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INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NOTES

AS AT AND FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2026

 

 

 

 


Unaudited

 

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings

 

          

Three Months Ended
March 31

 
 ($ millions, except as otherwise noted)    Note     2026     2025  

Sales

     2, 8       6,046       5,100  

Freight, transportation and distribution

       244       226  

Cost of goods sold

             4,156       3,554  

Gross Margin

       1,646       1,320  

Selling expenses

       799       757  

General and administrative expenses

       164       152  

Provincial mining taxes

       90       68  

Share-based compensation expense

       116       42  

Foreign exchange loss, net of related derivatives

       3       7  

Other expenses

     3       114       68  

Earnings Before Finance Costs and Income Taxes

 

    360       226  

Finance costs

             176       179  

Earnings Before Income Taxes

       184       47  

Income tax expense

     4       45       28  

Net Earnings

             139       19  

Attributable to

      

Equity holders of Nutrien

       131       11  

Non-controlling interest

             8       8  

Net Earnings

             139       19  

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

 

Basic

       0.27       0.02  

Diluted

             0.27       0.02  

Weighted average shares outstanding for basic EPS

       481,260,000       489,397,000  

Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted EPS

              481,647,000        489,540,000  
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

 

          

Three Months Ended
March 31

 
 ($ millions, net of related income taxes)           2026     2025  

Net Earnings

       139       19  

Other comprehensive income

      

Items that will not be reclassified to net earnings:

      

Net fair value loss on investments

       -       (18

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

      

Gain on currency translation of foreign operations

       72       39  

Other

             (6     4  

Other Comprehensive Income

             66       25  

Comprehensive Income

             205       44  

Attributable to

      

Equity holders of Nutrien

       196       36  

Non-controlling interest

             9       8  

Comprehensive Income

             205       44  

(See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements)

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

          

Three Months Ended
March 31

 
 ($ millions)    Note     2026     2025  

Operating Activities

      

Net earnings

       139       19  

Adjustments for:

      

Depreciation and amortization

       606       571  

Share-based compensation expense

       116       42  

Provision for deferred income tax

       41       80  

Net undistributed earnings of equity-accounted investees

       (1     (5

Long-term income tax receivables and payables

       (15     (38

Other long-term assets, liabilities and miscellaneous

             27       5  

Cash from operations before working capital changes

       913       674  

Changes in non-cash operating working capital:

      

Receivables

       (530     (143

Inventories and prepaid expenses and other current assets

       (991     (1,274

Trade, other payables and accrued liabilities

             (243     (339

Cash Used in Operating Activities

             (851     (1,082

Investing Activities

      

Capital expenditures1

       (325     (300

Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

       (50     (11

Purchase of investments, held within three months, net

       (8     (16

Purchase of investments

       -       (2

Proceeds from sale of investments

       -       183  

Net changes in non-cash working capital

       (94     (88

Other

             (10     (9

Cash Used in Investing Activities

             (487     (243

Financing Activities

      

Proceeds from debt, maturing within three months, net

       1,921       912  

Proceeds from debt

       -       998  

Repayment of debt

       (9     (4

Repayment of principal portion of lease liabilities

       (100     (110

Dividends paid to Nutrien’s shareholders

     7       (262     (265

Repurchase of common shares

     7       (147     (148

Issuance of common shares

       45       3  

Other

             (22     (21

Cash Provided by Financing Activities

             1,426       1,365  

Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents

             1       2  

Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents

             89       42  

January 1, 2026 opening balance prior to restatement for amendments to IFRS 9

     9       701       -  

Adjustment on initial application of amendments to IFRS 9 on January 1, 2026

     9       (13     -  

Cash and Cash Equivalents – Beginning of Period

             688       853  

Cash and Cash Equivalents – End of Period

             777       895  

Cash and cash equivalents is composed of:

      

Cash

               712               828  

Short-term investments

             65       67  
               777       895  

Supplemental Cash Flows Information

      

Interest paid

       148       132  

Income taxes paid

       37       7  

Total cash outflow for leases

             137       150  

1 Includes additions to property, plant and equipment, and intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2026 of $299 million and $26 million (2025 – $279 million and $21 million).

(See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements)

 

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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, 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 declared1

    -       -       -       -       -       -       (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  
             

Balance – December 31, 2025

    481,962,233       13,519       57       (329     -       (329     12,076       25,323       42       25,365  
             

Net earnings

    -       -       -       -       -       -       131       131       8       139  
             

Other comprehensive income (loss)

    -       -       -       71       (6     65       -       65       1       66  
             

Shares repurchased for cancellation (Note 7)

    (2,081,503     (58     -       -       -       -       (90     (148     -       (148
             

Dividends declared1

    -       -       -       -       -       -       (264     (264     -       (264
             

Non-controlling interest transactions

    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       (13     (13
             

Effect of share-based compensation including
issuance of common shares

    876,975       54       (8     -       -       -       -       46       -       46  
           

Transfer of net loss on cash flow hedges

    -       -       -       -       1       1       -       1       -       1  
           

Balance – March 31, 2026

    480,757,705       13,515       49       (258     (5     (263     11,853       25,154       38       25,192  

1 During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we declared dividends of $0.55 per share (2025 - $0.545 per share).

(See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements)

 

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

         

As at March 31

          As at
December 31
 
 ($ millions)   

Note

       2026          2025                2025  

Assets

              

Current assets

              

Cash and cash equivalents

        777        895           701  

Receivables

  

8

     6,284        5,612           5,675  

Inventories

        8,681        7,992           6,977  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

          733        863             1,396  
        16,475        15,362           14,749  

Non-current assets

              

Property, plant and equipment

        22,659        22,488           22,747  

Goodwill

        12,176        12,058           12,136  

Intangible assets

        1,621        1,791           1,667  

Investments

        146        495           144  

Other assets

          846        875             858  

Total Assets

          53,923        53,069             52,301  

Liabilities

              

Current liabilities

              

Short-term debt

  

6

     2,766        2,437           873  

Current portion of long-term debt

        1,036        1,038           513  

Current portion of lease liabilities

        362        364           346  

Trade, other payables and accrued liabilities

  

8

     9,137        8,752             9,309  
        13,301        12,591           11,041  

Non-current liabilities

              

Long-term debt

        8,825        9,870           9,350  

Lease liabilities

        957        998           937  

Deferred income tax liabilities

        3,701        3,591           3,666  

Pension and other post-retirement benefit liabilities

        218        225           221  

Asset retirement obligations and accrued environmental costs

        1,478        1,528           1,468  

Other non-current liabilities

          251        196             253  

Total Liabilities

          28,731        28,999             26,936  

Shareholders’ Equity

              

Share capital

  

7

     13,515        13,671           13,519  

Contributed surplus

        49        69           57  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

        (263      (511         (329

Retained earnings

          11,853        10,809             12,076  

Equity holders of Nutrien

        25,154        24,038           25,323  

Non-controlling interest

          38        32             42  

Total Shareholders’ Equity

          25,192        24,070             25,365  

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

          53,923        53,069             52,301  

(See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements)

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As at and for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026

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 2025 annual audited consolidated financial statements with the exception of the amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7, Amendments to the Classification and Measurement of Financial Instruments, which were adopted effective January 1, 2026 (refer to Note 9). 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 2025 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 2025 figures have been reclassified in Note 2 Segment information.

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 by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors for issue on May 6, 2026.

Note 2 Segment information

We have four reportable operating segments: 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, Australia and South America. 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 businesses. 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 made to us 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.

 

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In the fourth quarter of 2025, the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) reassessed our product groupings and determined that the performance of our Purchase for Resale business should be evaluated as part of the Corporate and Others segment. It had previously been presented in our Nitrogen segment. The Purchase for Resale business focuses primarily on sales to international customers. Purchased product that remains in upstream is primarily purchases of inventory to satisfy sales contracts that we cannot fulfill with our manufactured products. The CODM concluded this change was appropriate based on the nature and strategic alignment of purchase for resale activities. Comparative amounts for the Corporate and Others and Nitrogen segments were reclassified. As a result of the reclassification, the Corporate and Others segment reflected the following increases and the Nitrogen segment reflected the corresponding decreases for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

 

($ millions)

    
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2025
 
 

Sales

     70  

Gross Margin

     4  

EBITDA

     3  

 

    Three Months Ended March 31, 2026  
    Downstream           Upstream and Midstream                    
($ millions)   Retail            Potash     Nitrogen     Phosphate     Corporate
and Others
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Sales  – third party

    3,640         966       884       478       78       -       6,046  

       – intersegment

    -               75       247       69       -       (391     -  

Sales  – total

    3,640         1,041       1,131       547       78       (391     6,046  

Freight, transportation and distribution1

    -               115       117       62       -       (50     244  

Net sales

    3,640         926       1,014       485       78       (341     5,802  

Cost of goods sold

    2,840               422       647       489       64       (306     4,156  

Gross margin

    800         504       367       (4     14       (35     1,646  

Selling expenses (recovery)

    798         3       6       2       (3     (7     799  

General and administrative expenses

    44         3       4       2       111       -       164  

Provincial mining taxes

    -         90       -       -       -       -       90  

Share-based compensation expense

    -         -       -       -       116       -       116  

Foreign exchange (gain) loss, net of related derivatives

    (2       -       -       -       5       -       3  

Other expenses

    36               26       27       7       10       8       114  

Earnings (loss) before finance costs and income taxes

    (76       382       330       (15     (225     (36     360  

Depreciation and amortization

    184               175       152       72       23       -       606  

EBITDA

    108         557       482       57       (202     (36     966  

Restructuring costs (Note 3)

    -         -       -       -       16       -       16  

Share-based compensation expense

    -         -       -       -       116       -       116  

Impairment of assets recorded in other income and expenses (Note 3)

    -         21       -       -       9       -       30  

ARO/ERL related income for non-operating sites2 (Note 3) 

    -         -       -       -       (28     -       (28

Foreign exchange loss, net of related derivatives

    -               -       -       -       5       -       5  

Adjusted EBITDA

    108               578       482       57       (84     (36     1,105  

1 Potash freight, transportation and distribution costs only apply to our North American potash sales volumes.

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

 

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    Three Months Ended March 31, 2025  
    Downstream           Upstream and Midstream                    
($ millions)   Retail            Potash     Nitrogen1     Phosphate     Corporate
and Others1
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Sales  – third party

    3,090         766       822       338       84       -       5,100  

       – intersegment

    -               95       182       67       -       (344     -  

Sales  – total

    3,090         861       1,004       405       84       (344     5,100  

Freight, transportation and distribution2

    -               117       119       45       1       (56     226  

Net sales

    3,090         744       885       360       83       (288     4,874  

Cost of goods sold

    2,404               380       598       361       69       (258     3,554  

Gross margin

    686         364       287       (1     14       (30     1,320  

Selling expenses (recovery)

    755         3       7       2       (3     (7     757  

General and administrative expenses

    44         2       5       2       99       -       152  

Provincial mining taxes

    -         68       -       -       -       -       68  

Share-based compensation expense

    -         -       -       -       42       -       42  

Foreign exchange loss, net of related derivatives

    -         -       -       -       7       -       7  

Other expenses

    25               2       12       6       18       5       68  

Earnings (loss) before finance costs and income taxes

    (138       289       263       (11     (149     (28     226  

Depreciation and amortization

    184               157       142       72       16       -       571  

EBITDA

    46         446       405       61       (133     (28     797  

Restructuring costs (Note 3)

    -         -       -       -       1       -       1  

Share-based compensation expense

    -         -       -       -       42       -       42  

ARO/ERL related expenses for non-operating sites (Note 3)

    -         -       -       -       5       -       5  

Foreign exchange loss, net of related derivatives

    -               -       -       -       7       -       7  

Adjusted EBITDA

    46               446       405       61       (78     (28     852  

1 Comparative figures have been reclassified for our Purchase for Resale business from Nitrogen to the Corporate and Others segment.

2 Potash freight, transportation and distribution costs only apply to our North American potash sales volumes.

 

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Three Months Ended

March 31

 
($ millions)   2026     2025  

Retail sales by product line

   

Crop nutrients

    1,483       1,194  

Crop protection products

    1,137       972  

Seed

    562       532  

Services and other

    175       146  

Merchandise

    223       189  

Nutrien Financial

    80       70  

Nutrien Financial elimination1

    (20     (13
      3,640       3,090  

Potash sales by geography

   

Manufactured product

   

North America

    484       434  

Offshore2

    557       426  

Other potash and purchased products

    -       1  
      1,041       861  

Nitrogen sales by product line

   

Manufactured product

   

Ammonia

    167       240  

Urea and ESN®

    416       382  

Solutions, nitrates and sulfates

    416       321  

Other nitrogen and purchased products3

    132       61  
      1,131       1,004  

Phosphate sales by product line

   

Manufactured product

   

Fertilizer

    359       249  

Industrial and feed

    183       151  

Other phosphate and purchased products

    5       5  
      547       405  

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, 2026 of $(3) million (2025 – $31 million).

3 Comparative figures have been reclassified for our Purchase for Resale business from Nitrogen to the Corporate and Others segment.

Note 3 Other expenses (income)

 

   

Three Months Ended

March 31

 
($ millions)       2026         2025  

Restructuring costs

    16       1  

Earnings of equity-accounted investees

    (2     (5

Bad debt expense

    15       19  

Project feasibility costs

    18       15  

Customer prepayment costs

    19       18  

Legal expenses

    5       5  

ARO/ERL related (income) expenses for non-operating sites

    (28     5  

Impairment of assets

    30       -  

Other expenses

    41       10  
      114       68  

 

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Note 4 Income taxes

 

   

Three Months Ended

March 31

 
($ millions, except as otherwise noted)       2026         2025  

Actual effective tax rate on earnings (%)

    29       49  

Actual effective tax rate including discrete items (%)

    24       60  

Discrete tax adjustments that impacted the tax rate1

    (8     5  

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, 2026, we entered into interest rate derivative contracts to manage exposure to changes in variable interest rates on certain long-term debt instruments.

The following table presents the Company’s interest rate derivatives outstanding as at March 31, 2026:

 

    As at March 31, 2026   
($ millions, except as otherwise noted)   Notional1     Maturities
(year)
    Average fixed
interest rate (%)
    Fair value of
assets2
 

Interest rate derivatives - 5-year

    250       2026       3.6473       3  

Interest rate derivatives - 10-year

    350       2026       4.0774       8  

1 Notional amounts represent the gross contractual amount outstanding.

2 Fair value of interest rate derivatives are based on a discounted cash flow model using observable market inputs which are classified as Level 2.

Our financial instruments carrying amounts are a reasonable approximation of their fair values, except for our long-term debt, including current portion, that has a carrying value of $9,861 million and fair value of $9,372 million as at March 31, 2026. There were no transfers between levels for financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

Note 6 Debt

On March 3, 2026, we entered into a $69 million uncommitted revolving demand facility. As at March 31, 2026, there were no borrowings outstanding under this facility.

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we extended the maturity of our accounts receivable purchase facility from March 6, 2026 to March 31, 2028.

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)   2026     2025  

Number of common shares repurchased for cancellation

    2,081,503       2,862,814  

Average price per share (US dollars)

    70.97       51.08  

Total cost, inclusive of tax

    148       149  

Subsequent to March 31, 2026, as of May 5, 2026, an additional 865,577 common shares were repurchased for cancellation at a cost of $66 million and an average price per share of $73.71.

Dividends declared

We declared a dividend per share of $0.55 (2025 – $0.545) during the three months ended March 31, 2026, payable on April 16, 2026 to shareholders of record on March 31, 2026.

 

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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, 2026 were $64 million (2025 – $57 million).

 

($ millions)   As at
March 31, 2026
    As at
December 31, 2025
 

Receivables from Canpotex

    293       279  

Payables to Canpotex

    74       63  

Note 9 Accounting policies, estimates and judgments

Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7, Amendments to the Classification and Measurement of Financial Instruments

Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7, Amendments to the Classification and Measurement of Financial Instruments, were adopted effective January 1, 2026, the required adoption date. The amendments clarified the timing of recognition and derecognition of financial assets and financial liabilities. The adoption resulted in a change in the accounting policy relating to the timing of the derecognition of certain financial assets and financial liabilities, such that derecognition now occurs upon settlement.

The amendments were applied retrospectively without restatement of prior periods in accordance with the transitional provisions other than, on initial adoption, there was an adjustment of $(13) million to opening cash and cash equivalents as at January 1, 2026, which has been reflected in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2026.

 

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