FMC Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.08 (NYSE:FMC)

FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be given a dividend of 0.08 per share by the basic materials company on Thursday, April 16th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st.

FMC has raised its dividend payment by an average of 0.0%per year over the last three years. FMC has a dividend payout ratio of 8.0% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect FMC to earn $3.95 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.32 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 8.1%.

FMC Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of FMC stock opened at $15.74 on Friday. FMC has a one year low of $12.17 and a one year high of $44.78. The company has a market cap of $1.97 billion, a P/E ratio of -0.88, a PEG ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.32. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $14.87 and a two-hundred day moving average of $18.93.

FMC (NYSE:FMC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.21 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.15 billion. FMC had a positive return on equity of 10.10% and a negative net margin of 64.57%.The company’s revenue was down 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.79 earnings per share. FMC has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.440–0.320 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 1.630-1.890 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that FMC will post 3.48 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on FMC from $16.00 to $14.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on FMC from $17.00 to $15.50 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price objective on FMC from $16.00 to $14.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 6th. Wall Street Zen cut FMC from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Mizuho reduced their target price on FMC from $21.00 to $20.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, FMC presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $19.59.

FMC Company Profile

FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company specializing in the development, manufacture and marketing of crop protection products. Its portfolio includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and plant nutrition solutions designed to enhance crop yield, quality and sustainability. In addition to core crop protection, FMC delivers solutions for turf management and pest control in urban and industrial environments.

Founded in 1883 as the Bean Spray Pump Company and later known as Food Machinery Corporation, the business adopted the FMC name in 1948 and has since evolved through strategic acquisitions and divestitures.