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US equity markets were trending lower before the opening bell Thursday as traders monitor the latest

The equipment maker posted $13.37 billion in revenue, topping expectations, while maintaining its full-year profit forecast of $4.5 billion to $5 billion

Deere (DE) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +12.74% and +2.98%, respectively, for the quarter ended April 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Investing.com -- Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) reported second-quarter earnings that exceeded analyst expectations, driven by strong performance in its construction and small agriculture divisions, sending shares up 2.2% premarket on Thursday.

For its fiscal second-quarter, Deere reported earnings per share of $6.55. Wall Street was looking for $5.70.

Deere posted higher fiscal second-quarter sales as growth in the company’s construction equipment business helped to offset weakness in its production agriculture segment.

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Asking for a Trend host Josh Lipton gets investors ready for the busy trading day ahead on May 21, breaking down the key earnings reports to watch — including Walmart (WMT), Deere & Company (DE), Take-Two (TTWO), Workday (WDAY), and Zoom (ZM) — along with the release of the Initial Jobless report,

Deere prepares to report earnings for its fiscal second quarter on Thursday. Elevated inflation, tariffs and the Iran war have put the agricultural economy under further strain. Both Deere and Caterpillar have emerged as AI infrastructure providers.

Deere is due to report earnings Thursday morning, with the farming and construction equipment maker's stock seen making a sizable move following the results.

Nvidia, the most valuable public company by market capitalization, will report earnings Wednesday, the last of the Magnificent Seven tech companies to do so. Big retailers including Walmart and Target will also report this week.

A $99 million settlement proposal with a group of farmers and independent agriculture repair shop owners received preliminary approval this week in a separate case.

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM26) are down -0.41%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM26) are down -0.30% this morning, pointing to a lower open on Wall Street as oil prices continue to rise amid the stalemate between the U.S. and Iran.

Deere has spent years in the crosshairs of farmers who have demanded easier ways to fix their own equipment or get it repaired by an independent mechanic. A Chicago landscaping contractor sued Deere on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Illinois, accusing the company of many of the same antitrust violations alleged in a recently-settled $99 million lawsuit filed by farmers. Repair-rights advocates hope to elevate the new complaint to class-action status, which potentially would allow thousands of owners of Deere construction and forestry equipment to join as plaintiffs.

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