Tractor market in Europe by brand in 2015
CNH and AGCO held together almost 45 percent of the European market for tractors in 2015
Even if John Deere on its own controlled 18.6 percent of the market in 2015, it is important to notice that New Holland, Case IH and Steyr together accounted for 24.1 percent of the market share in 2015. These three companies all belong to the Case New Holland Group (CNH). Tractor manufacturers Challenger, Fendt, Massey Ferguson and Valtra, on the other hand, are held by the American agricultural equipment manufacturer AGCO. If this AGCO Group is taken into account, John Deere is pushed to the third position. AGCO would then hold 20.7 percent of the market share with 21.1 percent for Case New Holland, AGCO’s net income for 2015 was 264 million dollars. John Deere registered alone 1941 millions of dollars .
John Deere net income also stems from a diversification of products and business segments
John Deere registered a net income that was more than double of the two AGCO ad CNH conglomerates put together. The reason behind this could be John Deere’s diversified range of products and sources of income. In 2018, the company recorded 792 millions of U.S. dollars in operating profit. John Deere also increases its net income by producing and selling construction machinery. In 2017, its sales of construction equipment were valued at around 5.72 billion dollars.