FMC (FMC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC) is an agricultural sciences company that develops, manufactures and markets crop protection products for farmers and other agricultural professionals. Its portfolio includes herbicides, insecticides and fungicides used to help protect crops from weeds, insects and diseases.

The company also develops biological and other crop health solutions, supported by research in areas such as plant science, chemistry and biotechnology. FMC’s products are used across a range of crops and growing conditions, and the company serves agricultural markets in North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and other regions worldwide.

FMC traces its origins to 1883 and has evolved through acquisitions and investments in agricultural technology into a focused crop protection company. The company’s history includes the 2015 acquisition of Cheminova and the 2017 acquisition of significant assets from DuPont’s crop protection business. Mark Douglas serves as FMC’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.04 to $8.32
• 50-Day Range: $8.06 to $13.37
• 52-Week Range: $8.03 to $31.30
• Volume: 3.03 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.82 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.01 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 3.97%
• Price Target: $13.54
• Consensus Rating: Hold

FMC Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

FMC scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 81st out of 228 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 $13.54, representing about 68.1% upside from its current price of $8.06.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

FMC has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 21.14%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for FMC are expected to grow by 21.14% in the coming year, from $1.23 to $1.49 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of FMC is -0.37, 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 -0.37, 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 0.48. 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

23.37% 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 6.47.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in FMC has recently increased by 8.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

FMC is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.85%, 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 21.48% next year. This indicates that FMC will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.20

News Sentiment

FMC has a news sentiment score of -0.20. 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 0.43 average news sentiment score 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

14 people have searched for FMC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 8% 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
• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Today: 10/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• 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: $13.54
• High Price Target: $18.00
• Low Price Target: $10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +68.1%
• 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: 6.55
• 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: 0.29
• Cash Flow: $4.24 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.90
• Book Value: $16.80 per share
• Price / Book: 0.48

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 125,230,000
• Free Float: 124,200,000
• Market Cap: $1.01 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.45