FMC (FMC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC) is an agricultural sciences company that develops and markets crop protection products and technologies. Its portfolio is designed to help farmers manage weeds, insects and diseases that can affect crop yields and quality.

The company’s products include herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, biological crop protection products and seed treatment solutions. FMC also develops crop health technologies and digital tools intended to support more precise and efficient agricultural applications.

FMC serves farmers, agricultural retailers and distributors in major farming regions around the world, with products used across a broad range of crops. The company traces its origins to 1883, when it was established as the Bean Spray Pump Company, and has since evolved from an agricultural equipment manufacturer into a global agricultural sciences business.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.56 to $5.05
• 50-Day Range: $4.59 to $13.37
• 52-Week Range: $4.56 to $30.95
• Volume: 7.07 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.72 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $575.31 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 6.97%
• Price Target: $11.25
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

FMC Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

FMC scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 64th out of 227 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: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

FMC has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.88, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 5 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

FMC has a consensus price target of $11.25, representing about 144.9% upside from its current price of $4.59.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

FMC has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 23.23%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for FMC are expected to grow by 23.23% in the coming year, from $0.99 to $1.22 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of FMC is -0.21, 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 -0.21, 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 0.27. 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

24.54% 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 4.06.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in FMC has recently increased by 5.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

FMC is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.34%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

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 26.23% next year. This indicates that FMC will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.15

News Sentiment

FMC has a news sentiment score of 0.15. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.37 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for FMC this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

23 people have searched for FMC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 35% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added FMC to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% 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

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Today: 10/27/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• 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: $11.25
• High Price Target: $18.00
• Low Price Target: $4.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +144.9%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.88
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($22.00)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 4.64
• 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: 0.17
• Cash Flow: $3.96 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.16
• Book Value: $16.80 per share
• Price / Book: 0.27

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 125,230,000
• Free Float: 124,200,000
• Market Cap: $575.31 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.45