EX-99.1 2 d746786dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO    News Release

 

TSX, NYSE: NTR

 

May 7, 2025 – all amounts are in US dollars, except as otherwise noted

 

Nutrien Reports First Quarter 2025 Results

 

 

First quarter results supported by operational efficiency and cost savings initiatives.

 

 

 

Maintaining 2025 full-year guidance ranges as operating performance and capital allocation priorities consistent with previous expectations.

 

SASKATOON, Saskatchewan - Nutrien Ltd. (TSX and NYSE: NTR) announced today its first quarter 2025 results, with net earnings of $19 million ($0.02 diluted net earnings per share). First quarter 2025 adjusted EBITDA1 was $0.9 billion and adjusted net earnings per share1 was $0.11.

“In the first quarter, Nutrien delivered strong potash sales volumes, increased ammonia operating rates and positioned our downstream retail network for a strong expected spring planting season in North America. Global fertilizer market fundamentals have strengthened supported by growing demand and tight supplies, providing a positive outlook for our business in 2025,” commented Ken Seitz, Nutrien’s President and CEO.

“Our world-class asset base and resilient business is built to generate free cash flow in a range of market conditions. We continue to focus on actions within our control and are taking a disciplined and intentional approach to capital allocation, prioritizing high-value investment opportunities, divesting non-core assets and returning cash to shareholders,” added Mr. Seitz.

Highlights2:

 

 

Retail adjusted EBITDA decreased to $46 million in the first quarter of 2025 as weather-related delays impacted sales and margins in the US and Australia, which more than offset lower expenses and higher seed margins.

 

 

Potash adjusted EBITDA decreased to $446 million in the first quarter of 2025 due to lower net selling prices in North America. Sales volumes in the first quarter were similar to the record volumes delivered in the same period in 2024.

 

 

Nitrogen adjusted EBITDA decreased to $408 million in the first quarter of 2025 due to higher natural gas costs and lower equity earnings from Profertil S.A., partially offset by higher net selling prices. Our operations delivered a record ammonia operating rate3 of 98 percent in the first quarter, achieved through less maintenance downtime and improved reliability at our sites.

 

 

Divested our remaining ownership position in Sinofert Holdings Limited for total proceeds of $223 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 and first quarter of 2025, providing incremental cash flow to allocate to high conviction capital allocation priorities that are core to our long-term strategy.

 

 

Repurchased 3.6 million shares in 2025 for a total of $188 million, as of May 6, 2025.

 

 

2025 full-year guidance ranges have been maintained and reflect expectations for growth in upstream fertilizer volumes, higher downstream Retail earnings and lower capital expenditures.

 

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 three months ended March 31, 2025 to the results for the three months ended March 31, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

3. Excludes Trinidad and Joffre.

 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

The following management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) is the responsibility of management and is dated as of May 7, 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 months ended March 31, 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

 

 

We expect US crop input demand will be supported by acreage shifts in 2025, with corn planted area expected to increase to approximately 95 million acres and soybean plantings to decline to approximately 83 million acres. Fertilizer application rates in the second quarter have been strong as farmers focus on maximizing yield potential.

 

 

Brazilian soybean prices have been supported by strong international demand. Favorable prospective soybean margins and increased projected planted acreage are expected to support strong Brazilian crop input demand in the second half of 2025.

 

 

Low precipitation levels in the key cropping regions of Australia led to delayed crop input demand. Timely rains will be required to support winter crop planting and crop input demand.

Crop Nutrient Markets

 

 

Global potash demand has remained strong in 2025 and tight supply has supported potash price increases in all key spot markets. We have maintained our 2025 full-year potash shipment forecast of 71 to 75 million tonnes. The high end of the range captures the potential for strong underlying global consumption and the lower end captures the potential for reduced global supply availability.

 

 

Global urea supply and demand has tightened in 2025, driven by strong seasonal demand in North America and Europe, combined with Chinese urea export restrictions and unplanned outages in key producing regions. US urea and UAN prices have also been supported by low domestic inventories, trade flow shifts and constrained logistics.

 

 

Global ammonia prices have weakened in 2025 due to the expectations for new export capacity in the US and Russia and macroeconomic uncertainty that has impacted industrial demand.

 

 

Phosphate markets continue to be tight due to limited supply, including ongoing 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.

 

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Financial and Operational Guidance

 

 

Retail adjusted EBITDA guidance of $1.65 to $1.85 billion assumes growth in crop nutrient sales volumes, increased proprietary products gross margin and continued recovery in Brazil, partially offset by a return to historical average crop protection product margin percentages.

 

 

Potash sales volume guidance of 13.6 to 14.4 million tonnes is consistent with our historical share of global shipments.

 

 

Nitrogen sales volume guidance of 10.7 to 11.2 million tonnes assumes reliability improvements and higher operating rates at our North American plants compared to 2024.

 

 

Phosphate sales volume guidance of 2.35 to 2.55 million tonnes assumes lower production in the first half of 2025 and improved operating rates in the second half compared to the prior year.

 

 

Total capital expenditures of $2.0 to $2.1 billion are expected 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.

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  
    May 7, 2025     February 19, 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

    13.6       14.4        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

    22.0       25.0        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.

 

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Consolidated Results

 

     Three Months Ended March 31  
 ($ millions, except as otherwise noted)        2025          2024         % Change  
 Sales      5,100        5,389        (5
 Gross margin      1,320        1,537        (14
 Expenses      1,094        1,118        (2
 Net earnings      19        165        (88
 Adjusted EBITDA 1      852        1,055        (19
 Diluted net earnings per share (dollars) 2      0.02        0.32        (94
 Adjusted net earnings per share (dollars) 1, 2      0.11        0.46        (76

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 decreased in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, primarily due to lower Potash net selling prices in North America, higher Phosphate costs and lower Retail earnings.

Segment Results

Our discussion of segment results set out on the following pages is a comparison of the results for the three months ended March 31, 2025 to the results for the three months ended March 31, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

 

 

 Nutrien Ag Solutions (“Retail”)

 

 

     Three Months Ended March 31  
 ($ millions, except as otherwise noted)        2025          2024         % Change  
 Sales      3,090        3,308        (7
 Cost of goods sold      2,404        2,561        (6
 Gross margin      686        747        (8
 Adjusted EBITDA 1      46        77        (40

1 See Note 2 to the interim financial statements.

 

 

Retail adjusted EBITDA decreased in the first quarter of 2025 due to lower gross margin for crop protection products and crop nutrients, which more than offset lower expenses and higher seed margins.

 

     Three Months Ended March 31  
      Sales            Gross Margin   
 ($ millions)        2025           2024             2025           2024   

 Crop nutrients

     1,194         1,309           219         254   

 Crop protection products

     972         1,114           191         234   

 Seed

     532         485           70         59   

 Services and other

     146         156           118         125   

 Merchandise

     189         200           31         31   

 Nutrien Financial

     70         66           70         66   

 Nutrien Financial elimination 1

     (13)        (22)          (13)        (22)  

 Total

     3,090         3,308           686         747   

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

 

 

Crop nutrients sales and gross margin decreased in the first quarter of 2025 due to lower sales volumes, which were impacted by strategic actions in South America and cold and wet weather that delayed field activity and sales of higher margin products in the US.

 

 

Crop protection products sales and gross margin were lower in the first quarter of 2025 mainly due to hot and dry conditions in Australia and weather-related delays in North America impacting the sales of higher margin proprietary products.

 

 

Seed sales and gross margin increased in the first quarter of 2025 due to the shift from soybean seed to higher-value corn seed sales in North America. Gross margin for the first quarter was supported by higher proprietary products gross margin.

 

 

Nutrien Financial sales and gross margin increased in the first quarter of 2025 due to higher financing rates offered.

 

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 Supplemental Data    Three Months Ended March 31  
     Gross Margin          % of Product Line 1  
 ($ millions, except as otherwise noted)      2025         2024             2025         2024   

 Proprietary products

             

Crop nutrients

     69         70          31        28  

Crop protection products

       53         83          28        36  

Seed

     28         17          40        29  

Merchandise

     3         3          9        9  

Total

     153         173          22        23  
1 Represents percentage of proprietary product margins over total product line gross margin.

 

     Three Months Ended March 31  
    

Sales Volumes

(tonnes - thousands)

        

Gross Margin / Tonne

(dollars)

 
        2025         2024             2025         2024   

 Crop nutrients

             

North America

     1,464         1,464           130         139   

International

     826         918           34         55   

Total

     2,290         2,382           95         106   

 

 (percentages)     March 31, 2025             December 31, 2024   

 Financial performance measures 1, 2

       

Cash operating coverage ratio

     64           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.

 

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 Potash

 

 

     Three Months Ended March 31  
 ($ millions, except as otherwise noted)      2025         2024        % Change  

 Net sales

     744         813         (8

 Cost of goods sold

     380         358         6  

 Gross margin

     364         455         (20

 Adjusted EBITDA 1

     446         530         (16

1 See Note 2 to the interim financial statements.

 

 

Potash adjusted EBITDA decreased in the first quarter of 2025 due to lower net selling prices in North America.

 

 Manufactured Product   Three Months Ended
March 31
 
 ($ per tonne, except as otherwise noted)     2025        2024  

 Sales volumes (tonnes - thousands)

    

North America

    1,312        1,307  

Offshore

    2,090        2,106  

Total sales volumes

    3,402        3,413  

 Net selling price

    

North America

    243        310  

Offshore

    204        193  

Average net selling price

    219        238  

 Cost of goods sold

    112        105  

 Gross margin

    107        133  

 Depreciation and amortization

    46        43  

 Gross margin excluding depreciation and amortization 1

    153        176  

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

 

 

Sales volumes in the first quarter of 2025 were similar to the record first quarter volumes delivered in the same period in the prior year, supported by low channel inventories and strong potash affordability in North America and key offshore markets.

 

 

Net selling price per tonne decreased in the first quarter of 2025 primarily due to a decline in North American benchmark prices, partially offset by higher benchmark prices in Brazil and lower Offshore logistics costs.

 

 

Cost of goods sold per tonne increased in the first quarter of 2025 primarily due to higher depreciation. Controllable cash cost of product manufactured per tonne increased in the quarter primarily due to lower potash production.

 

 Supplemental Data   Three Months Ended
March 31
 
       2025       2024  

 Production volumes (tonnes – thousands)

    3,289       3,565  

 Potash controllable cash cost of product manufactured per tonne 1

    60       56  

 Canpotex sales by market (percentage of sales volumes) 2

   

Latin America

    31       32  

Other Asian markets 3

    32       33  

China

    17       20  

India

    4       3  

Other markets

    16       12  

Total

    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.

 

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 Nitrogen

 

 

    Three Months Ended March 31  

 ($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

      2025         2024        % Change  

 Net sales

    954       911       5  

 Cost of goods sold

    663       604       10  

 Gross margin

    291       307       (5

 Adjusted EBITDA 1

    408       464       (12

1 See Note 2 to the interim financial statements.

 

 

Nitrogen adjusted EBITDA decreased in the first quarter of 2025 primarily due to higher natural gas costs and lower equity earnings from Profertil S.A., partially offset by higher net selling prices. Our operations delivered a record ammonia operating rate of 98 percent in the first quarter, achieved through less maintenance downtime and improved reliability at our sites.

 

 Manufactured Product   Three Months Ended
March 31
 

 ($ per tonne, except as otherwise noted)

      2025         2024  

 Sales volumes (tonnes - thousands)

   

Ammonia

    496       517  

Urea and ESN®

    795       775  

Solutions, nitrates and sulfates

    1,178       1,215  

Total sales volumes

    2,469       2,507  

 Net selling price

   

Ammonia

    418       403  

Urea and ESN®

    438       432  

Solutions, nitrates and sulfates

    236       226  

Average net selling price

    337       326  

 Cost of goods sold

    224       207  

 Gross margin

    113       119  

 Depreciation and amortization

    58       54  

 Gross margin excluding depreciation and amortization 1

    171       173  

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

 

 

Sales volumes decreased in the first quarter of 2025 primarily due to lower availability of nitrogen solutions products and the timing of demand for ammonia.

 

 

Net selling price per tonne was higher in the first quarter of 2025 for all major nitrogen products due to stronger benchmark prices.

 

 

Cost of goods sold per tonne increased in the first quarter of 2025 due to higher natural gas costs.

 

 Supplemental Data

   
Three Months Ended
March 31
 
 
        2025         2024  

 Sales volumes (tonnes – thousands)

   

Fertilizer

    1,389       1,423  

Industrial and feed

    1,080       1,084  

 Production volumes (tonnes – thousands)

   

Ammonia production – total 1

    1,543       1,452  

Ammonia production – adjusted 1, 2

    1,076       1,018  

 Ammonia operating rate (%) 2

    98       92  

 Natural gas costs (dollars per MMBtu)

   

Overall natural gas cost excluding realized derivative impact

    3.91       3.16  

Realized derivative impact 3

    -          0.04  

Overall natural gas cost

    3.91       3.20  

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.

 

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 Phosphate

 

 

    Three Months Ended March 31  

 ($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

      2025         2024         % Change  

 Net sales

    360       437        (18

 Cost of goods sold

    361       372        (3

 Gross margin

    (1     65        n/m  

 Adjusted EBITDA 1

    61       121        (50

1 See Note 2 to the interim financial statements.

 

 

Phosphate adjusted EBITDA was lower in the first quarter of 2025 due to the impact of lower production volumes and higher input costs, including sulfur.

 

 Manufactured Product   Three Months Ended
March 31
 

 ($ per tonne, except as otherwise noted)

      2025         2024  

 Sales volumes (tonnes - thousands)

   

Fertilizer

    332       447  

Industrial and feed

    168       173  

Total sales volumes

    500       620  

 Net selling price

   

Fertilizer

    656       627  

Industrial and feed

    817       848  

Average net selling price

    710       689  

 Cost of goods sold

    700       580  

 Gross margin

    10       109  

 Depreciation and amortization

    144       113  

 Gross margin excluding depreciation and amortization 1

    154       222  

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

 

 

Sales volumes were lower in the first quarter of 2025 primarily due to planned and unplanned plant outages that impacted production volumes.

 

 

Net selling price per tonne increased in the first quarter of 2025 primarily due to strong phosphate fertilizer fundamentals and optimization of product mix, partially offset by lower industrial and feed net selling prices.

 

 

Cost of goods sold per tonne increased in the first quarter of 2025 due to lower production volumes, higher depreciation and higher input costs, including sulfur.

 

 Supplemental Data   Three Months Ended
March 31
 
        2025         2024  

 Production volumes (P2O5 tonnes – thousands)

    282       352  

 P2O5 operating rate (%)

    67       83  

 

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 Corporate and Others and Eliminations

 

 

    Three Months Ended March 31  

 ($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

      2025         2024        % Change  

 Corporate and Others

     

Gross margin 1

    10       -       n/m  

Selling expenses

    (3     (2     50  

General and administrative expenses

    98       89       10  

Share-based compensation expense

    42       6       600  

Foreign exchange loss, net of related derivatives

    7       43       (84

Other expenses

    18       54       (67

Adjusted EBITDA 1

    (81     (101     (20

 Eliminations

     

Gross margin

    (30     (37     (19

Adjusted EBITDA 1

    (28     (36     (22

1 See Note 2 to the interim financial statements.

 

 

Share-based compensation expense was higher in the first quarter 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 first quarter of 2025 due to a lower foreign exchange loss from our South America operations.

 

 

Other expenses were lower in the first quarter of 2025 mainly due to a lower loss related to financial instruments in Argentina. See Note 3 to the interim financial statements.

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

 

    Three Months Ended March 31  

 ($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

      2025         2024        % Change  

 Finance costs

    179       179       -  

 Income taxes

     

Income tax expense

    28       75       (63

Actual effective tax rate including discrete items (%)

    60       31       94  

 Other comprehensive income (loss)

    25       (102     n/m  

 

 

Income tax expense was lower in the first quarter of 2025 mainly due to lower earnings. The actual effective tax rate including discrete items increased due to a change in proportion of earnings (loss) between tax jurisdictions.

 

 

Other comprehensive income in the first quarter of 2025 was mainly due to the appreciation of the Brazilian and Australian currencies, relative to the US dollar, compared to a loss for the same period in 2024 due to the depreciation of Australian, Canadian and Brazilian currencies relative to the US dollar.

 

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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 March 31  

 ($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

      2025         2024        % Change  

 Cash used in operating activities

    (1,082     (487     122  

 Cash used in investing activities

    (243     (494     (51

 Cash provided by financing activities

    1,365       548       149  

 Cash used for dividends and share repurchases 1

    (413     (261     58  

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

 

   
Cash used in operating activities   

   Cash used in operating activities in the first quarter of 2025 was higher compared to the same period in 2024 primarily due to increased payments to our suppliers to take advantage of early payment discounts and higher input costs such as natural gas and sulfur costs.

   
Cash used in investing activities   

   Cash used in investing activities was lower in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. We received proceeds from the disposal of our investment in Sinofert Holdings Limited (“Sinofert”) that reduced our cash used in investing activities. We also had lower capital expenditures for the first quarter of 2025.

   
Cash provided by financing activities   

   Cash provided by financing activities increased in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024 due to proceeds from the issuance of $1.0 billion of senior notes in March 2025.

   
Cash used for dividends and share repurchases   

   Cash used for dividends and share repurchases was higher in the first quarter of 2025 as we repurchased shares in the first quarter of 2025 with no similar share repurchases in the same period in 2024.

 

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Financial Condition Review

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

 

    As at              

($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

    March 31, 2025        December 31, 2024      $  Change       % Change  

Assets

       

Cash and cash equivalents

    895        853        42       5  

Receivables

    5,612        5,390        222       4  

Inventories

    7,992        6,148        1,844       30  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    863        1,401        (538     (38

Property, plant and equipment

    22,488        22,604        (116     (1

Investments

    495        698        (203     (29

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

       

Short-term debt

    2,437        1,534        903       59  

Payables and accrued charges

    8,752        9,118        (366     (4

Long-term debt, including current portion

    10,908        9,918        990       10  

Retained earnings

    10,809        11,106        (297     (3

 

 

Explanations for changes in Cash and cash equivalents are in the “Liquidity and Capital Resources - Sources and Uses of Cash” section.

 

 

Receivables increased due to higher Potash receivables from higher net selling prices compared to the fourth quarter of 2024.

 

 

Inventories increased due to the seasonality of our Retail segment and the larger portion of its operations in North America. Our inventory levels build up in the last quarter of the year and peak in the first quarter of the year, while inventories are drawn on in the succeeding quarters.

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets decreased due to Retail taking delivery of prepaid inventories in preparation for the spring planting and applications season in North America.

 

 

Property, plant and equipment decreased due to depreciation more than offsetting capital expenditures.

 

 

Investments decreased due to disposal of our remaining investment in Sinofert with a fair value of $211 million as of December 31, 2024.

 

 

Short-term debt increased due to higher drawdowns on our credit facilities based on our working capital requirements driven by the seasonality of our business.

 

 

Payables and accrued charges decreased due to the settlement in the first quarter of 2025 of our supplier financing arrangement obligations that were entered into in the fourth quarter of 2024. This was partially offset by higher customer prepayments received in the first quarter of the year in anticipation of crop input price increases and additional inventory purchases made in the first quarter of 2025.

 

 

Long-term debt, including current portion, increased due to the issuance of $1.0 billion of senior notes in the first quarter of 2025.

 

 

Retained earnings decreased as dividends declared and share repurchases exceeded net earnings in the first quarter of 2025.

 

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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 three months ended March 31, 2025.

Capital structure (debt and equity)

 

 ($ millions)    March 31, 2025      December 31, 2024  

Short-term debt

     2,437         1,534   

Current portion of long-term debt

     1,038         1,037   

Current portion of lease liabilities

     364         356   

Long-term debt

     9,870         8,881   

Lease liabilities

     998         999   

Shareholders’ equity

           24,070               24,442   

Commercial paper, credit facilities and other debt

We have a total facility limit of approximately $8,050 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 March 31, 2025, we had utilized $2,488 million of our total facility limit, which includes $1,971 million of commercial paper outstanding.

As at March 31, 2025, $235 million in letters of credit were outstanding and committed, with $271 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. On March 13, 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. Subsequent to the three months ended March 31, 2025, we repaid our outstanding $500 million 3.000 percent senior notes that matured on April 1, 2025.

Outstanding share data

 

 

 

 

 

   As at May 6, 2025  

Common shares

     487,486,738  

Options to purchase common shares

     3,388,632  

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

 

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Quarterly Results

 

 ($ millions, except as otherwise noted)    Q1 2025      Q4 2024      Q3 2024      Q2 2024      Q1 2024      Q4 2023      Q3 2023      Q2 2023  

Sales

     5,100        5,079        5,348        10,156        5,389        5,664        5,631        11,654  

Net earnings

     19        118        25        392        165        176        82        448  

Net earnings attributable to equity holders
of Nutrien

     11        113        18        385        158        172        75        440  

Net earnings per share attributable to equity
holders of Nutrien

                       

Basic

     0.02        0.23        0.04        0.78        0.32        0.35        0.15        0.89  

Diluted

     0.02        0.23        0.04        0.78        0.32        0.35        0.15        0.89  

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. We also recorded a foreign exchange loss of $220 million on foreign currency derivatives in Brazil for the second quarter of 2024.

Q2 2023

  

$698 million non-cash impairment of assets comprised of a $233 million non-cash impairment of our Phosphate White Springs property, plant and equipment due to a decrease in our forecasted phosphate margins and a $465 million non-cash impairment of our Retail – South America assets primarily related to goodwill mainly due to the impact of crop input price volatility, more moderate long-term growth assumptions and higher interest rates, which lowered our forecasted earnings.

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 months ended March 31, 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 March 31, 2025, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our ICFR.

 

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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 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; our operating segment market outlooks and our expectations for market conditions and fundamentals, and the anticipated supply and demand for our products and services, 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; the expected impact of our margin improvement plan in South America; 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.

 

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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.

 

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About Nutrien

Nutrien 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. We focus on creating long-term value by prioritizing investments that strengthen the advantages of our business across the ag value chain and by maintaining access to the resources and the relationships with stakeholders needed to achieve our goals.

For Further Information:

Jeff Holzman

Vice President, Investor Relations

(306) 933-8545

Investors@nutrien.com

More information about Nutrien can be found at www.nutrien.com.

Selected financial data for download can be found in our data tool at https://www.nutrien.com/investors/interactive-data-tool

Such data is not incorporated by reference herein.

 

 

Nutrien will host a Conference Call on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

Telephone conference dial-in numbers:

 

 

From Canada and the US: 1 (800) 206-4400

 

International: 1 (289) 514-5005

 

No access code required. Please dial in 15 minutes prior to ensure you are placed on the call in a timely manner.

Live Audio Webcast: Visit https://www.nutrien.com/news/events/2025-q1-earnings-conference-call

 

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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: 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 March 31  

 ($ millions)

          2025             2024  

 Net earnings

     19        165  

 Finance costs

     179        179  

 Income tax expense

     28        75  

 Depreciation and amortization

     571        565  

 EBITDA 1

     797        984  

 Adjustments:

     

Share-based compensation expense

     42        6  

Foreign exchange loss, net of related derivatives

     7        43  

ARO/ERL related expenses for non-operating sites

     5        3  

Loss related to financial instruments in Argentina

     -        19  

Restructuring costs

     1        -  

 Adjusted EBITDA

     852        1,055  

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

 

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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

March 31, 2025

 

 ($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

    
Increases
(Decreases)
 
 
         Post-Tax      

Per
Diluted
Share
 
 
 

 Net earnings attributable to equity holders of Nutrien

                  11       0.02   

 Adjustments:

         

Share-based compensation expense

     42          31       0.06   

Foreign exchange loss, net of related derivatives

     7          6       0.01   

Restructuring costs

     1          1       -   

ARO/ERL related expenses for non-operating sites

     5            4       0.02   

Sub-total adjustments

     55          42       0.09   

 Adjusted net earnings

                  53       0.11   
    

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2024

 

 ($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

    
Increases
(Decreases)
 
 
         Post-Tax      

Per
  Diluted
Share
 
 
 

 Net earnings attributable to equity holders of Nutrien

                  158       0.32   

 Adjustments:

         

Share-based compensation expense

     6          5       0.01   

Foreign exchange loss, net of related derivatives

     43          46       0.09   

ARO/ERL related expenses for non-operating sites

     3          2       -   

Loss related to financial instruments in Argentina

     19            19       0.04   

Sub-total adjustments

     71          72       0.14   

 Adjusted net earnings

                  230       0.46   

 

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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 March 31   

 ($ millions, except as otherwise noted)

          2025             2024  

 Total COGS – Potash

     380        358  

 Change in inventory

     7        28  

 Other adjustments 1

     (13      (3

 COPM

     374        383  

 Depreciation and amortization in COPM

     (145      (153

 Royalties in COPM

     (19      (19

 Natural gas costs and carbon taxes in COPM

     (12      (12

 Controllable cash COPM

     198        199  

 Production tonnes (tonnes – thousands)

     3,289        3,565  

 Potash controllable cash COPM per tonne

     60        56  

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.

 

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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 March 31, 2025  
 ($ millions, except as otherwise noted)   Q2 2024     Q3 2024     Q4 2024     Q1 2025      Total/Average   

 Nutrien Financial revenue

    133       85       77       70    

 Deemed interest expense 1

    (50     (52     (45     (29        

 Net interest

    83       33       32       41       189   

 Average Nutrien Financial net receivables

    4,560       4,318       2,877       2,569       3,581   

 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 March 31, 2025  
 ($ millions, except as otherwise noted)   Q2 2024     Q3 2024     Q4 2024     Q1 2025          Total  

 Selling expenses

      1,005         815       808       755       3,383  

 General and administrative expenses

    51       51       37       44       183  

 Other expenses

    41       32       (8     25       90  

 Operating expenses

    1,097       898       837       824       3,656  

 Depreciation and amortization in operating expenses

    (193     (182     (186     (179     (740

 Operating expenses excluding depreciation and amortization

    904       716       651       645       2,916  

 Gross margin

    2,029       859       986       686       4,560  

 Depreciation and amortization in cost of goods sold

    3       8       5       5       21  

 Gross margin excluding depreciation and amortization

    2,032       867       991       691       4,581  

 Cash operating coverage ratio (%)

                                    64  
    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

    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  

 

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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 March 31, 2025  
 ($ millions, except as otherwise noted)   Q2 2024     Q3 2024     Q4 2024     Q1 2025          Average/Total  

 Current assets

    11,181       10,559       10,360       11,510      

 Current liabilities

    (8,002     (5,263     (8,028     (7,561            

 Working capital

    3,179       5,296       2,332       3,949         3,689  

 Working capital from certain recent acquisitions

    -       -       -       -              

 Adjusted working capital

    3,179       5,296       2,332       3,949         3,689  

 Nutrien Financial working capital

    (4,560     (4,318     (2,877     (2,569            

 Adjusted working capital excluding Nutrien Financial

    (1,381     978       (545     1,380           108  

 Sales

    8,074       3,271       3,179       3,090      

 Sales from certain recent acquisitions

    -       -       -       -              

 Adjusted sales

    8,074       3,271       3,179       3,090         17,614  

 Nutrien Financial revenue

    (133     (85     (77     (70            

 Adjusted sales excluding Nutrien Financial

    7,941       3,186       3,102       3,020           17,249  

 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 (%)

 

        -  

 

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Other Financial Measures

Selected Additional Financial Data

 

 Nutrien Financial    As at March 31, 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

     1,290        88        251        211        1,840        (63      1,777        2,178  

 International

     672        40        54        38        804        (12      792        699  

 Nutrien Financial receivables

     1,962        128        305        249        2,644        (75      2,569        2,877  

1 Bad debt expense on the above receivables for the three months ended March 31, 2025 were $18 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 excludes 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.

 

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Unaudited  

 

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings

 

           Three Months Ended
March 31
 
 ($ millions, except as otherwise noted)    Note     2025     2024  

 Sales

     2, 8       5,100       5,389  

 Freight, transportation and distribution

       226       238  

 Cost of goods sold

             3,554       3,614  

 Gross Margin

       1,320       1,537  

 Selling expenses

       757       794  

 General and administrative expenses

       152       154  

 Provincial mining taxes

       68       68  

 Share-based compensation expense

       42       6  

 Foreign exchange loss, net of related derivatives

       7       43  

 Other expenses

     3       68       53  

 Earnings Before Finance Costs and Income Taxes

 

    226       419  

 Finance costs

             179       179  

 Earnings Before Income Taxes

       47       240  

 Income tax expense

     4       28       75  

 Net Earnings

             19       165  

 Attributable to

      

 Equity holders of Nutrien

       11       158  

 Non-controlling interest

             8       7  

 Net Earnings

             19       165  

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

 

 Basic

       0.02       0.32  

 Diluted

             0.02       0.32  

 Weighted average shares outstanding for basic EPS

       489,397,000       494,570,000  

 Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted EPS

             489,540,000       494,792,000  
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

 

         Three Months Ended
March 31
 
 ($ millions, net of related income taxes)           2025     2024  

 Net Earnings

       19       165  

 Other comprehensive income (loss)

      

 Items that will not be reclassified to net earnings:

      

 Net fair value loss on investments

       (18     (18

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

      

 Gain (loss) on currency translation of foreign operations

       39       (66

 Other

             4       (18

 Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

             25       (102

 Comprehensive Income

             44       63  

 Attributable to

      

 Equity holders of Nutrien

       36       57  

 Non-controlling interest

             8       6  

 Comprehensive Income

             44       63  

 (See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements)

 

23


Unaudited  

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

            Three Months Ended
March 31
 
 ($ millions)    Note      2025      2024  

 Operating Activities

        

 Net earnings

        19        165  

 Adjustments for:

        

 Depreciation and amortization

        571        565  

 Share-based compensation expense

        42        6  

 Provision for deferred income tax

        80        28  

 Net undistributed earnings of equity-accounted investees

        (5      (50

 Loss related to financial instruments in Argentina

     3        -        19  

 Long-term income tax receivables and payables

        (38      43  

 Other long-term assets, liabilities and miscellaneous

              5        64  

 Cash from operations before working capital changes

        674        840  

 Changes in non-cash operating working capital:

        

 Receivables

        (143      (257

 Inventories and prepaid expenses and other current assets

        (1,274      (1,330

 Payables and accrued charges

              (339      260  

 Cash Used in Operating Activities

              (1,082      (487

 Investing Activities

        

 Capital expenditures 1

        (300      (353

 Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

        (11      -  

 Purchase of investments, held within three months, net

        (16      (18

 Purchase of investments

        (2      (4

 Proceeds from sale of investments

     5        183        -  

 Net changes in non-cash working capital

        (88      (90

 Other

              (9      (29

 Cash Used in Investing Activities

              (243      (494

 Financing Activities

        

 Proceeds from debt, maturing within three months, net

        912        926  

 Proceeds from debt

     6        998        -  

 Repayment of debt

     6        (4      (14

 Repayment of principal portion of lease liabilities

        (110      (96

 Dividends paid to Nutrien’s shareholders

     7        (265      (261

 Repurchase of common shares, inclusive of related tax

     7        (148      -  

 Issuance of common shares

        3        1  

 Other

              (21      (8

 Cash Provided by Financing Activities

              1,365        548  

 Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents

              2        (12

 Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents

        42        (445

 Cash and Cash Equivalents – Beginning of Period

              853        941  

 Cash and Cash Equivalents – End of Period

              895        496  

 Cash and cash equivalents is composed of:

        

 Cash

                828                422  

 Short-term investments

              67        74  

              895        496  

 Supplemental Cash Flows Information

        

 Interest paid

        132        132  

 Income taxes paid

        7        50  

 Total cash outflow for leases

              150        131  

1 Includes additions to property, plant and equipment, and intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2025 of $279 million and $21 million (2024 – $324 million and $29 million).

(See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements)

 

24


Unaudited  

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

    -       -       -       -       -       -       158       158       7       165  
           

 Other  comprehensive loss

    -       -       -       (65     (36     (101     -       (101     (1     (102
           

 Dividends declared 1

    -       -       -       -       -       -       (266     (266     -       (266
           

 Non-controlling interest transactions

    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       (8     (8
           

 Effect of share-based compensation including issuance of common shares

    37,199       2       2       -       -       -       -       4       -       4  
           

 Transfer of net loss on cash flow hedges

    -       -       -       -       2       2       -       2       -       2  
         

 Balance – March 31, 2024

    494,588,929       13,840       85       (351     (44     (395     11,423       24,953       43       24,996  
           

 Balance – December 31, 2024

    491,025,446       13,748       68       (537     22       (515     11,106       24,407       35       24,442  
           

 Net earnings

    -       -       -       -       -       -       11       11       8       19  
           

 Other comprehensive income (loss)

    -       -       -       39       (14     25       -       25       -       25  
           

 Shares repurchased for cancellation (Note 7)

    (2,862,814     (80     -       -       -       -       (69     (149     -       (149
           

 Dividends declared 1

    -       -       -       -       -       -       (266     (266     -       (266
           

 Non-controlling interest transactions

    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       (11     (11
           

 Effect of share-based compensation including issuance of common shares

    59,751       3       1       -       -       -       -       4       -       4  
           

 Transfer of net gain on sale of investment

    -       -       -       -       (27     (27     27       -       -       -  
           

 Transfer of net loss on cash flow hedges

    -       -       -       -       6       6       -       6       -       6  
         

 Balance – March 31, 2025

    488,222,383       13,671       69       (498     (13     (511     10,809       24,038       32       24,070  

1 During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we declared dividends of $0.545 per share (2024 - $0.54 per share).

(See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements)

 

25


Unaudited  

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

          As at March 31       

As at
 December 31,

2024

 
 ($ millions)    Note        2025          2024       

 Assets

             

 Current assets

             

 Cash and cash equivalents

        895        496          853  

 Receivables

   8      5,612        5,561          5,390  

 Inventories

        7,992        8,188          6,148  

 Prepaid expenses and other current assets

          863        905            1,401  
        15,362        15,150          13,792  

 Non-current assets

             

 Property, plant and equipment

        22,488        22,410          22,604  

 Goodwill

        12,058        12,083          12,043  

 Intangible assets

        1,791        2,165          1,819  

 Investments

   5      495        768          698  

 Other assets

          875        999            884  

 Total Assets

          53,069        53,575            51,840  

 Liabilities

             

 Current liabilities

             

 Short-term debt

        2,437        2,835          1,534  

 Current portion of long-term debt

   6      1,038        513          1,037  

 Current portion of lease liabilities

        364        346          356  

 Payables and accrued charges

          8,752        9,431            9,118  
        12,591        13,125          12,045  

 Non-current liabilities

             

 Long-term debt

   6      9,870        8,910          8,881  

 Lease liabilities

        998        1,034          999  

 Deferred income tax liabilities

        3,591        3,601          3,539  

 Pension and other post-retirement benefit liabilities

        225        246          227  

 Asset retirement obligations and accrued environmental costs

        1,528        1,485          1,543  

 Other non-current liabilities

          196        178            164  

 Total Liabilities

          28,999        28,579            27,398  

 Shareholders’ Equity

             

 Share capital

   7      13,671        13,840          13,748  

 Contributed surplus

        69        85          68  

 Accumulated other comprehensive loss

        (511      (395        (515

 Retained earnings

          10,809        11,423            11,106  

 Equity holders of Nutrien

        24,038        24,953          24,407  

 Non-controlling interest

          32        43            35  

 Total Shareholders’ Equity

          24,070        24,996            24,442  

 Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

          53,069        53,575            51,840  

 (See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements)

 

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Unaudited  

 

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As at and for the Three Months Ended March 31, 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 earnings, condensed consolidated statements of cash flows and Note 3 Other expenses (income).

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 for issue on May 7, 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                      
 ($ millions)   Retail             Potash      Nitrogen      Phosphate      Corporate
and others
     Eliminations     Consolidated  

 Assets – as at March 31, 2025

    23,253          13,890        11,581        2,443        2,442        (540     53,069  

 Assets – as at December 31, 2024

    22,149                13,792        11,603        2,453        2,571        (728     51,840  

 

27


Unaudited  

 

    Three Months Ended March 31, 2025  
    Downstream            Upstream and Midstream                    
 ($ millions)   Retail             Potash     Nitrogen     Phosphate     Corporate
and others
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

 Sales  – third party

    3,090          766       892       338       14       -       5,100  

        – intersegment

    -                95       182       67       -       (344     -  

 Sales  – total

    3,090          861       1,074       405       14       (344     5,100  

 Freight, transportation and distribution

    -                117       120       45       -       (56     226  

 Net sales

    3,090          744       954       360       14       (288     4,874  

 Cost of goods sold

    2,404                380       663       361       4       (258     3,554  

 Gross margin

    686          364       291       (1     10       (30     1,320  

 Selling expenses (recovery)

    755          3       7       2       (3     (7     757  

 General and administrative expenses

    44          2       6       2       98       -       152  

 Provincial mining taxes

    -          68       -       -       -       -       68  

 Share-based compensation expense

    -          -       -       -       42       -       42  

 Foreign exchange loss, net of related derivatives

    -          -       -       -       7       -       7  

 Other expenses (income)

    25                2       12       6       18       5       68  

 Earnings (loss) before finance costs and income taxes

    (138        289       266       (11     (152     (28     226  

 Depreciation and amortization

    184                157       142       72       16       -       571  

 EBITDA

    46          446       408       61       (136     (28     797  

 Restructuring costs

    -          -       -       -       1       -       1  

 Share-based compensation expense

    -          -       -       -       42       -       42  

 ARO/ERL related expenses for non-operating sites 

    -          -       -       -       5       -       5  

 Foreign exchange loss, net of related derivatives

    -                -       -       -       7       -       7  

 Adjusted EBITDA

    46                446       408       61       (81     (28     852  
    Three Months Ended March 31, 2024  
    Downstream            Upstream and Midstream                    
 ($ millions)   Retail             Potash     Nitrogen     Phosphate     Corporate
and others
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

 Sales  – third party

    3,308          821       846       414       -       -       5,389  

        – intersegment

    -                106       182       85       -       (373     -  

 Sales  – total

    3,308          927       1,028       499       -       (373     5,389  

 Freight, transportation and distribution

    -                114       117       62       -       (55     238  

 Net sales

    3,308          813       911       437       -       (318     5,151  

 Cost of goods sold

    2,561                358       604       372       -       (281     3,614  

 Gross margin

    747          455       307       65       -       (37     1,537  

 Selling expenses (recovery)

    790          3       7       2       (2     (6     794  

 General and administrative expenses

    52          4       5       4       89       -       154  

 Provincial mining taxes

    -          68       -       -       -       -       68  

 Share-based compensation expense

    -          -       -       -       6       -       6  

 Foreign exchange loss, net of related derivatives

    -          -       -       -       43       -       43  

 Other expenses (income)

    22                (3     (33     8       54       5       53  

 Earnings (loss) before finance costs and income taxes

    (117        383       328       51       (190     (36     419  

 Depreciation and amortization

    194                147       136       70       18       -       565  

 EBITDA

    77          530       464       121       (172     (36     984  

 Share-based compensation expense

    -          -       -       -       6       -       6  

 Loss related to financial instruments in Argentina

    -          -       -       -       19       -       19  

 ARO/ERL related expenses for non-operating sites

    -          -       -       -       3       -       3  

 Foreign exchange loss, net of related derivatives

    -                -       -       -       43       -       43  

 Adjusted EBITDA

    77                530       464       121       (101     (36     1,055  

 

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Three Months Ended

March 31

 
 ($ millions)   2025     2024  

 Retail sales by product line

   

Crop nutrients

    1,194       1,309  

Crop protection products

    972       1,114  

Seed

    532       485  

Services and other

    146       156  

Merchandise

    189       200  

Nutrien Financial

    70       66  

Nutrien Financial elimination 1

    (13     (22
      3,090       3,308  

 Potash sales by geography

   

Manufactured product

   

North America

    434       520  

Offshore 2

    426       407  

Other potash and purchased products

    1       -  
      861       927  

 Nitrogen sales by product line

   

Manufactured product

   

Ammonia

    240       244  

Urea and ESN®

    382       366  

Solutions, nitrates and sulfates

    321       319  

Other nitrogen and purchased products

    131       99  
      1,074       1,028  

 Phosphate sales by product line

   

Manufactured product

   

Fertilizer

    249       321  

Industrial and feed

    151       167  

Other phosphate and purchased products

    5       11  
      405       499  

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 March 31, 2025 of $31 million (2024 – $12 million).

Note 3 Other expenses (income)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31
 
 ($ millions)    2025      2024  

 Restructuring costs

     1        -  

 Earnings of equity-accounted investees

     (5      (51

 Bad debt expense

     19        13  

 Project feasibility costs

     15        15  

 Customer prepayment costs

     18        16  

 Legal expenses

     5        8  

 Loss on natural gas derivatives not designated as hedge

     -        3  

 Loss related to financial instruments in Argentina

     -        19  

 ARO/ERL related expenses for non-operating sites ¹

     5        3  

 Other expenses

     10        27  
       68        53  

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

 

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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
March 31
 
 ($ millions, except as otherwise noted)       2025         2024  

 Actual effective tax rate on earnings (%)

     49        30  

 Actual effective tax rate including discrete items (%)

     60        31  

 Discrete tax adjustments that impacted the tax rate 1

     5        3  

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

During the three months ended March 31, 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 of which $28 million was collected subsequent to March 31, 2025. Total proceeds from the sale reflected the fair value of the investment at the date of derecognition. A loss of $18 million related to the investment during the period was recognized in other comprehensive income. Upon derecognition, the cumulative unrealized gain previously recognized in other comprehensive income of $27 million was reclassified to retained earnings.

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 $10,908 million and fair value of $10,272 million as at March 31, 2025. There were no transfers between levels for financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

Note 6 Debt

 

 ($ millions, except as otherwise noted)    Rate of interest (%)        Maturity        Amount  

 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 three months ended March 31, 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.

Subsequent to the three months ended March 31, 2025, we repaid our outstanding $500 million 3.000 percent senior notes that matured April 1, 2025.

Note 7 Share capital

Share repurchase programs

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

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31
 
 ($ millions, except as otherwise noted)       2025          2024   

 Number of common shares repurchased for cancellation

     2,862,814         -   

 Average price per share (US dollars)

     51.08         -   

 Total cost, inclusive of tax

     149         -   

Subsequent to March 31, 2025, as of May 6, 2025, an additional 749,958 common shares were repurchased for cancellation at a cost of $39 million and an average price per share of $52.15.

Dividends declared

We declared a dividend per share of $0.545 (2024 – $0.54) during the three months ended March 31, 2025, payable on April 10, 2025 to shareholders of record on March 31, 2025.

 

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Note 8 Related party transactions

We sell potash outside Canada and the US exclusively through Canpotex. Our total revenue is recognized, at the time product is loaded for shipping, 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 March 31, 2025 were $57 million (2024 – $31 million).

 

 ($ millions)    As at 
March 31, 2025 
     As at 
December 31, 2024 
 

 Receivables from Canpotex

     232         122   

 Payables to Canpotex

     77         66   

 

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