FMC vs CTVA vs AVD Stock Comparison

Fmc, Corteva and American Vanguard Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FMC Fmc Corp
$4.72 -50.7% 1M -84.6% 1Y
Market cap
$555.29M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.25B
Div. yield
0.30%
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
CTVA Corteva, Inc.
$11.63 -85.2% 1M -81.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.54B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.81B
Div. yield
–
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
6 wins
AVD American Vanguard Corp
$1.08 -42.2% 1M -78.6% 1Y
Market cap
$32.09M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$510.32M
Div. yield
–
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Corteva leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Corteva 6, American Vanguard 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFMCCTVAAVDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $555.29M $7.54B $32.09M CTVA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.2x 7.5x -0.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.0x 20.4x 2.7x AVD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -21.3% +3.7% -3.5% CTVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -84.8% 5.7% -10.7% CTVA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -32.7% 8.4% -5.9% CTVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.1x 0.5x -42.0x AVD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.30% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -84.6% -81.8% -78.6% AVD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -44.9%/yr -23.0%/yr -41.3%/yr CTVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 95.1% 185.8% 71.1% AVD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 79/100 22/100 CTVA

Percentile Scorecard

FMCCTVAAVD

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

AxisFMCCTVAAVD
Valuation 63 #35 of 94 96 #5 of 94 28 #68 of 94
Growth 10 #82 of 91 64 #33 of 91 16 #77 of 91
Profitability 19 #70 of 86 68 #28 of 86 26 #64 of 86
Financial Health 14 #82 of 95 67 #32 of 95 31 #66 of 95
Shareholder Returns 42 #41 of 70 99 #2 of 70 12 #62 of 70
Overall 30 79 22
  • FMC ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • CTVA ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • AVD ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFMCCTVAAVDSPY
1 month -50.7%-85.2%-42.2% -0.2%
3 months -56.9%-86.9%-58.5% +3.9%
6 months -69.1%-85.3%-62.1% +8.2%
Year to date -66.0%-82.6%-71.7% +12.9%
1 year -84.6%-81.8%-78.6% +12.3%
3 years -91.7%-75.7%-88.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -56.4%-37.6%-51.3% +23.3%
5 years -94.9%-73.0%-93.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -44.9%-23.0%-41.3% +10.9%
10 years -90.0%—-92.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year -20.5%—-23.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFMCCTVAAVDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 95.1%185.8%71.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 117.5%274.0%80.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.58-0.111.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.89-0.44-1.11 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.7%-87.2%-96.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -84.6%-87.2%-80.0% -1.2%
52-week high $30.63$90.53$5.41 $779.14
52-week low $4.61$11.63$1.03 $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.

MultipleFMCCTVAAVD
P/E now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 22.0x 7.7xmedian 22.0x -0.6xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 1.4x 0.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 12.4x 2.2xmedian 12.4x -48.0xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 15.1x 11.4xmedian 15.1x -0.7xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.6x 0.3xmedian 1.6x 0.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 1.66 1.48median 1.66 0.01median 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 monthsFMCCTVAAVD
Revenue $3.25B $17.81B $510.32M
Gross profit $1.15B $8.82B $149.95M
Operating income -$2.01B $3.52B -$26.77M
Net income -$2.76B $1.02B -$54.58M
Free cash flow $162.50M $680.00M -$47.04M
R&D $256.90M $1.49B $23.43M
EPS (diluted) $-21.99 $1.51 $-1.91
Cash & equivalents $476.60M $2.37B $43.90M
Total debt $4.28B $4.88B $890.50M
Shares (diluted) 125.40M 669.80M 28.65M
Enterprise value -$1.39B -$3.91B -$111.95M

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
MetricFMCCTVAAVD
P/E -0.2x 7.7x -0.6x
P/FCF 3.6x 11.4x -0.7x
P/Operating cash flow 2.5x 6.1x -0.8x
P/S 0.2x 0.4x 0.1x
P/B 0.4x 0.3x 0.2x
P/Tangible book -0.9x 0.4x -0.2x
EV/EBITDA -2.4x 2.2x -48.0x
EV/EBIT -2.2x 2.9x -9.5x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.6x 0.5x
EV/FCF 27.0x 15.1x -5.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.7x 8.1x -6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 1.48 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFMCCTVAAVD
Revenue growth (1Y) -21.3% 3.7% -3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -15.3% 0.5% -3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -29.7% 12.5% 35.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -19.2% 6.8% -4.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -462.9% 22.0% 72.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -57.8% 13.0% -47.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -2,817% -27.7% 56.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -85.5% 3.0% -88.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -2,864% -26.5% 57.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -86.1% 5.2% -88.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 117.0% -61.7% -411.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.8% 233.6% -50.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 742.0% -75.2% -566.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.3% 49.7% -21.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFMCCTVAAVD
Gross margin 35.3% 49.5% 29.4%
EBITDA margin -56.7% 26.7% -1.0%
Operating margin -61.9% 19.8% -5.2%
Pretax margin -70.6% 8.9% -10.3%
Net margin -84.8% 5.7% -10.7%
FCF margin 5.0% 3.8% -9.2%
Operating cash flow margin 7.2% 7.1% -8.2%
Return on equity -157.1% 4.1% -29.4%
Return on assets -29.7% 2.4% -8.4%
Return on invested capital -32.7% 8.4% -5.9%
Return on capital employed -29.2% 11.2% -5.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x 1.2x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFMCCTVAAVD
Debt / assets 46.8% 11.7% 42.1%
Debt / equity 2.6x 0.2x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.1x 0.5x -42.0x
Debt / FCF 26.3x 7.2x -5.7x
Liabilities / assets 81.8% 39.0% 71.5%
Equity / assets 18.2% 61.0% 28.5%
Interest coverage -7.6x 20.1x -1.1x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.5x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.2x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.55 1.19 1.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFMCCTVAAVD
Dividend yield 6.8% 6.2% –
Net buyback yield – 12.9% -1.8%
Shareholder yield 6.8% 19.1% -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.

ConsensusFMCCTVAAVD
Forward P/E 4.0xFY2026 20.4xFY2026 2.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.18FY2026 $0.57FY2026 $0.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -60.1%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +0.8% +22.8% +440.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.31BFY2026 $16.64BFY2026 $540.99MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -15.0%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.9% -52.9% +8.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFMCCTVAAVD
Held by institutions 100.0% 88.8% 50.0%
Institutions holding 411 1,480 106
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.6% +2.9% -16.3%
Institutions buying 198 646 57
Institutions selling 148 527 35
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.23 1.63

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.

FMCCTVAAVD
FMC 1.00 0.10 0.11
CTVA 0.10 1.00 0.01
AVD 0.11 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FMC, CTVA and AVD?

Corteva (CTVA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fmc (FMC) $555.29M, Corteva (CTVA) $7.54B, American Vanguard (AVD) $32.09M.

Which company is growing faster?

Corteva (CTVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fmc (FMC) -21.3%, Corteva (CTVA) +3.7%, American Vanguard (AVD) -3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corteva (CTVA) has the highest net margin (Fmc (FMC) -84.8%, Corteva (CTVA) 5.7%, American Vanguard (AVD) -10.7%). On return on invested capital, Corteva (CTVA) leads (Fmc (FMC) -32.7%, Corteva (CTVA) 8.4%, American Vanguard (AVD) -5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year American Vanguard (AVD) returned the most: Fmc (FMC) -84.6%, Corteva (CTVA) -81.8%, American Vanguard (AVD) -78.6%. Over five years, Corteva (CTVA) compounded fastest (Fmc (FMC) -44.9%/yr, Corteva (CTVA) -23.0%/yr, American Vanguard (AVD) -41.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Fmc (FMC) 0.30%, Corteva (CTVA) 0.00%, American Vanguard (AVD) 0.00%. Corteva (CTVA) and American Vanguard (AVD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Vanguard (AVD) has been the steadiest (Fmc (FMC) 95.1%, Corteva (CTVA) 185.8%, American Vanguard (AVD) 71.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.