FMC Corporation (FMC)Basic Materials | Agricultural Inputs | Philadelphia, United States | NYSE
11.33 USD
+0.67
(6.285%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 11.35 +0.02 (0.177%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:55 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:43 a.m. EDT
FMC Corporation presents a classic value trap scenario where the market has correctly identified deteriorating fundamentals. The company is currently trading at a forward P/E of roughly 6.8x, yet it is generating negative earnings (-$21.49 trailing EPS) and posting a massive -17.5% revenue contraction. The balance sheet is fragile, with debt-to-equity exceeding 265x and negative returns on equity, suggesting the current low price reflects a severe loss of confidence in the business model rather than a margin of safety. While the dividend yield sits at 2.94%, the payout ratio of 223% confirms that the distribution is being funded by capital erosion, making it unsustainable. The recent news of a minority investment from Tessenderlo Group provides a temporary liquidity boost but does not resolve the core operational issues driving the -36% drop in the most recent fiscal year. Technically, the stock is trapped between a 52-week low of $9.95 and a 200-day average of $13.60, showing no signs of a trend reversal. The options market agrees with the fundamentalists, with heavy put buying establishing a defensive floor while call volume remains negligible. Until there is evidence of stabilizing revenue growth and a repair of the balance sheet, the risk-reward profile remains heavily skewed against the buyer. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.036152 |
| AutoTheta | 0.055985 |
| MSTL | 0.073482 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.088730 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 37% |
| H-stat | 1.93 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.444 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.61 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-09-29 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-06-29 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 265.047 |
| Revenue per Share | 25.954 |
| Market Cap | 1,418,820,096 |
| Forward P/E | 6.90 |
| Beta | 0.41 |
| Profit Margins | -84.83% |
| Website | https://www.fmc.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:43 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant downside protection rather than upside participation. Put open interest is heavily concentrated at strikes well below the current price (7.5 and 10.0), creating a dense 'floor' of insurance. Call activity is sparse and skewed toward deep out-of-the-money strikes (15.0, 20.0, 25.0), indicating a lack of conviction in a near-term recovery. The implied volatility surface shows elevated premiums for deep puts relative to calls, reinforcing a bearish sentiment.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.70% | 3.46% | 4.01% | 3.18% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 0.080000 | 0.695652 |
| 2026-03-31 | 0.080000 | 0.464576 |
| 2025-12-31 | 0.080000 | 0.576784 |
| 2025-09-30 | 0.580000 | 1.724651 |
| 2025-06-30 | 0.580000 | 1.389222 |
| 2025-03-31 | 0.580000 | 1.374733 |
| 2024-12-31 | 0.580000 | 1.193170 |
| 2024-09-30 | 0.580000 | 0.879587 |
| 2024-06-28 | 0.580000 | 1.007819 |
| 2024-03-27 | 0.580000 | 0.925040 |
| 2023-12-28 | 0.580000 | 0.916127 |
| 2023-09-28 | 0.580000 | 0.879988 |
| 2023-06-29 | 0.580000 | 0.554865 |
| 2023-03-30 | 0.580000 | 0.478983 |
| 2022-12-29 | 0.580000 | 0.464223 |
| 2022-09-29 | 0.530000 | 0.498542 |
| 2022-06-29 | 0.530000 | 0.489743 |
| 2022-03-30 | 0.530000 | 0.399187 |
| 2021-12-30 | 0.530000 | 0.484505 |
| 2021-09-29 | 0.480000 | 0.514801 |
| 2021-06-29 | 0.480000 | 0.440246 |
| 2021-03-30 | 0.480000 | 0.432355 |
| 2020-12-30 | 0.480000 | 0.420757 |
| 2020-09-29 | 0.440000 | 0.417814 |
| 2020-06-29 | 0.440000 | 0.452163 |
| 2020-03-30 | 0.440000 | 0.532430 |
| 2019-12-30 | 0.440000 | 0.443459 |
| 2019-09-27 | 0.400000 | 0.464414 |
| 2019-06-27 | 0.400000 | 0.481406 |
| 2019-03-28 | 0.400000 | 0.525693 |
| 2018-12-27 | 0.346921 | 0.542152 |
| 2018-09-27 | 0.143105 | 0.188141 |
| 2018-06-28 | 0.143105 | 0.186842 |
| 2018-03-28 | 0.143105 | 0.225687 |
| 2017-12-28 | 0.143105 | 0.173684 |
| 2017-09-28 | 0.143105 | 0.187585 |
| 2017-06-28 | 0.143105 | 0.219941 |
| 2017-03-29 | 0.143105 | 0.268817 |
| 2016-12-28 | 0.143105 | 0.291211 |
| 2016-09-28 | 0.143105 | 0.339926 |
| 2016-06-28 | 0.143105 | 0.377057 |
| 2016-03-29 | 0.143105 | 0.401851 |
| 2015-12-29 | 0.143105 | 0.408517 |
| 2015-09-28 | 0.143105 | 0.500152 |
| 2015-06-26 | 0.143105 | 0.308527 |
| 2015-03-27 | 0.143105 | 0.289372 |
| 2014-12-29 | 0.130095 | 0.260280 |
| 2014-09-26 | 0.130095 | 0.257643 |
| 2014-06-26 | 0.130095 | 0.211267 |
| 2014-03-27 | 0.130095 | 0.194426 |
| 2013-12-27 | 0.117086 | 0.178903 |
| 2013-09-26 | 0.117086 | 0.188442 |
| 2013-06-26 | 0.117086 | 0.217112 |
| 2013-03-26 | 0.117086 | 0.237009 |
| 2012-12-27 | 0.117086 | 0.233000 |
| 2012-09-26 | 0.078057 | 0.161957 |
| 2012-06-27 | 0.078057 | 0.175404 |
| 2012-03-28 | 0.078057 | 0.172977 |
| 2011-12-28 | 0.065048 | 0.175563 |
| 2011-09-28 | 0.065048 | 0.207728 |
| 2011-06-28 | 0.065048 | 0.177747 |
| 2011-03-29 | 0.065048 | 0.178828 |
| 2010-12-29 | 0.054206 | 0.156680 |
| 2010-09-28 | 0.054206 | 0.183122 |
| 2010-06-28 | 0.054206 | 0.207433 |
| 2010-03-29 | 0.054206 | 0.206781 |
| 2009-12-29 | 0.054206 | 0.220846 |
| 2009-09-28 | 0.054206 | 0.221944 |
| 2009-06-26 | 0.054206 | 0.263878 |
| 2009-03-27 | 0.054206 | 0.290763 |
| 2008-12-29 | 0.054206 | 0.296839 |
| 2008-09-26 | 0.054206 | 0.216449 |
| 2008-06-26 | 0.054206 | 0.165891 |
| 2008-03-27 | 0.045533 | 0.188272 |
| 2007-12-27 | 0.045533 | 0.192271 |
| 2007-09-26 | 0.045533 | 0.203684 |
| 2007-06-27 | 0.045533 | 0.237393 |
| 2007-03-28 | 0.039029 | 0.238697 |
| 2006-12-27 | 0.039029 | 0.233314 |
| 2006-09-27 | 0.039029 | 0.281473 |
| 2006-06-28 | 0.039029 | 0.288418 |
| 2006-03-29 | 0.039029 | 0.289625 |
| 2002-01-02 | 6.131830 | 85.515573 |
| 1986-03-03 | 0.023851 | 0.629475 |
| 1985-12-09 | 0.023851 | 0.781533 |
| 1985-09-09 | 0.023851 | 0.842918 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.722901 |
| Address1 | FMC Tower at Cira Centre South |
| Address2 | 2,929 Walnut Street |
| All Time High | 140.99 |
| All Time Low | 0.937771 |
| Ask | 11.36 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.6 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,446,860 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 3,957,496 |
| Average Volume | 3,957,496 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,446,860 |
| Beta | 0.405 |
| Bid | 11.26 |
| Bid Size | 900 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 13.071 |
| City | Philadelphia |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 11.33 |
| Current Ratio | 1.987 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 11.33 |
| Day Low | 10.78 |
| Debt To Equity | 265.047 |
| Display Name | FMC |
| Dividend Date | 1,792,022,400 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.32 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,416,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,416,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,355,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,217,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,217,600 |
| Ebitda | 269,300,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.08283 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 19.938 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.651 |
| Enterprise Value | 5,369,220,096 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.2918 |
| Eps Forward | 1.64236 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -21.49 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,790,726,400 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 10.9904 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.3395996 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.030899657 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -72.2901 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 38.83 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -27.500002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.7082153 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 9.95 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.3800001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.13869348 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 9.95 - 38.83 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 322,151,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 4.32 |
| Float Shares | 115,961,305 |
| Forward Eps | 1.64236 |
| Forward P E | 6.898609 |
| Free Cashflow | 165,637,504 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 5,500 |
| Fullday Change | 0.67 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 6.28518 |
| Fullday Price | 11.35 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.31927 |
| Gross Profits | 1,038,000,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00931 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.0360299 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 125,226,839 |
| Industry | Agricultural Inputs |
| Industry Disp | Agricultural Inputs |
| Industry Key | agricultural-inputs |
| Ir Website | http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=117919&p=irol-irhome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,782,777,600 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.08 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,551,657,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 1,153:1000 |
| Long Business Summary | FMC Corporation, an agricultural sciences company, develops, markets, and sells crop protection chemicals in Latin America, North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The company offers crop protection chemicals, including insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides. It also provides biologicals, crop nutrition, and seed treatment products. It markets its products through its sales organization and alliance partners, independent distributors, and sales representatives. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
| Long Name | FMC Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,418,820,096 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_28606 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -2,693,100,032 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,334,918,103 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 15 |
| Open | 10.91 |
| Operating Cashflow | 156,400,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.11833 |
| Overall Risk | 4 |
| Payout Ratio | 2.2308 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.55 |
| Phone | 215 299 6000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.020000458 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.17652655 |
| Post Market Price | 11.35 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,342 |
| Previous Close | 10.66 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 8.770707 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.86680436 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.4363989 |
| Profit Margins | -0.84830004 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.07 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.5625 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.67 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 6.28518 |
| Regular Market Day High | 11.33 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 10.78 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 10.78 - 11.33 |
| Regular Market Open | 10.91 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 10.66 |
| Regular Market Price | 11.33 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 2,353,881 |
| Return On Assets | 0.0058099995 |
| Return On Equity | -0.88376 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.175 |
| Revenue Per Share | 25.954 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Sector Disp | Basic Materials |
| Sector Key | basic-materials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 3 |
| Shares Outstanding | 125,226,839 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.23709999 |
| Shares Short | 29,686,123 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 27,164,009 |
| Short Name | FMC Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.3136 |
| Short Ratio | 7.96 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | PA |
| Symbol | FMC |
| Target High Price | 21.0 |
| Target Low Price | 11.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 13.42067 |
| Target Median Price | 12.0 |
| Total Cash | 476,600,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.806 |
| Total Debt | 4,402,699,776 |
| Total Revenue | 3,251,200,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.82 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.07692308 |
| Trailing Eps | -21.49 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 13.54225 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -2.2122498 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.1633591 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 2,353,881 |
| Website | https://www.fmc.com |
| Zip | 19,104 |