# MOS Q3 Earnings Miss Estimates on Higher Costs, Lower Volumes

> The Mosaic Company reported a third-quarter 2026 net loss of $72.1 million, or 23 cents per share, versus earnings a year earlier. Adjusted loss was 19 cents per share, wider than the Zacks consensus estimate of a 3-cent loss. Net sales fell 10.2% year over year to $3.1 billion, slightly beating consensus, as lower volumes and higher raw material costs weighed on results.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T15:11:34.339Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79970-mos-q3-earnings-miss-estimates-on-higher-costs-lower-volumes
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Phosphate production curtailments from limited affordable sulfur reduce DAP supply, even as higher DAP prices ($838/ton) support the market. Feed buyers face tighter phosphate availability and potentially higher mineral costs.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2026-02-18 | [All Eight Major Fertilizers See Prices Move Higher Compared to Last Month](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20927-all-eight-major-fertilizers-see-prices-move-higher-compared-to-last-month.md) | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| DAP | 2021-12-16 | [MOSAIC ANNOUNCES NOVEMBER 2021 SALES REVENUE AND VOLUMES](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43927-mosaic-announces-november-2021-sales-revenue-and-volumes.md) | +0.1% | -3.8% |
| DAP | 2022-07-26 | [Fertilizer prices sharply higher year over year :: Content :: Tập đoàn Hoá chất Việt Nam (Vinachem)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5035-fertilizer-prices-sharply-higher-year-over-year-content-tap-oan-hoa-chat-viet.md) | -4.1% | -4.6% |
| DAP | 2021-04-22 | [Our Losing Phosphate Wager - Eos](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47919-our-losing-phosphate-wager-eos.md) | -0.1% | +7.9% |
| DAP | 2023-02-03 | [Morocco’s Phosphate Exports Hit Over $11 Billion in 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37650-morocco-s-phosphate-exports-hit-over-11-billion-in-2022.md) | -5.5% | -8.6% |

## Sources

- finance.yahoo.com: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/mos-q3-earnings-miss-estimates-125700337.html

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