Deere & Company ( NYSE:DE – Get Free Report ) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 14th. The industrial products company reported $4.75 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.62 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $10.36 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.33 billion. Deere & Company had a net margin of 11.72% and a return on equity of 21.97%. Deere & Company's quarterly revenue was down 9.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $6.29 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that Deere & Company will post 19.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.