We just covered Bill Gates’ 2026 Portfolio: Top 10 Stocks to Buy. Deere & Co (NYSE:DE) ranks #6 (see the Bill Gates’ 2026 Portfolio: Top 5 Stocks to Buy). Deere & Co (NYSE:DE) is operating in a cyclical business of agricultural and construction equipment linked to commodity prices and interest rates. But it’s fast diversifying towards precision agriculture and automation technologies. It’s expanding its John Deere Operations Center digital platform and monetizing products such as See & Spray computer‑vision weed control and autonomous‑ready tractors with subscription‑style software fees. What about its core business? Despite cyclicality, Deere & Co (NYSE:DE) has long-term secular growth catalysts related to increasing global food demand, infrastructure expansion, and increasing mechanization in emerging markets. Its equipment sales could be supported by replacement cycles of aging machinery and demand for higher-capacity tractors.
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