applied to the notional debt required to fund the portfolio of receivables from customers monitored and serviced by Nutrien Financial.

 

Retail Cash Operating Coverage Ratio

Definition: Retail selling, general and administrative, and other expenses (income), excluding depreciation and amortization expense, divided by Retail gross margin excluding depreciation and amortization expense in cost of goods sold, for the last four rolling quarters.

Why we use the measure and why it is useful to investors: To understand the costs and underlying economics of our Retail operations and to assess our Retail operating performance and ability to generate cash flow.

 

Rolling Four Quarters Ended June 30, 2025

($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

Q3 2024

 

Q4 2024

 

Q1 2025

 

Q2 2025

 

Total

Selling expenses

815

 

808

 

755

 

948

 

3,326

General and administrative expenses

51

 

37

 

44

 

44

 

176

Other expenses (income)

32

 

(8)

 

25

 

54

 

103

Operating expenses

898

 

837

 

824

 

1,046

 

3,605

Depreciation and amortization in operating expenses

(182)

 

(186)

 

(179)

 

(172)

 

(719)

Operating expenses excluding depreciation and amortization

716

 

651

 

645

 

874

 

2,886

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margin

859

 

986

 

686

 

2,018

 

4,549

Depreciation and amortization in cost of goods sold

8

 

5

 

5

 

5

 

23

Gross margin excluding depreciation and amortization

867

 

991

 

691

 

2,023

 

4,572

Cash operating coverage ratio (%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rolling Four Quarters Ended December 31, 2024

($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

Q1 2024

 

Q2 2024

 

Q3 2024

 

Q4 2024

 

Total

Selling expenses

790

 

1,005

 

815

 

808

 

3,418

General and administrative expenses

52

 

51

 

51

 

37

 

191

Other expenses (income)

22

 

41

 

32

 

(8)

 

87

Operating expenses

864

 

1,097

 

898

 

837

 

3,696

Depreciation and amortization in operating expenses

(190)

 

(193)

 

(182)

 

(186)

 

(751)

Operating expenses excluding depreciation and amortization

674

 

904

 

716

 

651

 

2,945

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margin

747

 

2,029

 

859

 

986

 

4,621

Depreciation and amortization in cost of goods sold

4

 

3

 

8

 

5

 

20

Gross margin excluding depreciation and amortization

751

 

2,032

 

867

 

991

 

4,641

Cash operating coverage ratio (%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63

 

Retail Adjusted Average Working Capital to Sales and Retail Adjusted Average Working Capital to Sales Excluding Nutrien Financial

Definition: Retail adjusted average working capital divided by Retail adjusted sales for the last four rolling quarters. We exclude in our calculations the sales and working capital of certain acquisitions during the first year following the acquisition. We also look at this metric excluding Nutrien Financial revenue and working capital.

Why we use the measure and why it is useful to investors: To evaluate operational efficiency. A lower or higher percentage represents increased or decreased efficiency, respectively. The metric excluding Nutrien Financial shows the impact that the working capital of Nutrien Financial has on the ratio.

 

Rolling Four Quarters Ended June 30, 2025

($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

Q3 2024

 

Q4 2024

 

Q1 2025

 

Q2 2025

 

Average/Total

Current assets

10,559

 

10,360

 

11,510

 

11,442

 

 

Current liabilities

(5,263)

 

(8,028)

 

(7,561)

 

(8,051)

 

 

Working capital

5,296

 

2,332

 

3,949

 

3,391

 

3,742

Working capital from certain recent acquisitions

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted working capital

5,296

 

2,332

 

3,949

 

3,391

 

3,742

Nutrien Financial working capital

(4,318)

 

(2,877)

 

(2,569)

 

(4,645)

 

 

Adjusted working capital excluding Nutrien Financial

978

 

(545)

 

1,380

 

(1,254)

 

140

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

3,271

 

3,179

 

3,090

 

7,959

 

 

Sales from certain recent acquisitions

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted sales

3,271

 

3,179

 

3,090

 

7,959

 

17,499

Nutrien Financial revenue

(85)

 

(77)

 

(70)

 

(135)

 

 

Adjusted sales excluding Nutrien Financial

3,186

 

3,102

 

3,020

 

7,824

 

17,132

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted average working capital to sales (%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

Adjusted average working capital to sales excluding Nutrien Financial (%)

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rolling Four Quarters Ended December 31, 2024

($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

Q1 2024

 

Q2 2024

 

Q3 2024

 

Q4 2024

 

Average/Total

Current assets

11,821

 

11,181

 

10,559

 

10,360

 

 

Current liabilities

(8,401)

 

(8,002)

 

(5,263)

 

(8,028)

 

 

Working capital

3,420

 

3,179

 

5,296

 

2,332

 

3,557

Working capital from certain recent acquisitions

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted working capital

3,420

 

3,179

 

5,296

 

2,332

 

3,557

Nutrien Financial working capital

(2,489)

 

(4,560)

 

(4,318)

 

(2,877)

 

 

Adjusted working capital excluding Nutrien Financial

931

 

(1,381)

 

978

 

(545)

 

(4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

3,308

 

8,074

 

3,271

 

3,179

 

 

Sales from certain recent acquisitions

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted sales

3,308

 

8,074

 

3,271

 

3,179

 

17,832

Nutrien Financial revenue

(66)

 

(133)

 

(85)

 

(77)

 

 

Adjusted sales excluding Nutrien Financial

3,242

 

7,941

 

3,186

 

3,102

 

17,471

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted average working capital to sales (%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

Adjusted average working capital to sales excluding Nutrien Financial (%)

 

 

 

 
 

Other Financial Measures

Selected Additional Financial Data

Nutrien Financial

As at June 30, 2025

As at

December 31, 2024

($ millions)

Current

<31 Days

Past Due

31–90 Days

Past Due

>90 Days

Past Due

Gross Receivables

Allowance 1

Net

Receivables 2

Net

Receivables

North America

3,384

192

62

257

3,895

(76)

3,819

2,178

International

724

55

17

43

839

(13)

826

699

Nutrien Financial receivables

4,108

247

79

300

4,734

(89)

4,645

2,877

1 Bad debt expense on the above receivables for the six months ended June 30, 2025 were $38 million, in the Retail segment.

2 In 2025, we assume a debt-to-equity ratio of 9:1 (2024 – 7:1) in funding Nutrien Financial receivables, based on the underlying credit quality of the assets.

Supplementary Financial Measures

Supplementary financial measures are financial measures disclosed by the Company that (a) are, or are intended to be, disclosed on a periodic basis to depict the historical or expected future financial performance, financial position or cash flow of the Company, (b) are not disclosed in the financial statements of the Company, (c) are not non-GAAP financial measures, and (d) are not non-GAAP ratios.

The following section provides an explanation of the composition of those supplementary financial measures, if not previously provided.

Sustaining capital expenditures: Represents capital expenditures that are required to sustain operations at existing levels and include major repairs and maintenance and plant turnarounds.

Investing capital expenditures: Represents capital expenditures related to significant expansions of current operations or to create cost savings (synergies). Investing capital expenditures exclude capital outlays for business acquisitions and equity-accounted investees.

Mine development and pre-stripping capital expenditures: Represents capital expenditures that are required for activities to open new areas underground and/or develop a mine or ore body to allow for future production mining and activities required to prepare and/or access the ore, i.e., removal of an overburden that allows access to the ore.

Cash used for dividends and share repurchases: Calculated as dividends paid to Nutrien’s shareholders plus repurchase of common shares as reflected in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. This measure is useful as it represents return of capital to shareholders.





Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements





Unaudited

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

June 30

 

June 30

($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

Note

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

Sales

2, 8

10,438

 

10,156

 

15,538

 

15,545

Freight, transportation and distribution

 

240

 

240

 

466

 

478

Cost of goods sold

 

7,023

 

7,004

 

10,577

 

10,618

Gross Margin

 

3,175

 

2,912

 

4,495

 

4,449

Selling expenses

 

951

 

1,008

 

1,708

 

1,802

General and administrative expenses

 

148

 

158

 

300

 

312

Provincial mining taxes

 

97

 

68

 

165

 

136

Share-based compensation expense

 

49

 

10

 

91

 

16

Impairment of assets

 

 

530

 

 

530

Foreign exchange loss, net of related derivatives

5

22

 

285

 

29

 

328

Other expenses

3

126

 

9

 

194

 

62

Earnings Before Finance Costs and Income Taxes

1,782

 

844

 

2,008

 

1,263

Finance costs

 

155

 

162

 

334

 

341

Earnings Before Income Taxes

 

1,627

 

682

 

1,674

 

922

Income tax expense

4

398

 

290

 

426

 

365

Net Earnings

 

1,229

 

392

 

1,248

 

557

Attributable to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity holders of Nutrien

 

1,221

 

385

 

1,232

 

543

Non-controlling interest

 

8

 

7

 

16

 

14

Net Earnings

 

1,229

 

392

 

1,248

 

557

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Earnings Per Share Attributable to Equity Holders of Nutrien ("EPS")

Basic

 

2.51

 

0.78

 

2.52

 

1.10

Diluted

 

2.50

 

0.78

 

2.52

 

1.10

Weighted average shares outstanding for basic EPS

 

487,396,000

 

494,646,000

 

488,391,000

 

494,608,000

Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted EPS

 

487,598,000

 

494,915,000

 

488,563,000

 

494,851,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements)

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30

 

June 30

($ millions, net of related income taxes)

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

Net Earnings

1,229

 

392

 

1,248

 

557

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item that will not be reclassified to net earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net fair value gain (loss) on investments

 

36

 

(18)

 

18

Items that have been or may be subsequently reclassified to net earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain (loss) on currency translation of foreign operations

162

 

9

 

201

 

(57)

Other

22

 

(1)

 

26

 

(19)

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

184

 

44

 

209

 

(58)

Comprehensive Income

1,413

 

436

 

1,457

 

499

Attributable to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity holders of Nutrien

1,404

 

429

 

1,440

 

486

Non-controlling interest

9

 

7

 

17

 

13

Comprehensive Income

1,413

 

436

 

1,457

 

499

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements)

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

June 30

 

June 30

($ millions)

Note

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

 

1,229

 

392

 

1,248

 

557

Adjustments for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

614

 

586

 

1,185

 

1,151

Share-based compensation expense

 

49

 

10

 

91

 

16

Impairment of assets

 

 

530

 

 

530

(Recovery of) provision for deferred income tax

 

(48)

 

23

 

32

 

51

Net distributed earnings of equity-accounted investees

 

90

 

88

 

85

 

38

Fair value adjustment to derivatives

5

2

 

187

 

8

 

186

Loss related to financial instruments in Argentina

3

 

15

 

 

34

Long-term income tax receivables and payables

 

54

 

(35)

 

16

 

8

Other long-term assets, liabilities and miscellaneous

 

(39)

 

5

 

(40)

 

70

Cash from operations before working capital changes

 

1,951

 

1,801

 

2,625

 

2,641

Changes in non-cash operating working capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables

 

(2,462)

 

(2,555)

 

(2,605)

 

(2,812)

Inventories and prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

2,894

 

3,222

 

1,620

 

1,892

Payables and accrued charges

 

155

 

(661)

 

(184)

 

(401)

Cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

2,538

 

1,807

 

1,456

 

1,320

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures 1

 

(424)

 

(526)

 

(724)

 

(879)

Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

 

(4)

 

(11)

 

(4)

(Purchase of) proceeds from investments, held within three months, net

 

(53)

 

3

 

(69)

 

(15)

Purchase of investments

 

(91)

 

(107)

 

(93)

 

(111)

Proceeds from sale of investments

5

93

 

18

 

276

 

18

Net changes in non-cash working capital

 

10

 

5

 

(78)

 

(85)

Other

 

(30)

 

(3)

 

(39)

 

(32)

Cash Used in Investing Activities

 

(495)

 

(614)

 

(738)

 

(1,108)

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Repayment of) proceeds from debt, maturing within three months, net

 

(578)

 

(1,215)

 

334

 

(289)

Proceeds from debt

6

 

998

 

998

 

998

Repayment of debt

6

(531)

 

(75)

 

(535)

 

(89)

Repayment of principal portion of lease liabilities

 

(106)

 

(106)

 

(216)

 

(202)

Dividends paid to Nutrien's shareholders

7

(268)

 

(266)

 

(533)

 

(527)

Repurchase of common shares, inclusive of related tax

7

(105)

 

 

(253)

 

Issuance of common shares

 

26

 

8

 

29

 

9

Other

 

(10)

 

(28)

 

(31)

 

(36)

Cash Used in Financing Activities

 

(1,572)

 

(684)

 

(207)

 

(136)

Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

21

 

(1)

 

23

 

(13)

Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

492

 

508

 

534

 

63

Cash and Cash Equivalents – Beginning of Period

 

895

 

496

 

853

 

941

Cash and Cash Equivalents – End of Period

 

1,387

 

1,004

 

1,387

 

1,004

Cash and cash equivalents is composed of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

1,228

 

953

 

1,228

 

953

Short-term investments

 

159

 

51

 

159

 

51

 

 

1,387

 

1,004

 

1,387

 

1,004

Supplemental Cash Flows Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

220

 

216

 

352

 

348

Income taxes (received) paid

 

(19)

 

83

 

(12)

 

133

Total cash outflow for leases

 

139

 

153

 

289

 

284

1 Includes additions to property, plant and equipment, and intangible assets for the three months ended June 30, 2025 of $398 million and $26 million (2024 – $491 million and $35 million), respectively, and for the six months ended June 30, 2025 of $677 million and $47 million (2024 – $815 million and $64 million), respectively.

 

(See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements)

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) Income ("AOCI")

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

($ millions, inclusive of related tax, except as otherwise noted)

Number of

Common

Shares

 

Share

Capital

 

Contributed

Surplus

 

(Loss) Gain

on Currency

Translation

of Foreign

Operations

 

Other

 

Total

AOCI

 

Retained

Earnings

 

Equity

Holders

of

Nutrien

 

Non-

Controlling

Interest

 

Total

Equity

Balance – December 31, 2023

494,551,730

 

13,838

 

83

 

(286)

 

(10)

 

(296)

 

11,531

 

25,156

 

45

 

25,201

Net earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

543

 

543

 

14

 

557

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

(56)

 

(1)

 

(57)

 

 

(57)

 

(1)

 

(58)

Dividends declared 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

(532)

 

(532)

 

 

(532)

Non-controlling interest transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(26)

 

(26)

Effect of share-based compensation including

issuance of common shares

153,808

 

8

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

11

Transfer of net loss on cash flow hedges

 

 

 

 

8

 

8

 

 

8

 

 

8

Other

 

 

 

(2)

 

 

(2)

 

 

(2)

 

 

(2)

Balance – June 30, 2024

494,705,538

 

13,846

 

86

 

(344)

 

(3)

 

(347)

 

11,542

 

25,127

 

32

 

25,159

Balance – December 31, 2024

491,025,446

 

13,748

 

68

 

(537)

 

22

 

(515)

 

11,106

 

24,407

 

35

 

24,442

Net earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,232

 

1,232

 

16

 

1,248

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

200

 

8

 

208

 

 

208

 

1

 

209

Shares repurchased for cancellation (Note 7)

(4,741,786)

 

(133)

 

(10)

 

 

 

 

(114)

 

(257)

 

 

(257)

Dividends declared 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

(533)

 

(533)

 

 

(533)

Non-controlling interest transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(21)

 

(21)

Effect of share-based compensation including

issuance of common shares

581,799

 

35

 

(3)

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

32

Transfer of net gain on sale of investment

 

 

 

 

(27)

 

(27)

 

27

 

 

 

Transfer of net loss on cash flow hedges

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

Other

 

 

 

(2)

 

 

(2)

 

1

 

(1)

 

 

(1)

Balance – June 30, 2025

486,865,459

 

13,650

 

55

 

(339)

 

4

 

(335)

 

11,719

 

25,089

 

31

 

25,120

1 During the six months ended June 30, 2025, we declared dividends of $1.09 per share (2024 - $1.08 per share).

 

(See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements)

 
 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at

 

 

As at June 30

 

December 31,

($ millions)

Note

2025

 

2024

 

2024

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

1,387

 

1,004

 

853

Receivables

8

8,086

 

8,123

 

5,390

Inventories

 

5,576

 

5,298

 

6,148

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

566

 

663

 

1,401

 

 

15,615

 

15,088

 

13,792

Non-current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

22,496

 

22,198

 

22,604

Goodwill

 

12,121

 

12,094

 

12,043

Intangible assets

 

1,745

 

1,912

 

1,819

Investments

5

407

 

703

 

698

Other assets

 

871

 

996

 

884

Total Assets

 

53,255

 

52,991

 

51,840

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term debt

 

1,882

 

1,571

 

1,534

Current portion of long-term debt

6

538

 

1,012

 

1,037

Current portion of lease liabilities

 

363

 

364

 

356

Payables and accrued charges

 

8,991

 

9,024

 

9,118

 

 

11,774

 

11,971

 

12,045

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

6

9,867

 

9,399

 

8,881

Lease liabilities

 

988

 

1,024

 

999

Deferred income tax liabilities

 

3,512

 

3,615

 

3,539

Pension and other post-retirement benefit liabilities

 

232

 

245

 

227

Asset retirement obligations and accrued environmental costs

 

1,536

 

1,406

 

1,543

Other non-current liabilities

 

226

 

172

 

164

Total Liabilities

 

28,135

 

27,832

 

27,398

Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share capital

7

13,650

 

13,846

 

13,748

Contributed surplus

 

55

 

86

 

68

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(335)

 

(347)

 

(515)

Retained earnings

 

11,719

 

11,542

 

11,106

Equity holders of Nutrien

 

25,089

 

25,127

 

24,407

Non-controlling interest

 

31

 

32

 

35

Total Shareholders’ Equity

 

25,120

 

25,159

 

24,442

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

53,255

 

52,991

 

51,840

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements)

 

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As at and for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2025

Note 1 Basis of presentation

Nutrien Ltd. (collectively with its subsidiaries, “Nutrien”, “we”, “us”, “our” or “the Company”) is a leading global provider of crop inputs and services. We operate a world-class network of production, distribution and ag retail facilities that positions us to efficiently serve the needs of farmers.

These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements (“interim financial statements”) are based on International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34, “Interim Financial Reporting”. The accounting policies and methods of computation used in preparing these interim financial statements are materially consistent with those used in the preparation of our 2024 annual audited consolidated financial statements. These interim financial statements include the accounts of Nutrien and its subsidiaries; however, they do not include all disclosures normally provided in annual audited consolidated financial statements and should be read in conjunction with our 2024 annual audited consolidated financial statements. These interim financial statements are presented in millions of US dollars, unless otherwise indicated, which is the functional currency of Nutrien and the majority of its subsidiaries.

Certain immaterial 2024 figures have been reclassified in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

In management’s opinion, the interim financial statements include all adjustments necessary to fairly present such information in all material respects. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for any other interim period or the fiscal year. These interim financial statements were authorized for issue by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors on August 6, 2025.

Note 2 Segment information

We have four reportable operating segments: Nutrien Ag Solutions (“Retail”), Potash, Nitrogen and Phosphate. Our downstream Retail segment distributes crop nutrients, crop protection products, seed and merchandise, and provides agronomic application services and solutions, including the services offered through Nutrien Financial. Retail also manufactures and distributes proprietary products and provides services directly to farmers through a network of retail locations in North America, South America and Australia. Our upstream Potash, Nitrogen and Phosphate segments are differentiated by the chemical nutrient contained in the products that each segment produces and are supported by midstream activities, which include the global sales, freight, transportation and distribution of our products, which are reported within these segments, respectively. Potash freight, transportation and distribution costs only apply to our North American potash sales volumes. Sales reported under our Corporate and Others segment relates to our non-core business. EBITDA presented in the succeeding tables is calculated as net earnings (loss) before finance costs, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization.

Seasonality in our business results from increased demand for products during planting season. Crop input sales are generally higher in the spring and fall application seasons. Crop input inventories are normally accumulated leading up to each application season. Our cash collections generally occur after the application season is complete, while customer prepayments received are typically concentrated in December and January and inventory prepayments paid to our suppliers are typically concentrated in the period from November to January. Feed and industrial sales are more evenly distributed throughout the year.

 

 

Downstream

 

Upstream and Midstream

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate

 

 

 

 

($ millions)

Retail

 

Potash

 

Nitrogen

 

Phosphate

 

and Others

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

Assets – as at June 30, 2025

23,241

 

14,110

 

11,651

 

2,501

 

2,683

 

(931)

 

53,255

Assets – as at December 31, 2024

22,149

 

13,792

 

11,603

 

2,453

 

2,571

 

(728)

 

51,840

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2025

 

 

Downstream

 

Upstream and Midstream

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate

 

 

 

 

($ millions)

Retail

 

Potash

 

Nitrogen

 

Phosphate

 

and Others

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

Sales

– third party

7,959

 

992

 

1,104

 

382

 

1

 

 

10,438

 

– intersegment

 

93

 

309

 

67

 

 

(469)

 

Sales

– total

7,959

 

1,085

 

1,413

 

449

 

1

 

(469)

 

10,438

Freight, transportation and

distribution

 

94

 

153

 

53

 

 

(60)

 

240

Net sales

7,959

 

991

 

1,260

 

396

 

1

 

(409)

 

10,198

Cost of goods sold

5,941

 

440

 

744

 

363

 

 

(465)

 

7,023

Gross margin

2,018

 

551

 

516

 

33

 

1

 

56

 

3,175

Selling expenses (recovery)

948

 

2

 

8

 

1

 

(2)

 

(6)

 

951

General and administrative

expenses

44

 

2

 

6

 

1

 

95

 

 

148

Provincial mining taxes

 

97

 

 

 

 

 

97

Share-based compensation

expense

 

 

 

 

49

 

 

49

Foreign exchange loss, net of

related derivatives

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

22

Other expenses

54

 

8

 

1

 

7

 

46

 

10

 

126

Earnings (loss) before finance costs

and income taxes

972

 

442

 

501

 

24

 

(209)

 

52

 

1,782

Depreciation and amortization

177

 

188

 

166

 

68

 

15

 

 

614

EBITDA

1,149

 

630

 

667

 

92

 

(194)

 

52

 

2,396

Restructuring costs

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

21

Share-based compensation

expense

 

 

 

 

49

 

 

49

ARO/ERL related expenses for

non-operating sites

 

 

 

 

(2)

 

 

(2)

Foreign exchange loss, net of

related derivatives

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

22

Adjusted EBITDA

1,149

 

630

 

667

 

92

 

(104)

 

52

 

2,486

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2024

 

 

Downstream

 

Upstream and Midstream

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate

 

 

 

 

($ millions)

Retail

 

Potash

 

Nitrogen

 

Phosphate

 

and Others

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

Sales

– third party

8,074

 

750

 

948

 

384

 

 

 

10,156

 

– intersegment

 

86

 

239

 

67

 

 

(392)

 

Sales

– total

8,074

 

836

 

1,187

 

451

 

 

(392)

 

10,156

Freight, transportation and

distribution

 

80

 

159

 

57

 

 

(56)

 

240

Net sales

8,074

 

756

 

1,028

 

394

 

 

(336)

 

9,916

Cost of goods sold

6,045

 

359

 

650

 

361

 

 

(411)

 

7,004

Gross margin

2,029

 

397

 

378

 

33

 

 

75

 

2,912

Selling expenses (recovery)

1,005

 

3

 

8

 

2

 

(3)

 

(7)

 

1,008

General and administrative

expenses

51

 

1

 

5

 

3

 

98

 

 

158

Provincial mining taxes

 

68

 

 

 

 

 

68

Share-based compensation

expense

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

10

Impairment of assets

335

 

 

195

 

 

 

 

530

Foreign exchange loss, net of

related derivatives

 

 

 

 

285

 

 

285

Other expenses (income)

41

 

4

 

(78)

 

8

 

26

 

8

 

9

Earnings (loss) before finance costs

and income taxes

597

 

321

 

248

 

20

 

(416)

 

74

 

844

Depreciation and amortization

196

 

151

 

151

 

68

 

20

 

 

586

EBITDA

793

 

472

 

399

 

88

 

(396)

 

74

 

1,430

Share-based compensation

expense

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

10

Impairment of assets

335

 

 

195

 

 

 

 

530

Loss related to financial instruments

in Argentina

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

15

ARO/ERL related income for

non-operating sites

 

 

 

 

(35)

 

 

(35)

Foreign exchange loss, net of

related derivatives

 

 

 

 

285

 

 

285

Adjusted EBITDA

1,128

 

472

 

594

 

88

 

(121)

 

74

 

2,235

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2025

 

 

Downstream

 

Upstream and Midstream

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate

 

 

 

 

($ millions)

Retail

 

Potash

 

Nitrogen

 

Phosphate

 

and Others

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

Sales

– third party

11,049

 

1,758

 

1,996

 

720

 

15

 

 

15,538

 

– intersegment

 

188

 

491

 

134

 

 

(813)

 

Sales

– total

11,049

 

1,946

 

2,487

 

854

 

15

 

(813)

 

15,538

Freight, transportation and

distribution

 

211

 

273

 

98

 

 

(116)

 

466

Net sales

11,049

 

1,735

 

2,214

 

756

 

15

 

(697)

 

15,072

Cost of goods sold

8,345

 

820

 

1,407

 

724

 

4

 

(723)

 

10,577

Gross margin

2,704

 

915

 

807

 

32

 

11

 

26

 

4,495

Selling expenses (recovery)

1,703

 

5

 

15

 

3

 

(5)

 

(13)

 

1,708

General and administrative

expenses

88

 

4

 

12

 

3

 

193

 

 

300

Provincial mining taxes

 

165

 

 

 

 

 

165

Share-based compensation

expense

 

 

 

 

91

 

 

91

Foreign exchange loss, net of

related derivatives

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

29

Other expenses

79

 

10

 

13

 

13

 

64

 

15

 

194

Earnings (loss) before finance costs

and income taxes

834

 

731

 

767

 

13

 

(361)

 

24

 

2,008

Depreciation and amortization

361

 

345

 

308

 

140

 

31

 

 

1,185

EBITDA

1,195

 

1,076

 

1,075

 

153

 

(330)

 

24

 

3,193

Restructuring costs

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

22

Share-based compensation

expense

 

 

 

 

91

 

 

91

ARO/ERL related expenses for

non-operating sites

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

3

Foreign exchange loss, net of

related derivatives

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

29

Adjusted EBITDA

1,195

 

1,076

 

1,075

 

153

 

(185)

 

24

 

3,338

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2024

 

 

Downstream

 

Upstream and Midstream

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate

 

 

 

 

($ millions)

Retail

 

Potash

 

Nitrogen

 

Phosphate

 

and Others

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

Sales

– third party

11,382

 

1,571

 

1,794

 

798

 

 

 

15,545

 

– intersegment

 

192

 

421

 

152

 

 

(765)

 

Sales

– total

11,382

 

1,763

 

2,215

 

950

 

 

(765)

 

15,545

Freight, transportation and

distribution

 

194

 

276

 

119

 

 

(111)

 

478

Net sales

11,382

 

1,569

 

1,939

 

831

 

 

(654)

 

15,067

Cost of goods sold

8,606

 

717

 

1,254

 

733

 

 

(692)

 

10,618

Gross margin

2,776

 

852

 

685

 

98

 

 

38

 

4,449

Selling expenses (recovery)

1,795

 

6

 

15

 

4

 

(5)

 

(13)

 

1,802

General and administrative

expenses

103

 

5

 

10

 

7

 

187

 

 

312

Provincial mining taxes

 

136

 

 

 

 

 

136

Share-based compensation

expense

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

16

Impairment of assets

335

 

 

195

 

 

 

 

530

Foreign exchange loss, net of

related derivatives

 

 

 

 

328

 

 

328

Other expenses (income)

63

 

1

 

(111)

 

16

 

80

 

13

 

62

Earnings (loss) before finance costs

and income taxes

480

 

704

 

576

 

71

 

(606)

 

38

 

1,263

Depreciation and amortization

390

 

298

 

287

 

138

 

38

 

 

1,151

EBITDA

870

 

1,002

 

863

 

209

 

(568)

 

38

 

2,414

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

16

Impairment of assets

335

 

 

195

 

 

 

 

530

Loss related to financial instruments

in Argentina

 

 

 

 

34

 

 

34

ARO/ERL related income for

non-operating sites

 

 

 

 

(32)

 

 

(32)

Foreign exchange loss, net of

related derivatives

 

 

 

 

328

 

 

328

Adjusted EBITDA

1,205

 

1,002

 

1,058

 

209

 

(222)

 

38

 

3,290

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30

 

June 30

($ millions)

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

Retail sales by product line

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crop nutrients

3,391

 

3,281

 

4,585

 

4,590

Crop protection products

2,666

 

2,733

 

3,638

 

3,847

Seed

1,278

 

1,434

 

1,810

 

1,919

Services and other

286

 

292

 

432

 

448

Merchandise

238

 

245

 

427

 

445

Nutrien Financial

135

 

133

 

205

 

199

Nutrien Financial elimination 1

(35)

 

(44)

 

(48)

 

(66)

 

7,959

 

8,074

 

11,049

 

11,382

Potash sales by geography

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufactured product

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

382

 

353

 

816

 

873

Offshore 2

701

 

482

 

1,127

 

889

Other potash and purchased products

2

 

1

 

3

 

1

 

1,085

 

836

 

1,946

 

1,763

Nitrogen sales by product line

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufactured product

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ammonia

359

 

351

 

599

 

595

Urea and ESN®

530

 

426

 

912

 

792

Solutions, nitrates and sulfates

430

 

343

 

751

 

662

Other nitrogen and purchased products

94

 

67

 

225

 

166

 

1,413

 

1,187

 

2,487

 

2,215

Phosphate sales by product line

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufactured product

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fertilizer

285

 

291

 

534

 

612

Industrial and feed

155

 

155

 

306

 

322

Other phosphate and purchased products

9

 

5

 

14

 

16

 

449

 

451

 

854

 

950

1 Represents elimination of the interest and service fees charged by Nutrien Financial to Retail branches.

2 Relates to Canpotex Limited ("Canpotex") (see Note 8) and includes provisional pricing adjustments for the three months ended June 30, 2025 of $27 million (2024 – $(1) million) and the six months ended June 30, 2025 of $58 million (2024 – $11 million).

Note 3 Other expenses (income)

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30

 

June 30

($ millions)

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

Restructuring costs

21

 

 

22

 

Earnings of equity-accounted investees

(9)

 

(30)

 

(14)

 

(81)

Bad debt expense

38

 

50

 

57

 

63

Project feasibility costs

26

 

28

 

41

 

43

Customer prepayment costs

19

 

15

 

37

 

31

Legal expenses

5

 

4

 

7

 

8

Insurance recoveries

 

(67)

 

 

(67)

(Gain) loss on natural gas derivatives not designated as hedge

 

(1)

 

 

2

Loss related to financial instruments in Argentina

 

15

 

 

34

ARO/ERL related (income) expenses for non-operating sites ¹

(2)

 

(35)

 

3

 

(32)

Other expenses

28

 

30

 

41

 

61

 

126

 

9

 

194

 

62

1 ARO/ERL refers to asset retirement obligations and accrued environmental costs.

Note 4 Income taxes

A separate estimated average annual effective income tax rate was determined and applied individually to the interim period pre-tax earnings for each taxing jurisdiction.

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30

 

June 30

($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

Actual effective tax rate on earnings (%)

23

 

46

 

24

 

42

Actual effective tax rate including discrete items (%)

24

 

43

 

25

 

40

Discrete tax adjustments that impacted the tax rate 1

22

 

(23)

 

27

 

(20)

1 Discrete tax adjustments arise from specific, significant or unusual events that are recognized in the period in which the event occurs, rather than being allocated across the year through the annual effective tax rate.

Note 5 Financial instruments

Foreign currency derivatives

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30

 

June 30

($ millions)

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

Foreign exchange loss

31

 

40

 

17

 

30

Hyperinflationary loss

 

20

 

 

65

(Gain) loss on foreign currency derivatives at fair value through profit or loss

(9)

 

225

 

12

 

233

Foreign exchange loss, net of related derivatives

22

 

285

 

29

 

328

Our financial instruments carrying amount are a reasonable approximation of their fair values, except for our long-term debt, including current portion, that has a carrying value of $10,405 million and fair value of $9,929 million as at June 30, 2025. There were no transfers between levels for financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

Investments at fair value through other comprehensive income

During the six months ended June 30, 2025, we fully divested our remaining equity ownership interest in Sinofert Holdings Limited, which had been classified as a financial asset measured at fair value through other comprehensive income. Total proceeds from the sale were $193 million and reflected the fair value of the investment at the date of derecognition. A fair value loss of $18 million related to the investment was recognized in the period in other comprehensive income. Upon derecognition, the cumulative unrealized gain previously recognized in other comprehensive income of $27 million was reclassified to retained earnings.

Note 6 Debt

($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

Rate of interest (%)

 

Maturity

 

Amount

Senior notes repaid in 2025

3.000

 

April 1, 2025

 

500

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior notes issued in 2025

4.500

 

March 12, 2027

 

400

Senior notes issued in 2025

5.250

 

March 12, 2032

 

600

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

The senior notes issued in the six months ended June 30, 2025, are unsecured, rank equally with our existing unsecured debt, and have no sinking fund requirements prior to maturity. Each series of outstanding senior notes is redeemable and has various provisions for redemption prior to maturity, at our option, at specified prices.

Note 7 Share capital

Share repurchase programs

The following table summarizes our share repurchase activities during the periods indicated below:

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30

 

June 30

($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

Number of common shares repurchased for cancellation

1,878,972

 

 

4,741,786

 

Average price per share (US dollars)

56.39

 

 

53.19

 

Total cost, inclusive of tax

108

 

 

257

 

Subsequent to June 30, 2025, as of August 5, 2025, an additional 990,171 common shares were repurchased for cancellation at a cost of $59 million and an average price per share of $59.93.

Dividends declared

We declared a dividend per share of $0.545 (2024 – $0.54) during the three months ended June 30, 2025, payable on July 18, 2025 to shareholders of record on June 30, 2025.

Note 8 Related party transactions

We sell potash outside Canada and the US exclusively through Canpotex. Our total revenue is recognized at the amount received from Canpotex representing proceeds from their sale of potash, less net costs of Canpotex. The receivable outstanding from Canpotex arose from sale transactions described above. It is unsecured and bears no interest. Any credit losses held against this receivable are expected to be negligible. Canpotex sells potash to buyers, including Nutrien, in export markets pursuant to term and spot contracts at agreed-upon prices. Purchases from Canpotex for the three months ended June 30, 2025 were $20 million (2024– $40 million) and the six months ended June 30, 2025 were $77 million (2024 – $71 million).

 

 

As at

 

As at

($ millions)

 

June 30, 2025

 

December 31, 2024

Receivables from Canpotex

 

425

 

122

Payables to Canpotex

 

89

 

66

 

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