FMC
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2027)

202520262027
Price/Earnings ratio
22.4019.0315.67
Price/Sales ratio
3.072.912.76
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$4.93$5.80$7.05

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
35.05-47.99108.96-69.6320.4327.2927.1919.0821.465.584.1927.29
Price/Sales ratio
3.143.124.033.562.352.813.222.792.711.641.462.81
Price/Book Value ratio
6.695.485.233.823.235.125.054.504.661.671.315.12
Price/Cash Flow ratio
27.40-28.5920.5730.6127.6226.5523.0917.1627.08-19.0610.8126.55
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
53.47-21.9325.1941.1135.7432.8725.7719.5535.83-14.1512.3532.87
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-2.040.27-0.750.27-0.04-33.381.650.5315.420.050.68-0.04
Dividend Yield
0.76%0.84%0.86%0.86%0.88%1.62%1.52%1.75%1.69%3.94%3.56%0.88%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
37.28%34.21%37.44%39.12%44.79%43.20%44.49%43.34%41.13%42.53%37.47%43.20%
Operating Profit Margin
19.67%15.40%14.84%17.52%21.86%21.18%24.13%23.12%22.24%18.67%12.39%21.18%
Pretax Profit Margin
11.16%-3.98%7.12%6.28%14.19%14.20%15.72%17.79%16.95%6.69%0.75%14.20%
Net Profit Margin
8.96%-6.50%3.70%-5.12%11.52%10.31%11.85%14.62%12.66%29.39%34.85%11.52%
Effective Tax Rate
15.44%-36.32%27.71%146.07%11.63%17.02%20.67%10.30%14.75%-372.85%-2812.97%17.02%
Return on Assets
5.48%-3.36%1.53%-1.60%4.94%4.81%5.40%6.91%6.57%11.05%11.88%4.94%
Return On Equity
19.08%-11.42%4.80%-5.5%15.81%18.77%18.57%23.61%21.75%29.89%32.44%15.81%
Return on Capital Employed
18.77%10.35%8.01%7.21%13.42%13.65%15.22%16.30%17.51%9.80%5.98%13.65%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1.48N/A
Quick Ratio
1.211.491.641.201.001.121.151.000.991.001.091.00
Cash ratio
0.050.050.040.120.040.120.200.140.150.080.110.04
Days of Sales Outstanding
189.53206.24243.31259.11200.92176.66183.22186.92180.62219.90253.13200.92
Days of Inventory outstanding
108.52135.51110.05206.73158.22141.77155.19194.32176.49244.12194.98158.22
Operating Cycle
298.06341.75353.37465.84359.15318.44338.42381.24357.12464.03448.11359.15
Days of Payables Outstanding
67.5668.3472.94148.76122.74125.48134.10144.92133.8185.27112.45125.48
Cash Conversion Cycle
230.49273.40280.43317.08236.41192.96204.31236.32223.31378.75335.66236.41
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.310.330.300.340.260.330.320.290.290.330.330.26
Debt Equity Ratio
1.081.150.961.180.861.281.101.010.960.890.880.86
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.420.520.470.520.400.540.490.460.440.400.390.54
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.520.530.490.540.460.560.520.500.490.470.460.46
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2.15N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.22-0.160.260.100.130.140.190.250.17-0.090.130.13
Company Equity Multiplier
3.473.393.133.433.193.893.433.413.302.702.633.89
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.11-0.100.190.110.080.100.130.160.10-0.080.130.08
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.511.300.810.740.770.800.890.870.751.340.870.77
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.22-0.160.260.100.130.140.190.250.17-0.090.130.13
Short Term Coverage Ratio
0.71-3.175.281.740.662.141.911.861.07-0.410.522.14
Dividend Payout Ratio
26.73%-40.54%94.25%-60.20%18.06%44.23%41.53%33.50%36.40%22.02%19.99%18.06%