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| In millions, except per share items | Aug-31-17 | Aug-31-16 | Aug-31-15 | Aug-31-14 | Aug-31-13 | Aug-31-12 | Aug-31-11 | Aug-31-10 |
| | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K |
| Revenues: |
| Seeds and Genomics | 10,913.0 | 9,988.0 | 10,243.0 | 10,740.0 | 10,340.0 | 9,789.0 | 8,582.0 | 7,611.0 |
| Agricultural Productivity | 3,727.0 | 3,514.0 | 4,758.0 | 5,115.0 | 4,521.0 | 3,715.0 | 3,240.0 | 2,872.0 |
| Total revenues | 14,640.0 | 13,502.0 | 15,001.0 | 15,855.0 | 14,861.0 | 13,504.0 | 11,822.0 | 10,483.0 |
| Revenue growth [+] | 8.4% | -10.0% | -5.4% | 6.7% | 10.0% | 14.2% | 12.8% | -10.3% |
| Seeds and Genomics | 9.3% | -2.5% | -4.6% | 3.9% | 5.6% | 14.1% | 12.8% | 4.2% |
| Agricultural Productivity | 6.1% | -26.1% | -7.0% | 13.1% | 21.7% | 14.7% | 12.8% | -34.5% |
| Cost of goods sold | 6,703.0 | 6,485.0 | 6,819.0 | 7,281.0 | 7,208.0 | 6,459.0 | 5,743.0 | 5,416.0 |
| Gross profit | 7,937.0 | 7,017.0 | 8,182.0 | 8,574.0 | 7,653.0 | 7,045.0 | 6,079.0 | 5,067.0 |
| Gross margin | 54.2% | 52.0% | 54.5% | 54.1% | 51.5% | 52.2% | 51.4% | 48.3% |
| Selling, general and administrative | 2,969.0 | 2,833.0 | 2,686.0 | 2,774.0 | 2,550.0 | 2,380.0 | 2,190.0 | 2,049.0 |
| Research and development | 1,607.0 | 1,512.0 | 1,580.0 | 1,725.0 | 1,533.0 | 1,517.0 | 1,386.0 | 1,205.0 |
| EBITDA [+] | 4,109.0 | 3,399.0 | 4,632.0 | 4,766.0 | 4,185.0 | 3,770.0 | 3,116.0 | 2,415.0 |
| EBITDA growth | 20.9% | -26.6% | -2.8% | 13.9% | 11.0% | 21.0% | 29.0% | -41.6% |
| EBITDA margin | 28.1% | 25.2% | 30.9% | 30.1% | 28.2% | 27.9% | 26.4% | 23.0% |
| Depreciation | 604.0 | 611.0 | 573.0 | 555.0 | 504.0 | 498.0 | 463.0 | 444.0 |
| EBITA | 3,505.0 | 2,788.0 | 4,059.0 | 4,211.0 | 3,681.0 | 3,272.0 | 2,653.0 | 1,971.0 |
| EBITA margin | 23.9% | 20.6% | 27.1% | 26.6% | 24.8% | 24.2% | 22.4% | 18.8% |
| Amortization of intangibles | 144.0 | 116.0 | 143.0 | 136.0 | 111.0 | 124.0 | 150.0 | 158.0 |
| EBIT [+] | 3,361.0 | 2,672.0 | 3,916.0 | 4,075.0 | 3,570.0 | 3,148.0 | 2,503.0 | 1,813.0 |
| EBIT growth | 25.8% | -31.8% | -3.9% | 14.1% | 13.4% | 25.8% | 38.1% | -49.4% |
| EBIT margin | 23.0% | 19.8% | 26.1% | 25.7% | 24.0% | 23.3% | 21.2% | 17.3% |
| Non-recurring items | 149.0 | 297.0 | 393.0 | | | | 1.0 | 210.0 |
| Interest expense, net [+] | 376.0 | 362.0 | 328.0 | 146.0 | 80.0 | 114.0 | 88.0 | 106.0 |
| Interest expense | 452.0 | 436.0 | 433.0 | 248.0 | 172.0 | 191.0 | 162.0 | 162.0 |
| Interest income | 76.0 | 74.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 | 92.0 | 77.0 | 74.0 | 56.0 |
| Other income (expense), net | 50.0 | -22.0 | -34.0 | -102.0 | -61.0 | -46.0 | -40.0 | -7.0 |
| Pre-tax income | 2,886.0 | 1,991.0 | 3,161.0 | 3,827.0 | 3,429.0 | 2,988.0 | 2,374.0 | 1,490.0 |
| Income taxes | 626.0 | 695.0 | 864.0 | 1,078.0 | 915.0 | 901.0 | 717.0 | 379.0 |
| Tax rate | 21.7% | 34.9% | 27.3% | 28.2% | 26.7% | 30.2% | 30.2% | 25.4% |
| Minority interest | 13.0 | -23.0 | 11.0 | 22.0 | 43.0 | 48.0 | 52.0 | 19.0 |
| Earnings from continuing ops | 2,247.0 | 1,319.0 | 2,286.0 | 2,727.0 | 2,471.0 | 2,039.0 | 1,605.0 | 1,092.0 |
| Earnings from discontinued ops | 13.0 | 17.0 | 28.0 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Net income | 2,260.0 | 1,336.0 | 2,314.0 | 2,740.0 | 2,482.0 | 2,045.0 | 1,607.0 | 1,096.0 |
| Net margin | 15.4% | 9.9% | 15.4% | 17.3% | 16.7% | 15.1% | 13.6% | 10.5% |
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| Basic EPS [+] | $5.12 | $2.98 | $4.79 | $5.25 | $4.63 | $3.82 | $2.99 | $2.01 |
| Growth | 71.9% | -37.8% | -8.7% | 13.4% | 21.3% | 27.6% | 49.0% | -47.2% |
| Diluted EPS [+] | $5.06 | $2.95 | $4.75 | $5.20 | $4.58 | $3.77 | $2.96 | $1.98 |
| Growth | 71.6% | -37.9% | -8.6% | 13.5% | 21.3% | 27.6% | 49.3% | -47.1% |
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| Dividends per share [+] | $2.16 | $2.16 | $2.01 | $1.78 | $1.56 | $1.28 | $1.14 | $1.08 |
| Growth | 0.0% | 7.5% | 12.9% | 14.1% | 21.9% | 12.3% | 5.6% | 3.8% |
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| Shares outstanding (basic) [+] | 438.8 | 442.7 | 476.9 | 519.3 | 533.7 | 534.1 | 536.5 | 543.7 |
| Growth | -0.9% | -7.2% | -8.2% | -2.7% | -0.1% | -0.4% | -1.3% | -0.6% |
| Shares outstanding (diluted) [+] | 443.8 | 447.1 | 481.4 | 524.9 | 539.7 | 540.2 | 542.4 | 550.8 |
| Growth | -0.7% | -7.1% | -8.3% | -2.7% | -0.1% | -0.4% | -1.5% | -0.9% |
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| EBIT is a non-GAAP figure that excludes all non-recurring expenses: restructuring costs, asset impairments, IPR&D writeoffs, and other unusual charges. |
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