FMC (FMC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

FMC Corporation is an agricultural sciences company that develops, manufactures and markets crop protection products. Its portfolio includes insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and other solutions designed to help farmers manage weeds, insects and plant diseases and improve crop productivity.

The company serves agricultural customers through a global commercial and research network, providing products for major crops such as cereals, corn, cotton, fruits, vegetables, rice and soybeans. FMC also invests in biologicals, precision agriculture and other technologies intended to support more targeted and sustainable crop protection.

FMC traces its history to 1883, when it was established as the Bean Spray Pump Company. Over time, it expanded from agricultural equipment and crop protection into a broader agricultural sciences business. Today, FMC operates across key agricultural markets in North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and other international regions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.88 to $10.49
• 50-Day Range: $10.03 to $13.37
• 52-Week Range: $9.71 to $35.05
• Volume: 3.01 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.82 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.24 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 3.23%
• Price Target: $14.38
• Consensus Rating: Hold

FMC Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

FMC scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 72nd out of 226 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

FMC has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.07, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

FMC has a consensus price target of $14.38, representing about 45.4% upside from its current price of $9.89.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

FMC has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 20.47%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for FMC are expected to grow by 20.47% in the coming year, from $1.27 to $1.53 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of FMC is -0.45, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of FMC is -0.45, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

FMC has a P/B Ratio of 0.59. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

23.80% of the float of FMC has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

FMC has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 11.53, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in FMC has recently decreased by 0.42%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

FMC pays a meaningful dividend of 3.11%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

FMC does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, FMC will have a dividend payout ratio of 20.92% next year. This indicates that FMC will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.43

News Sentiment

FMC has a news sentiment score of 0.43. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for FMC this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

18 people have searched for FMC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 6% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added FMC to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, FMC insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $15,988.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.82% of the stock of FMC is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.86% of the stock of FMC is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/16 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/16 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/16/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Today: 9/23/2026
• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:FMC
• CIK: 37785
• Web: www.fmc.com
• Phone: (215) 299-6000
• Fax: 215-299-5998
• Employees: 5,500
• Year Founded: 1883

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for FMC: $14.38
• High Price Target: $18.00
• Low Price Target: $11.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +45.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.07
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($22.00)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.79
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$2.24 billion
• Net Margins: -84.83%
• Pretax Margin: -70.55%
• Return on Equity: 11.35%
• Return on Assets: 2.65%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.38
• Current Ratio: 1.99
• Quick Ratio: 1.48

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.47 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.36
• Cash Flow: $4.21 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.35
• Book Value: $16.80 per share
• Price / Book: 0.59

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 125,230,000
• Free Float: 124,200,000
• Market Cap: $1.24 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.41