CHS Inc., a global agribusiness and the nation’s leading cooperative, today released results for its first quarter of fiscal year 2026. The company reported net income of $260.5 million and revenues of $8.9 billion for the quarter that ended November 30, 2025, compared to net income of $244.8 million and revenues of $9.3 billion in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025. Starting in fiscal year 2026, the company's financial segments have changed to align with its new end-to-end product-line operating model.
Key highlights for first quarter fiscal year 2026 financial results:
- Strong performance in refined fuels driven by strengthened refining margins and record premium diesel sales volumes.
- Continued headwinds in grains due to global trade factors, challenged U.S. soybean markets and lower margins for certain commodities.
- Solid performance in agronomy driven largely by our CF Nitrogen joint venture, but partially offset by a weaker U.S. farm economy.
“CHS was well positioned to serve our owners during a strong harvest, contributing to higher performance in our energy segment. However, the ag market overall continues to be challenged both by global market dynamics and a tighter spending environment for farmers,” said Jay Debertin, president and CEO of CHS. “By prioritizing efficiency, diversified supply chains and operational excellence, we continue to be focused on bringing value to our owners. At the same time, our new operating model, which is now reflected in our financial reporting, allows us more visibility into our end-to-end supply chain, positioning CHS for long-term growth.”
Energy
This segment includes our refined fuels, propane and lubricants product lines. Energy delivered pretax earnings of $152.3 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, which represent a $136.6 million increase versus the prior year period. This reflects:
- Higher refining margins due to favorable crack spreads.
- Strong diesel demand driven by heavy harvest activity, resulting in record sales volumes of Cenex® premium diesel.
Grains
The grains segment primarily includes our corn, oilseeds, wheat and specialty grains product lines. Pretax earnings of $36.2 million represent a $130.8 million decrease versus the prior year period and reflects:
- Weaker soy crush and spring wheat margins, decreased soybean export volumes and timing impacts of mark-to-market adjustments.
- Increased corn export volumes and winter and white wheat volumes, as well as higher export margins in some markets and strong processing margins for ethanol and canola.
Agronomy
This segment includes crop nutrients, crop protection and CF Nitrogen. Pretax earnings of $36.8 million represent an $8.7 million increase versus the prior year period, and reflect:
- Strong performance by our CF Nitrogen equity method investment due to favorable market conditions for urea and UAN.
- Decreased volumes in crop nutrients due to tighter purchasing decisions by U.S. farmers and lower margins in both crop nutrients and crop protection influenced by strong competition and market dynamics.
Corporate and services
This segment includes our CHS Capital, CHS Hedging and transportation businesses, as well as our Ardent Mills and Ventura Foods joint ventures. Pretax earnings of $46.8 million represent a $1.2 million decrease versus the prior year period.
CHS Inc. Earnings*
by Segment
(in thousands $)
| |
Three Months Ended November 30, |
| |
2025 |
2024 |
| Energy |
$152,347 |
$15,724 |
| Grains |
36,242 |
167,000 |
| Agronomy |
36,804 |
28,107 |
| Corporate and Services |
46,795 |
48,006 |
| Income before income taxes |
272,188 |
258,837 |
| Income tax expense |
11,731 |
13,244 |
| Net income |
260,457 |
245,593 |
| Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests |
(26) |
803 |
| Net income attributable to CHS Inc. |
$260,483 |
$244,790 |
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*Earnings is defined as income (loss) before income taxes; all prior period segment information has been recast to conform to current year presentation.
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