FMC (FMC) reported $1.05 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 1.2%. EPS of $0.69 for the same period compares to $0.63 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +8.82% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $965.4 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.59, the EPS surprise was +16.95%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers — revenue and earnings — and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how FMC performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Geographic Revenue- Latin America: $310 million versus $296.12 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +0.9% change.

• Geographic Revenue- Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA): $260 million compared to the $223.58 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +29.2% year over year.

• Geographic Revenue- Asia: $159 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $163.72 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -16.8%.

• Geographic Revenue- North America: $321 million versus $294.07 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -5.3% change.

• Revenue by Product- Insecticides: $525.3 million versus $487.74 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -7.7% change.

• Revenue by Product- Fungicides: $80.4 million compared to the $67.79 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +7.9% year over year.

• Revenue by Product- Herbicides: $376 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $323.09 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +11.7%.

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Shares of FMC have returned -7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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