Nutrien
Nutrien Ltd. is the world's largest provider of crop inputs and services, producing potash, nitrogen, and phosphate fertilizers at low-cost mines in Saskatchewan and Alberta while distributing approximately 1,700 proprietary products and crop inputs to farmers globally through more than 1,900 retail locations in North America, Australia, and South America.
- Company typePublic
- Founded2018
- HeadquartersSaskatoon, Canada
- Headcount5,001–10,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Nutrien does
Nutrien Ltd. is a Canadian-domiciled public company (NYSE and TSX: NTR) formed in 2018 through the merger of PotashCorp and Agrium, and is the world's largest provider of crop inputs and services by production scale and distribution breadth. The company operates an integrated mine-to-farm business model built around three core fertilizer product lines: potash produced from six mines in Saskatchewan (the world's lowest-cost basin, representing over 30% of global supply); nitrogen manufactured at facilities including the Redwater plant in Alberta (producing ammonia, urea, UAN, ammonium nitrate, and ammonium sulfate); and phosphate produced at the Aurora, North Carolina operation. In 2025, Nutrien supplied 27.5 million tonnes of these nutrients to customers in more than 50 countries and scaled automated potash mining to 49% of ore tonnes, more than double the 2023 level.
The company's downstream retail platform, Nutrien Ag Solutions, operates more than 1,900 locations across North America, Australia, and South America, distributing the company's own production alongside approximately 1,700 proprietary crop nutrient, crop protection, and seed products. Twenty-five midstream distribution assets connect production to retail, while Australian operations include the country's largest livestock agency network, marketing approximately 7 million sheep and 3 million cattle annually. Beyond physical inputs, Nutrien offers carbon intensity documentation services through a 2026 partnership with BASF, enabling U.S. growers to access low-carbon biofuel markets under the Clean Fuel Production Credit (Section 45Z).
Nutrien's revenue model blends commodity-scale fertilizer sales (potash, nitrogen, phosphate) with downstream retail margins and emerging digital/sustainability services. The company sells wholesale through Calgary and Deerfield customer experience offices and direct to growers through its retail network. Recent financial performance reflects the commodity cycle: revenue peaked near $37 billion in 2022, declined to approximately $25 billion in 2024, and stabilized near $25.9 billion in 2025, with Q1 2026 revenue of $7.91 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $1.11 billion (up 30% year-over-year), suggesting earnings recovery. Capital allocation combines debt issuance (US$1.0 billion senior notes priced May 2026), a quarterly dividend of US$0.55 per share, and an announced 5% share repurchase program.
Nutrien firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Nutrien
- Legal name
- Nutrien Ltd.
- Website
- https://nutrien.com
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 2018
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 5,001–10,000 employees
- Short description
- Nutrien Ltd. is the world's largest provider of crop inputs and services, producing potash, nitrogen, and phosphate fertilizers at low-cost mines in Saskatchewan and Alberta while distributing approximately 1,700 proprietary products and crop inputs to farmers globally through more than 1,900 retail locations in North America, Australia, and South America.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Nutrien industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Agricultural Fertilizers
- NAICS
- Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing (325311), Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing (325312), Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (42491), Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers (4245)
- SIC
- Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)
- akta.pro primary industry
- NPK & Compound/Blended Fertilizers (IMAEAEAD)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Potash Fertilizers (MOP/KCl, SOP/K2SO4, Potassium Nitrate) (AFABABAC), Potash Fertilizers (MOP/SOP) (IMAEAEAC)
Keywords
Where Nutrien is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Saskatoon
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices7 records
Markets served
Nutrien business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Fertilizer Production and Distribution: Nutrien produces and distributes 27.5 million tonnes of potash, nitrogen, and phosphate products globally. This includes upstream manufacturing and midstream distribution through 25 distribution assets.
- Retail Crop Inputs and Services: Downstream Retail business serves farmers in key agricultural markets in North America, Australia, and South America through more than 1,900 retail locations.
- Digital Agriculture Services: Partnership with BASF to provide digital farming tools and carbon intensity documentation services connecting farmers to biofuel markets.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Quarterly | Quarterly dividend of US$0.55 per share |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels7 records
Nutrien product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Nutrien produces and distributes potash, nitrogen, and phosphate fertilizer products from its upstream mining and manufacturing operations in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and North Carolina, then delivers them through 25 midstream distribution assets and more than 1,900 downstream retail locations under the Nutrien Ag Solutions brand. The company supplements these core nutrients with approximately 1,700 proprietary crop protection and seed products, plus livestock marketing and agronomic services in Australia.
Product overview
Nutrien operates as a leading global provider of crop inputs and services with an integrated business model spanning upstream production and downstream retail. The company produces three primary fertilizer product categories—Potash, Nitrogen, and Phosphate—from its mining and manufacturing operations, while its downstream Nutrien Ag Solutions retail platform distributes these inputs along with approximately 1,700 proprietary crop nutrient, crop protection, and seed products through over 1,900 retail locations across North America, Australia, and South America. The company also offers specialized services including carbon intensity documentation for low-carbon biofuel markets through its partnership with BASF's xarvio digital platforms.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Nutrien Ag Solutions: Agricultural retail division providing crop inputs, agronomic services, and solutions to farmers in North America, Australia, and South America.
Products and services
- Potash Essential potassium-based crop nutrient produced from Nutrien's six potash mining operations in Saskatchewan (Allan, Cory, Lanigan, Rocanville, Vanscoy, and Patience Lake), generating over 20 million tonnes annually for global agricultural markets.
- Nitrogen Crop nutrient product line produced at facilities including the Redwater plant in Alberta, comprising ammonia, solid urea, UAN (urea ammonium nitrate), ammonium nitrate, and ammonium sulfate for agricultural and industrial customers.
- Phosphate Crop nutrient product line produced at North American facilities (including Aurora, NC) for agricultural applications.
- Nutrien Ag Solutions Downstream retail business serving farmers with crop inputs, agronomic advice, and services through more than 1,900 retail locations across North America, Australia, and South America.
- Crop Protection Products Proprietary crop protection products forming part of Nutrien's portfolio of approximately 1,700 proprietary crop nutrient, crop protection, and seed products.
- Seed Products Proprietary seed products included in Nutrien's portfolio of approximately 1,700 proprietary crop nutrient, crop protection, and seed products.
- Livestock Marketing and Agency Services (Australia) Livestock marketing, stud stock, animal health, and nutrition services delivered through Nutrien Ag Solutions Australia's agency network, which sells approximately 7 million sheep and 3 million cattle annually across eastern seaboard operations.
Quantifiable outcome
- Supplied 27.5 million tonnes of fertilizer products to customers in more than 50 countries in 2025
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Nutrien
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Nutrien technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration2 records
AI capability1 record
Feature4 records
Nutrien partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- BASFcoreStrategic collaboration to help farmers document crop production practices and connect grain to low-carbon biofuel markets. Nutrien agronomists work directly with growers while BASF provides its Xarvio Field Manager and Xarvio Bioenergy digital platforms to track and verify carbon intensity scores for corn used in U.S. ethanol production. Enables growers to access biofuel incentive programs including the Clean Fuel Production Credit (Section 45Z).
- STARS (Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society)minorNutrien pledged an additional $4 million toward life-saving missions in partnership with STARS in 2026, bringing total support to more than $30 million over the past decade.
- University of SaskatchewancoreTransformational partnership advancing agricultural research, supporting students, and fostering deeper community and Indigenous engagement. Located in Saskatoon's research district near the university.
- Saskatchewan PolytechnicminorPartnership supporting Saskatchewan Polytechnic's new Saskatoon campus, creating pathways for students to access meaningful careers while supporting safe operations and innovation.
- Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning CentreminorNutrien partners with food banks and local organizations across Saskatchewan to improve access to safe, nutritious food, supporting expansion of food distribution, nutrition programs, and community learning.
Scale indicators14 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Nutrien competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Corteva Agriscience: Global agricultural input company providing seeds and crop protection chemicals. While Corteva's portfolio overlaps with Nutrien Ag Solutions' crop protection business, its primary focus is genetics and breeding rather than fertilizer manufacturing. Corteva is relevant as a peer for crop input retail dynamics and a co-defendant in ongoing antitrust litigation.
- Bunge Global SA: Global agribusiness and food company involved in grain origination, oilseed processing, and fertilizer distribution. Bunge's Viterra acquisition expands its grain and crop input footprint, providing an adjacent peer comparison for Brazilian and Latin American agricultural markets where Nutrien Ag Solutions competes.
Emerging players
- OCI Global: Netherlands-based nitrogen, methanol, and clean ammonia producer with major production assets in the U.S., Netherlands, and Middle East. OCI's nitrogen capacity and low-carbon ammonia initiatives directly compete with Nutrien's nitrogen segment and offer a peer comparison for green ammonia transition economics.
- FMC Corporation: U.S.-based agricultural sciences company focused on crop protection chemicals and proprietary product innovation. FMC's product portfolio and R&D pipeline complement Nutrien's crop protection offerings through its retail network, providing a peer comparison for proprietary product development and pricing in crop chemistry markets.
- Compass Minerals International: U.S.-based producer of specialty plant nutrition products, sulfate of potash, and industrial minerals. While smaller than Nutrien, Compass Minerals competes in the specialty fertilizer and micronutrient segments that overlap with portions of Nutrien's proprietary crop nutrient portfolio, offering a peer for higher-margin specialty fertilizer growth dynamics.
Direct peers
- CF Industries Holdings: One of the largest nitrogen fertilizer producers in North America, manufacturing ammonia, urea, and UAN. CF competes head-to-head with Nutrien's nitrogen segment for North American agricultural and industrial customers, making it a key peer for nitrogen pricing dynamics, natural gas exposure, and earnings volatility comparisons.
- Yara International: Norway-based global nitrogen producer and fertilizer distributor with operations in 60+ countries. Yara is one of the largest nitrogen producers worldwide and competes with Nutrien in international wholesale fertilizer markets, providing a key peer for global ammonia, urea, and specialty fertilizer pricing benchmarks.
- The Mosaic Company: The largest direct competitor to Nutrien in potash and phosphate globally, with mines in Saskatchewan (via Canpotex joint venture) and Florida. Mosaic operates a similar integrated crop nutrient business model and is the only other producer of comparable scale in potash, making it the closest peer for benchmarking margins, pricing power, and capital allocation.
- ICL Group: Israel-based specialty fertilizers and potash producer with the Dead Sea mineral assets. ICL competes with Nutrien in potash markets and offers specialty plant nutrition products that overlap with Nutrien's proprietary crop nutrient portfolio, making it a peer for specialty fertilizer growth and potash volume benchmarks.
- K+S Aktiengesellschaft: German-based potash and salt producer with significant European and global market presence. K+S competes with Nutrien in the global potash market, offering a peer comparison for European fertilizer pricing, operational efficiency in underground mining, and geographic exposure diversification.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Nutrien leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles16 records
Nutrien subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries3 records
Nutrien funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds5 records
Investors1 record
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Nutrien M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A3 records
Investments1 record
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Frequently asked questions about Nutrien
What does Nutrien do?
Nutrien produces and distributes potash, nitrogen, and phosphate fertilizer products from its upstream mining and manufacturing operations in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and North Carolina, then delivers them through 25 midstream distribution assets and more than 1,900 downstream retail locations under the Nutrien Ag Solutions brand. The company supplements these core nutrients with approximately 1,700 proprietary crop protection and seed products, plus livestock marketing and agronomic services in Australia.
Is Nutrien a public or private company?
Nutrien is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was Nutrien founded?
Nutrien was founded in 2018. It employs 5,001 to 10,000 people.
Where is Nutrien based?
Nutrien is headquartered in Saskatoon, Canada, in the North America region.
How does Nutrien make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Fertilizer Production and Distribution is the primary driver. The others are retail Crop Inputs and Services and digital Agriculture Services.
Who are Nutrien's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Corteva Agriscience and Bunge Global SA. Emerging players are OCI Global, FMC Corporation and Compass Minerals International. Direct peers are CF Industries Holdings, Yara International, The Mosaic Company, ICL Group and K+S Aktiengesellschaft.
Does Nutrien have an API?
No public API is recorded for Nutrien.
What industry is Nutrien in?
Nutrien's product category is Agricultural Fertilizers. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAEAEAD, NPK & Compound/Blended Fertilizers, with a secondary code of AFABABAC, Potash Fertilizers (MOP/KCl, SOP/K2SO4, Potassium Nitrate). Its NAICS code is 325311 and its SIC code is 5150.