- Q1 2025 Group sales of $7.3 billion, -1% versus prior year (+3% CER)
- Q1 2025 EBITDA at $1.4 billion, +18% versus prior year (+26% CER)
- EBITDA margin 19.9%, +3.2% points up on prior year
- Robust Crop Protection sales performance during the quarter as channel destocking ends and driven by growth in new crop protection technologies; continued strong growth in China
- Strong margin recovery due to lower raw material costs, continued focus on productivity and 2024 restructuring initiatives further materializing; a more favorable business mix also contributed to a much higher EBITDA margin
- Cash flow continues to improve versus the prior year period
- Sustained R&D investments to advance innovation and ensure sustainable, long-term growth
Basel, Switzerland / Shanghai, China (April 30, 2025) - Syngenta Group announced financial results for the first quarter of 2025. Sales for the first quarter of 2025 were $7.3 billion, down $0.1 billion or -1%. At constant exchange rates (CER) sales increased by 3%. First quarter 2025 EBITDA increased strongly by 18% to $1.4 billion (26% CER).
Sales in the first quarter of 2025 were marginally lower in USD, despite a recovery in Crop Protection, with an end to channel destocking increasing demand, particularly in the US, and further strong growth in China. Sales were somewhat lower in other business segments; at ADAMA and Syngenta Group China the lower sales reflected the continued drive to focus on higher margin business and reduce sales of lower margin products.
Q1 2025 EBITDA significantly exceeded the previous year Q1 EBITDA, primarily driven by Crop Protection. Both Syngenta Group China and Seeds demonstrated solid performance. The EBITDA margin improved to 19.9%, an increase of 3.2 percentage points compared to prior year.
For more information, see Syngenta's full news release.