The circle of life for companies often involves an organic growth stage, followed by a series of acquisitions – sometimes complementary to the core business, often not – and then finally a slimming down process by writing down or spinning various divisions. Larry Culp engineered the final part brilliantly at General Electric (GE) through numerous divestitures and spinoffs over the last few years and it looks like DuPont now wants to follow the same playbook.
DuPont de Nemours Inc. (DD): $80.72
Market Cap: $33.31B
EV: $40.44B
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