FMC NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

FMC Corporation · Basic Materials · Agricultural Inputs

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Latest close 10.71 USD
-5.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -22.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 2.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -5.2%, after a -5.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bullish with 30/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 52/100.

Setup score 21 out of 100
Latest Close 10.71 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -5.2% latest completed week
4W Return -5.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return -19.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 0.0% 0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.5x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -5.2% Latest completed week; four-week move -5.6%. Indicator stack 0/11 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Bullish 30/100 conviction; expected move 13.9%. News sentiment 52/100 21 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 29 Jul Latest stored earnings date was 29 Jul 2026.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -22.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 2.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -5.2%, after a -5.6% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.5x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.1212-week average 0.07

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.12Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -5.6% over four weeks, -19.5% over 12 weeks, and -71.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-5.2%
4W-5.6%
12W-19.5%
26W-31.9%
52W-71.0%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.76Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-316.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-47.82Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change6.9%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 85% Model confidence 81%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength24/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 77; rank 1 is best.
Value72/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 29; rank 1 is best.
Quality7/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 94; rank 1 is best.
Momentum2/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 99; rank 1 is best.
Growth15/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-0.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
35.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-11.6%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-0.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-4.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-16.6%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-103.6%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
2/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
7.3%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.1%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
7.3%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-18.6x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

FMC shows bullish options pressure with a 30/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.59, expected move of 13.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction30/100
Expected move13.9%
Put/call volume0.59
Pressure33
Speculation7
Volatility83
Trend agreement23
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Insider activity15 / 5

15 acquisitions and 5 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 21 relevant articles.

3 positive · 17 neutral · 1 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings29 JulLatest stored earnings date was 29 Jul 2026.
Options expected move13.9%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-73.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.7%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher10 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+20.4%Week of 27 Mar.
Worst week-14.8%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week-5.2%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains6
Flat weeks1
Modest losses7
Sharp losses8
Recent vol5.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol9.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.0% / -7.0%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape19/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 19/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis18/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 4/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.12; No reversal markers Factors25/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 41; Small Cap Core rank 15 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options43/100

FMC shows bullish options pressure with a 30/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.59, expected move of 13.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 13.9% Sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 21 relevant articles.

Is FMC Corporation a "Dirt Cheap" Value Play or a Value Trap Insiders15 / 5

15 acquisitions and 5 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings29 Jul

Latest stored earnings date was 29 Jul 2026.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202610.71 USD-5.2%13.84 USD40.45 USD-0.76-47.8228.0MOff
24 Jul 202611.30 USD0.8%13.95 USD40.90 USD-0.74-46.0713.9MOff
17 Jul 202611.21 USD2.7%14.03 USD41.38 USD-0.47-48.6118.4MOff
10 Jul 202610.91 USD-3.9%14.09 USD41.86 USD-0.34-52.3420.0MOff
3 Jul 202611.35 USD-2.7%14.19 USD42.33 USD-0.18-51.3622.3MOff
26 Jun 202611.67 USD1.7%14.25 USD42.86 USD-0.18-50.5636.7MOff
19 Jun 202611.47 USD-2.5%14.33 USD43.38 USD-0.18-53.9718.9MOff
12 Jun 202611.77 USD1.8%14.37 USD43.91 USD-0.08-53.7118.9MOff
5 Jun 202611.56 USD-14.8%14.43 USD44.44 USD0.12-55.5613.6MOff
29 May 202613.57 USD4.2%14.51 USD44.97 USD0.26-50.6010.0MOff
22 May 202613.02 USD-7.5%14.56 USD45.49 USD0.37-53.1113.4MOff
15 May 202614.07 USD5.7%15.13 USD46.00 USD0.46-50.0818.9MOff
8 May 202613.31 USD-9.6%15.63 USD46.53 USD0.57-53.7713.9MOff
1 May 202614.72 USD-1.1%16.14 USD47.07 USD0.82-48.8118.7MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.