Mosaic Company (MOS)

Over the past six months, The Mosaic Co. stock has experienced several notable events and performance trends. The stock price increased by 21.05% between June 25, 2024, and June 24, 2025. Over the last 12 months, its price rose by 26.39%, and it has outperformed the S&P500 Index by +32.02% over the past six months. The stock has shown stable weekly volatility (5%) over the past year and has not had significant price volatility in the past three months compared to the US market. In terms of earnings, Mosaic reported its first-quarter 2025 earnings on May 6, 2025, surpassing earnings per share expectations with $0.49 against a forecast of $0.4622, although revenue of $2.62 billion missed the anticipated $2.71 billion. Following this announcement, the stock price increased by 4.45% in after-hours trading. The company's phosphate and potash segments exceeded price guidance in Q1 2025, and Mosaic Biosciences saw its revenue more than double year-over-year. Earlier, on November 12, 2024, Mosaic missed third-quarter profit and revenue estimates, reporting an EPS of $0.38 and a 21% year-over-year revenue plunge to $2.81 billion, which was below analyst expectations. This miss was attributed to the impact of recent hurricanes on its operations, leading to decreased volumes across its potash, phosphate, and Mosaic Fertilizantes segments. The company also announced the retirement of its CFO, Clint Freeland, at the end of 2024. More recently, on June 6, 2025, Mosaic revised its second-quarter and full-year 2025 outlook, lowering its full-year 2025 phosphate production guidance due to operational challenges and commissioning delays at some U.S. facilities. Despite this, the company raised its pricing outlook for diammonium phosphate (DAP) due to strong market conditions. On June 23, 2025, the stock experienced a decline in trading volume and a slight decrease in price, with unusual options trading activity suggesting some market participants anticipate a potential rise.

Demand for The Mosaic Co.'s products, particularly fertilizers, exhibits seasonality. In North America, Mosaic typically exports about half of its finished phosphate product annually due to seasonal demand. The market reflects typical seasonal slowdowns after the strong North American spring planting season, with price resets occurring ahead of summer fill demand. Brazilian demand for the Safra season is emerging, with strong demand and limited supply pushing SSP prices higher. India is also expected to drive strong demand for phosphates due to low fertilizer inventories and expectations for a good monsoon season. Overall, global demand for fertilizer has increased as farmers aim to maximize crop production due to high crop prices, leading to increased planted acres and fertilizer use. The company's global pipeline helps manage strong seasonal swings in demand and keeps production facilities operating at more consistent rates.

The Mosaic Company is a globally integrated agricultural company specializing in the mining, production, and marketing of concentrated crop nutrients, primarily phosphate and potash fertilizers. It operates as a comprehensive supplier of both phosphate- and potash-based products, as well as animal feed ingredients. The company's core activities are organized into three primary business segments: Phosphates, Potash, and Mosaic Fertilizantes. Mosaic is recognized as the world's largest integrated producer of phosphate and the third-largest producer of potash globally. Its major products include diammonium phosphate (DAP), monoammonium phosphate (MAP), MicroEssentials ammoniated phosphate products, and phosphate-based animal feed ingredients under the Biofos and Nexfos brands. In the potash segment, it produces potash for mixed crop nutrients, animal feed ingredients, and industrial applications, including a double sulfate of potash magnesia product under the K-Mag brand. The company also provides blended crop nutrients, triple superphosphate, single superphosphate, dicalcium phosphate, biological fertilizer complements, and other ancillary services. Mosaic operates within the agricultural inputs industry, a specialized subdivision of the chemicals industry, and can also be considered a mining company due to its extraction of phosphoric rock and potassium.

Mosaic maintains a diversified portfolio of mining and production assets and an extensive distribution network across multiple geographies, serving customers in approximately 40 countries. Its phosphate operations are supported by strategic mining sites in Florida, Brazil, and Peru, with key production facilities in Florida and Louisiana primarily catering to North American markets. The company's international distribution network for phosphates extends to Brazil, China, India, Argentina, and Chile. Potash mining is conducted at sites in Saskatchewan, New Mexico, and select operations in Brazil, with additional facilities in Michigan. Mosaic's North America Business includes potash and phosphate facilities in the U.S., Canada, and Peru, accounting for 73% and 40% of North America's phosphate and potash annual production, respectively. The South America Business encompasses potash and phosphate facilities across Brazil and in Paraguay. Mosaic also has a strategic joint venture in Saudi Arabia, the Ma'aden Wa'ad Al Shamal Phosphate Company, which offers low-cost phosphate production with proximity to croplands in Asia.

As of June 8, 2025, Sustainalytics assesses The Mosaic Co. with a "Moderate" controversy level related to "Incidents: Operations" and a "High" ESG Risk Rating of 32.41. No specific events or controversies that have significantly impacted The Mosaic Co.'s brand reputation in the past year were found in the provided search results.

The ownership structure of The Mosaic Co. stock is a mix of institutional, retail, and individual investors. Approximately 54.41% of the company's stock is owned by Institutional Investors, 0.28% by Insiders, and 45.32% by Public Companies and Individual Investors. Institutional investors hold the lion's share, with some sources indicating around 88% ownership. Major institutional owners include Vanguard Group Inc., BlackRock, Inc., Price T Rowe Associates Inc /md/, State Street Corp, Invesco Ltd., Dimensional Fund Advisors Lp, Geode Capital Management, Llc, and Boston Partners. While institutional investors hold a significant portion, no single shareholder has a majority, with the top 14 shareholders combined holding 51%. Individual investors, or the general public, hold an 11% stake. Insider ownership is under 1%. Cargill Inc. is listed as a significant individual shareholder, owning 484.70 million shares, representing 152.79% of the company.