AVD vs CTVA vs FMC Stock Comparison

American Vanguard, Corteva and Fmc Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AVD American Vanguard Corp
$1.06 -39.1% 1M -77.3% 1Y
Market cap
$28.10M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$510.32M
Div. yield
–
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
3 wins
CTVA Corteva, Inc.
$11.89 -0.3% 1M -80.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.12B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.81B
Div. yield
–
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
6 wins
FMC Fmc Corp
$6.07 -28.1% 1M -57.2% 1Y
Market cap
$801.96M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.81B
Div. yield
0.13%
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Corteva leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Corteva 6, American Vanguard 3, Fmc 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVDCTVAFMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.10M $8.12B $801.96M CTVA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.5x 8.1x -0.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 2.6x 20.9x 5.1x AVD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.5% +3.7% -22.0% CTVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.7% 5.7% -151.2% CTVA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -5.9% 8.4% -54.0% CTVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -42.0x 0.5x -1.3x AVD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.13% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -77.3% -80.8% -57.2% FMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -42.1%/yr -24.2%/yr -43.4%/yr CTVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.8% 185.9% 76.6% AVD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 78/100 27/100 CTVA

Percentile Scorecard

AVDCTVAFMC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAVDCTVAFMC
Valuation 31 #66 of 95 96 #5 of 95 63 #36 of 95
Growth 15 #79 of 93 64 #34 of 93 13 #81 of 93
Profitability 25 #67 of 89 67 #30 of 89 19 #72 of 89
Financial Health 30 #68 of 96 65 #34 of 96 14 #83 of 96
Shareholder Returns 14 #64 of 74 99 #2 of 74 25 #56 of 74
Overall 23 78 27
  • AVD ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • CTVA ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • FMC ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAVDCTVAFMCSPY
1 month -39.1%-0.3%-28.1% -2.0%
3 months -57.8%-84.8%-42.5% -2.2%
6 months -64.1%-85.8%-59.2% +4.2%
Year to date -72.3%-82.3%-56.2% +10.6%
1 year -77.3%-80.8%-57.2% +10.4%
3 years -89.2%-76.3%-89.0% +73.6%
3 years, per year -52.4%-38.2%-52.2% +20.2%
5 years -93.5%-74.9%-94.2% +61.6%
5 years, per year -42.1%-24.2%-43.4% +10.1%
10 years -93.0%—-88.1% +261.3%
10 years, per year -23.3%—-19.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAVDCTVAFMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.8%185.9%76.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.1%275.3%82.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.19-0.150.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.09-0.43-0.75 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.0%-87.5%-96.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -80.4%-86.9%-66.4% -3.2%
52-week high $5.41$90.53$18.07 $779.14
52-week low $1.03$11.31$4.47 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAVDCTVAFMC
P/E now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 20.6x 7.9xmedian 20.6x -0.2xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 1.4x 0.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -47.9xmedian 12.2x 2.2xmedian 12.2x -1.7xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.7xmedian 15.1x 11.7xmedian 15.1x 2.6xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.6x 0.3xmedian 1.6x -48.7xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.73 1.51median 1.73 0.00median 1.73

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAVDCTVAFMC
Revenue $510.32M $17.81B $2.81B
Gross profit $149.95M $8.82B $618.20M
Operating income -$26.77M $3.52B -$2.73B
Net income -$54.58M $1.02B -$4.26B
Free cash flow -$47.04M $680.00M $369.10M
R&D $23.43M $1.49B $251.30M
EPS (diluted) $-1.91 $1.51 $-33.94
Cash & equivalents $43.90M $2.37B $735.80M
Total debt $267.62M $4.88B $4.18B
Shares (diluted) 28.65M 669.80M 125.40M
Enterprise value -$115.93M -$3.32B -$1.39B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAVDCTVAFMC
P/E -0.6x 7.9x -0.2x
P/FCF -0.7x 11.7x 2.6x
P/Operating cash flow -0.7x 6.3x 2.2x
P/S 0.1x 0.4x 0.3x
P/B 0.2x 0.3x -48.7x
P/Tangible book -0.2x 0.5x -0.5x
EV/EBITDA -47.9x 2.2x -1.7x
EV/EBIT -9.5x 3.0x -1.6x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.6x 1.6x
EV/FCF -5.4x 15.4x 11.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -6.1x 8.3x 10.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 1.51 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVDCTVAFMC
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.5% 3.7% -22.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 0.5% -17.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.2% 12.5% -55.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.7% 6.8% -33.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 72.8% 22.0% -12,019%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -47.5% 13.0% -70.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 56.5% -27.7% -697.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -88.9% 3.0% -118.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 57.0% -26.5% -695.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -88.6% 5.2% -119.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -411.0% -61.7% 280.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -50.5% 233.6% 153.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -566.2% -75.2% 211.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.3% 49.7% 72.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVDCTVAFMC
Gross margin 29.4% 49.5% 22.0%
EBITDA margin -1.0% 26.7% -91.0%
Operating margin -5.2% 19.8% -97.0%
Pretax margin -10.3% 8.9% -107.1%
Net margin -10.7% 5.7% -151.2%
FCF margin -9.2% 3.8% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin -8.2% 7.1% 15.1%
Return on equity -29.4% 4.1% -518.2%
Return on assets -8.4% 2.4% -49.9%
Return on invested capital -5.9% 8.4% -54.0%
Return on capital employed -5.6% 11.2% -47.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.2x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVDCTVAFMC
Debt / assets 42.1% 11.7% 52.8%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.2x -215.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -42.0x 0.5x -1.3x
Debt / FCF -5.7x 7.2x 11.3x
Liabilities / assets 71.5% 39.0% 100.2%
Equity / assets 28.5% 61.0% -0.2%
Interest coverage -1.1x 20.1x -10.0x
Current ratio 2.5x 1.5x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.49 1.20 -0.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVDCTVAFMC
Dividend yield – 6.1% 5.3%
Net buyback yield -1.8% 12.6% -42.7%
Shareholder yield -1.8% 18.7% -37.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -2.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 28.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -64.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -28.7%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAVDCTVAFMC
Forward P/E 2.6xFY2026 20.9xFY2026 5.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.40FY2026 $0.57FY2026 $1.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +14.0%FY2026 -60.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +440.0% +22.8% +0.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $540.99MFY2026 $16.64BFY2026 $3.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026 -15.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.3% -52.9% +10.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVDCTVAFMC
Held by institutions 50.0% 88.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 107 1,482 412
Change in shares held, QoQ -16.3% +2.9% +11.6%
Institutions buying 57 648 199
Institutions selling 35 527 148
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.23 1.34

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AVDCTVAFMC
AVD 1.00 0.01 0.16
CTVA 0.01 1.00 0.12
FMC 0.16 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVD, CTVA and FMC?

Corteva (CTVA) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Vanguard (AVD) $28.10M, Corteva (CTVA) $8.12B, Fmc (FMC) $801.96M.

Which company is growing faster?

Corteva (CTVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Vanguard (AVD) -3.5%, Corteva (CTVA) +3.7%, Fmc (FMC) -22.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corteva (CTVA) has the highest net margin (American Vanguard (AVD) -10.7%, Corteva (CTVA) 5.7%, Fmc (FMC) -151.2%). On return on invested capital, Corteva (CTVA) leads (American Vanguard (AVD) -5.9%, Corteva (CTVA) 8.4%, Fmc (FMC) -54.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fmc (FMC) returned the most: American Vanguard (AVD) -77.3%, Corteva (CTVA) -80.8%, Fmc (FMC) -57.2%. Over five years, Corteva (CTVA) compounded fastest (American Vanguard (AVD) -42.1%/yr, Corteva (CTVA) -24.2%/yr, Fmc (FMC) -43.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: American Vanguard (AVD) 0.00%, Corteva (CTVA) 0.00%, Fmc (FMC) 0.13%. American Vanguard (AVD) and Corteva (CTVA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Vanguard (AVD) has been the steadiest (American Vanguard (AVD) 70.8%, Corteva (CTVA) 185.9%, Fmc (FMC) 76.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVD, CTVA and FMC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Corteva (CTVA) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.