Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥., the nation’s leading agribusiness cooperative, today released results for its third quarter of fiscal year 2025. The company reported net income of $232.2 million and revenues of $9.8 billion for the quarter that ended May 31, 2025, compared to net income of $297.3 million and revenues of $9.6 billion in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024. For the first nine months of fiscal year 2025, the company reported net income of $401.2 million and revenues of $26.9 billion compared to net income of $990.5 million and revenues of $30.1 billion in the first nine months of fiscal year 2024.
Key highlights for third quarter fiscal year 2025 financial results:
- Ag segment earnings were stronger than the same period last year due to higher volumes and margins for wholesale and retail agronomy products.
- Planned major maintenance at the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ refinery at McPherson, Kan., led to lower production of refined fuels.
- Equity method investments continued to provide solid contributions to Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ income.
"Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ was well positioned to meet our owners' planting needs with products, services and local expertise during the favorable spring weather, resulting in a strong third quarter for our agronomy and retail businesses," said Jay Debertin, president and CEO of Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥. "Our employees remain committed to maintaining a high level of customer service while driving efficiency improvements. Working together with our valued partners, we will continue positioning the cooperative system to best navigate the current challenging agriculture and energy markets."
Energy
A pretax loss of $50.1 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 represents a $147.9 million decrease versus the prior year period and reflects:
- Planned major maintenance conducted at the McPherson refinery led to lower production of refined fuels and drove reduced Energy earnings, despite higher sales volumes
- Increased costs for renewable fuel credits
Ag
Pretax income of $151.0 million represents a $42.5 million increase versus the prior year period and reflects:
- Higher volumes and margins for wholesale and retail agronomy products due to favorable market conditions
- Decreased margins for grain and oilseed and oilseed processing product categories, primarily the result of the timing impact of mark-to-market adjustments and global market conditions
Nitrogen Production
Pretax earnings of $54.6 million represent a $2.2 million increase versus the prior year period, primarily due to favorable market conditions for urea.
Corporate and Other
Pretax earnings of $103.3 million represent a $52.2 million increase versus the prior year period, mostly reflecting strong results from the Ventura Foods joint venture.
Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥. Earnings*
by Segment
(in thousands $)
| Three Months Ended May 31, | Nine Months Ended May 31, | |||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Energy | $(50,088) | $97,850 | $(113,794) | $416,264 |
| Ag | 151,040 | 108,535 | 272,140 | 335,106 |
| Nitrogen Production | 54,610 | 52,366 | 100,195 | 125,834 |
| Corporate and Other | 103,293 | 51,117 | 174,439 | 135,168 |
| Income before income taxes | 258,855 | 309,868 | 432,980 | 1,012,372 |
| Income tax expense | 27,175 | 12,613 | 31,710 | 21,416 |
| Net income | 231,680 |
297,255 | 401,270 | 990,956 |
| Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (504) | (19) | 50 | 452 |
| Net income attributable to Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥. | $232,184 | $297,274 | $401,220 | $990,504 |
*Earnings is defined as income (loss) before income taxes.
Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥. (www.chsinc.com) creates connections to empower agriculture. As a leading global agribusiness and the largest farmer-owned cooperative in the United States, Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ serves customers in 65 countries and employs approximately 10,000 people worldwide. We provide critical crop inputs, market access and risk management services that help farmers feed the world. Our diversified agronomy, grains, foods and energy businesses recorded revenues of approximately $39 billion in fiscal year 2024. Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ is committed to reducing our impact on the planet, finding and developing new solutions in agriculture and energy, and investing in ways to build a better future for our owners, customers, employees and communities.
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