FMC vs AVD vs BIOX Stock Comparison

Fmc, American Vanguard and Bioceres Crop Solutions Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FMC Fmc Corp
$4.72 -50.7% 1M -84.6% 1Y
Market cap
$578.11M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.25B
Div. yield
0.29%
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
2 wins
AVD American Vanguard Corp
$1.08 -42.2% 1M -78.6% 1Y
Market cap
$31.37M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$510.32M
Div. yield
–
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
8 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.

QuestionFMCAVDBIOXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $578.11M $31.37M $14.74M FMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.2x -0.6x -0.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.0x 2.7x 4.8x AVD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -21.3% -3.5% -24.3% AVD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -84.8% -10.7% -92.3% AVD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -32.7% -5.9% — AVD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.1x -42.0x — AVD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.29% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -84.6% -78.6% -88.0% AVD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -44.9%/yr -41.3%/yr -55.0%/yr AVD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 95.1% 71.1% 103.4% AVD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 22/100 23/100 FMC

Percentile Scorecard

FMCAVDBIOX

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

AxisFMCAVDBIOX
Valuation 63 #35 of 94 28 #68 of 94 61 #37 of 94
Growth 10 #82 of 91 16 #77 of 91 0 #91 of 91
Profitability 19 #70 of 86 26 #64 of 86 21 #68 of 86
Financial Health 14 #82 of 95 31 #66 of 95 9 #87 of 95
Shareholder Returns 42 #41 of 70 12 #62 of 70 –
Overall 30 22 23
  • FMC ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • AVD ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • BIOX ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFMCAVDBIOXSPY
1 month -50.7%-42.2%-35.1% -0.2%
3 months -56.9%-58.5%-25.0% +3.9%
6 months -69.1%-62.1%-52.0% +8.2%
Year to date -66.0%-71.7%-81.7% +12.9%
1 year -84.6%-78.6%-88.0% +12.3%
3 years -91.7%-88.4%-97.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -56.4%-51.3%-72.0% +23.3%
5 years -94.9%-93.0%-98.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -44.9%-41.3%-55.0% +10.9%
10 years -90.0%-92.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -20.5%-23.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFMCAVDBIOXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 95.1%71.1%103.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 117.5%80.3%119.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.581.191.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.89-1.11-0.85 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.7%-96.0%-98.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -84.6%-80.0%-88.2% -1.2%
52-week high $30.63$5.41$2.03 $779.14
52-week low $4.61$1.03$0.22 $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.

MultipleFMCAVDBIOX
P/E now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 22.0x -0.6xmedian 22.0x -0.1xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.4x 0.1xmedian 1.4x 0.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 12.4x -48.0xmedian 12.4x —median 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 15.1x -0.7xmedian 15.1x —median 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.6x 0.2xmedian 1.6x —median 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 monthsFMCAVDBIOX
Revenue $3.25B $510.32M $246.31M
Gross profit $1.15B $149.95M $75.20M
Operating income -$2.01B -$26.77M -$4.27M
Net income -$2.76B -$54.58M -$226.12M
Free cash flow $162.50M -$47.04M –
R&D $256.90M $23.43M –
EPS (diluted) $-21.99 $-1.91 $-3.59
Cash & equivalents $476.60M $43.90M $11.20M
Total debt $4.28B $890.50M $1.00B
Shares (diluted) 125.40M 28.65M 63.23M
Enterprise value -$1.37B -$112.66M -$448.84M

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
MetricFMCAVDBIOX
P/E -0.2x -0.6x -0.1x
P/FCF 3.6x -0.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 2.5x -0.8x –
P/S 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
P/B 0.4x 0.2x –
P/Tangible book -0.9x -0.2x –
EV/EBITDA -2.4x -48.0x –
EV/EBIT -2.2x -9.5x -39.5x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.5x 0.7x
EV/FCF 27.0x -5.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.7x -6.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 0.01 0.00

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFMCAVDBIOX
Dividend yield 6.8% – –
Net buyback yield – -1.8% –
Shareholder yield 6.8% -1.8% –
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.

ConsensusFMCAVDBIOX
Forward P/E 4.0xFY2026 2.7xFY2026 4.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.18FY2026 $0.40FY2026 $0.05FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -60.1%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +0.8% +440.0% +1,040.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.31BFY2026 $540.99MFY2026 $395.84MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -15.0%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026 +66.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +10.9% +8.3% +21.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFMCAVDBIOX
Held by institutions 100.0% 50.0% 13.3%
Institutions holding 411 106 28
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.6% -16.3% -8.9%
Institutions buying 198 57 9
Institutions selling 148 35 6
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.63 1.50

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.

FMCAVDBIOX
FMC 1.00 0.11 0.20
AVD 0.11 1.00 0.14
BIOX 0.20 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FMC, AVD and BIOX?

Fmc (FMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fmc (FMC) $578.11M, American Vanguard (AVD) $31.37M, Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX) $14.74M.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year American Vanguard (AVD) returned the most: Fmc (FMC) -84.6%, American Vanguard (AVD) -78.6%, Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX) -88.0%. Over five years, American Vanguard (AVD) compounded fastest (Fmc (FMC) -44.9%/yr, American Vanguard (AVD) -41.3%/yr, Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX) -55.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Vanguard (AVD) has been the steadiest (Fmc (FMC) 95.1%, American Vanguard (AVD) 71.1%, Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX) 103.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.