FMC (NYSE:FMC) Releases Q3 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• FMC updated its Q3 2025 earnings guidance with an expected EPS of 0.780-0.980 compared to the consensus estimate of 0.870, and revenue guidance of $1.0 billion-$1.1 billion against the consensus of $1.1 billion.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.58 per share, with an annualized yield of 5.59%, payable on October 16th to shareholders of record as of September 30th.
• Analysts have shown mixed sentiments, with price targets ranging from $40.00 to $61.00, resulting in an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $51.15.

FMC (NYSE:FMC - Get Free Report) updated its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.780-0.980 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.870. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.0 billion-$1.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.1 billion. FMC also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.260-3.700 EPS.

FMC Stock Down 1.9%

NYSE FMC traded down $0.74 during trading on Friday, reaching $38.31. The company's stock had a trading volume of 701,270 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,604,863. The company has a current ratio of 1.54, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.78 billion, a PE ratio of 47.90, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.77. FMC has a 1-year low of $32.83 and a 1-year high of $67.75. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $42.10 and a 200-day moving average price of $41.66.

FMC (NYSE:FMC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The basic materials company reported $0.69 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $1.05 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $995.15 million. FMC had a net margin of 2.42% and a return on equity of 9.32%. FMC's revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.63 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that FMC will post 3.48 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

FMC Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.58 per share. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 30th. FMC's dividend payout ratio is 290.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on FMC shares. Wall Street Zen raised FMC from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, June 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on FMC from $47.00 to $42.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on shares of FMC from $53.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Mizuho raised shares of FMC from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $49.00 price objective for the company in a report on Friday, April 25th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of FMC from $45.00 to $44.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, FMC currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $50.38.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FMC

An institutional investor recently raised its position in FMC stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC - Free Report) by 11.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 51,448 shares of the basic materials company's stock after acquiring an additional 5,091 shares during the quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.'s holdings in FMC were worth $2,171,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Institutional investors own 91.86% of the company's stock.

FMC Company Profile

FMC Corporation, an agricultural sciences company, provides crop protection, plant health, and professional pest and turf management products. It develops, markets, and sells crop protection chemicals that includes insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides; and biologicals, crop nutrition, and seed treatment products, which are used in agriculture to enhance crop yield and quality by controlling a range of insects, weeds, and diseases, as well as in non-agricultural markets for pest control.