FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) Poised To Rebound As Technical Signals Turn Bullish

FMC Corporation shows early signs of a near-term recovery supported by product registrations and executive hiring. Valuation metrics and momentum indicators together suggest upside potential over the coming weeks.

Recent News

On July 31, 2025 FMC announced registration in Great Britain for Fundatis® herbicide powered by Isoflex® active for winter wheat and winter barley, enabling product availability for the fall season.

On August 20, 2025 FMC disclosed that senior management planned to speak at the Jefferies Industrials Conference, scheduling investor engagement in early September.

On August 25, 2025 FMC named Leonardo Bastos as vice president and chief marketing officer, effective September 15, 2025.

Technical Analysis

Directional indicators (ADX / DI+ / DI-): ADX at 37.08 indicates a strong trend; DI- shows a peak-and-reversal while DI+ shows a dip-and-reversal, which by rule produce a bullish directional signal that supports nearer-term upside potential tied to the valuation view.

MACD: MACD sits negative at -1.65 but shows a dip-and-reversal; that pattern implies bullish momentum development even though the MACD remains below the signal line (-1.57). Momentum appears to move from bearish to constructive, which supports a bias toward recovery rather than further degradation.

MRO (Momentum/Regression Oscillator): MRO at -36.19 registers negative, which indicates price below WMDST’s target and therefore potential to increase; the recent dip-and-reversal reading aligns with technical momentum shifting toward buyers and ties to the under-valued WMDST valuation.

RSI: RSI at 36.48 with a dip-and-reversal indicates recent oversold pressure that now trends upward; that pattern complements MACD and MRO, suggesting scope for a rebound into short-term resistance levels set by moving averages and Bollinger bands.

Price vs Moving Averages and Bands: Price closed at $29.98, trading below the 50-day ($35.07) and 200-day ($39.25) averages while sitting near the lower Bollinger band (~$29.50). Short-term EMAs show the 12-day EMA trending down and price slightly below the 20-day average ($30.98), implying initial relief rallies could meet layered resistance until moving averages reassert themselves.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Earnings and cash flow: Reported EPS came in at $0.69 versus an estimate of $0.62, producing an EPS surprise ratio of 11.29%. WMDST notes operating income of $163,100,000 and EBIT of $119,800,000; EBIT margin equals 11.40%, with EBIT margin QoQ up 64.09% and YoY up 103.83%, indicating recent margin recovery on a small base.

Revenue and growth: Total revenue equals $1,050,500,000. Revenue growth shows a QoQ decline but a YoY increase of 149.63% as reported; the growth profile supports valuation but requires continued execution to sustain top-line expansion.

Profitability and returns: Gross margin stands at 38.68%, operating margin at 15.53%, and return on equity at 1.52%, with return on assets at 0.55%; those returns remain modest relative to capital base despite recent margin improvement.

Liquidity and leverage: Current ratio registers 1.53 and quick ratio 1.14, while cash and short-term investments total $438,200,000. Total debt measures $4,163,300,000 with net debt $3,725,100,000. Debt to EBITDA reads 25.51x and interest coverage approximates 1.96x, signaling material leverage pressure even as operating performance improves.

Capital allocation and dividend: Dividend rate per share stands near $0.583 and dividend yield equals 1.46%; dividend payout ratio prints roughly 109.15% while dividend coverage equals 91.62%, indicating a payout near current earnings capacity and a reliance on cash flow execution to sustain distributions.

Valuation context (comparisons to industry peer measures): Price-to-book at 1.13 sits below the industry peer mean of 5.36 and peer median of 8.22. Price-to-earnings at 60.29 rests below the industry peer mean of 104.29 and the peer median of 139.29. Free cash flow yield at 0.69% sits below the industry peer mean of 1.01%. WMDST values the stock as under-valued; given the mix of below-peer valuation multiples and high leverage, the valuation reflects both recovery potential and execution risk.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-07-30
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2025-10-29
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 315.3 M
 Operating Cash Flow 49.5 M
 Capital Expenditures -15.00 M
 Change In Working Capital -46.80 M
 Dividends Paid -72.80 M
 Cash Flow Delta 122.9 M
 End Period Cash Flow 438.2 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 1.1 B
 Forward Revenue 573.0 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 644.2 M
 Depreciation 43.4 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 43.4 M
 Research and Development 66.4 M
 Total Operating Expenses 887.4 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 406.3 M
 EBITDA 163.2 M
 EBIT 119.8 M
 Operating Income 163.1 M
 Interest Income
 Interest Expense 61.0 M
 Net Interest Income -61.00 M
 Income Before Tax 58.8 M
 Tax Provision 14.4 M
 Tax Rate 24.5 %
 Net Income 66.7 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 44.4 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.62
 EPS Actual 0.69
 EPS Difference 0.07
 EPS Surprise 11.29 %
 Forward EPS 1.17
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 12.3 B
 Intangible Assets 3.9 B
 Net Tangible Assets 468.6 M
 Total Current Assets 5.5 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 438.2 M
 Cash 438.2 M
 Net Receivables 3.1 B
 Inventory 1.4 B
 Long-Term Investments 433.5 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 906.0 M
 Short-Term Debt 893.3 M
 Total Current Liabilities 3.6 B
 Net Debt 3.7 B
 Total Debt 4.2 B
 Total Liabilities 7.9 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 4.4 B
 Retained Earnings 6.5 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 35.20
 Shares Outstanding 124.912 M
 Revenue Per-Share 8.41
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 5.0 B
 Enterprise Value 8.7 B
 Enterprise Multiple 53.338
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -40.624 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -29.86 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 85.583
median: 84.899
mean: 59.54
FMC: 53.338
low: -118.916
 EV/R 8.286
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 2.797
 Asset To Liability 1.563
 Debt To Capital 0.486
 Debt To Assets 0.339
Debt To Assets QoQ -0.203 %
Debt To Assets YoY 256.117 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.733
median: 0.378
mean: 0.34
FMC: 0.339
low: 0.003
 Debt To Equity 0.947
Debt To Equity QoQ 3.637 %
Debt To Equity YoY 274.323 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 2.523
median: 0.962
FMC: 0.947
mean: 0.825
low: 0.003
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 1.133
Price To Book QoQ -4.162 %
Price To Book YoY -27.327 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 14.757
median: 8.223
mean: 5.365
FMC: 1.133
low: 0.307
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 60.293
Price To Earnings QoQ -73.821 %
Price To Earnings YoY -33.269 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 139.289
median: 139.289
mean: 104.289
FMC: 60.293
low: -3.22
 PE/G Ratio 0.213
 Price To Sales (P/S) 4.74
Price To Sales QoQ -27.553 %
Price To Sales YoY -30.723 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 20.44
median: 19.039
mean: 13.164
FMC: 4.74
low: 0.914
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 34.794
Forward PE/G 0.123
Forward P/S 8.691
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 3.599
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.087
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 29.209 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 1.219 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.334
median: 0.175
mean: 0.162
FMC: 0.087
low: 0.003
 Receivables Turnover 0.352
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 28.896 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -6.555 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 2.422
mean: 1.519
median: 1.361
FMC: 0.352
low: 0.117
 Inventory Turnover 0.465
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ 26.197 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY 9.76 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 2.465
median: 1.426
mean: 1.198
FMC: 0.465
low: 0.034
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 259.565
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 361.666
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -9.618 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY -4.692 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA FMC: 361.666
high: 271.954
mean: 85.119
median: 55.264
low: 5.01
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.555
 CapEx To Revenue -0.014
 CapEx To Depreciation -0.346
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 7.7 B
 Net Invested Capital 8.6 B
 Invested Capital 8.6 B
 Net Tangible Assets 468.6 M
 Net Working Capital 1.9 B
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.123
 Current Ratio 1.53
Current Ratio QoQ -0.395 %
Current Ratio YoY 3.466 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 6.372
mean: 1.988
FMC: 1.53
median: 1.442
low: 0.717
 Quick Ratio 1.14
Quick Ratio QoQ 1.707 %
Quick Ratio YoY 6.341 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 3.851
mean: 1.338
FMC: 1.14
median: 1.122
low: 0.803
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 25.51
 Cost Of Debt 1.128 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 1.964
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 78.897 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 114.985 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 24.749
median: 9.66
mean: 7.624
FMC: 1.964
low: -45.933
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.005
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 164.142
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 0.916
 Dividend Payout Ratio 1.091
 Dividend Rate 0.58
 Dividend Yield 0.015
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 4.205 %
 Revenue Growth 32.739 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -192.59 %
Revenue Growth YoY 149.63 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 47.859 %
FMC: 32.739 %
median: 8.936 %
mean: 7.44 %
low: -4.472 %
 Earnings Growth 283.333 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -415.01 %
Earnings Growth YoY 277.777 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 346.154 %
FMC: 283.333 %
median: 26.0 %
mean: 17.485 %
low: -380.0 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 38.677 %
Gross Margin QoQ -3.351 %
Gross Margin YoY 0.884 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 62.406 %
median: 42.61 %
FMC: 38.677 %
mean: 37.663 %
low: -24.576 %
 EBIT Margin 11.404 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 64.086 %
EBIT Margin YoY 103.825 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 46.541 %
median: 18.287 %
mean: 15.071 %
FMC: 11.404 %
low: -33.607 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 15.526 %
Return On Sales QoQ 123.396 %
Return On Sales YoY 177.498 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 23.528 %
median: 18.253 %
FMC: 15.526 %
mean: 13.965 %
low: -33.437 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 34.5 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 0.693 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -106.083 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -82.718 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 5.667 %
mean: 1.013 %
FMC: 0.693 %
median: 0.633 %
low: -1.464 %
 Free Cash Growth -105.848 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -58.669 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -58.314 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 333.766 %
median: 266.0 %
mean: 17.317 %
FMC: -105.848 %
low: -926.923 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 0.517
 Cash Flow Margin 1.599 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 0.252
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.03
 Return On Assets (ROA) 0.554 %
Return On Assets QoQ -519.697 %
Return On Assets YoY -77.369 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 11.068 %
median: 2.274 %
mean: 1.435 %
FMC: 0.554 %
low: -18.758 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 1.373 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.015
Return On Equity QoQ -528.531 %
Return On Equity YoY -76.561 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.233
median: 0.056
mean: 0.037
FMC: 0.015
low: -0.393
 DuPont ROE 1.52 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 1.057 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 168.274 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -84.299 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 4.864 %
median: 3.363 %
mean: 2.508 %
FMC: 1.057 %
low: -11.907 %

Six-Week Outlook

Technical indicators present a constructive short-term setup: directional indicators and MACD show bullish reversals while MRO signals upside potential from below-target pricing. Price sits near the lower volatility band and short-term EMAs; expect relief rallies to encounter resistance near the 20–50 day averages. Key catalysts over the next six weeks include commercialization updates for Fundatis in Great Britain and initial market reactions to the newly appointed chief marketing officer’s strategy rollouts. Elevated leverage and restrained free cash flow yield could limit sustained moves absent clearer cash-flow improvement or operational guidance; therefore, momentum-driven rebounds appear most likely to dominate near-term price action.

About FMC Corporation

FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) is a leading innovator in the agricultural sciences sector, specializing in the development and distribution of advanced crop protection solutions. Founded in 1883 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, FMC has a rich history of enhancing agricultural productivity and sustainability. The company’s robust portfolio includes insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides, alongside biologicals, crop nutrition, and seed treatment products. These offerings are designed to boost crop yield and quality by effectively managing pests, weeds, and diseases. FMC’s influence extends beyond agriculture, with its products also serving non-agricultural markets for pest control. The company operates on a global scale, with a presence in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. By leveraging a strategic network of sales organizations, alliance partners, and independent distributors, FMC ensures its innovative solutions reach diverse markets worldwide. Committed to sustainable agriculture, FMC continues to invest in research and development, driving advancements that support farmers in meeting the growing demand for food while preserving environmental health. With a focus on innovation and sustainability, FMC Corporation remains at the forefront of agricultural science, delivering solutions that empower farmers and protect the planet.



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