FMC Corporation (FMC) Stock

FMC Corporation (FMC) is a Materials stock trading at $11.02 (as of 2026-08-21), with a market capitalization of $1.38B. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

FMC Corporation develops, markets, and sells agricultural crop protection and plant health products, including chemical and biological solutions for managing insects, weeds, and diseases, along with crop nutrition and seed treatment products. It distributes through its own sales force and through alliance partners and independent channels across multiple regions.

Understand FMC Corporation: how it makes money

FMC Corporation develops and sells crop protection and plant health products, including insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides, plus biologicals and related solutions, and it markets these products through its own sales organization and alliance partners.

FMCs profit model is highly sensitive to whether it can offset demand-driven volume declines and cost headwinds with pricing, since the reported drivers include Volume Decline (27.0 percent), Revenue Cost Headeadwinds (0.11), and Revenue Price (0.1).

Revenue by segment (latest quarter)
EMEA$0.3B
NorthAm$0.2B
LatAm$0.2B
AsiaExIndia$0.1B

Business quality (Weak): The latest quarter shows pressure on profitability, with a 32.5 percent gross margin and a -10.7 percent operating margin, alongside operating drivers pointing to Volume Decline (27.0 percent) and Revenue Cost Headeadwinds (0.11). At the same time, FMC reports meaningful recent innovation contribution, including Branded Revenue From Products Launched in the Last Five Years (29.0 percent) and New Product Introductions Share of Sales (14.0 percent).

Bull case

  • Innovation contribution appears material: Branded Revenue From Products Launched in the Last Five Years is 29.0 percent, and New Product Introductions Share of Sales is 14.0 percent.
  • Distribution reach spans direct sales and partners: The company markets products through its own sales organization and through alliance partners.

Bear case

  • Demand or shipment weakness is evident in reported volume: Volume Decline is 27.0 percent.
  • Cost pressure is explicitly called out as a revenue headwind: Revenue Cost Headeadwinds is 0.11.
  • Profitability is currently negative at the operating level: Operating margin is -10.7 percent for the period ending 2026-03-31.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$11.02
Market Cap$1.38B
Price / Book0.83
Price / Sales0.47
DCF Value (model)$23.47
DCF Upside vs Price113.0%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$3.47B
Net Margin-64.6%
Revenue Growth (YoY)-18.3%
EPS Growth (YoY)-754.9%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score0.66 (distress)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Sector P/E (Materials)25.9
Industry P/E (Chemicals)31.1
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderBlackRock, Inc. ($321.96M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Congressional Trades (recent)8
Company
SectorMaterials
IndustryChemicals
CEOPierre R. Brondeau
Employees5,700
CountryUS
IPO Date1980-03-17

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Data as of 2026-08-21.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.