BIOX vs AVD vs FMC Stock Comparison

Bioceres Crop Solutions, American Vanguard and Fmc Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVD American Vanguard Corp
$1.05 -43.9% 1M -80.4% 1Y
Market cap
$30.08M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$510.32M
Div. yield
–
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
8 wins
FMC Fmc Corp
$4.61 -51.9% 1M -84.9% 1Y
Market cap
$576.23M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.25B
Div. yield
0.29%
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

American Vanguard leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (American Vanguard 8, Fmc 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBIOXAVDFMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.09M $30.08M $576.23M FMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.1x -0.6x -0.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.4x 2.6x 3.9x AVD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -24.3% -3.5% -21.3% AVD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -92.3% -10.7% -84.8% AVD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -5.9% -32.7% AVD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -42.0x -2.1x AVD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.29% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -88.0% -80.4% -84.9% AVD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -55.8%/yr -41.6%/yr -45.0%/yr AVD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 103.1% 71.1% 95.2% AVD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 22/100 30/100 FMC

Percentile Scorecard

BIOXAVDFMC

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

AxisBIOXAVDFMC
Valuation 61 #37 of 94 27 #69 of 94 62 #36 of 94
Growth 0 #92 of 92 15 #78 of 92 10 #83 of 92
Profitability 21 #71 of 89 25 #67 of 89 18 #73 of 89
Financial Health 8 #89 of 97 29 #69 of 97 14 #84 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 12 #62 of 70 44 #40 of 70
Overall 23 22 30
  • BIOX ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • AVD 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

PeriodBIOXAVDFMCSPY
1 month -40.5%-43.9%-51.9% -0.8%
3 months -33.3%-60.1%-58.6% +3.5%
6 months -57.7%-64.5%-70.4% +7.0%
Year to date -83.2%-72.5%-66.8% +12.2%
1 year -88.0%-80.4%-84.9% +13.0%
3 years -98.0%-88.7%-91.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -72.8%-51.7%-56.7% +23.1%
5 years -98.3%-93.2%-95.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -55.8%-41.6%-45.0% +11.0%
10 years —-93.1%-90.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-23.5%-20.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBIOXAVDFMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 103.1%71.1%95.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 119.2%80.3%117.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.831.181.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.85-1.13-0.89 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.6%-96.0%-96.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -89.2%-80.6%-84.9% -1.8%
52-week high $2.03$5.41$30.63 $779.14
52-week low $0.22$1.03$4.61 $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.

MultipleBIOXAVDFMC
P/E now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 21.6x -0.6xmedian 21.6x -0.2xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.4x 0.1xmedian 1.4x 0.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.4x -47.9xmedian 12.4x -2.4xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.8x -0.7xmedian 15.8x 3.6xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.6x 0.2xmedian 1.6x 0.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 1.66 0.01median 1.66 0.00median 1.66

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 monthsBIOXAVDFMC
Revenue $246.31M $510.32M $3.25B
Gross profit $75.20M $149.95M $1.15B
Operating income -$4.27M -$26.77M -$2.01B
Net income -$226.12M -$54.58M -$2.76B
Free cash flow – -$47.04M $162.50M
R&D – $23.43M $256.90M
EPS (diluted) $-3.59 $-1.91 $-21.99
Cash & equivalents $11.20M $43.90M $476.60M
Total debt $1.00B $890.50M $4.28B
Shares (diluted) 63.23M 28.65M 125.40M
Enterprise value -$449.49M -$113.95M -$1.37B

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
MetricBIOXAVDFMC
P/E -0.1x -0.6x -0.2x
P/FCF – -0.7x 3.6x
P/Operating cash flow – -0.7x 2.5x
P/S 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
P/B – 0.2x 0.3x
P/Tangible book – -0.2x -0.9x
EV/EBITDA – -47.9x -2.4x
EV/EBIT -39.3x -9.5x -2.2x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.5x 1.3x
EV/FCF – -5.4x 27.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – -6.1x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 0.01 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBIOXAVDFMC
Revenue growth (1Y) -24.3% -3.5% -21.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -16.3% -3.6% -15.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -34.2% 35.2% -29.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -25.8% -4.7% -19.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -201.4% 72.8% -462.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.6% -47.5% -57.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -285.4% 56.5% -2,817%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -134.2% -88.9% -85.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -310.1% 57.0% -2,864%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -141.5% -88.6% -86.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -411.0% 117.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -50.5% -11.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -566.2% 742.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -21.3% -6.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBIOXAVDFMC
Gross margin 30.5% 29.4% 35.3%
EBITDA margin – -1.0% -56.7%
Operating margin -1.7% -5.2% -61.9%
Pretax margin -22.0% -10.3% -70.6%
Net margin -92.3% -10.7% -84.8%
FCF margin – -9.2% 5.0%
Operating cash flow margin – -8.2% 7.2%
Return on equity – -29.4% -157.1%
Return on assets -45.8% -8.4% -29.7%
Return on invested capital – -5.9% -32.7%
Return on capital employed -1.8% -5.6% -29.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.8x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBIOXAVDFMC
Debt / assets 35.2% 42.1% 46.8%
Debt / equity – 1.5x 2.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – -42.0x -2.1x
Debt / FCF – -5.7x 26.3x
Liabilities / assets 86.4% 71.5% 81.8%
Equity / assets – 28.5% 18.2%
Interest coverage – -1.1x -7.6x
Current ratio 0.8x 2.5x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.4x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 1.49 0.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBIOXAVDFMC
Dividend yield – – 6.9%
Net buyback yield – -1.8% –
Shareholder yield – -1.8% 6.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -6.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 102.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -42.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -15.9%

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.

ConsensusBIOXAVDFMC
Forward P/E 4.4xFY2027 2.6xFY2026 3.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.05FY2027 $0.40FY2026 $1.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -60.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1,040.0% +440.0% +0.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $395.84MFY2027 $540.99MFY2026 $3.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +66.1%FY2027 +5.0%FY2026 -15.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.3% +8.3% +10.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBIOXAVDFMC
Held by institutions 13.3% 50.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 28 106 411
Change in shares held, QoQ -8.9% -16.3% +11.6%
Institutions buying 9 57 198
Institutions selling 6 35 148
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.63 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.

BIOXAVDFMC
BIOX 1.00 0.13 0.20
AVD 0.13 1.00 0.11
FMC 0.20 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BIOX, AVD and FMC?

Fmc (FMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX) $14.09M, American Vanguard (AVD) $30.08M, Fmc (FMC) $576.23M.

Which company is growing faster?

American Vanguard (AVD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX) -24.3%, American Vanguard (AVD) -3.5%, Fmc (FMC) -21.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

American Vanguard (AVD) has the highest net margin (Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX) -92.3%, American Vanguard (AVD) -10.7%, Fmc (FMC) -84.8%). On return on invested capital, American Vanguard (AVD) leads (American Vanguard (AVD) -5.9%, Fmc (FMC) -32.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year American Vanguard (AVD) returned the most: Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX) -88.0%, American Vanguard (AVD) -80.4%, Fmc (FMC) -84.9%. Over five years, American Vanguard (AVD) compounded fastest (Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX) -55.8%/yr, American Vanguard (AVD) -41.6%/yr, Fmc (FMC) -45.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX) 0.00%, American Vanguard (AVD) 0.00%, Fmc (FMC) 0.29%. Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX) and American Vanguard (AVD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Vanguard (AVD) has been the steadiest (Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX) 103.1%, American Vanguard (AVD) 71.1%, Fmc (FMC) 95.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BIOX, AVD 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, American Vanguard (AVD) leads on 8. 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.