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FMC$FMC · filed: saw revenue fall 18.3% in FY2025 to $3.5BOld boatTrillion Score 464Fall Risk MediumNext year $2.3B–$3.5B sealedCheck ▾Close ▴
What FMC filed
Saw revenue fall 18.3% in FY2025 to $3.5 billion, operating margin -47.0% against a 0.1% median for chemicals & allied products, equity 21.4% of assets, and its dividend per share fell in the latest year on record. Every figure links to the filing it came from on FMC’s card. Old boat: three warning signs. Trillion Score 464, #7 of 11 in its field; Fall Risk Medium (how it is measured).
What the house said in advance
Revenue for the fiscal year after 2025-12-31 between $2.3B and $3.5B, an 80% range sealed on 24 Sept 2026 · receipt #c1b4d7 · graded in public by the revenue in FMC’s next annual report.
Figures as filed with the SEC. Ranges, scores and boats are statistical descriptions of past filings, not ratings or recommendations. Reporting, not advice.
In plain words
FMC's 87% dividend cut to $0.08 frees $240M cash annually, signaling management expects ag chem destocking to extend past Q2 2025 amid 4.8x leverage.
$0.08
per share
87%
cut from its prior
$3.89 billion
in trailing twelve-month revenue as of Q3 2024
$240 million
annually in cash that previously flowed to shareholders
FMC Corporation reduced its quarterly dividend to $0.08 per share, an 87% cut from its prior $0.64 level, marking one of the steepest reductions among large-cap specialty chemical names this cycle. The move came during the company's earnings call, where management cited prolonged softness in agricultural chemical demand and the need to preserve working capital against inventory destocking that has now stretched into its seventh consecutive quarter.
The Philadelphia-based crop protection manufacturer generated $3.89 billion in trailing twelve-month revenue as of Q3 2024, down 21% year-over-year. FMC's primary exposure is to herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides sold into row crop markets where farmers in Brazil, North America, and Europe have worked through excess channel inventory accumulated during 2021-2022's commodity price spike. The dividend cut releases approximately $240 million annually in cash that previously flowed to shareholders, redirecting it toward debt service on the company's $3.2 billion net debt position and potential working capital needs if destocking extends into H2 2025.
The reduction matters because FMC's move reflects a broader capital allocation reset across the ag input sector. Competitors including Corteva and FMC's direct peers in crop protection have maintained dividends but curtailed buybacks, while FMC's management opted for the more visible cash preservation signal. The company's 4.8x net debt-to-EBITDA ratio at last report sits above the 3.5x threshold that typically triggers covenant discussions with lenders, though FMC has not disclosed any covenant amendments. The dividend cut buys time, but it also signals management expects the demand recovery to arrive later than the Q2 2025 timeframe previously guided.
Income-focused allocators who held FMC for yield—previously 5.2% at the pre-cut level—now face a 0.6% forward yield that offers no compensation for the equity volatility. The stock trades at $48.20, down 38% from its 2022 peak, with the dividend cut removing the primary reason long-only value managers maintained positions. Short interest has climbed to 8.3% of float, suggesting some funds are positioning for further downside if destocking persists or if FMC's levered balance sheet forces asset sales.
Watch for FMC's Q4 2024 earnings in February, where management will likely update full-year 2025 EBITDA guidance currently set at $1.05 billion to $1.25 billion. Any revision below $1.0 billion would push leverage above 5.0x, likely forcing conversations around non-core asset divestitures or a broader restructuring. Also monitor Brazilian farmer planting intentions for the 2025 safrinha corn season, due in March, as Brazil represents 34% of FMC's revenue and any demand normalization will show there first.
FMC's net debt service cost is now $180 million annually at current rates, leaving $60 million of the freed dividend cash for working capital or deleveraging after interest payments.
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