Stock · MOS · Basic Materials

The Mosaic Company

United States · Mid Cap · listed since 2004 · Revenue 12 mo. $11.9B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
0.0
of 10 0 of 11 points Low Match To the score
Price
$22.36
1 Y −19.9%
Market cap
$6.9B
Phase
Decline
revenue shrinking or core business not earning
Revenue −14.3% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 8.7%Payout 32.8% of operating cash flow

The Mosaic Company, through its subsidiaries, produces and markets concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients.

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The Mosaic Company, through its subsidiaries, produces and markets concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients. It operates in three segments: Phosphates, Potash, and Mosaic Fertilizantes. The company owns and operates mines and production facilities, which produce concentrated phosphate crop nutrients and phosphate-based animal feed ingredients, as well as concentrated phosphate crop nutrients, such as diammonium phosphate, monoammonium phosphate, and MicroEssentials, a value-added ammoniated phosphate product. It also mines, processes, and sells potash to crop nutrient manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and to customers for industrial use; and owns and operates mines, chemical plants, crop nutrient blending and bagging facilities, port terminals and warehouses, which produce and sell concentrated phosphate and potash-based crop nutrients, and phosphate-based animal feed ingredients. In addition, the company produces a double sulfate of potash magnesia product under the K-Mag brand; and purchases phosphate, potash, and nitrogen products to produce blended crop nutrients. Further, it offers triple superphosphate, single superphosphate, and dicalcium phosphate; feed phosphate under the Biofos and Nexfos brands; potash for de-icing and as a water softener regenerant; and phosphogypsum. The company sells its products to wholesale distributors, retail chains, cooperatives, independent retailers, and national accounts through its sales force. It also exports its products. The company operates in the United States, Brazil, China, Canada, Paraguay, Argentina, Japan, Colombia, India, Australia, Peru, Mexico, Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Indonesia, and internationally. The Mosaic Company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.

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Summary

The Mosaic Company is around the middle of the Basic Materials sector overall

40.5 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

Free cash flow was negative in 2025. No priced-in expectation can be derived from it.

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 16.0×, above its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 4.8× to 8.7×, median 5.9×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

No sign supports the expectation, 3 speak against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

No indication in the stored figures.

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Negative free cash flow FCF −€479.8M (2025)
  • Dividend above free cash flow
  • Volatile earnings 6 drops or sign changes in up to 10 years

Since the last quarter

Q1 → Q2 2026

Mostly worse than the previous quarter: 5 of 5 changes for the worse.

  • FCF, 12 mo.−$489.3M → −$947.1M−93.6%worse
  • Gross margin13.9% → 11.6%−2.3 ppworse
  • EBIT margin3.7% → 1.4%−2.3 ppworse
  • FCF margin−4.1% → −8.0%−3.9 ppworse
  • Return on equity6.2% → 0.4%−5.8 ppworse

3 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., Net debt, Shares outstanding

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability18.1below the middleEarns less than the sector: FCF margin −4.44%, sector 8.70%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity4.47%10.66%Rank 23
Return on capital (Greenblatt)6.79%14.75%Rank 17
EBIT margin8.71%15.82%Rank 33
FCF margin−4.44%8.70%Rank 6
Gross margin15.08%34.18%Rank 13
Growth35.5below the middleGrows more slowly than the sector: Earnings growth, 3 years per year −44.77%, sector 0.28%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year8.36%4.25%Rank 60
Earnings growth, 3 years per year−44.77%0.28%Rank 9
Earnings growth, 5 years per year−0.60%13.36%Rank 17
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)11.28%9.35%Rank 56
Valuation59.3around the middleValued about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield7.58%4.98%Rank 86
FCF yield−7.78%3.94%Rank 0
EV/saleslower is better0.992.36Rank 80
EV/EBITlower is better11.3114.61Rank 72
Momentum40.9around the middleShare price moving about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year−19.88%8.75%Rank 11
Share price, 6 months1.25%−1.37%Rank 58
Share price, 3 months2.10%−1.16%Rank 68
Distance from 52-week high−28.70%−21.97%Rank 27
Quality52.0around the middleQuality about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better4.33%0.63%Rank 30
Change in share countlower is better−0.56%−0.01%Rank 63
Dividend streak in years13Rank 35
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted3.13%0.05%Rank 81
Balance sheet & risk37.5below the middleMore risk than the sector: Net debt/EBITDA 2.02, sector 1.01.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio49.37%54.83%Rank 38
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better2.021.01Rank 28
Debt to equitylower is better0.440.37Rank 46
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better44.89%37.23%Rank 38

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $7.2B (2016) to $12.1B (2025), 6.0% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCFSharesNet debt, $B
20167.24.5%$423.0M352M3.1
20177.46.3%$115.4M351M3.1
20189.69.7%$457.3M386M3.7
20198.9−12.3%−$176.8M384M4.3
20208.74.8%$412.0M381M4.2
202112.420.0%$898.4M382M3.6
202219.125.0%$2.7B356M3.1
202313.79.8%$1.0B333M3.6
202411.15.6%$47.4M321M4.2
202512.18.7%−$534.6M319M5.0
0.0 / 10Low MatchStockScorer score0 of 11 points

0 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

The Mosaic Company mainly meets criteria in the Profitability category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

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How The Mosaic Company's score is built

The Mosaic Company is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

0 of 7 rules met

0 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector mediannot met0 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%not met0 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.not met0 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketnot met0 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does The Mosaic Company stock perform across 18 strategies?

Excerpt from 18 strategies checked. The full evaluation is visible after a free sign-up.

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  • Balanced GARP
  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Altman Z-Score: Stress Test
  • Moat Quality
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • StockScorer Score

The Mosaic Company key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for The Mosaic Company.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio13.219.6
P/B ratio0.62.1
Return on equity (ROE)4.5%10.7%
Equity ratio49.4%54.8%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)0.440.37
Dividend yield3.9%2.1%

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How comparable stocks in the same sector score in the StockScorer model.

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Frequently asked questions about The Mosaic Company stock

How does The Mosaic Company stock (MOS) score in the StockScorer model?
The Mosaic Company stock reaches a StockScorer score of 0.0 out of 10, which is a low match with the rule-based strategies. 0 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is The Mosaic Company's P/E ratio?
The Mosaic Company's P/E ratio is 13.2. The Basic Materials sector median is 19.6.
What sector is The Mosaic Company in?
The Mosaic Company is assigned to the Basic Materials sector. Its rank within the sector is 40.5 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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