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A Message to Our Shareholders

For more than a century, FMC has successfully delivered some of the 
industry’s most advanced, innovative solutions that protect farmers’ 
crops from destructive pests and disease. We are committed to fulfilling 
this mission every day.

in over three decades. This game-changing technology, discovered 
at FMC’s Stine Research Center in Delaware, demonstrates FMC’s 
extensive investments in innovation and our disciplined approach to 
advancing the most promising new molecules.

In 2023, the crop protection market experienced its most severe 
destocking in history, significantly impacting the industry and 
FMC’s performance. It was the defining factor in our 2023 results. 
Annual revenue of $4.49 billion decreased 23 percent compared to 
2022. Adjusted EBITDA* of $978 million was down 30 percent 
and Adjusted Earnings Per Share* of $3.78 was down 49 percent. 
However, we maintained our industry leading EBITDA margins by 
effectively holding or raising price across much of the business and 
actively managing costs in response to the demand decline. A record 
high 13 percent of our total 2023 revenue was attributed to new 
product introductions. In light of the challenging market backdrop, 
we announced a restructuring of our organization and right-sizing of 
our cost base to better reflect market conditions, protect our margins 
and position us for future success.

Our safety performance in 2023 was exceptionally strong, with the 
fewest recordable injuries and lowest annual injury rate on record 
of 0.05. We are proud that FMC is among the safest companies in 
the chemicals and crop protection industries, a testament to every 
employee’s commitment to safety at manufacturing sites, in offices, 
in our laboratories and while traveling.

New Strategic Plan

In 2023 we launched FMC’s new strategic growth plan featuring updated 
mid-term targets on a rolling three-year outlook, as well as long-range 
financial goals. Our plan is anchored in three core ambitions. The first 
is to transform our relationship with growers. We know our technology 
better than anyone, so who better than FMC to provide sound, accurate, 
timely advice growers need to make the right choices. The second is to 
deliver superior growth and returns, which are critical to our long-term 
success. Finally, we continually strive to maintain industry leadership 
in safety, sustainability and innovation, each an important driver of 
our performance and growth. 

An Innovative R&D Pipeline

Innovation fuels our success, and 2023 was another year of significant 
new technology introductions. FMC announced Dodhylex™ active as the 
global brand name for tetflupyrolimet, a new mode of action herbicide 
effective on the most challenging grass weeds in rice. Dodhylex™ active 
is the first new herbicide with a novel mode of action in the industry 

We are investing in one of the agricultural industry’s most productive 
crop protection pipelines, featuring over 20 new active areas in discovery 
and 18 new active ingredients in development. In fact, four major new 
compounds from our development pipeline are expected to launch or 
expand into new markets over the next 10 years, including Fluindapyr, 
Isoflex™ active, Dodhylex™ active, and Romisoxafen. Collectively, these 
new active ingredients are expected to drive approximately $2 billion 
in sales by 2033.

FMC’s leading diamides franchise, acquired in 2017, has delivered on 
every target we have set. This includes substantially growing the business, 
increasing our partner base, accelerating registrations, expanding our 
geographic footprint and introducing new FMC branded and patented 
formulations. Our diamide franchise has a strong track record and is 
expected to grow at a rate slightly higher than the overall insecticide 
market over the next ten years. 

Business Fundamentals are Strong

Despite current market challenges, FMC’s business fundamentals remain 
strong. Growers are continuing to apply crop protection products 
to protect their crops and enhance yields. Our broad portfolio of 
differentiated products, including our market-leading diamides, will 
continue to drive business performance. New molecule introductions 
and new formulations will contribute to mid- and longer-term profitable 
growth targets, augmented by our extensive portfolio of new biologicals 
in the FMC Plant Health business.

At FMC, our employees are guided by our purpose: Innovation for 
agriculture, Solutions for the planet. We are passionate about the power 
of science to solve agriculture’s biggest challenges and committed to 
supporting farmers around the world with sustainable technologies 
that protect their crops and help feed the world’s growing population. 

Mark Douglas
President and Chief Executive Officer
FMC Corporation

* Denotes non-GAAP term. The adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP reconciliation is included within the Form 10-K on page 21. Adjusted EPS is not included in the Form 
10-K. See inside back cover for chart that reconciles it to the closest GAAP term.

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 FORM 10-K
 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 
or

 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _______ to _______
Commission File Number 1-2376

FMC CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
2929 Walnut Street
(Address of principal executive offices)

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

94-0479804
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
19104
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 215-299-6000

Title of each class
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OF THE ACT: 
Trading Symbol
FMC

Name of each exchange on which registered
New York Stock Exchange

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(G) OF THE ACT:
NONE

Indicate by check mark

YES

NO

	• if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

	• if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
	• whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was 
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
	• whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for 
such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
	• whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting 
company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” 
“smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Accelerated filer 

Smaller reporting company 

Emerging growth company 

Large accelerated filer 
Non-accelerated filer 
	• If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period 
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
	• whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness 
of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 
7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.
	• If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of 
the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.
	• whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation 
received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).
	• whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act)
The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2023, the last day of the registrant’s second 
fiscal quarter was $12,949,980,232. The market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates excludes the value of those shares held by 
executive officers and directors of the registrant.
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
As of December 31, 2023, there were 124,760,760 of the registrant’s common shares outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

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FORM 10-K REFERENCE
Part III

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table of Contents

PART I 

1

ITEM 1 
Business ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������1
ITEM 1A 
Risk Factors ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������9
ITEM 1B  Unresolved Staff Comments ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������14
ITEM 1C  Cybersecurity ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������14
ITEM 2 
Properties �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������15
ITEM 3 
Legal Proceedings �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������15
ITEM 4 
Mine Safety Disclosures ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������16
ITEM 4A 
Information about our Executive Officers �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������16

PART II 

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ITEM 5 

Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholders Matters 
and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������17
ITEM 6 
[Reserved] �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������19
ITEM 7 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations �����������������������19
ITEM 7A  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk ��������������������������������������������������������������������37
ITEM 8 
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������38
ITEM 9 
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure ����������������������89
ITEM 9A  Controls and Procedures ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������89
ITEM 9B  Other Information ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������90
ITEM 9C  Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections ���������������������������������������������������������90

PART III 

91

ITEM 10  Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance ��������������������������������������������������������������������������91
ITEM 11 
Executive Compensation ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������91
ITEM 12 
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters ����91
ITEM 13 
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence ��������������������������������������������92
ITEM 14 
Principal Accountant Fees and Services �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������92

PART IV 

93

ITEM 15 
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������93
ITEM 16 
Form 10-K Summary ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������95
SIGNATURES ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 96

PART I

FMC Corporation was incorporated in 1928 under Delaware law and 
has its principal executive offices at 2929 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania 19104. Throughout this annual report on Form 10-K, 
except where otherwise stated or indicated by the context, “FMC”, the 
“Company”, “We,” “Us,” or “Our” means FMC Corporation and its 

consolidated subsidiaries and their predecessors. Copies of the annual, 
quarterly and current reports we file with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission (“SEC”), and any amendments to those reports, are 
available on our website at www.fmc.com as soon as practicable after 
we furnish such materials to the SEC.

ITEM 1  Business

General

FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company dedicated 
to helping growers produce food, feed, fiber and fuel for an expanding 
world population while adapting to a changing environment. FMC’s 
innovative crop protection solutions enable growers, crop advisers and turf 
and pest management professionals to address their toughest challenges 

economically without compromising safety or the environment. FMC 
is committed to discovering new insecticide, herbicide and fungicide 
active ingredients, product formulations and pioneering technologies 
that are consistently better for the planet.

FMC Strategy

We are a tier-one leader and the fifth largest global innovator in the 
agrochemicals/crop protection market. Our strong competitive position 
is driven by our technology and innovation, as well as our geographic 
balance and crop diversity. 

2023. We have experienced a slower sell-through of our inventory due to 
inventory destocking, and, as a result, volumes were down significantly 
driving a decline in our revenues, results of operations and cash flows as 
compared to the prior year. 

Our leading conventional and biological technologies that farmers rely 
on to protect their crops from disease and pests were produced at five 
active ingredient plants, 16 formulation and packaging sites and sold in 
approximately 110 countries. Helping farmers grow more food sustainably 
on less arable land requires a continual stream of new products and 
technologies. We are investing in one of the agricultural industry’s most 
productive crop protection pipeline, featuring over 20 new active areas in 
discovery and 18 new active ingredients in development. More than 25 of 
these molecules feature new modes of action. In addition, we are focused 
on strengthening our relationship to the grower as a trusted advisor in 
order to increase awareness of our products and educate growers on the 
value these products can provide.

In response to improved security of supply and increased carrying cost of 
inventory, distributors, retailers and growers rapidly reduced purchases 
across all four regions beginning in the latter half of the second quarter 
of 2023 and persisting through the remainder of the year. This inventory 
destocking has affected the industry broadly and we do not believe it is 
specific to our products as grower consumption remained steady during 

FMC revenues year over year declined approximately 23 percent during 
2023, or 22 percent organically(1) excluding the impacts of foreign currency. 
While market conditions negatively impacted our results, sales of our 
newer and more differentiated products, including diamides, outperformed 
the overall portfolio demonstrating the resilience of these products. 
Approximately $590 million in 2023 sales came from products launched 
in the last five years, representing 14 percent of the total revenue. In 2023, 
we had new product launches in Brazil, including Premio®Star insecticide 
based on Rynaxypyr® active, and in the United States, including our new 
insecticide for tree nuts, Altacor® Evo. Products launched in 2023 accounted 
for approximately $146 million in sales. Our diamides, Rynaxypyr® and 
Cyazypyr® active ingredients, continued to be a significant part of our 
portfolio, representing approximately $1.8 billion in combined sales and 
approximately 39 percent of the total revenue in 2023.

(1)  Organic revenue growth is a non-GAAP term which excludes the impact of foreign currency 
changes. Refer to the “Results of Operations” section of our Management’s Discussion and 
Analysis in Item 7 for our organic revenue non-GAAP reconciliation.

Acquisitions and Divestitures

We continued to make investments through FMC Ventures, our venture capital arm targeting strategic investments in start-ups and early-stage companies 
that are developing and applying emerging technologies in the agricultural industry.

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ITEM 1 Business

Financial Information About Our Business 

(Financial Information in Millions)

The following table shows the principal products produced by our business, its raw materials and uses:

Product
Insecticides

Raw Materials
Synthetic chemical 
intermediates

Herbicides

Fungicides

Plant Health

Synthetic chemical 
intermediates
Synthetic chemical 
intermediates
Biological intermediates

Uses
Protection of crops, including soybean, corn, fruits and vegetables, cotton, sugarcane, rice, and cereals, from 
insects and for non-agricultural applications including pest control for home, garden and other specialty 
markets
Protection of crops, including cotton, sugarcane, rice, corn, soybeans, cereals, fruits and vegetables from 
weed growth and for non-agricultural applications including turf and roadsides
Protection of crops, including cereals, fruits and vegetables from fungal disease

Protection of crops, including soybean, corn, fruits and vegetables, cotton, sugarcane, rice, and cereals, 
from insects and diseases and enhancement of yields

The following charts detail our sales by major geographic region and major product category.

REVENUE BY REGION - 2023
REVENUE: $4,486.8 MILLION

 REVENUE BY PRODUCT CATEGORY - 2023

22%
Asia

31%
Latin America

27%
North America

20%
Europe,
Middle East
& Africa

59%
Insecticides

The following table provides our long-lived assets by major geographical region:

(in Millions)
Long-lived assets
North America
Latin America
Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Asia
TOTAL

29%
Herbicides

7%
Fungicides

4%
Plant Health

1%
Other

December 31,

2023

2022

$

$

1,063.4
714.8
1,718.2
1,964.1
5,460.5

$

$

1,060.7
759.0
1,684.1
2,018.2
5,522.0

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ITEM 1 Business

REVENUE AND ADJUSTED 
EBITDA MARGIN*

CAPITAL ADDITIONS* AND DEPRECIATION 
AND AMORTIZATION

$6,000
$5,500
$5,000
$4,500
$4,000
$3,500
$3,000
$2,500
$2,000
$1,500
$1,000
$500
$0

5,802

5,045

4,487

26.0%

1,314

24.3%
1,407

21.8%

978

2021

2022

2023

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

$190

$180

$160

$140

$120

$100

$80

$60

$40

$20

$0

171

169

114

119

184

144

2021

2022

2023

Revenue

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

Capital Additions

Depreciation and Amortization

*  Represents a Non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to the “Results of 
Operations” section of Item 7 included within this Form 10-K for a 
reconciliation from the most directly comparable GAAP measure. 

*  Includes capital expenditures, expenditures related to contract 

manufacturers and other investing activities. 

Products and Markets

Our portfolio is comprised of three major pesticide categories: insecticides, 
herbicides and fungicides. The majority of our product lines consist 
of insecticides and herbicides, and we have a growing portfolio of 
fungicides mainly used in high value crop segments. Our insecticides are 
used to control a wide spectrum of pests, while our herbicide portfolio 
primarily targets a large variety of difficult-to-control weeds. In addition, 
we are also investing substantially in our Plant Health program which 
includes biologicals, crop nutrition, and seed treatment products. 
Biological technologies offer excellent sustainability profiles and serve 
as strong complements to our synthetic products. Our biologicals 

feature attributes that exceed the competition, such as high stability, 
long shelf life, low use rates and compatibility with other chemistries.

We have our own sales and marketing organizations and access the 
market through a combination of distributors, retailers and co-ops in 
all four regions. In addition, we sell directly to large growers in select 
countries such as Brazil. Through these and other alliances, along with 
our own targeted marketing efforts, access to novel technologies and our 
innovation initiatives, we expect to maintain and enhance our access 
in key agricultural and non-crop markets and develop new products 
that will help us continue to compete effectively.

Industry Overview 

The three principal categories of agricultural and non-crop chemicals 
are: herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides, representing approximately 
42 percent, 29 percent and 26 percent of global agricultural crop 
protection market value, respectively.

The agrochemicals industry is more consolidated following several mergers 
of the leading crop protection companies, which now include FMC, 
ChemChina (owner of Syngenta Group, which includes the former 
Syngenta and Adama), Bayer AG (acquired Monsanto in 2018), BASF 

Growth

AG and Corteva Agriscience. These five innovation companies currently 
represent approximately 73 percent of the crop protection industry’s 
global sales. The next group of agrochemical producers include UPL 
Ltd., Sumitomo Chemical Company Ltd., and Nufarm Ltd. FMC 
employs various differentiated strategies and competes with unique 
technologies focusing on certain crops, markets and geographies, while 
also being supported by a low-cost manufacturing model.

We are among the leading agrochemical producers in the world. Several 
products from our portfolio are based on patent-protected active 
ingredients and position us to grow well above market patterns. Our 
complementary technologies combine improved formulation capabilities 
and a broader innovation pipeline, resulting in new and differentiated 
products. We continue to take advantage of enhanced market access 
positions and an expanded portfolio to deliver near-term growth.

We have a growth strategy driven by obtaining new and improved uses for 
existing product lines and acquiring, accessing, developing, marketing, 
distributing and/or selling complementary chemistries, biologicals, and 
related technologies in order to strengthen our product portfolio and 
our capabilities to effectively service our target markets and customers.

Our growth efforts focus on developing environmentally compatible 
and sustainable solutions that can effectively increase farmers’ yields 

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ITEM 1 Business

and provide alternatives to products which may be prone to resistance. 
We are committed to providing unique, differentiated products to our 
customers by acquiring and further developing technologies as well as 
investing in innovation to extend product life cycles. Our external growth 
efforts include product acquisitions, in-licensing of chemistries and 
technologies and alliances that bolster our market access, complement 
our existing product portfolio or provide entry into adjacent spaces. We 
have entered into a range of development and distribution agreements 
with other companies that provide access to new technologies and 
products which we can subsequently commercialize.

In FMC Precision Agriculture, we are broadening our award-winning 
Arc™ farm intelligence platform, a proprietary mobile solution that 
helps farmers better understand and manage pest pressure through 
predictive modeling based on real-time and historical data, entomological 

Diamide Growth Strategy 

Our product portfolio features two key diamide-class molecules – 
Rynaxypyr® (chlorantraniliprole) and Cyazypyr® (cyantraniliprole) 
actives – with combined annual revenues of approximately $1.8 billion in 
2023. These two molecules are industry-leading in terms of performance, 
combining highly effective low dose rates with fast-acting, systemic, 
long residual control. These attributes quickly established Rynaxypyr® 
active as the world’s leading insect control technology and we expect it 
to continue a strong growth trajectory notwithstanding the expiration 
of composition of matter patents covering Rynaxypyr® active in certain 
countries which started in late 2022. Our Cyazypyr® active, a second-
generation diamide, is growing quickly as we obtain more product 
registrations. We expect Cyazypyr® active to continue to grow strongly 
notwithstanding the expiration of its active ingredient composition of 
matter patents starting in early 2024. This expectation is based not only 
on our broad patent estate and the timing of key patent milestones, but 
also on other critical elements that we believe will allow FMC to continue 
to profitably grow the diamide franchise well beyond the expiration 
of key patents. Some of the critical elements supporting our view of 
diamide growth include development of new formulations, registration 
and data protection, commercial strategies, brand recognition, as well 
as manufacturing and supply chain complexity and FMC efficiencies.

Patents and Trade Secrets

The FMC diamide insect control patent estate is made up of many 
different patent families which cover: Composition of matter – both 
active ingredients and certain intermediates; Manufacturing processes – 
both active ingredients and certain intermediates; Formulations; Uses; 
and Applications. For Rynaxypyr® and Cyazypyr® actives related patents, 
as of December 31, 2023, we had 42 families with granted patents filed 
in up to 76 countries, with a total of 755 active granted patents as well 
as numerous pending patent applications. See “Patents, Trademarks 
and Licenses” within this Item 1 for more details. FMC’s process 
patents cover the manufacturing processes for both active ingredients 
– chlorantraniliprole and cyantraniliprole – as well as key intermediates 
that are used to make the final products. Chlorantraniliprole is a 
complex molecule to produce, requiring 16 separate steps; FMC owns 
granted patents covering many of these 16 process steps and several 
of the intermediate chemicals, and we protect other aspects of the 
manufacturing processes by trade secret. Cyantraniliprole is similarly 
complex and covered by a comparable range of intellectual property. 
Many of these intermediate process patents run well past the expiration 
of the active ingredient composition of matter patents, and in some 

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models, hyper-local weather information and in-field sensors. Arc™ 
farm intelligence, which is now available in over 25 countries across 
20 million acres, allows growers to address pest pressure more efficiently, 
manage infestations before they escalate and target applications in a 
more sustainable manner. 

Our venture capital arm, FMC Ventures, continued to build its portfolio 
in 2023 with new collaborations and strategic investments in start-ups 
and early stage companies working on new or disruptive technologies. 
These engagements, which support or augment our internal capabilities, 
span several important technology segments, including robotics, drone 
technology, Ag-FinTech, pathogen detection, soil health, peptides and 
pheromones. FMC Ventures continues to scout for and invest in game 
changing innovations that will shape the future of crop protection.

cases stretch until the end of this decade. Third parties that intend to 
manufacture and sell generic chlorantraniliprole or cyantraniliprole 
and rely on FMC’s extensive product safety data will be required to 
demonstrate that their product has an equivalent regulatory safety 
profile as FMC’s Rynaxypyr® and Cyazypyr® actives. To meet regulatory 
requirements for such difficult-to-manufacture molecules, we believe 
that third parties will likely have to produce these active ingredients 
using the same processes that are patented by FMC and if so, would 
be infringing before patent expiration and subject to our challenge for 
infringement. FMC also owns formulation patents which cover the 
use of chlorantraniliprole or cyantraniliprole in specific formulations 
found in commercially important end-use products. 

Regulatory Requirements

In addition to the patent estate, various pesticide laws and regulations 
around the world offer added protection to the initial active ingredient 
registrant in the form of data protection that can extend after the 
composition or process patents have expired. These rules can effectively 
provide a product innovator and initial active ingredient registrant 
such as FMC with a further period of exclusive use of the key reference 
data even after the applicable active ingredient composition of matter 
patents have expired. Further, in certain countries, even after the period 
of exclusive use has expired, a generic entrant seeking to rely on the 
initial registrant’s reference data may have to pay compensation to the 
initial registrant. For FMC’s diamide products, such rights apply in key 
markets including United States and the European Union.

We also have actively advocated with regulatory agencies who are 
reviewing the applications of generic producers to ensure that regulators 
are aware of relevant regulatory considerations, such as the legal 
production status of the producing company, applicable FMC patents, 
and evidence of potential impurities or other data that are inconsistent 
with the FMC-registered product safety profile. In some countries, we 
have initiated administrative proceedings regarding compliance with 
applicable regulations.

Growing the FMC Diamide Franchise

FMC is executing a strategy to supply end-use products containing 
Rynaxypyr® and Cyazypyr® actives to a broad range of companies prior 
to patent expiration, and in return establishing long-term purchase 
commitments from these companies. These arrangements may also 
include limited patent, data and/or trademark licenses. Such partner 

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new products to be launched this decade and we continue to explore 
further innovations based on the diamide chemistry.

Complexity of manufacturing

Today FMC manufactures all the required intermediates in the multi-step 
processes, as well as the final Rynaxypyr® and Cyazypyr® actives, at our 
own active ingredient manufacturing plants or through key contract 
manufacturers who produce under long-term exclusive technology-
license agreements. Given our manufacturing know-how, scale of 
our operations, and continual investment in manufacturing process 
improvement, we believe FMC’s manufacturing costs will be substantially 
lower than any other party seeking to produce these diamide products 
at scale and in compliance with all applicable laws. 

Collectively, these four factors – deep patent estate, proprietary 
regulatory data and regulatory advocacy, strong commercial approach 
leveraging our brand recognition, and capabilities of managing large 
scale manufacturing complexity – provide the basis for our expectation 
that FMC will be the company of choice to supply chlorantraniliprole 
and cyantraniliprole products to third-party partners, and ultimately 
to farmers, well into the future.

relationships allow us to grow our business by having others develop 
and sell diamide-based products to meet farmers’ needs not within our 
current portfolio, offering those farmers a better alternative to competing 
insecticides with product safety or efficacy profiles which are less attractive 
than Rynaxypyr® or Cyazypyr® actives. These agreements can require the 
third-party to use the well-known and trusted Rynaxypyr® or Cyazypyr® 
brand names on the end-use products formulated with active ingredient 
supplied by FMC. As of December 31, 2023, we had global agreements 
with five major multinational companies and approximately 56 separate 
local-country agreements covering over 19 countries. We are continuing 
to explore opportunities with additional companies beyond those with 
whom we are already engaged. Furthermore, FMC is developing an 
extensive portfolio of new diamide-containing products to address 
grower needs around the world. The first of these Rynaxypyr® active 
containing products, under the trademarks Elevest®, Vantacor®, and 
Altacor® eVo, were launched in the US and other countries, including 
Canada and Australia, starting in late 2020 through 2023 and will be 
launched in additional countries in 2024 onward. In 2023, Premio® 
Star insect control formulation was launched in Brazil and launches 
in other Latin American countries starting in 2025. Cyazypyr® active 
containing brands, under the trademarks Verimark®, Benevia®, and 
Exirel® were launched in certain southern European countries starting 
in 2023. Our current diamide pipeline contains approximately 20 

Source and Availability of Raw Materials

We utilize numerous vendors to supply raw materials and intermediate chemicals to support operations. These materials are sourced on a global 
basis to strategically balance FMC’s vendor portfolio. 

Patents, Trademarks and Licenses

As an agricultural sciences company, FMC believes in innovation and in protecting that innovation through intellectual property rights. We 
own and license a significant number of U.S. and foreign patents, trademarks, trade secrets and other intellectual property that are cumulatively 
important to our business. In addition, we seek to license our proprietary technologies through partnering arrangements that effectively allow 
us to capitalize from our intellectual property. The FMC intellectual property estate provides us with a significant competitive advantage which 
we seek to expand and renew on a continual basis. We manage our technology investment to discover and develop new active ingredients and 
biological products, as well as to continue to improve manufacturing processes and existing active ingredients through new formulations, mixtures 
or other concepts. FMC’s technology innovation processes capture those innovations and protect them through the most appropriate form of 
intellectual property rights. We also in-license certain active ingredients and other technologies under patents held by third parties, and have 
granted licenses to certain of our patents to third parties.

Our patents cover many aspects of our business, including our chemical and biological active ingredients, intermediate chemicals, manufacturing 
processes to produce such active ingredients or intermediates, formulations, and product uses, as well as many aspects of our research and 
development activities that support the FMC new product pipeline. Patents are granted by individual jurisdictions and the duration of our 
patents depends on their respective jurisdictions and payment of annuities.

As of December 31, 2023, the Company owned a total of approximately 200 active granted U.S. patents and 2,800 active granted foreign patents 
(includes Supplemental Patent Certificates); we also have approximately 2,300 patent applications pending globally.

In our current product portfolio, our diamide insect control products based on Rynaxypyr® (Chlorantraniliprole) and Cyazypyr® (Cyantraniliprole) 
active ingredients have a substantial patent estate which will remain in force well into the future. More details regarding our diamide granted 
patent estate are set forth in the tables below:

Numbers of active Granted Patents by type*: Chlorantraniliprole and Cyantraniliprole, as of December 31, 2023

Active Ingredients
Intermediates and Methods of Manufacturing
Formulations/Mixtures/Applications
TOTAL
*Patent families were only placed under one type but may cover several types.

United States
2
21
7
30

Foreign
169
245
311
725

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Remaining Life of Granted Patents: Chlorantraniliprole and Cyantraniliprole, as of December 31, 2023

Through December 31, 2028
2029 - 2033
2034 - 2039
2040 - 2043
TOTAL

We also own many trademarks that are well recognized by customers 
or product end-users. Unlike patents, ownership rights in trademarks 
can be continued indefinitely so long as the trademarks are properly 
used and renewal fees are paid. 

We actively monitor and manage our patents and trademarks to 
maintain our rights in these assets and we strategically take aggressive 
action when we believe our intellectual property rights are being 
infringed. Since 2022, continuing through 2023 and into 2024, we 
initiated proceedings to enforce several of our patents and trademarks 
against generic producers and infringers, resulting in multiple favorable 
judgments and settlements in several countries, including in the United 
States, India, and China. Patent challenges in response to enforcement 
efforts is expected as an ordinary defense tactic in patent enforcement 
cases, and have been raised in several of our enforcement cases to date; 
we intend to defend vigorously any diamide patents that are challenged. 
While we believe that the invalidity or loss of any particular patent, 
trademark or license after appeal would be an unlikely possibility, 
our patent and trademark estate related to our diamide insect control 
products based on Rynaxypyr® and Cyazypyr® active ingredients in the 
aggregate are of material importance to our operations.

The composition of matter patent that covers chlorantraniliprole 
(also known as Rynaxypyr® active) expired in a number of countries 
in August 2022; this patent will continue to remain in force in other 
countries throughout the world, expiring on a country-by-country basis 
at various dates through 2027. The composition of matter patent that 
covers cyantraniliprole (also known as Cyazypyr® active) expired in a 
number of countries starting in January 2024; this patent will continue 
to remain in force in other countries throughout the world, expiring 
on a country-by-country basis at various dates through January 2029. 

Since  expiration  of  the  composition  of  matter  patent  on 
chlorantraniliprole in late 2022, generic competitors have, in some 
countries, registered and launched generic versions of our Rynaxypyr®-
based products. We continue to deploy a multi-pronged strategy to 
defend that business after active ingredient patent expiration, including 
enforcement of our patents in many countries which continue to 

Seasonality

United States
15
11
2
2
30

Foreign
524
132
17
52
725

cover chemical intermediates and manufacturing processes that are 
essential in the production of chlorantraniliprole. Patents involve 
complex factual and legal issues and thus each case is being litigated 
on the merits; we often seek preliminary injunctive relief to stop sales 
of products which we believe to be infringing – since equitable relief 
at the early stage of a litigation is subject to a higher standard of proof 
than decisions made after a trial on the merits, we may have difficulty 
prevailing in all cases at that preliminary stage, and in a number of 
cases in India and China, we have not obtained that requested relief, 
allowing products to be launched while the underlying cases on the 
merits continue. Even in situations in which we are not able to prevail 
on interim relief, we intend to continue litigating in such cases and 
seek permanent injunctive relief and recovery of damages after a full 
trial. Patent challenges in response to enforcement efforts are expected 
as an ordinary defense tactic in patent enforcement cases; we intend to 
defend vigorously any diamide patents that are challenged. 

In early 2022, we received notice that certain third parties were 
seeking to invalidate our Chinese patents on a certain intermediate 
involved in producing chlorantraniliprole and a process to produce 
chlorantraniliprole. During the third quarter of 2022, the China Patent 
Review Board (“Review Board”) issued rulings which held that the two 
challenged patents were not valid in China. We believe the Review 
Board’s decisions are seriously flawed both on procedural and substantive 
grounds and we have appealed the Review Board’s decision to the Beijing 
IP Court. Under Chinese law, the patents remain valid but are not 
enforceable pending appeal. As of the date of this Form 10-K, we are 
awaiting a decision from the Beijing IP Court. Given the unique and 
specific Chinese patent law issues at issue in that situation, we do not 
believe that the Review Board’s decisions would materially adversely 
impact our enforcement of similar patents in other countries. 

In several of our pending India patent enforcement cases, defendant 
infringers have sought to invalidate the asserted FMC patent(s), but 
as of the date of this Form 10-K no such infringer has prevailed in an 
invalidation claim. 

The seasonal nature of the crop protection market and the geographic 
spread of our business can result in significant variations in quarterly 
earnings among geographic locations. Our products sold in the northern 
hemisphere (North America, Europe and parts of Asia) serve seasonal 
agricultural markets from March through September, generally resulting 

in significant earnings in the first and second quarters, and to a lesser 
extent in the fourth quarter. Markets in the southern hemisphere (Latin 
America and parts of the Asia Pacific region, including Australia) are 
served from July through February, generally resulting in earnings in 
the third, fourth and first quarters. 

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from generic agrochemical producers is significant as a number of 
key product patents have expired in the last two decades. In general, 
we compete as an innovator by focusing on product development, 
including novel formulations, proprietary mixes, and advanced delivery 
systems and by acquiring or licensing (mostly) proprietary chemistries 
or technologies that complement our product and geographic focus. 
We also differentiate ourselves by our global cost-competitiveness 
through our manufacturing strategies, establishing effective product 
stewardship programs and developing strategic alliances that strengthen 
market access in key countries and regions.

Competition

We encounter substantial competition in our business. We market 
our products through our own sales organization and through alliance 
partners, independent distributors and sales representatives. The number 
of our principal competitors varies from market to market. In general, 
we compete by providing advanced technology, high product quality, 
reliability, quality customer and technical service, and by operating in 
a cost-efficient manner.

Our business competes primarily in the global crop protection market 
for insecticides, herbicides and fungicides. Industry products include 
crop protection chemicals and biologicals, for certain major competitors, 
genetically engineered (crop biotechnology) products. Competition 

Research and Development Expense

The R&D efforts in our business focus on discovering and developing environmentally sound solutions — both new active ingredients and new 
product formulations — that meet the needs of farmers to maximize yields and control pests. We are continuously investing into our FMC Stine 
Research Center in Newark, Delaware, to upgrade the site infrastructure and equipment.

Environmental Laws and Regulations

A discussion of environmental related factors can be found in Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results 
of Operations” and in Note 11 “Environmental Obligations” in the notes to our consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K.

Human Capital

At FMC, employees are guided by our purpose: Innovation for agriculture; 
Solutions for the planet. We provide farmers innovative solutions 
that increase the productivity and resilience of their land. From our 
industry-leading discovery pipeline to novel biologicals and precision 
technologies, we are passionate about the power of science to solve 
agriculture’s biggest challenges. Our employees’ belief in this purpose 
and commitment to our core values are key to the company’s success.

Employees

We employ approximately 6,600 people, which is split across our major 
geographical regions with 24 percent in North America, 12 percent 
in Latin America, 24 percent in Europe, Middle East & Africa, and 
40 percent in Asia as of December 31, 2023. 

Approximately 3 percent of our U.S.-based and 31 percent of our 
foreign-based employees, respectively, are represented by collective 
bargaining agreements. We have successfully concluded our recent 
contract negotiations without any material work stoppages. We cannot 
predict, however, the outcome of future contract negotiations. In 2024, 
6 foreign collective-bargaining agreements will be expiring. These 
contracts affect approximately 21 percent of our foreign-based employees. 
There are no U.S. collective-bargaining agreements expiring in 2024.

Talent Development and Retention

At FMC, it is important that we focus our programs and initiatives on 
sustaining strong leaders who are committed to engaging and developing 
employees, so they can lead competitively, innovate change, improve 

business performance, and successfully maintain a competitive advantage. 
FMC provides leadership development through structured leadership 
programs worldwide. FMC’s program components include in-class and 
self-paced learning, development planning and stretch assignments, 
project-based action learning and rotational learning, mentoring and 
coaching, and leadership and functional assessments. Our programs 
are designed to provide engaging, collaborative, and creative learning 
environments. Employees leverage their experiences in these programs 
to develop leadership abilities to their highest levels, enabling them 
to deliver innovative solutions, strong results and continued growth.

FMC continually strives to meet the needs of our employees, shareholders, 
and customers through competitive rewards, policies, and practices that 
support the company as an employer of choice in every market where 
we compete for talent. FMC compensates employees through total 
reward programs that are aligned with performance and competencies. 
Performance-based direct pay programs include competitive base 
pay, annual bonus opportunities, sales incentive plans, and long-term 
incentives. These compensation elements along with benefits, work-life 
flexibility, recognition awards, talent and career development, enable 
FMC to offer a comprehensive total reward package designed for 
employees throughout their career. 

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

An important element of our company’s growth strategy is our 
commitment to Diversity Equity & Inclusion (“DEI”). As we continue 
to evolve as a company, one of our guiding principles is to ensure 
everyone can be themselves authentically, feel supported, have a sense 
of belonging, and be treated fairly in opportunities to succeed.

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The impact of our global DEI program extends beyond the four walls of 
FMC, as evidenced in our strategic investments in external partnerships 
and community outreach. We support STEM education in minority and 
underrepresented communities and sponsor scholarships for college students 
in STEM-based career majors at Historically Black Colleges & Universities 
(“HBCUs”) in the United States and scholarships for women in agriculture 
career tracks at colleges/universities in other countries (e.g., Australia, India, 
etc.). We also support internship and apprenticeship programs, as well as 
early career development initiatives at the high school and lower levels, 
to expose students early to career opportunities in the field of agriculture.

Strong employee engagement is pivotal to fostering an inclusive culture 
at FMC. This is enabled by our Regional Inclusion Councils which 
include workstreams that represent our Employee Resource Groups. 
These employee-led teams provide and host impactful learning and 
awareness initiatives that help provide stronger allyship & advocacy 
for employees through informal connections, engagement, and support 
across various dimensions of diversity. For the fourth year in a row, 
FMC earned top score in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 
2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index, receiving a 100 percent score 
in the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring 
corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. 

Sustainability

We are committed to delivering products that improve agricultural 
productivity protecting the environment for future generations. To 
reflect this commitment, we established sustainability goals to challenge 
ourselves and ensure that we are helping to create a better world. 
We recognize that sustainability goes beyond reducing emissions, it 
also encompasses human rights, the importance of nature, including 
biodiversity and how we utilize scarce resources such as water. FMC 
is aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals #2 (Zero 
Hunger), #8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), #13 (Climate 
Action) and #15 (Life on Land). FMC has established 2025 and 2035 
sustainability goals. Our 2025 goals include: 100 percent research 
and development spend on sustainable products, a total recordable 
incident rate of less than 0.1, and a score of 100 on the Community 
Engagement Index. Our 2035 goals include: 100 percent implementation 
of sustainable water practices, 100 percent waste to beneficial reuse, 
and net-zero greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions across the value chain 
(Scopes 1, 2 and 3). FMC is committed to the Science Based Target 
initiative (“SBTi”), Net-Zero Standard, in line with keeping the global 
temperature at 1.5°C above pre-industrial time and is in alignment 
with the Paris Agreement. FMC received validation on its near-term 
and net-zero targets in March of 2023. We are committed to a 42% 

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FMC tracks gender and racial representation as part of its recruitment, 
performance, and development processes to ensure equitable processes 
and to build a more representative leadership pipeline. Management 
is expected to actively support diversity initiatives for their respective 
geographies and business, as applicable, in order to build a more 
inclusive environment.

Safety 

Safety is a core value of FMC. We strive for an injury-free workplace, 
where every person returns home the same way they arrived. We 
encourage a culture of open reporting, to learn from our mistakes and 
work towards continuous improvement in behaviors and processes. As a 
result of our firm commitment to safety, our Total Recordable Incident 
Rate of 0.0547 continues to be among the lowest in the industry globally 
and in the top decile of peer companies in North America, placing our 
company among the safest organizations in the chemical industry. This 
level of performance underscores our collective commitment to work 
safely every day. We empower our people to always put safety first at 
work and at home. 

reduction in Scopes 1 and 2, and 25% reduction in Scope 3 by 2030, 
with a net-zero target across the value chain by 2035. FMC continues 
to make progress towards achieving our 2025 and 2035 environmental 
goals and our progress is reported annually in our sustainability report.

FMC developed and utilizes its Sustainability Assessment Tool to 
determine the sustainability of new active ingredients and formulated 
products in the research and development pipeline. This assessment, 
along with other product stewardship processes and tools, promotes the 
introduction and use of environmentally sustainable agricultural solutions. 

At FMC, we embed stewardship at each stage of the product life 
cycle, and stewardship priorities are built into the core of research 
and development, portfolio and marketing strategies. We continue to 
strive for open and transparent communications about our product 
stewardship successes and challenges. FMC is continuing to phase out 
Highly Hazardous Pesticides (“HHPs”) from our product portfolio. 
In 2023, HHPs accounted for approximately 0.1 percent of our total 
sales. This reduction of HHPs in our portfolio can be attributed to our 
internal processes which include continuous evaluation, close monitoring 
and subsequent phase out along with strong stewardship actions.

SEC filings are available free of charge on our website, www.fmc.com. Our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current 
reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports are posted as soon as practicable after we furnish such materials to the SEC.

Regulation FD Disclosures

The Company’s investor relations website, located at https://investors.fmc.com, should be considered as a recognized channel of distribution, and the 
Company may periodically post important information to the web site for investors, including information that the Company may wish to disclose 
publicly for purposes of complying with the federal securities laws and our disclosure obligations under the SEC’s Regulation FD. We encourage 
investors and others interested in the Company to monitor our investor relations website for material disclosures. Our website address is included in 
this Form 10-K as a textual reference only and the information on the website is not incorporated by reference into this Form 10-K.

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ITEM 1A Risk Factors

Among the factors that could have an impact on our ability to achieve operating results and meet our other goals are:

Industry Risks

Pricing and volumes in our markets are sensitive to a number of industry 
specific and global issues and events including:
	• Competition and new agricultural technologies - Our business faces 
competition, which could affect our ability to maintain or raise prices, 
successfully enter certain markets or retain our market position. 
Competition for our business includes not only generic suppliers of 
the same pesticidal active ingredients but also alternative proprietary 
pesticide chemistries and crop protection technologies that are bred 
into or applied onto seeds. Increased generic presence in agricultural 
chemical markets has been driven by the number of significant product 
patents and product data protections that have expired in the last 
decade, and this trend is expected to continue. Also, there are changing 
competitive dynamics in the agrochemical industry as some of our 
competitors have consolidated, resulting in them having greater scale 
and diversity, as well as market reach. These competitive differences 
may not be overcome and may erode our business. Agriculture in 
many countries is changing and new technologies (e.g., precision pest 
prediction or application, data management) continue to emerge. At 
this time, the scope and potential impact of these technologies are 
largely unknown but could have the potential to disrupt our business. 
	• Climate conditions - Our markets are affected by climatic conditions, 
both chronic and acute, which could adversely impact crop yields, 
pricing and pest infestations. For example, drought may reduce the 
need for fungicides, which could result in fewer sales and greater 
unsold inventories in the market, whereas excessive rain could lead to 
increased plant disease or weed growth requiring growers to purchase 
and use more pesticides. Drought and/or increased temperatures may 
change insect pest pressures, requiring growers to use more, less, or 
different insecticides. Natural disasters can impact production at our 
facilities in various parts of the world. The nature of these events 
makes them difficult to predict.
	• Geographic cyclicality - While our business is well balanced geographically, 
in any given calendar quarter a certain geography(ies) may predominate 
the demand for our products in light of seasonal variations typically 
associated with the crop protection market and the geographic regions 
in which we operate. Unexpected market conditions in any such 
predominating geography, such as adverse weather, pest pressures, 
or other risks described herein, may impact our business if occurring 
during a calendar quarter in which such geography is predominating.
	• Changing regulatory environment and public perception - Changes 
in the regulatory environment, particularly in the U.S., Brazil, China, 
India, Argentina and the European Union, could adversely impact 
our ability to continue producing and/or selling certain products in 
our domestic and foreign markets or could increase the cost of doing 
so. We are sensitive to regulatory risk given the need to obtain and 
maintain pesticide registrations in every country in which we sell 
our products. Moreover, we are required to comply with protocols or 
applicable regulatory requirements of biological products. Protocols 
and regulations may change, or regulatory agencies may determine 
that a biological product is not approvable. There is a risk that future 
regulatory requirements may lead to delays in development of biologicals 

or limit growth from biologicals. Many countries require re-registration 
of pesticides to meet new and more challenging requirements; while 
we defend our products vigorously, these re-registration processes 
may result in significant additional data costs, reduced number of 
permitted product uses, or potential product cancellation. Compliance 
with changing laws and regulations may involve significant costs 
or capital expenditures or require changes in business practice that 
could result in reduced profitability. In the European Union, the 
regulatory risk specifically includes the chemicals regulation known as 
REACH (Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals), 
which requires manufacturers to verify through a special registration 
system that their chemicals can be marketed safely. Changes to the 
regulatory environment may be influenced by non-government 
public pressure as a result of negative perception regarding the use 
of our crop protection products. Products reviewed by regulators and 
labeled safe for use may still be challenged by others which could 
lead to negative public perception or regulatory action. Competing 
products labeled safe for use were subject to lawsuits or claims, and a 
similar situation for our products could result in negative impacts. In 
addition, climate change may result in changes to the governmental 
policy around greenhouse gases, including emission caps, trade 
regulations and other mechanisms to promote reduction of carbon 
emissions. Depending on their nature and scope, this could subject 
our manufacturing operations and suppliers to significant additional 
costs or limits on operations and affect the sources and supply of 
energy. In addition, corporate Environmental Social and Governance 
(“ESG”) commitments and shifting market pressures in response to 
climate regulation and consumer expectations may influence demand 
of crop protection products.
	• Geographic presence outside of U.S. - We have a strong presence 
in Latin America, Europe and Asia, as well as in the U.S. We have 
continued to grow our geographic footprint particularly in Europe 
and key Asian countries such as India, which means that developments 
outside the U.S. will generally have a more significant effect on our 
operations than in the past. Our operations outside the U.S. are subject 
to special risks and restrictions, including: fluctuations in currency 
values; exchange control regulations; changes in local political or 
economic conditions; governmental pricing directives; import and 
trade restrictions or tariffs; import or export licensing requirements 
and trade policy; restrictions on the ability to repatriate funds; and 
other potentially detrimental domestic and foreign governmental 
practices or policies affecting U.S. companies doing business abroad. 
	• Climate change and land use impacts - Climate change may impact 
markets in which we sell our products, where, for example, a prolonged 
drought may result in decreased demand for our products. The more 
gradual effects of persistent temperature change in geographies with 
significant agricultural lands may result in changes in lands suitable 
for agriculture or changes in the mix of crops suitable for cultivation 
and the pests that may be present in such geographies. These shifts in 
pests may become more rapid and persistent with rising temperatures 
and increasing GHG levels. For example, prolonged increase in 
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crops not grown historically in such climates, leading growers to 
shift from crops such as wheat to soybean. It may also result in new 
or different weed, plant disease or insect pressures and such changes 
could impact the mix of crop protection products growers would 
purchase and, depending on the local market and our product 
offering, may be adverse for us. Growers may need to implement 
regenerative practices and shift to more climate-adaptive products 
as climate change impacts global crop yields and shifts harvestable 
regions and pest pressures. 
	• Fluctuations in commodity prices - Our operating results could be 
significantly affected by the cost of commodities such as chemical 
raw material commodities, energy commodities, and harvested 
crop commodities. We may not be able to raise prices or improve 
productivity sufficiently to offset future increases in chemical raw 
material or energy commodity pricing. Accordingly, increases in such 
commodity prices may negatively affect our financial results. We use 
hedging strategies, where available on reasonable terms, to address 
energy and material commodity price risks. However, we are unable 
to avoid the risk of medium- and long-term increases. Additionally, 
fluctuations in harvested crop commodity prices could negatively 
impact our customers’ ability to sell their products at previously 
forecasted prices resulting in reduced customer liquidity. Inadequate 
customer liquidity could affect our customers’ abilities to pay for our 

products and, therefore, affect existing and future sales or our ability 
to collect on customer receivables. 
	• Supply arrangements - Certain raw materials are critical to our 
production processes and our purchasing strategy and supply chain 
design are complex. We are closely monitoring raw material and 
supply chain costs. While we have made supply arrangements to meet 
planned operating requirements, an inability to obtain the critical 
raw materials or operate under contract manufacturing arrangements 
would adversely impact our ability to produce certain products and 
could lead to operational disruption and increase uncertainties around 
business performance. We source critical intermediates and finished 
products from a number of suppliers, largely outside of the U.S. and 
principally in China and India. An inability to obtain these products 
or execute under contract sourcing arrangements would adversely 
impact our ability to sell products. Our supply chain and business 
operations could be disrupted from the temporary closure of third-
party supplier and manufacturer facilities, interruptions in product 
supply or restrictions on the export or shipment of our products. Any 
disruption of our suppliers and contract manufacturers could impact 
our sales and operating results. In recent years, we have seen some 
logistics challenges, pointed supply chain shortages, and increased cost 
of goods due to disruptions in energy markets (such as that caused 
by the Russian war on Ukraine) and inflation.

Operational Risks

	• Global catastrophic events - A global catastrophic event (e.g., nuclear 
incident, pandemic, natural disaster) could endanger the lives and 
safety of our employees, limit market access, constrain supply and 
would require high levels of cross-functional coordination to maintain 
business continuity. If not properly managed, FMC could suffer 
substantial financial losses should the event negatively impact our 
operations or those of our customers. Global catastrophic events 
could also result in social, economic, and labor instability in the 
countries in which we or our customers and suppliers operate. These 
uncertainties could have a material adverse effect on our business 
and our results of operation and financial condition. A widespread 
health crisis could adversely affect the global economy, resulting in an 
economic downturn that could impact demand for our products. For 
example, the COVID-19 pandemic caused significant disruptions in 
the U.S. and global economies and resulted in persistent uncertainties 
throughout the duration of the pandemic. 
	• Business disruptions - We produce products through a combination 
of owned facilities and contract manufacturers. We own and operate 
large-scale active ingredient manufacturing facilities in the U.S. 
(Mobile), Puerto Rico (Manati), China (Jinshan), Denmark (Ronland), 
and India (Panoli). Our operating results are dependent in part on the 
continued operation of these production facilities. Interruptions at 
these facilities may materially reduce the productivity of a particular 
manufacturing facility, or the profitability of our business as a whole. 
Although we take precautions to enhance the safety of our operations 
and minimize the risk of disruptions, our operations and those of our 
contract manufacturers are subject to hazards inherent in chemical 
manufacturing and the related storage and transportation of raw 
materials, products and waste. These potential hazards include 
explosions, fires, mechanical failure, unscheduled downtimes, supplier 
disruptions, labor shortages or other labor difficulties, information 
technology systems outages, disruption in our supply chain or 
manufacturing and distribution operations, transportation interruptions, 

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chemical spills, discharges or releases of toxic or hazardous substances 
or gases, shipment of contaminated or off-specification product to 
customers, storage tank leaks, other environmental risks, cyberattacks, 
or other sudden disruption in business operations beyond our control 
as a result of events such as acts of sabotage, terrorism or war, civil 
or political unrest, severe weather and natural disasters, large scale 
power outages and public health epidemics and pandemics. Some of 
these hazards may cause severe damage to or destruction of property 
and equipment or personal injury and loss of life and may result in 
suspension of operations or the shutdown of affected facilities. 
	• Climate change and physical risk to operation sites - The acute and 
chronic effects of climate change such as rising sea levels, drought, 
flooding, hurricanes, excessive heat and general volatility in seasonal 
temperatures could adversely affect our operations globally. Extreme 
weather events attributable to climate change may result in, among 
other things, physical damage to our property and equipment, increased 
resource scarcity, including water, and interruptions to our supply chain. 
All of these items may have significant costs or capital expenditures. 
	• Litigation and environmental risks - Current reserves relating to our 
ongoing litigation and environmental liabilities may ultimately prove 
to be inadequate, which may have a material adverse impact on our 
results of operations. Products reviewed by regulators and labeled 
safe for use may still be challenged by others which could result in 
lawsuits or claims.
	• Hazardous materials - We manufacture and transport certain materials 
that are inherently hazardous due to their toxic or volatile nature. While 
we take precautions to handle and transport these materials in a safe 
manner, if they are mishandled or released into the environment, they 
could cause property damage or result in personal injury claims against us.
	• Environmental compliance - We are subject to extensive federal, state, 
local, and foreign environmental and safety laws, regulations, directives, 
rules and ordinances concerning, among other things, emissions in 

FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-Kthe air, discharges to land and water, and the generation, handling, 
treatment, disposal and remediation of hazardous waste and other 
materials. We may face liability arising out of the normal course of 
business or now discontinued operations, including alleged personal 
injury or property damage due to exposure to chemicals or other 
hazardous substances at our current or former facilities or chemicals 

that we manufacture, handle or own. We take our environmental 
responsibilities very seriously, but there is a risk of environmental 
impact inherent in our manufacturing operations and transportation 
of chemicals. Any substantial liability for environmental damage could 
have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of 
operations and cash flows.

PART I  
ITEM 1A Risk Factors

Portfolio Management Risks

	• Portfolio management risks - We continuously review our portfolio 
which includes the evaluation of potential business acquisitions that 
may strategically fit our business and strategic growth initiatives. If we 
are unable to successfully integrate and develop our acquired businesses, 
we could fail to achieve anticipated synergies including expected cost 
savings and revenue growth. Failure to achieve these anticipated synergies 
could materially and adversely affect our financial results. In addition 
to strategic acquisitions we evaluate the diversity of our portfolio in 
light of our objectives and alignment with our growth strategy, which 
may result in divestiture of underperforming or non-strategic assets. In 
implementing this strategy, we may not be successful and the gains or 
losses on the divestiture of, or lost operating income from, such assets 
may affect the Company’s earnings and debt levels. Moreover, we may 
incur asset impairment charges related to acquisitions or divestitures 
that negatively impact earnings and our financial position. 
	• Technological and new product discovery/development - Our ability 
to compete successfully depends in part upon our ability to maintain a 
superior technological capability and to continue to identify, develop 
and commercialize new and innovative, high value-added products for 
existing and future customers. Our investment in the discovery and 
development of new pesticidal active ingredients relies on discovery 
of new chemical molecules, biological strains or formulations. Such 
discovery processes depend on our scientists being able to find new 
molecules, strains and formulations, which are novel and outside of 
patents held by others, and such molecules/strains/formulations being 
efficacious against target pests. Our process also depends on our ability 
to develop those molecules, strains and formulations into new products 
without creating an undue risk to human health and the environment as 
well as meeting applicable regulatory criteria. The timeline from active 
ingredient discovery through full development and product launch 
averages 8-10 years depending on local regulatory requirements; the 
complexity and duration of developing new products create risks that 
product concepts may fail during development or, when launched, 
may not meet then-current market needs or competitive conditions.
	• Innovation and intellectual property - Our innovation efforts are 
protected by patents, trade secrets and other intellectual property 
rights that cover many of our current products, manufacturing 
processes, and product uses, as well as many aspects of our research 
and development activities supporting our new product pipeline. 
Trademarks protect valuable brands associated with our products. 
Patents and trademarks are granted by individual jurisdictions and the 
duration of our patents depends on their respective jurisdictions and 
payment of annuities. Our future performance will depend on our 
ability to address expiration of active ingredient composition of matter 
patents. We address patent expirations through effective enforcement 
of our patents that continue to cover key chemical intermediates and 
process patents, as well as portfolio life cycle management, particularly 
for our high value diamide insecticides (see “Diamide Growth Strategy” 
and “Patents, Trademarks and Licenses” in Item 1 for more details). If 
our innovation efforts fail to result in process improvements to reduce 

costs, such conditions could impede our competitive position. Some 
of our competitors may secure patents on production methods or 
uses of products that may limit our ability to compete cost-effectively.
	• Enforcement of intellectual property rights - The composition of 
matter patents on our Rynaxypyr® active ingredient are expiring in 
several key countries. We have a broad estate of additional patents 
regarding the production of Rynaxypyr® active ingredient, as well as 
trademark and data exclusivity protection in certain countries that 
extend well beyond the scope of the active ingredient composition 
of matter patents. (See “Diamide Growth Strategy” and “Patents, 
Trademarks and Licenses” in Item 1). We intend to strategically and 
vigorously enforce our patents and other forms of intellectual property 
and have done so already against several third parties. Other third 
parties may seek to enter markets with infringing products or may 
find alternative production methods that avoid infringement. We may 
not be successful in litigating to enforce our patents due to the risks 
inherent in any litigation. Patents involve complex factual and legal 
issues and, thus, the scope, validity or enforceability of any patent 
claims we have or may obtain cannot be clearly predicted. Patents 
may be challenged in the courts, as well as in various administrative 
proceedings before U.S. or foreign patent offices, and may be deemed 
unenforceable, invalidated or circumvented. We are currently and may 
in the future be a party to various lawsuits or administrative proceedings 
involving our patents. (See “Patents, Trademarks and Licenses” in 
Item 1). Such challenges can result in some or all of the claims of the 
asserted patent being invalidated or deemed unenforceable. As noted 
in Item 1 “Business,” two such patents have been ruled invalid in 
China and are currently on appeal. In such circumstances, an adverse 
patent enforcement decision could lead to the entry of competing 
chlorantraniliprole products in relevant markets and may result in a 
material adverse impact our financial results. 
	• ERP governance - We operate on a single global instance of SAP. 
Unmanaged or poorly managed system and hardware changes across 
the enterprise may disrupt operations, introduce vulnerabilities, and 
result in increased maintenance.
	• Potential tax implications of FMC Lithium separation - We received 
an opinion from outside counsel to the effect that the spin-off of 
FMC Lithium as a distribution to our stockholders, completed in 
March 2019, qualified as a non-taxable transaction for U.S. federal 
income tax purposes. The opinion is based on certain assumptions 
and representations as to factual matters from both FMC and FMC 
Lithium, as well as certain covenants by those parties. The opinion 
cannot be relied upon if any of the assumptions, representations or 
covenants is incorrect, incomplete or inaccurate or is violated in any 
material respect. The opinion of counsel is not binding upon the IRS 
or the courts and there is no assurance that the IRS or a court will 
not take a contrary position. It is possible that the IRS or a state or 
local taxing authority could take the position that the aforementioned 
transaction results in the recognition of significant taxable gain by 
FMC, in which case FMC may be subject to material tax liabilities.

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ITEM 1A Risk Factors

Financial Risks

	• Foreign exchange rate risks - We are an international company 
operating in many countries around the world, and thus face foreign 
exchange rate risks in the normal course of business. We are particularly 
sensitive to the movements of the Brazilian real, Chinese yuan, Indian 
rupee, Euro, Mexican peso and Argentine peso. While we engage in 
hedging and other strategies to mitigate these risks, unexpected severe 
changes in foreign exchange may create risks that could materially 
and adversely affect our expected performance.
	• Uncertain tax rates - Our future effective tax rates may be materially 
impacted by numerous items such as: a future change in the composition 
of earnings from foreign and domestic tax jurisdictions, as earnings 
in foreign jurisdictions are typically taxed at different statutory rates 
than the U.S. federal statutory rate; accounting for uncertain tax 
positions; business combinations; expiration of statute of limitations 
or settlement of tax audits; changes in valuation allowance; changes in 
tax law; currency gains and losses; and decisions to repatriate certain 
future foreign earnings on which U.S. or foreign withholding taxes 
have not been previously accrued.
	• Uncertain recoverability of investments in long-lived assets - We have 
significant investments in long-lived assets and continually review the 

General Risk Factors

	• Market access risk - Our results may be affected by changes in 
distribution channels, which could impact our ability to access the 
market. Consolidation of the value chain may limit FMC’s access in 
certain markets. Acquisition of retailers and wholesalers, particularly 
by competitors, could restrict FMC’s distribution footprint. Failure 
to adapt to similar trends in business to business and business to 
consumer could place FMC at a competitive disadvantage.
	• Compliance with laws and regulations - The global regulatory 
environment is becoming increasingly complex and requires more 
resources to effectively manage, which may increase the potential for 
misunderstanding or misapplication of regulatory standards.
	• Talent engagement and ethics/culture - The inability to recruit and 
retain key personnel, the unexpected loss of key personnel, or other 
external and internal factors and events could culminate in employee 
attrition and may adversely affect our operations. In addition, our 
future success depends in part on our ability to identify and develop 
talent to succeed senior management and other key members of the 
organization. We operate in markets where business ethics and local 
customs may differ from our company standards, increasing the risk 
of impropriety and regulatory enforcement. Significant effort will 
likely be required to ensure that the right mix of resources are trained, 
engaged and focused on achieving business objectives while adhering 
to our core values of safety, ethics and compliance.
	• Economic and geopolitical change - Our business has been and could 
continue to be adversely affected by economic and political changes 
in the markets where we compete including: trade restrictions, tariff 
increases or potential new tariffs, foreign ownership restrictions and 
economic embargoes imposed by the U.S. or any of the foreign 
countries in which we do business; changes in laws, taxation, and 
regulations and the interpretation and application of these laws, 
taxes, and regulations; restrictions imposed by the U.S. government 
or foreign governments through exchange controls or taxation policy; 
nationalization or expropriation of property, undeveloped property 

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carrying value of these assets for recoverability in light of changing 
market conditions and alternative product sourcing opportunities. 
We may recognize future impairments of long-lived assets, which 
could adversely affect our results of operations.
	• Pension and postretirement plans - Our U.S. Qualified Plan has 
been fully funded for the last several years and as such, the primary 
investment strategy is a liability hedging approach with an objective 
of maintaining the funded status of the plan such that the funded 
status volatility is minimized and the likelihood that we will be 
required to make significant contributions to the plan is limited. 
The portfolio is comprised of 100 percent fixed income securities 
and cash. Our plan assets and obligation under our U.S. Qualified 
Plan is in excess of $1 billion. Additionally, obligations related to our 
pension and postretirement plans reflect certain assumptions. To the 
extent actual experience differs from these assumptions, our costs and 
funding obligations could increase or decrease significantly. While we 
provide other defined benefit, defined contribution and postretirement 
benefits to our employees and retirees, our risk is focused on our U.S. 
Qualified Plan given its size to our consolidated financial position.

rights, and legal systems or political instability; other governmental 
actions; inflation rates and inflationary pressures leading to higher 
input costs, recessions; and other external factors over which we have 
no control. Continued inflationary pressures may negatively impact 
our revenue, gross and operating margins, and net income. For 
additional details, refer to the “Inflation” section of our Management’s 
Discussion and Analysis in Item 7. Economic and political conditions 
within the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions or strained relations between 
countries could result in fluctuations in demand, price volatility, loss 
of property, state sponsored cyberattacks, supply disruptions, or other 
disruptions. An open conflict or war across any region significant to 
our business could result in plant closures, employee displacement, and 
an inability to obtain key supplies and materials. In mid-April 2022, 
we announced the decision to discontinue our operations and business 
in Russia, as a result of their invasion of Ukraine, which resulted in a 
charge to our results of operations related to noncash asset write offs. 
Our values as a company did not allow us to operate and grow our 
business in Russia. The current military conflict between Russia and 
Ukraine could disrupt or otherwise adversely impact our operations 
in Ukraine; and related sanctions, export controls or other actions 
that may be initiated by nations including the U.S., the European 
Union or Russia (e.g., potential cyberattacks, disruption of energy 
flows, etc.) could adversely affect our business and/or our supply chain, 
business partners or customers in other countries beyond Ukraine. In 
Argentina, continued inflation and foreign exchange controls could 
adversely affect our business. Losses may be incurred as a result of 
various government actions in the country such as the devaluation 
of the Argentine peso, changes in tax policies, and changes in capital 
controls/policies. Realignment of change in regional economic 
arrangements could have an operational impact on our businesses. 
Our enforcement of intellectual property rights in jurisdictions 
outside of the United States may be impacted by geopolitical tensions 
between the United States and those other countries. In China, 
unpredictable enforcement of environmental regulations could result 

FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-Kin unanticipated shutdowns in broad geographic areas, impacting our 
contract manufacturers and raw material suppliers.
	• Information technology security and data privacy risks - As with 
all enterprise information systems, our information technology 
systems and systems operated by our vendors and third parties could 
be penetrated by outside parties’ intent on observing or gathering 
information, extracting information, corrupting information, deploying 
ransomware, or disrupting business processes. Remote and other 
work arrangements may leave the Company more vulnerable to a 
cyberattack. Our systems have in the past been, and likely will in the 
future be, subject to unauthorized access attempts. Implementing 
system updates or security patches in an untimely manner could 
leave our company exposed to security breaches. Unauthorized access 
to our networks or systems could disrupt our business operations 
and potentially result in failures or interruptions in our information 
systems, lockouts due to ransomware, or in the loss of assets and could 
have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or 
results of operations. We engage in response planning, simulations, 
trainings, tabletop exercises, and other efforts to mitigate risks 
associated with cybersecurity. Breaches of our security measures or the 
accidental loss, inadvertent disclosure, or unapproved dissemination 
of proprietary, sensitive, or confidential information about the 
Company, our employees, our vendors, or our customers, could 
result in litigation, violations of various data privacy regulations in 
some jurisdictions, and potentially result in a liability. We have not 
experienced a significant or material impact from these events to 
date and we may need to expend significant resources to maintain 
or continue to mature our protective and preventative measures to 
stay abreast of the ever-changing cybersecurity threat. We maintain 
a multifaceted cybersecurity program designed to identify, protect, 
detect, respond, and recover from a cybersecurity event. We ensure 
that the program is aligned with the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology (“NIST”) Cybersecurity Framework. Additionally, 
we continually engage in response planning, simulations, trainings, 
tabletop exercises, and other efforts to mitigate risk and prepare for 
a rapid response to any cybersecurity events. While we have taken 
measures to assess the requirements of, and to comply with the 
rapidly growing cybersecurity and data privacy regulations in multiple 
jurisdictions, these measures may be challenged by authorities that 
regulate cybersecurity and data-related compliance. We could incur 
significant expense in facilitating and responding to investigations 
and if the measures we have taken prove to be inadequate, we could 
face fines or penalties. This could damage our reputation, or otherwise 
harm our business, financial condition, or results of operations. 
	• Access to debt and capital markets - We rely on cash generated from 
operations and external financing to fund our growth and working 
capital needs. Limitations on access to external financing could adversely 
affect our operating results. Moreover, interest payments, dividends 
and the expansion of our business or other business opportunities 
may require significant amounts of capital. We believe that our cash 
from operations and available borrowings under our revolving credit 
facility will be sufficient to meet these needs in the foreseeable future. 
However, if we need external financing, our access to credit markets 
and pricing of our capital will be dependent upon maintaining 
sufficient credit ratings from credit rating agencies and the state of 
the capital markets generally. There can be no assurances that we 
would be able to obtain equity or debt financing on terms we deem 
acceptable, and it is possible that the cost of any financings could 

PART I  
ITEM 1A Risk Factors

increase significantly, thereby increasing our expenses and decreasing 
our net income. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow or 
raise adequate external financing, including as a result of significant 
disruptions in the global credit markets, we could be forced to restrict 
our operations and growth opportunities, which could adversely 
affect our operating results.
	• Credit default risks - We may use our existing revolving credit facility 
to meet our cash needs, to the extent available. In the event of a 
default in this credit facility or any of our senior notes, we could be 
required to immediately repay all outstanding borrowings and make 
cash deposits as collateral for all obligations the facility supports, 
which we may not be able to do. Any default under any of our credit 
arrangements could cause a default under many of our other credit 
agreements and debt instruments. Without waivers from lenders party 
to those agreements, any such default could have a material adverse 
effect on our ability to continue to operate. 
	• Exposure to global economic conditions - Deterioration in the global 
economy and worldwide credit and foreign exchange markets could 
adversely affect our business. A worsening of global or regional 
economic conditions or financial markets could adversely affect 
both our own and our customers’ ability to meet the terms of sale 
or our suppliers’ ability to perform all their commitments to us. A 
slowdown in economic growth in our international markets, or a 
deterioration of credit or foreign exchange markets could adversely 
affect customers, suppliers and our overall business there. Customers 
in weakened economies may be unable to purchase our products, 
or it could become more expensive for them to purchase imported 
products in their local currency, or sell their commodities at prevailing 
international prices, and we may be unable to collect receivables 
from such customers.
	• Restructuring – On December 15, 2023, the Board of Directors 
authorized management to proceed with a global restructuring plan 
which is referred to as “Project Focus.” Project Focus is designed to 
right-size our cost base and optimize our footprint and organizational 
structure with a focus on driving significant cost improvement and 
productivity in light of the precipitous drop in demand across the 
crop protection industry in 2023. We cannot guarantee that the 
activities under the restructuring program will result in the desired 
efficiencies and estimated cost savings, if any. In addition, our failure to 
effectively manage organizational changes as part of the restructuring 
program may lead to increased attrition and harm our ability to attract 
and retain key talent. Failure to successfully execute and realize the 
expected synergies from the restructuring program could materially 
and adversely affect our expected performance.
	• Channel inventory behavior – The Company relies in many countries 
and in varying degrees on distribution channels to access the 
market and reach farmers or other end use customers. An abrupt 
and widespread shift in purchasing behaviors (e.g., the current 
inventory destocking phenomenon) by channel partners and end 
use customers has and may continue to negatively and materially 
impact the Company’s volumes across important markets, which 
has adversely affected and may continue to adversely affect our 
results of operations. Such adverse effects could include but not 
be limited to materially reduced volumes purchased by customers, 
resulting in not only reduced sales, but also the Company bearing 
higher volumes of unsold product inventory, excess raw materials, 
and correspondingly increased carrying costs.

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ITEM 1B Unresolved Staff Comments

ITEM 1B Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

ITEM 1C Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Processes

As noted in Item 1A. Risk Factors, FMC recognizes that the threat of 
cybersecurity breaches may create significant risks for the Company. 
Accordingly, we are committed to an ongoing and comprehensive 
program to protect all company data, as well as data in our supply chain, 
from these threats. Our cybersecurity program includes governance 
defined by IT policies and standards and a robust IT risk management 
program. FMC uses several tools and controls to manage IT risk 
including, but not limited to, controls for the management of privileged 
access, anti-malware tools, required trainings for employees including 
an annual training module, simulated email phishing attacks, and 
other email security tools to detect and prevent intrusions as well as 
monitor threats. FMC employees have access to formal IT policies 
that define and clarify expected behaviors with respect to IT resources 
in various areas. The Company has a Cyber Incident Response Plan, 
which establishes procedures to prepare for and respond to a variety 
of cyber incidents, and continuously engages in response planning, 
simulations, trainings, tabletop exercises, and other efforts to mitigate 

risk and prepare for a rapid response to any incidents should they occur. 
Additionally, our contracts with third-party providers require those 
organizations to notify FMC of any cyber incident that occurs when 
our information has been impacted. FMC frequently communicates 
with our third-party service providers to ensure timely notification of 
any matters that may impact our data security.

Periodically, the Company has its cybersecurity programs audited by 
independent third parties using the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, 
which provides guidance to organizations on how to identify, prevent, 
detect, respond, and recover from cybersecurity threats. The most-recent 
audit was performed in 2022 over the Company’s 2021 cybersecurity 
program. The audit results showed that FMC has a mature and robust 
cybersecurity program that is rated at or above peer industry benchmarks 
and also provided insight for areas of future improvement in risk 
mitigation and further program development.

Management Oversight in Cybersecurity Governance

FMC’s senior management Operating Committee, which includes the 
Chief Executive Officer and all Company vice presidents, is responsible 
for review and oversight of the Company’s cybersecurity programs and 
risk assessment as well as the strategic direction of the program to address 
evolving risks. Specifically, David Kotch, Vice President and Chief 
Information Officer, serves as management’s expert in cybersecurity 
management. He has held various positions within the Company’s IT 
department, has an educational background in Information Systems, and 
contributes technical expertise to the Company’s Operating Committee. 
He serves as a member of the Chemical Information Technology 
Center’s CIO organization and the CIO Executive Summit. Mr. Kotch 
also belongs to various business associations, including industry and 
government associations, to ensure timely receipt of critical threat 
information as well as access resources useful in developing cost-effective 
security solutions to protect the Company’s personnel and information. 
Additionally, Andrew Sandifer, Executive Vice President and Chief 
Financial Officer, has completed continuing professional education 
courses covering the role of management and the board of directors 
in cybersecurity governance. Members of the management team are 
encouraged to engage in education opportunities related to cybersecurity.

FMC has established a process to assess the nature, scope and timing 
of a cyber incident and communicate the facts of the incident to 
management and the board of directors and, if needed, investors. In the 
event of a cybersecurity incident, the incident response team, which is 
managed by IT personnel, is responsible for ensuring the Chief Executive 
Officer and Operating Committee are notified in a timely manner. 
For any cybersecurity incident, there will be a cross-functional review, 

including the IT, legal, and finance teams, to evaluate qualitative and 
quantitative factors related to the incident to determine if the impact 
of the event is material. Individuals from other departments may be 
involved in this review depending on the facts and circumstances of 
the incident. These individuals will be responsible for responding to 
the event and monitoring the impacts on the Company’s operations, 
financial position, and results of operations. This team will also evaluate 
cyber incidents in the aggregate if related events occur. During the 
response and recovery related to a cyber incident, this team will meet 
daily or weekly depending on the severity of the event and continuously 
evaluate the nature, scope, and timing of the event. Members of the 
senior management Operating Committee, including the Chief 
Information Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, 
and General Counsel will be briefed as to the facts and circumstances of 
a cyber incident and determine if the event is considered material to the 
business. If such determination is made, the matter will be escalated to 
Board of Directors. For material incidents, the Company will provide 
information regarding the nature and scope of the incident to investors 
in compliance with SEC regulations. Throughout this process and the 
recovery following an incident, the Company is focused on considering 
the ever-changing facts and circumstances of the event and remaining 
as transparent with the investment community as possible.

During 2023, FMC did not directly experience a cybersecurity breach 
in any FMC system. During 2023, we did receive notification of 
cybersecurity breaches affecting third-party vendors, but none were 
material in nature for FMC.

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ITEM 1C Cybersecurity

Board of Directors Oversight in Cybersecurity Governance

FMC’s Board of Directors oversees the Company’s cybersecurity 
program primarily through its Audit Committee, which is comprised 
of independent directors whose prior work experience provides them 
with insights as to potential cybersecurity risks and mitigation strategies. 
Company executives along with external and internal cybersecurity 
experts update the Audit Committee at least quarterly on risks related to 
cybersecurity and the steps taken to monitor and control risk exposure. 
Additionally, the results of periodic audits performed on the Company’s 

cybersecurity programs, described above, are communicated to the 
Audit Committee upon completion.

In addition to the routine updates provided to the Audit Committee, 
FMC has an established policy for communication of cybersecurity 
incidents with the Board of Directors and, if material, the 
investor community. Refer to the discussion above for further details 
of this policy.

ITEM 2  Properties

FMC leases executive offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and operates 21 manufacturing facilities in 16 countries. Our major research and 
development facilities are in Newark, Delaware; Shanghai, China and Copenhagen, Denmark.

We believe our facilities are in good operating condition. The number and location of our owned or leased production properties for continuing 
operations are as follows:

TOTAL

North America
5

Latin 
America
1

Europe, Middle 
East and Africa
6

Asia
9

Total
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ITEM 3  Legal Proceedings

Like hundreds of other industrial companies, we have been named as 
one of many defendants in asbestos-related personal injury litigation. 
Most of these cases allege personal injury or death resulting from 
exposure to asbestos in premises of FMC or to asbestos-containing 
components installed in machinery or equipment manufactured or sold 
by discontinued operations. The machinery and equipment businesses we 
owned or operated did not fabricate the asbestos-containing component 
parts at issue in the litigation. Further, the asbestos-containing parts 
for this machinery and equipment were accessible only at the time of 
infrequent repair and maintenance. A few jurisdictions have permitted 
claims to proceed against equipment manufacturers relating to insulation 
installed by other companies on such machinery and equipment. We 
believe that, overall, the claims against FMC are without merit.

As of December 31, 2023, there were approximately 10,976 premises and 
product asbestos claims pending against FMC in several jurisdictions. 
Since the 1980s, approximately 122,000 asbestos claims against FMC 
have been discharged, the overwhelming majority of which have been 
dismissed without any payment to the claimant. Since the 1980s, 
settlements with claimants have totaled approximately $207 million.

We intend to continue managing these asbestos-related cases in accordance 
with our historical experience. We have established a reserve for this 
litigation within our discontinued operations and believe that any 
exposure of a loss in excess of the established reserve cannot be reasonably 
estimated. Our experience has been that the overall trends in asbestos 
litigation have changed over time. Over the last several years, we have 
seen changes in the jurisdictions where claims against FMC are being 
filed and changes in the mix of products named in the various claims. 
Because these claim trends have yet to form a predictable pattern, we 
are presently unable to reasonably estimate our asbestos liability with 
respect to claims that may be filed in the future.

Please see Note 1 “Principal Accounting Policies and Related Financial 
Information” - Environmental obligations, Note 11 “Environmental 
Obligations” and Note 20 “Guarantees, Commitments and 
Contingencies” in the notes to our consolidated financial statements 
included in this Form 10-K, the content of which are incorporated 
by reference to this Item 3.

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ITEM 4 Mine Safety Disclosures

ITEM 4  Mine Safety Disclosures

Not Applicable.

ITEM 4A Information About our Executive Officers

The executive officers of FMC Corporation, the offices they currently hold, their previous business experience and their ages as of December 31, 
2023, are as follows. 

Name
Mark A. Douglas

Age
61

Andrew D. Sandifer

54

Ronaldo Pereira

Michael F. Reilly

Diane Allemang

Jacqueline Scanlan

51

60

64

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Office and year of election
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director (20-present); President and Chief Operating Officer (18-19), 
President, FMC Agricultural Solutions (12-18); President, Industrial Chemicals Group (11-12); Vice President, 
Global Operations and International Development (10-11); Vice President, President Asia, Dow Advanced Materials 
(09-10); Board Member, Quaker Houghton (13-present); Board Member CropLife International (17-present); Board 
Member Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (16-present)
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (18-present); Vice President and Treasurer (16-18); 
Vice President, Corporate Transformation (14-16); Vice President, Strategic Development (10–14); Board Member, 
Philabundance (14-22); Board Trustee, Germantown Academy (17-present); Board Member, Koppers Holdings Inc. 
(23-present)
Executive Vice President and President, FMC Americas (21-Present); President, FMC Americas (19-21); 
Vice President, FMC LATAM (17-19); General Director, Brazil (16); Regional Head Brazil, Rotam (14-15); various 
Director positions, FMC Corporation (06-14)
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary (19-present); Vice President, 
Associate General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer (16-19); Associate General Counsel (13-16); Board 
Member, First State Montessori Academy, Inc. (18-present)
Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer (21-present); Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer (18-21); 
Global Marketing Director (15-18); Executive Vice President, North America, Cheminova Inc (11-15); Vice 
President, Global Regulatory Affairs, Cheminova Inc (08-11)
Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer (23-present); Senior Vice President, CHRO, Axalta (21-23); 
Senior Vice President, CHRO, Haemonetics (17-21); Corporate Vice President, Novo Nordisk (14-16); Vice President, 
Campbell Soup Company (07-14)

Vsevolod Rostovtsev

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Vice President, Chief Technology Officer (23-present); Director of Discovery Chemistry for Agricultural Solutions 
(17-23); Various research and technical leadership roles at DuPont (12-17)

All officers are elected to hold office for one year or until their successors are elected and qualified. No family relationships exist among any of the 
above-listed officers, and there are no arrangements or understandings between any of the above-listed officers and any other person pursuant to 
which they serve as an officer. The above-listed officers have not been involved in any legal proceedings during the past ten years of a nature for 
which the SEC requires disclosure that are material to an evaluation of the ability or integrity of any such officer.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER DIVERSITY 

Gender:
Number of executive officers based on gender identity
Ethnically/Racially diverse

Male
4
1

Female
2
0

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KPART II

ITEM 5  Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, 

Related Stockholders Matters and Issuer Purchases 
of Equity Securities

FMC common stock of $0.10 par value is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (Symbol: FMC). There were 2,101 registered common 
stockholders as of December 31, 2023.

FMC’s annual meeting of stockholders will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 via live webcast at https://www.virtualshareholdermeeting.
com/FMC2024. Notice of the meeting, together with instructions on how to access proxy materials, will be mailed approximately five weeks 
prior to the meeting to stockholders of record as of March 4, 2024.

Transfer Agent and Registrar of Stock:

EQ Shareowner Services
1110 Centre Pointe Curve, Suite 101
Mendota Heights, MN 55120-4100
Phone: 1-800-468-9716
(651-450-4064 local and outside the U.S.)
https://equiniti.com/us/

or
P.O. Box 64874
St. Paul, MN 55164-0874

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ITEM 5 Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholders Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Stockholder Return Performance Presentation 

The graph that follows shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing made by FMC under the Securities Act of 1933 or 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

The following Stockholder Performance Graph compares the five-year cumulative total return on FMC’s Common Stock with the S&P 500 
Index and the S&P 500 Chemicals Index. The comparison assumes $100 was invested on December 31, 2018, in FMC’s Common Stock and 
in both of the indices, and the reinvestment of all dividends.

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

FMC Corporation
S&P 500 Index
S&P 500 Chemicals Index

$
$
$

100.00 $
100.00 $
100.00 $

137.13 $
131.22 $
121.78 $

160.30 $
154.95 $
143.19 $

155.95 $
199.12 $
179.97 $

180.12 $
163.22 $
160.03 $

94.35
205.79
177.51

The following table summarizes information with respect to the purchase of our common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2023:

STOCK PERFORMANCE CHART

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

FMC Corporation

S&P 500 Index

S&P 500 Chemicals Index

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Period

October
November
December

TOTAL

Publicly Announced Program

Total Number of 
Shares Purchased(1)
829
882
726
2,437

Average Price Paid  
Per Share
63.04
53.43
55.88
57.45

$

$

Total Number of 
Shares Purchased

— $
—
—
— $

Total Dollar  
Amount Purchased
—
—
—
—

Maximum Dollar Value 
of Shares that May Yet  
be Purchased
825,000,142
825,000,142
825,000,142

$

(1)  Includes shares purchased in open market transactions by the independent trustee of the FMC Corporation Non-Qualified Savings and Investment Plan (“NQSP”). 

In February 2022, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $1 billion of the Company’s common stock. The $1 billion share 
repurchase program replaced in its entirety the previous authorization. In 2023, 651,052 shares were repurchased under the publicly announced 
repurchase program. At December 31, 2023, approximately $825 million remained unused under our Board-authorized repurchase program. 
This repurchase program does not include a specific timetable or price targets and may be suspended or terminated at any time. Shares may be 
purchased through open market or privately negotiated transactions at the discretion of management based on its evaluation of market conditions 
and other factors. We also reacquire shares from time to time from employees in connection with the vesting, exercise and forfeiture of awards 
under our equity compensation plans. In addition, the independent trustee of our non-qualified deferred compensation plan reacquires shares 
from time to time through open-market purchases relating to investments by employees in our common stock, one of the investment options 
available under the Plan.

As disclosed in more detail under the Outstanding debt caption in the Liquidity and Capital Resources section of this Form 10-K, in connection 
with an amendment to the Company’s credit agreement, the Company agreed that it shall not repurchase shares until September 30, 2025, with 
the exception of share repurchases under our equity compensation plans. 

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ITEM 6 [RESERVED]

ITEM 6 

[RESERVED]

ITEM 7  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of 

Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Overview

FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company dedicated 
to helping growers produce food, feed, fiber and fuel for an expanding 
world population while adapting to a changing environment. We 
operate in a single distinct business segment. We develop, market and 
sell all three major classes of crop protection chemicals (insecticides, 
herbicides and fungicides) as well as biologicals, crop nutrition, and seed 
treatment products, which we group as plant health. FMC’s innovative 

crop protection solutions enable growers, crop advisers and turf and 
pest management professionals to address their toughest challenges 
economically without compromising safety or the environment. FMC 
is committed to discovering new insecticide, herbicide, and fungicide 
active ingredients, product formulations and pioneering technologies 
that are consistently better for the planet. 

Forward-Looking Information

Statement under the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities 
Litigation Reform Act of 1995: FMC and its representatives 
may from time to time make written or oral statements that are 
“forward-looking” and provide other than historical information, 
including statements contained herein, in FMC’s other filings with 
the SEC, and in reports or letters to FMC stockholders.

In some cases, FMC has identified forward-looking statements by such 
words or phrases as “will likely result,” “is confident that,” “expect,” 
“expects,” “should,” “could,” “may,” “will continue to,” “believe,” 
“believes,” “anticipates,” “predicts,” “forecasts,” “estimates,” “projects,” 
“potential,” “intends” or similar expressions identifying “forward-looking 
statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform 
Act of 1995, including the negative of those words and phrases. Such 
forward-looking statements are based on management’s current views 
and assumptions regarding future events, future business conditions and 

Inflation

the outlook for the company based on currently available information. 
These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and 
other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from 
any results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or 
implied by any forward-looking statement. Additional factors include, 
among other things, the risk factors and other cautionary statements 
filed with the SEC included within this Form 10-K as well as other SEC 
filings and public communications. FMC cautions readers not to place 
undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak 
only as of the date made. Forward-looking statements are qualified 
in their entirety by the above cautionary statement. FMC undertakes 
no obligation, and specifically disclaims any duty, to update or revise 
any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances 
arising after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of 
anticipated events, except as otherwise required by law.

Current global inflationary pressures have affected our business, 
primarily due to higher than normal input costs, specifically raw 
materials, resulting in pressure on our operating margins. Costs impacted 
by inflation include labor and overhead costs, costs of certain raw 
materials, freight and logistics costs, tolling services, and equipment 

costs. We have partially mitigated inflation headwinds through pricing 
actions, cost saving initiatives, and alternate sourcing options. Costs, 
specifically input costs, became a tailwind during the third quarter of 
2023 representing the peak of inflationary headwinds.

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ITEM 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

2023 Highlights

The following are the more significant developments in our businesses 
during the year ended December 31, 2023:
	• As a result of increased inventory carrying costs and improved security 
of supply, distributors, retailers and growers rapidly reduced purchases 
across all four regions beginning in the latter half of the second quarter 
of 2023 and persisting through the remainder of the year. While 
grower consumption remained steady during 2023, volumes were 
down significantly driving a decline in results compared to the prior 
year. As a result of the destocking conditions and the related volume 
pressure, we initiated a global restructuring plan during the fourth 
quarter of 2023, which we refer to as “Project Focus” and discuss 
further under the section titled “Results of Operations.”
	• Revenue of $4,486.8 million in 2023 decreased $1,315.5 million 
or approximately 23 percent versus last year. A more detailed 
review of revenues is included under the section entitled “Results of 
Operations”. On a regional basis, sales in Latin America decreased 
by 33 percent, sales in Asia decreased 21 percent, sales in North 
America decreased 16 percent, and sales in Europe, Middle East and 
Africa decreased by 14 percent. Volume was negatively impacted by 
channel destocking across all four regions. Despite the challenging 
environment, revenues from products launched in the last five years 
were down only 2 percent, while our branded diamides were only 
down by 7 percent, outperforming the rest of our portfolio. 
	• Our gross margin, excluding the $25.8 million charge related to the 
application of the PAIS tax in Argentina, of $1,856.8 million decreased 
$470.0 million or approximately 20 percent versus last year as a result 
of a decrease in volumes across all regions as well as a decrease in 
prices in Latin America. Positive input cost improvement partially 
offset by unfavorable foreign currency movements also contributed 
to the change in gross margin during the period. Gross margin as 
a percent of revenue, excluding the impact of the Argentine PAIS 
tax, of 41.4 percent slightly increased compared to gross margin 
of 40.1 percent in the prior year period. Refer to Note 8 to the 
consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K 
for further details of the Argentine PAIS tax. 

2024 Outlook 

	• Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased from 
$775.2 million to $734.3 million, or approximately 5 percent. The 
decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses is a result of 
the operating cost mitigation actions implemented beginning in the 
second quarter as a result of the lower business performance.
	• Research and development expenses of $328.8 million increased 
$14.6 million or 5 percent. The increase in research and development 
expenditures is related to continued investment in our new active 
ingredient pipeline, including our acquired pheromones business, 
as well as inflation and labor cost increases. However, inflationary 
conditions improved in the second half of the year indicating the 
peak of inflationary headwinds. 
	• Net income (loss) attributable to FMC stockholders of $1,321.5 million 
increased $585.0 million from $736.5 million in the prior year period. 
As discussed further under the section titled “Results of Operations”, 
the change in the provision (benefit) for income taxes was the primary 
driver of the increase in net income (loss) attributable to FMC 
stockholders. During the fourth quarter, we recognized significant 
one-time tax benefits related to new tax incentives granted to the 
Company’s Swiss subsidiaries. In addition, we released our FMC 
Brazil valuation allowance as a result of new tax laws enacted in the 
country, resulting in the recognition of additional tax benefit. The 
increase in the benefit for income taxes was partially offset by the 
unprecedented decline in volumes as the distribution channel focused 
on channel destocking which significantly impacted our results. 
Additionally, we incurred severance and employee separation costs 
associated with Project Focus in 2023 as well as $101.0 million in 
currency related charges primarily driven by the significant actions 
taken by the Argentine Government during the fourth quarter 
of 2023. Interest expense, net increased $85.4 million compared 
to the prior year due to higher interest rates during the period. 
Adjusted after-tax earnings from continuing operations attributable 
to FMC stockholders of $474.5 million decreased $463.9 million or 
approximately 49 percent. See the disclosure of our adjusted earnings 
Non-GAAP financial measurement under the section titled “Results 
of Operations”.

We expect 2024 revenue will be in the range of approximately 
$4.50 billion to $4.70 billion, up approximately 2.5 percent at the 
midpoint versus 2023. The increase is largely driven by growth of new 
products, primarily in the second half, and assumes the crop protection 
market is flat-to-down low-single digits as modest market growth during 
the second half is offset by market contraction in the first half. We expect 
adjusted EBITDA(1) of $900 million to $1.05 billion, essentially flat vs 
the midpoint versus 2023 results. Headwinds to adjusted EBITDA in 
the first half are expected from continued destocking, higher inventory 
costs and modest pricing pressure. Tailwinds in the second half are 
expected from sales growth of new products, a greater portion of savings 
from restructuring actions and some benefit from market recovery. 2024 
adjusted earnings are expected to be in the range of $3.23 to $4.41 

per diluted share(1), up approximately 1 percent at the midpoint versus 
2023, due to lower interest expense and depreciation and amortization. 
The estimate for adjusted earnings excludes any impact from potential 
share repurchases in 2024. For cash flow outlook, refer to the liquidity 
and capital resources section below.

(1)  Although we provide forecasts for adjusted earnings per share and adjusted 
EBITDA (Non-GAAP financial measures), we are not able to forecast the 
most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance 
with U.S. GAAP. Certain elements of the composition of the U.S. GAAP 
amounts  are  not  predictable,  making  it  impractical  for  us  to  forecast. 
Such  elements  include,  but  are  not  limited  to,  restructuring,  acquisition 
charges, and discontinued operations. As a result, no U.S. GAAP outlook is 
provided.

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ITEM 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Results of Operations — 2023, 2022 and 2021 

Overview

The following charts provide a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA, 
adjusted earnings and organic revenue growth, all of which are 
Non-GAAP financial measures, from the most directly comparable 
GAAP measure. Adjusted EBITDA and organic revenue are provided 
to assist the readers of our financial statements with useful information 
regarding our operating results. Our operating results are presented 
based on how we assess operating performance and internally report 
financial information. For management purposes, we report operating 
performance based on earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation 
and amortization, discontinued operations, and corporate special 
charges. Our adjusted earnings measure excludes corporate special 
charges, net of income taxes, discontinued operations attributable 
to FMC stockholders, net of income taxes, and certain Non-GAAP 
tax adjustments. These are excluded by us in the measure we use to 

evaluate business performance and determine certain performance-based 
compensation. Organic revenue growth excludes the impacts of foreign 
currency changes, which we believe is a meaningful metric to evaluate 
our revenue changes. These items are discussed in detail within the 
“Other Results of Operations” section that follows. In addition to 
providing useful information about our operating results to investors, 
we also believe that excluding the effect of corporate special charges, 
net of income taxes, and certain Non-GAAP tax adjustments from 
operating results and discontinued operations allows management 
and investors to compare more easily the financial performance of our 
underlying business from period to period. These measures should not 
be considered as substitutes for net income (loss) or other measures 
of performance or liquidity reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

(in Millions) 
Revenue
Costs and Expenses
Costs of sales and services

Gross Margin

Selling, general and administrative expenses
Research and development expenses
Restructuring and other charges (income)
Total costs and expenses
Income from continuing operations before non-operating pension and postretirement 
charges (income), interest income, interest expense, and provision for income taxes(1)
Non-operating pension and postretirement charges (income)
Interest expense, net
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes
Net income (loss) (GAAP)
Adjustments to arrive at Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP):
Corporate special charges (income):

Restructuring and other charges (income)(3)
Non-operating pension and postretirement charges (income)(4)
Transaction-related charges(5)

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

2023

Year Ended December 31,
2022

2021

4,486.8

$

5,802.3

$

5,045.2

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

2,655.8
1,831.0
734.3
328.8
212.3
3,931.2

555.6
18.2
237.2
300.2
(1,119.3)
1,419.5
(98.5)
1,321.0

238.1
18.2
—
98.5
237.2
184.3
(1,119.3)
978.0

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

3,475.5
2,326.8
775.2
314.2
93.1
4,658.0

1,144.3
8.6
151.8
983.9
145.2
838.7
(97.2)
741.5

93.1
8.6
—
97.2
151.8
169.4
145.2
1,406.8

2,883.9
2,161.3
714.1
304.7
108.0
4,010.7

1,034.5
5.6
131.1
897.8
92.5
805.3
(68.2)
737.1

108.0
5.6
0.4
68.2
131.1
170.9
92.5
1,313.8

Discontinued operations, net of income taxes
Interest expense, net
Depreciation and amortization
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
ADJUSTED EBITDA (NON-GAAP)(2)
(1)  Referred to as operating profit. 
(2)  Adjusted EBITDA is defined as operating profit excluding corporate special charges (income) and depreciation and amortization expense.
(3)  See Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for details of restructuring and other charges (income). Includes $25.8 million 
of charges related to the expansion of the scope and rates of the existing Impuesto PAIS tax (“PAIS”) in Argentina, which was recorded to “Cost of Sales and 
services” on the consolidated statements of income (loss), as well as $212.3 million shown as Restructuring and other charges (income) on the consolidated 
statements of income (loss) for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023. 

$

$

$

(4)  Our non-operating pension and postretirement charges (income) are defined as those costs (benefits) related to interest, expected return on plan assets, amortized 
actuarial gains and losses and the impacts of any plan curtailments or settlements. These are excluded from our operating results and are primarily related to 
changes in pension plan assets and liabilities which are tied to financial market performance and we consider these costs to be outside our operational performance. 
We continue to include the service cost and amortization of prior service cost in our operating results noted above. These elements reflect the current year operating 
costs to our business for the employment benefits provided to active employees.

(5)  Charges relate to transaction costs, costs for transitional employees, other acquired employee related costs, integration related legal and professional third-party fees. 

These charges are recorded as a component of “Selling, general and administrative expense” on the consolidated statements of income (loss).

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ITEM 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Adjusted Earnings Reconciliation

(in Millions)
Net income (loss) attributable to FMC stockholders (GAAP)

Corporate special charges (income), pre-tax(1)
Income tax expense (benefit) on Corporate special charges (income)(2)

$

2023

Year Ended December 31,
2022

2021

$

$

1,321.5
256.3
(32.8)
223.5
(1.6)
98.5
(1,167.4)

736.5
101.7
1.5
103.2
6.8
97.2
(5.3)

739.6
114.0
(20.3)
93.7
—
68.2
(14.8)

Corporate special charges (income), net of income taxes
Adjustment for noncontrolling interest, net of tax on Corporate special charges (income)
Discontinued operations attributable to FMC Stockholders, net of income taxes
Non-GAAP tax adjustments(3)
ADJUSTED AFTER-TAX EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS 
ATTRIBUTABLE TO FMC STOCKHOLDERS (NON-GAAP)
(1)  Represents restructuring and other charges (income), non-operating pension and postretirement charges (income) and transaction-related charges. Includes $25.8 million 
of charges related to the PAIS tax which was recorded to “Cost of Sales and services” on the consolidated statements of income (loss) as well as $212.3 million shown 
as Restructuring and other charges (income) on the consolidated statements of income (loss) for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023.

474.5

938.4

886.7

$

$

$

$

$

$

(2)  The income tax expense (benefit) on Corporate special charges (income) is determined using the applicable rates in the taxing jurisdictions in which the Corporate 
special charge or income occurred and includes both current and deferred income tax expense (benefit) based on the nature of the non-GAAP performance measure.
(3)  We exclude the GAAP tax provision, including discrete items, from the Non-GAAP measure of income, and instead include a Non-GAAP tax provision based upon 
the annual Non-GAAP effective tax rate. The GAAP tax provision includes, and the Non-GAAP tax provision excludes, certain discrete tax items including, but 
not limited to: income tax expenses or benefits that are not related to current year ongoing business operations; tax adjustments associated with fluctuations in foreign 
currency remeasurement of certain foreign operations; certain changes in estimates of tax matters related to prior fiscal years; certain changes in the realizability 
of deferred tax assets; and changes in tax law. Management believes excluding these discrete tax items assists investors and securities analysts in understanding the 
tax provision and the effective tax rate related to ongoing operations thereby providing investors with useful supplemental information about FMC’s operational 
performance. Refer to the explanation below on the provision for income taxes for further detail of the increase in non-GAAP tax adjustments for the twelve months 
ended December 31, 2023.

Organic Revenue Growth Reconciliation

Total Revenue Change (GAAP)
Less: Foreign Currency Impact

ORGANIC REVENUE CHANGE (NON-GAAP)

Results of Operations

 Twelve Months Ended 
December 31, 2023 vs. 2022  
(23)%
(1)%
(22)%

In the discussion below, all comparisons are between the periods unless otherwise noted.

Revenue

2023 vs. 2022
Revenue of $4,486.8 million decreased $1,315.5 million, or 
approximately 23 percent versus the prior year period. The decrease 
was primarily driven by a 22 percent decrease from volumes, which were 
down across all four regions due to the channel destocking by growers 
and the distribution channel. The decrease in revenues was also due to 
an unfavorable foreign currency impact of approximately 1 percent.

2022 vs. 2021
Revenue of $5,802.3 million increased $757.1 million, or approximately 
15 percent versus the prior year period. The increase was driven by higher 
volumes, which accounted for an approximate 11 percent increase, as 
well as favorable pricing which accounted for an approximate 7 percent 
increase. Volume growth was primarily driven by Latin America and 
North America. Foreign currency tailwinds had an unfavorable impact 
of approximately 3 percent on revenue. Excluding foreign currency 
impacts, revenue increased approximately 18 percent.

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PART II  
ITEM 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

See below for a discussion of revenue by region.

Total Revenue by Region

(in Millions)
North America
Latin America
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
Asia
TOTAL REVENUE

2023 vs. 2022 
North America: Revenue decreased approximately 16 percent in the 
year ended December 31, 2023. The significant decrease in volumes 
period over period was due to the channel destocking by growers and 
the distribution channel. The decrease in volumes was partially offset 
by improved product mix in the region due to new branded products 
launched within the last five years as well as positive pricing actions.

Latin America: Revenue decreased approximately 33 percent, or 
approximately 35 percent organically, for the year ended December 31, 
2023 compared to the prior year period driven primarily by the pressure 
on volumes due to channel destocking as well as drought conditions 
in Brazil. Additionally, pricing actions were a headwind during the 
period. The decreases in volumes and pricing were partially offset by 
positive FX movements during the period. During the fourth quarter, 
we successfully launched Premio® Star insecticide in Brazil contributing 
to branded diamide sales in Latin America.

EMEA: Revenue decreased approximately 14 percent, or approximately 
10 percent organically, versus the prior year period as a result of the 
decline in volumes due to a channel destocking as well as adverse 
weather conditions in the region partially offset by positive pricing 
actions and strong diamides sales in the region.

Asia: Revenue decreased approximately 21 percent, or approximately 
16 percent organically, versus the prior year period caused by channel 
destocking during the period resulting in a decline in volumes during 
the period. FX continued to be a headwind in the region. 

For 2024, full-year revenue is expected to be in the range of approximately 
$4.50 billion to $4.70 billion, which represents an increase of 
approximately 2.5 percent at the midpoint versus 2023.

Gross margin

2023 vs. 2022 
Gross margin of $1,831.0 million decreased by $495.8 million, or 
approximately 21 percent versus the prior year period resulting from 
a 29 percent decrease in volumes caused by a significant channel 
destocking partially offset by a 10 percent increase due to positive 
input cost improvement. Unfavorable foreign currency impacts of 
2 percent also contributed to the decline in gross margin during the 
period. Gross margin, excluding the $25.8 million charge related to 
the application of the PAIS tax in Argentina, of $1,856.8 million 
decreased $470.0 million or approximately 20 percent versus last year. 

Gross margin percent of approximately 40.8 percent remained consistent 
with gross margin percent of 40.1 percent in the prior year period. 
Gross margin as a percent of revenue, excluding the impact of the 
Argentine PAIS tax, was 41.4 percent. 

Refer to Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements included 
within this Form 10-K for further details of the Argentine PAIS tax.

Year Ended December 31,
2022

2023

1,204.8
1,401.1
899.2
981.7
4,486.8

$

$

1,435.8
2,088.2
1,039.7
1,238.6
5,802.3

$

$

$

$

2021

1,117.2
1,633.4
1,040.0
1,254.6
5,045.2

2022 vs. 2021 
North America: Revenue increased approximately 29 percent in 
the year ended December 31, 2022, driven by strong volumes and 
pricing actions. In the US, growth was driven by sales of herbicides, 
insecticides, and fungicides. In Canada our results were driven by low 
channel inventory of insecticides, strength in selective herbicides, and 
the successful launch of Coragen® MaX insecticide. 

Latin America: Revenue increased approximately 28 percent, or 
approximately 25 percent excluding foreign currency tailwinds, for 
the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the prior year period, 
driven by strong volumes and price increases. Growth in the region was 
primarily driven by Brazil and Argentina. Double digit gains across all 
segments were driven by commodity price and acreage increases. Our 
investments in market access also contributed to growth in the region.

EMEA: Revenue remained flat versus the prior year period; however, 
revenue increased approximately 12 percent excluding foreign currency 
headwinds. The lack of growth from prior year was largely impacted 
by foreign currency headwinds as well as weather in Southern Europe 
and the absence of Russian sales. Results were driven by strong pricing 
actions as well as volume growth, led by Northern Europe, Germany, 
and Turkey, demand for selective herbicides on cereals and other crops, 
and demand for our diamides on fruits and vegetables.

Asia: Revenue decreased approximately 1 percent versus the prior year 
period, however revenue increased approximately 5 percent excluding 
foreign currency headwinds. The change in revenue from prior year 
was primarily impacted by foreign currency headwinds, a reduction 
in rice acres in India, and weather conditions, particularly in India 
and Pakistan. These impacts were partially offset by price actions and 
strong performance in Australia.

2022 vs. 2021
Gross margin of $2,326.8 million increased by $165.5 million, or 
approximately 8 percent versus the prior year period. The increase was 
primarily due to top line revenue growth which was partially offset by 
higher costs due to rising input costs from inflationary pressures and 
foreign currency headwinds. 

Gross margin percent of approximately 40 percent slightly decreased 
from approximately 43 percent in the prior year period, driven by 
significant cost headwinds, primarily due to input cost inflation, and 
foreign currency headwinds.

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ITEM 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Selling, general and administrative expenses

2023 vs. 2022 
Selling, general and administrative expenses of $734.3 million decreased 
by $40.9 million, or approximately 5 percent versus the prior year 
period. The decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses is a 
result of the operating cost mitigation actions we undertook beginning 
in the latter half second quarter in response to the volume pressures. 

2022 vs. 2021
Selling, general and administrative expenses of $775.2 million increased 
by $61.1 million, or approximately 9 percent versus the prior year 
period. Spending increased globally to support our revenue growth. 
Additionally, spending was driven by inflation from labor costs and 
third party spend, as well as market access expansion.

Research and development expenses

2023 vs. 2022 
Research and development expenses of $328.8 million increased by 
$14.6 million, or approximately 5 percent versus the prior year period. 
The increase in research and development expenditures is related to 
continued investment in our new active ingredient pipeline, including 
our recently acquired pheromones business, as well as inflation and 
labor cost increases. However, inflation conditions improved in the 
second half of the year indicating the peak of inflationary headwinds. 

Other Results of Operations

Depreciation and amortization

2023 vs. 2022 
Depreciation and amortization of $184.3 million increased $14.9 million, 
or approximately 9 percent, as compared to 2022 of $169.4 million. 
The increase was driven by additional assets placed into service during 
2023 and accelerated depreciation associated with certain assets at one 
of our research facilities.

Interest expense, net

2023 vs. 2022 
Interest expense, net of $237.2 million increased by $85.4 million, 
or approximately 56 percent, compared to $151.8 million in 2022. 
The increase was primarily driven by higher interest rates and, to a 
lesser extent, higher debt balances in our portfolio. Specifically, higher 
domestic interest rates increased interest expense by approximately 
$63 million and higher domestic short-term balances increased interest 
expense by approximately $18 million during the period. Higher 
foreign interest rates and debt balances also contributed to the increase 
by approximately $7 million.

Corporate special charges (income)

Restructuring and other charges (income)

2022 vs. 2021
Research and development expenses of $314.2 million increased by 
$9.5 million, or approximately 3 percent versus the prior year period. 
The increase in research and development expenditures is related to 
continued investment in our new active ingredient pipeline as well as 
inflation and labor cost increases.

2022 vs. 2021
Depreciation and amortization of $169.4 million decreased $1.5 million, 
or approximately 1 percent, as compared to 2021 of $170.9 million. 

2022 vs. 2021
Interest expense, net of $151.8 million increased by $20.7 million, 
or approximately 16 percent, compared to $131.1 million in 2021. 
The increase was driven by higher interest rates and higher debt 
balances which increased interest expense by approximately $28 
million for domestic debt and $7 million for foreign debt, partially 
offset by the benefits of the refinancing activity completed in 
the fourth quarter of 2021 which decreased interest expense by 
approximately $12 million.

Our restructuring and other charges (income) are comprised of restructuring, assets disposals and other charges (income) as described below:

(in Millions)
Restructuring charges
Other charges (income), net
TOTAL RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES (INCOME)(1)
(1)  See Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K for more information.

$

$

Year Ended December 31,
2022

2021

2023

48.4
163.9
212.3

$

$

(26.1) $
119.2
93.1

$

41.1
66.9
108.0

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ITEM 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

2023
Restructuring and other charges (income) includes $40.1 million of 
severance and employee separation costs and $5.4 million of provider costs 
associated with the Project Focus restructuring initiative. In connection 
with Project Focus, the Company expects to incur pre-tax restructuring 
charges in the range of approximately $180 to $215 million, inclusive 
of charges incurred during 2023. This estimate, which is subject to 
future changes, includes severance and related benefit costs in the range 
of $85 to $100 million, asset write-off charges of approximately $80 
to $90 million, consulting and other professional service fees in the 
range of $5 to $15 million, and other charges of up to $10 million. 
We may incur additional asset write-off charges, inventory and other 
working capital charges, primarily associated with the liquidation of 
excess inventory in select markets, relocation charges, and contract 
termination charges in connection with Project Focus and will provide 
an estimate of charges when known.

Other restructuring costs of $8.7 million relate to employee separation and 
asset impairment costs incurred as part of various ongoing initiatives. These 
restructuring charges were offset by a $5.8 million gain recognized on the 
disposition of land related to a previously closed manufacturing facility. 

Other charges (income) of $163.9 million is comprised of $75.2 million 
in currency related charges primarily driven by the significant actions 
taken by the Argentine Government during the 4th quarter of 2023. We 
incurred $63.4 million related to the adjustment of the official exchange 
rate in Argentina announced during December 2023. Additionally, 
similar devaluation actions in Argentina and Pakistan during previous 
quarters resulted in $11.8 million of currency related charges. Other 
charges (income) also includes $13.0 million in charges primarily 
resulting from the third quarter acquisition of in-process research and 
development assets that do not meet the criteria for capitalization. We 
also incurred $66.9 million in environmental charges associated with 
remediation and other miscellaneous charges of $8.8 million. 

2022 
Restructuring and other charges (income) is primarily comprised of 
a gain of $50.5 million recognized on the disposition of land related 
to a closed manufacturing facility. Restructuring and other charges 
(income) is also comprised of charges of $5.9 million of severance and 
employee separation costs, $11.2 million related to fixed asset charges, 
and $7.3 million of other restructuring related charges incurred as 
part of various restructuring initiatives disclosed in previous periods.

Other charges (income) is primarily comprised of $76.8 million in 
exit charges related to our decision to cease operations and business 
in Russia. Additional charges of $42.4 million relate primarily to 
environmental charges, which were impacted by higher inflation rates. 

2021 
Restructuring charges in 2021 primarily consisted of $16.7 million of 
charges associated with the integration of the DuPont Crop Protection 
Business which was completed in 2020 except for certain in-flight 
initiatives. These charges primarily reflect non-cash charges and to a 
lesser extent remaining severance. Restructuring charges associated 
with the DuPont program were largely complete. There were other 
restructuring charges of $13.4 million related to various actions to 
improve organizational structure as well as regional alignment activities 
which primarily included the move of our European headquarters. Types 
of costs primarily relate to facility-related shut down costs including 
asset impairments as well as employee-related costs.

Other charges (income), net in 2021 includes $33.5 million of charges 
related to the establishment of reserves for certain historical India indirect 
tax matters that were triggered during the period of which approximately 
half are non-cash charges. See Note 20 to the consolidated financial 
statements included within this Form 10-K for further information 
regarding this matter. Additional charges of $27.1 million consists of 
charges of environmental sites.

Non-operating pension and postretirement charges (income)

2023 vs. 2022
The charge for 2023 was $18.2 million compared to $8.6 million in 
2022. Higher interest rates during the period resulted in an increase to 
interest costs for pension and other postretirement benefits.

2022 vs. 2021
The charge for 2022 was $8.6 million compared to $5.6 million in 
2021. The increase is primarily due to rising interest rates during 2022 
compared to 2021 partially offset by higher expected return on plan assets. 

Provision for income taxes
Provision for income taxes for 2023 was a benefit of $1,119.3 million resulting in an effective tax rate of negative 372.9 percent. Provision for 
income taxes for 2022 was expense of $145.2 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 14.8 percent. Provision for income taxes for 2021 was 
expense of $92.5 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 10.3 percent. Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 
10-K includes more details on the drivers of the GAAP effective rate and year-over-year changes. 

We believe showing the reconciliation below of our GAAP to Non-GAAP effective tax rate provides investors with useful supplemental information 
about our tax rate on the core underlying business.

Year Ended December 31,

2023
Tax 
Provision 
(Benefit)

Income 
(Expense)

Effective 
Tax Rate

Income 
(Expense)

2022
Tax 
Provision 
(Benefit)

Effective 
Tax Rate

Income 
(Expense)

2021
Tax 
Provision 
(Benefit)

Effective 
Tax Rate

(in Millions)

$

300.2

$ (1,119.3) $ (372.9)% $

GAAP - Continuing operations
Corporate special charges 
(income)(1)
Tax adjustments(2)
NON-GAAP - CONTINUING 
12.6%
OPERATIONS
(1)  Primarily our decision to cease operations and business in Russia in 2022. As a result, we recorded a pre-tax charge of $76.8 million with minimal tax benefit.
(2)  Refer to note 3 of the Adjusted Earnings Reconciliation table within this section of this Form 10-K for an explanation of tax adjustments.

14.5% $ 1,085.6

13.7% $ 1,011.8

32.8
1,167.4

(1.5)
5.3

20.3
14.8

14.8% $

$ 127.6

10.3%

101.7

983.9

897.8

256.3

556.5

149.0

114.0

145.2

92.5

80.9

$

$

$

$

$

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ITEM 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The primary drivers for the fluctuations in the effective tax rate for each 
period are provided in the table above. During the three months ended 
December 31, 2023, the Company’s Swiss subsidiaries were granted 
ten-year tax incentives effective for 2023 and retroactively for 2021 and 
2022. The tax incentives were awarded for the Company’s commitment 
to invest in additional headcount and transfer significant intellectual 
property, which is planned for 2024, as well as commitment to establish 
a new global technology and innovation center in Switzerland. Deferred 
tax benefits of $1,149 million and related valuation allowances of 
$318 million were recorded during the three months ended December 31, 
2023 to reflect the net estimated future reductions in tax of $831 million 
associated with the incentives.

Historically, FMC’s Brazil valuation allowance position was based on 
long-standing local transfer pricing rules, as well as certain material 
favorable permanent statutory tax deductions available to FMC Brazil 
as part of local tax law. During the three months ended June 30, 2023, 
Brazil passed legislation to conform to Organization for Economic 

Discontinued operations, net of income taxes

Our discontinued operations primarily reflect adjustments to retained 
liabilities from previously discontinued operations and include 
environmental liabilities, other postretirement benefit liabilities, 
self-insurance, long-term obligations related to legal proceedings and 
historical restructuring activities. See Note 10 to the consolidated 
financial statements included within this Form 10-K for additional 
details on our discontinued operations.

2023 vs. 2022 
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes represented a loss of 
$98.5 million in 2023 compared to a loss of $97.2 million in 2022. 
The loss during both periods was primarily due to adjustments related 
to the retained liabilities from our previously discontinued operations.

Net income (loss) 

2023 vs. 2022 
Net income increased to $1,321.0 million from $741.5 million. Results in 
the current year period were higher than the prior year period primarily as 
a result of a decrease to our provision for income taxes of $1,264.5 million 
resulting in an income tax benefit for the year. During the fourth quarter, 
we recognized significant one-time tax benefits related to new tax incentives 
granted to the Company’s Swiss subsidiaries. In addition, we released 
our FMC Brazil valuation allowance as a result of new tax laws enacted 
in the country, resulting in the recognition of additional tax benefit. 
The increase in the benefit for income taxes was partially offset by the 
unprecedented decline in volumes as the distribution channel focused 
on channel destocking significantly decreasing our revenues and gross 
margin as discussed above. Additionally, an increase in interest expense 
of $85.4 million, primarily driven by higher interest rates, also offset the 
increase in net income as well as higher restructuring and other charges. 

The only difference between Net income (loss) and Net income (loss) 
attributable to FMC stockholders is noncontrolling interest.

Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) transfer pricing rules effective 
in 2024. Conformity to OECD transfer pricing rules favorably impacts 
the statutory income level of FMC Brazil. In 2023, the Company 
continued to monitor its valuation allowance throughout the third and 
fourth quarters considering this law change. Further, on December 29, 
2023, the Brazilian Government enacted new tax law that significantly 
limits FMC Brazil’s ability to benefit in the future from the material 
favorable permanent statutory tax deductions previously available as 
part of local tax law. During the three months ended December 31, 
2023, the Company released its FMC Brazil valuation allowance and 
recorded a tax benefit of approximately $223 million.

Excluding the items in the table above, changes in the non-GAAP 
effective tax rate were primarily due to the impact of geographic mix of 
earnings among our global subsidiaries. See Note 12 to the consolidated 
financial statements included within this Form 10-K for additional details 
related to the provisions for income taxes on continuing operations, as 
well as items that significantly impact our effective tax rate.

2022 vs. 2021 
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes represented a loss 
of $97.2 million in 2022 compared to a loss of $68.2 million in 
2021. The loss during both periods was primarily due to adjustments 
related to the retained liabilities from our previously discontinued 
operations. Higher inflation rates negatively impacted adjustments to 
our environmental and other retained liabilities in 2022. Offsetting 
the losses in 2021 was the gain on sales of land in our discontinued 
sites of $15 million, net of taxes.

2022 vs. 2021 
Net income increased to $741.5 million from $737.1 million. The higher 
results were driven by higher revenues and margins. However, these 
increases were mainly offset by higher selling, general and administrative 
costs, interest expense, income taxes, and discontinued operations expenses.

The only difference between Net income (loss) and Net income (loss) 
attributable to FMC stockholders is noncontrolling interest. The 2022 
noncontrolling interest includes the portion of the $50.5 million gain 
on the land disposition (see Corporate special charges (income) section 
above) attributable to the other partner.

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ITEM 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)

2023 vs. 2022
Adjusted EBITDA of $978.0 million decreased $428.8 million, or 
approximately 30 percent versus the prior year period. The decrease was 
due to lower volumes impacting adjusted EBITDA by 48 percent as well 
as unfavorable foreign currency impacts of approximately 2 percent. 
The decrease was partially offset by cost and price movements, which 
both increased adjusted EBITDA by approximately 18 percent and 
2 percent, respectively.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As a global agricultural sciences company, we require cash primarily for 
seasonal working capital needs, capital expenditures, and return of capital 
to shareholders. We plan to meet these liquidity needs through available 
cash, cash generated from operations, commercial paper issuances and 
borrowings under our committed revolving credit facility as well as other 
liquidity facilities, and in certain instances access to debt capital markets. 
We believe our strong financial standing and credit ratings will ensure 
adequate access to the debt capital markets on favorable conditions. 
Information involving our material cash requirements is detailed below.

Cash

Cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2023 and 2022, were 
$302.4 million and $572.0 million, respectively. Of the cash and cash 
equivalents balance at December 31, 2023, $286.9 million was held by 
our foreign subsidiaries. We have established plans to repatriate cash from 
certain foreign subsidiaries with minimal tax on a go forward basis. Other 
cash held by foreign subsidiaries is generally used to finance subsidiaries’ 
operating activities and future foreign investments. See Note 12 to the 
consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for 
more information on our indefinite reinvestment assertion.

Outstanding debt

At December 31, 2023, we had total debt of $3,957.6 million as 
compared to $3,274.0 million at December 31, 2022. Total debt included 
$3,023.6 million and $2,733.2 million of long-term debt (excluding 
current portions of $96.5 million and $88.5 million) at December 31, 
2023 and 2022, respectively. Our short-term debt consists of foreign 
borrowings and borrowings under our commercial paper program. 
Foreign borrowings increased from $81.8 million at December 31, 2022 
to $98.0 million at December 31, 2023 while outstanding commercial 
paper increased from $370.5 million at December 31, 2022 to $739.5 
million at December 31, 2023. We provide parent-company guarantees 
to lending institutions providing credit to our foreign subsidiaries.

On May 18, 2023, we issued $500.0 million aggregate principal amount 
of 5.150% Senior Notes due 2026, $500.0 million aggregate principal 
amount of 5.650% Senior Notes due 2033 and $500.0 million aggregate 
principal amount of 6.375% Senior Notes due 2053. The net proceeds 
from the offering were used to pay down both outstanding commercial 
paper and the 2021 Term Loan Facility as well as for general corporate 
purposes. Fees incurred to secure the Senior Notes have been deferred 
and will be amortized over the terms of the arrangement. In conjunction 
with the issuance of the Senior Notes, we settled on various interest 
rate swap agreements, which were entered into to hedge the variability 
in treasury rates. See Note 19 for details on the interest rate swap 
settlement, which will be amortized over the terms of the arrangement.

2022 vs. 2021
Adjusted EBITDA of $1,406.8 million increased $93.0 million, or 
approximately 7 percent versus the prior year period. The increase 
was due to higher pricing and higher volume which accounted for 
approximately 28 percent and 20 percent increases respectively. These 
factors more than offset significant cost increases, primarily attributable 
to raw materials, which had an unfavorable impact of approximately 
35 percent and foreign currency fluctuations which had an unfavorable 
impact of approximately 6 percent on adjusted EBITDA.

In June 2023, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to that 
certain Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of 
June 17, 2022. In November 2023, the Company further amended its 
credit agreement to provide additional financial flexibility given current 
market challenges, which are expected to persist during the covenant 
relief period. As defined in the amendment, the maximum leverage 
ratio is increased to 6.50 through the period ending June 30, 2024. 
The maximum leverage ratio will incrementally step down during the 
covenant relief period ending at 3.75 for the quarter ended September 30, 
2025. The amendment also lowers the minimum interest coverage ratio 
to 2.50 beginning with the quarter ended December 31, 2023 and then 
incrementally increases during the covenant relief period. The minimum 
interest coverage ratio will return to the current level of 3.50 beginning 
with the quarter ended September 30, 2025. Additionally, the Company 
shall not repurchase shares during the covenant relief period, with the 
exception of share repurchases under our equity compensation plans.

As of December 31, 2023, we were in compliance with all of our debt 
covenants. See Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements included 
within this Form 10-K for further details. We remain committed to 
solid investment grade credit metrics.

Our total debt maturities, excluding discounts, is $3,984.0 million at 
December 31, 2023, with $934.0 million payable in the next 12 months. 
As of December 31, 2023, we had contractual interest obligations of 
$2,017.1 million outstanding, with $144.9 million payable in the next 
12 months. Contractual interest is the interest we are contracted to 
pay on our long-term debt obligations. We do not have any long-term 
debt subject to variable interest rates at December 31, 2023.

Access to credit and future liquidity and funding 
needs

At December 31, 2023, our remaining borrowing capacity under our 
credit facility was $1,009.0 million. Our commercial paper program 
allows us to borrow at rates generally more favorable than those 
available under our credit facility. At December 31, 2023, we had 
$739.5 million borrowings outstanding under the commercial paper 
program at an average borrowing rate of 6.11 percent. Our commercial 
paper balances fluctuate from year to year depending on working capital 
needs. Based on cash generated from operations, our existing liquidity 
facilities, which includes the revolving credit agreement with the option 
to increase capacity up to $2.75 billion, and our continued access to 
debt capital markets, we have adequate liquidity to meet any of the 
company’s debt obligations in the near term including any current 
portion of long-term debt.

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ITEM 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Working Capital Initiatives

We offer to a select group of suppliers a voluntary supply chain finance 
program as part of our continued efforts to improve our working 
capital efficiency. We do not believe that changes in the availability of 
the supply chain finance program would have a significant impact on 
our liquidity. See Note 2 for more information on the key terms and 
balances of the program. 

From time to time, the Company may sell receivables on a non-recourse 
basis to third-party financial institutions. These sales are normally 
driven by specific market conditions, including, but not limited to, 
foreign exchange environments, customer credit management, as well 
as other factors where the receivables may lay. See Note 9 for more 
information on receivables factoring.

Commitments

We provide guarantees to financial institutions on behalf of certain 
customers, principally customers in Brazil for their seasonal borrowing. 
The total of these guarantees was $137.5 million at December 31, 
2023. These guarantees arise during the ordinary course of business 
from relationships with customers and nonconsolidated affiliates. 
Non-performance by the guaranteed party triggers the obligation 
requiring us to make payments to the beneficiary of the guarantee. Based 
on our experience these types of guarantees have not had a material 
effect on our consolidated financial position or on our liquidity. Our 
expectation is that future payment or performance related to the non-
performance of others is considered unlikely.

In connection with certain of our property and asset sales and divestitures, 
we have agreed to indemnify the buyer for certain liabilities, including 
environmental contamination and taxes that occurred prior to the date 
of sale. Our indemnification obligations with respect to these liabilities 
may be indefinite as to duration and may or may not be subject to a 
deductible, minimum claim amount or cap. In cases where it is not 
possible for us to predict the likelihood that a claim will be made or 
to make a reasonable estimate of the maximum potential loss or range 
of loss, no specific liability has been recorded. If triggered, we may be 
able to recover certain of the indemnity payments from third parties. 
In cases where it is possible, we have recorded a specific liability within 
our Reserve for Discontinued Operations. Refer to Note 10 to the 
consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K 
for further details.

Taxes, Pension, Environmental, and Other 
Discontinued Liabilities

As of December 31, 2023, the liability for uncertain tax positions was 
$62.4 million. We also have a liability attributable to the transition 
tax on deemed repatriated foreign earnings incurred as a result of the 
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) of $62.6 million. Our consolidated 
balance sheets contain accrued pension and other postretirement benefits, 
our environmental liabilities, and our other discontinued liabilities 
for which we are unable to make a reasonably reliable estimate of the 

amount and periods in which these liabilities might be paid beyond 
2024. See our discussion under 2024 Cash Flow Outlook in the Free 
Cash Flow section within this Form 10-K for information on these 
liabilities and the related expected payments in 2024.

Derivatives

At times we can be in a derivative liability position that can require 
future cash obligations. As of December 31, 2023, we had derivative 
contract obligations of $11.4 million, with the full amount payable 
in the next 12 months.

Leases

We have lease arrangements for equipment and facilities, including 
office spaces, IT equipment, transportation equipment, and machinery 
equipment. As of December 31, 2023, we had fixed lease payment 
obligations of $173.8 million, with $29.9 million payable within 
12 months.

Purchase obligations

Purchase obligations consist of agreements to purchase goods and 
services that are enforceable and legally binding and specify all 
significant terms, including fixed or minimum quantities to be 
purchased, price provisions and timing of the transaction. We have 
entered into a number of purchase obligations for the sourcing of 
materials and energy where take-or-pay arrangements apply. As 
of December our purchase obligations were $325.4 million, with 
$150.3 million payable in the first 12 months. The majority of 
the minimum obligations under these contracts are take-or-pay 
commitments over the life of the contract and not a year by year 
take-or-pay, and as such, the obligations related to these types of 
contacts are presented in the earliest period in which the minimum 
obligation could be payable under these types of contracts.

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ITEM 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Statement of Cash Flows

Cash provided (required) by operating activities was $(300.3) million, $660.0 million and 
$898.6 million for 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

The table below presents the components of net cash provided (required) by operating activities of continuing operations.

(in Millions)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity in (earnings) loss of affiliates, non-operating 
pension expense postretirement charges, interest expense, net and income taxes (GAAP)
Restructuring and other charges (income), transaction-related charges and depreciation and 
amortization
Operating income before depreciation and amortization 

$

$

Change in trade receivables, net(1)
Change in guarantees of vendor financing
Change in advance payments from customers(2)
Change in accrued customer rebates(3)
Change in inventories(4)
Change in accounts payable(5)
Change in all other operating assets and liabilities(6)
Restructuring and other spending(7)
Environmental spending, continuing, net of recoveries(8)
Pension and other postretirement benefit contributions(9)
Net interest payments(10)
Tax payments, net of refunds(11)
Transaction and integration costs(12)

Year ended December 31,
2022

2021

2023

555.6 $

1,144.3

$

1,034.5

396.6
952.2 $
192.4
(72.4)
(199.1)
16.0
(72.8)
(626.0)
(13.7)
(30.3)
(34.5)
(2.4)
(229.6)
(180.1)
—

$

262.5
1,406.8
(443.9)
(64.2)
52.1
69.6
(182.3)
165.3
(10.3)
(35.2)
(26.9)
(4.5)
(144.0)
(122.0)
(0.5)

279.3
1,313.8
(241.1)
65.6
283.6
108.7
(320.7)
144.4
(77.6)
(34.7)
(63.6)
(5.3)
(125.8)
(139.2)
(9.5)

CASH PROVIDED (REQUIRED) BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES OF CONTINUING 
OPERATIONS (GAAP)
(1)  The change in trade receivables in all periods include the impacts of seasonality and the receivable build intrinsic in our business. The change in cash flows related to trade 
receivables in 2023 was driven by timing of collections as well as lower volumes for revenue year over year. Collection timing is more pronounced in certain countries such as 
Brazil where there may be terms significantly longer than the rest of our business. Additionally, timing of collection is impacted as amounts for all periods include carry-over 
balances  remaining  to  be  collected  in  Latin  America,  where  collection  periods  are  measured  in  months  rather  than  weeks.  During  2023,  we  collected  approximately 
$1.1 billion of receivables in Brazil. 

(300.3) $

660.0

898.6

$

$

(2)  Advance payments are typically received in the fourth quarter of each year, primarily in our North America operations as revenue associated with advance payments is 
recognized, generally in the first half of each year following the seasonality of that business, as shipments are made and title, ownership and risk of loss pass to the customer. The 
change in 2023 was driven by lower advance payments received during 2023 compared to the same period in 2022 as well as a higher application of those advances against 
current period sales. The change in 2022 and 2021 was related to higher overall payments received primarily due to strong North America seasons in both years.

(3)  These rebates are primarily associated within North America, and to a lesser extent Brazil, and in North America generally settle in the fourth quarter of each year given the 
end of the respective crop cycle. The change in 2023 compared to 2022 and 2021 are mostly associated with the mix in sales eligible for rebates and incentives which includes 
lower revenues for eligible products compared to the prior periods. 

(4)  The change in inventory during 2023 is the result of lower than expected sales volume during the period. The change in cash flows during 2022 reflect the inventory build 
required to meet forecasted business demand. The change in cash flows during 2021 include an inventory build to help manage supply chain volatility as well as higher input costs. 
(5)  The change in cash flows related to accounts payable in 2023 is primarily due to lower raw material inventory purchases due to the decline in demand and, to a lesser extent, 
the timing of payments made to suppliers and vendors. The changes in accounts payable in 2022 and 2021 are primarily due to timing of payments made to suppliers and 
vendors. In 2022, the change in cash flows related to accounts payable was also impacted by cost inflation.

(6)  Changes in all periods presented primarily represent timing of payments associated with all other operating assets and liabilities. Additionally, the 2022 and 2021 period includes 
the effects of the unfavorable contracts amortization of approximately $82 million and $103 million, respectively. The contract expired during the fourth quarter of 2022. 

(7)  See Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for further details.
(8) 

Included in our results for each of the years presented are environmental charges for environmental remediation of $66.9 million, $34.7 million and $27.1 million, 
respectively. The amounts in 2023 will be spent in future years. The amounts represent environmental remediation spending which were recorded against pre-existing reserves, 
net of recoveries. Environmental obligations for continuing operations primarily represent obligations at shut down or abandoned facilities within businesses that do not meet 
the criteria for presentation as discontinued operations. Amounts in 2021 include payments of $32.2 million related to the Pocatello Tribal Litigation. Refer to Note 11 to 
the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for more details.

(9)  There were no voluntary contributions to our U.S. qualified defined benefit plan, which is slightly over funded, in 2023, 2022 and 2021.
(10)  Interest payments were higher during 2023 largely due to higher interest rates and, to a lesser extent, higher debt balances in our portfolio. 
(11)  Amounts shown in the chart represent net tax payments of our continuing operations across various jurisdictions.
(12)  Represents payments for legal and professional fees associated with integrating the DuPont Crop Protection Business. The integration is complete and the 2022 payments are 

associated with settlement of final amounts payable.

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ITEM 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Cash provided (required) by operating activities 
of discontinued operations was $(86.1) million, 
$(77.6) million and $(78.5) million for 2023, 
2022 and 2021, respectively.

Cash provided (required) by investing activities 
of discontinued operations was zero, zero 
$19.7 million for 2023, 2022 and 2021, 
respectively.

Cash required by operating activities of discontinued operations in 2023 
is directly related to environmental spending of $54.5 million as well as 
$31.6 million for other postretirement benefit liabilities, self-insurance, 
long-term obligations related to legal proceedings, collectively. 2022 
and 2021 spending were of a similar nature. Additionally, during 
2023, we paid $16.5 million for a portion of settlement amount 
related to one of our discontinued foreign environmental remediation 
sites. The remaining payment of $11.3 million is expected in 2024.

Cash provided (required) by investing activities 
of continuing operations was $(154.4) million, 
$(266.4) million and $(131.7) million for 2023, 
2022 and 2021, respectively.

Cash required for 2023 is primarily related to capital expenditures for 
increased capacity, and to a lesser extent, acquisition related spending 
associated with the acquired IPR&D assets completed during the 
third quarter of 2023.

Cash required for 2022 is primarily related to capital expenditures 
needed for increased capacity, as well the consideration paid for the 
BioPhero acquisition. Capital expenditures in 2022 increased due to 
spending directed towards capacity expansion. This usage of cash was 
offset by the proceeds received on the disposition of land on a previously 
shutdown manufacturing facility.

Cash required in 2021 is primarily due to capital expenditures and 
spending related to our contract manufacturing arrangements. We 
completed the final stage of our SAP system implementation during 
the early part of 2021.

Free Cash Flow

We define free cash flow, a Non-GAAP financial measure, as all cash 
inflows and outflows excluding those related to financing activities (such 
as debt repayments, dividends, and share repurchases) and acquisition 
related investing activities. Free cash flow is calculated as all cash from 
operating activities reduced by spending for capital additions and other 
investing activities as well as legacy and transformation spending. 
Therefore, our calculation of free cash flow will almost always result in 
a lower amount than cash from operating activities from continuing 
operations, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure. However, 
the free cash flow measure is consistent with management’s assessment 
of operating cash flow performance and we believe it provides a useful 
basis for investors and securities analysts about the cash generated by 
routine business operations, including capital expenditures, in addition 
to assessing our ability to repay debt, fund acquisitions including cost 
and equity method investments, and return capital to shareholders 
through share repurchases and dividends.

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Cash provided by investing activities of discontinued operations in 2021 
represents the proceeds from the sale of land at one of our discontinued 
sites. This resulted in a gain recognized within discontinued operations 
of approximately $15.4 million net of taxes.

Cash provided (required) by financing activities 
was $331.5 million, $(237.4) million and 
$(747.9) million in 2023, 2022 and 2021, 
respectively.

The change in cash provided by financing activities in 2023 is primarily 
due to higher commercial paper balances and an increase in short term 
foreign borrowings as well as the proceeds from the Senior Notes. This 
increase was partially offset by the repayment of the $800 million 
term loan, and $75 million in repurchases of common stock under 
the publicly announced program. 

The change in cash required by financing activities in 2022 is primarily 
driven by lower share repurchases under our publicly announced 
program as well as lower repayments on long term debt.

The change in cash required by financing activities in 2021 is primarily 
driven due to the payment of long term debt and the increase in share 
repurchases under our publicly announced program.

Our use of free cash flow has limitations as an analytical tool and should 
not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for an analysis of our 
results under U.S. GAAP. First, free cash flow is not a substitute for cash 
provided (required) by operating activities of continuing operations, 
as it is not a measure of cash available for discretionary expenditures 
since we have non-discretionary obligations, primarily debt service, 
that are not deducted from the measure. Second, other companies may 
calculate free cash flow or similarly titled Non-GAAP financial measures 
differently or may use other measures to evaluate their performance, 
all of which could reduce the usefulness of free cash flow as a tool for 
comparison. Additionally, the utility of free cash flow is further limited 
as it does not reflect our future contractual commitments and does not 
represent the total increase or decrease in our cash balance for a given 
period. Because of these and other limitations, free cash flow should be 
considered along with cash provided (required) by operating activities 
of continuing operations and other comparable financial measures 
prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KPART II  
ITEM 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The table below presents a reconciliation of free cash flow from the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure.

FREE CASH FLOW RECONCILIATION

(in Millions)
Cash provided (required) by operating activities of continuing operations (GAAP)

Transaction and integration costs(1)

Adjusted cash from operations(2)

Capital expenditures(3)
Other investing activities(3)(4)

Capital additions and other investing activities

Cash provided (required) by operating activities of discontinued operations(5)
Proceeds from land disposition(6)
Cash provided (required) by investing activities of discontinued operations(5)
Transaction and integration costs(1)
Investment in Enterprise Resource Planning system(3)

$

$

$

Year ended December 31,
2022

2021

2023

(300.3) $
—
(300.3) $
(133.9)
(9.8)
(143.7) $
(86.1)
5.8
—
—
—
(80.3) $
(524.3) $

$

$

660.0
0.5
660.5
(142.3)
23.6
(118.7) $
(77.6)
50.5
—
(0.5)
—
(27.6) $
$
514.2

898.6
9.5
908.1
(100.1)
(13.7)
(113.8)
(78.5)
—
19.7
(9.5)
(12.7)
(81.0)
713.3

Legacy and transformation(7)
FREE CASH FLOW (NON-GAAP)
(1)  Represents payments for legal and professional fees associated with the DuPont Crop Protection Business Acquisition in addition to costs related to integrating 
the DuPont Crop Protection Business. See Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for more information. Cash spending 
associated with these initiatives is complete.

$
$

(2)  Adjusted cash from operations is defined as cash provided (required) by operating activities of continuing operations excluding the effects of transaction-related 

cash flows, which are included within legacy and transformation. There are no remaining cash flows expected related to previously incurred transaction costs. 

(3)  Components of cash provided (required) by investing activities of continuing operations. Refer to the below discussion for further details.
(4)  Included  in  the  amounts  is  cash  spending  associated  with  contract  manufacturers  of  $2.9  million,  $6.8  million  and  $18.8  million  for  the  years  ended 

December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

(5)  Refer to the above discussion for further details.
(6)  During December 2022, we finalized a land transfer agreement with the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government. We received cash proceeds of $50.5 million 
for the land transfer. During 2023, we received the final payment of $5.8 million related to the agreement. For additional detail on this transaction, see Note 8 
to our consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K.

(7)  Includes our legacy liabilities such as environmental remediation and other legal matters and our discontinued investing activities that are reported in discontinued 
operations as well as business integration costs associated with the DuPont Crop Protection Business Acquisition and the implementation of our new SAP system.

2024 Cash Flow Outlook 

Our cash needs for 2024 include operating cash requirements (particularly 
working capital as well as environmental, asset retirement obligation, 
and restructuring spending), capital expenditures, and legacy and 
transformation spending, as well as mandatory payments of debt, 
dividend payments and, if applicable, share repurchases. We plan to 
meet our liquidity needs through available cash, cash generated from 
operations, commercial paper issuances and borrowings under our 
committed revolving credit facility. At December 31, 2023 our remaining 
borrowing capacity under our credit facility was $1,009.0 million.

We expect 2024 free cash flow (Non-GAAP) to fall within a range of 
approximately $400 million to $600 million. At the mid-point of the 
range, there is a significant increase year over year driven largely by 
the rebuilding of payables and lower inventory. 

Although we provide a forecast for free cash flow, a Non-GAAP financial 
measure, we are not able to forecast the most directly comparable measure 
calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which is cash 
provided (required) by operating activities of continuing operations. 
Certain elements of the composition of the U.S. GAAP amount are 
not predictable, making it impractical for us to forecast. Such elements 
include, but are not limited to, restructuring, acquisition charges, and 
discontinued operations. As a result, no U.S. GAAP outlook is provided.

Cash from operating activities of continuing operations

We expect cash from operating activities to be in the range of 
approximately $670 million to $850 million. Cash from operating 
activities also includes cash requirements related to our pension plans, 
environmental sites, restructuring and asset retirement obligations, 
taxes and interest on borrowings. 

Pension

We do not expect to make any voluntary cash contributions to our 
U.S. qualified defined benefit pension plan in 2024. The plan is 
slightly overfunded and our portfolio is comprised of 100 percent 
fixed income securities and cash. Our investment strategy is a liability 
hedging approach with an objective of maintaining the funded status 
of the plan such that the funded status volatility is minimized and the 
likelihood that we will be required to make significant contributions 
to the plan is limited.

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KPART II  
ITEM 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Environmental

Projected 2024 spending, net of recoveries includes approximately 
$35 million to $45 million of net environmental remediation spending 
for our sites accounted for within continuing operations. Environmental 
obligations for continuing operations primarily represent obligations at 
shut down or abandoned facilities within businesses that do not meet 
the criteria for presentation as discontinued operations.

Projected 2024 spending, net of recoveries includes approximately 
$50 million to $60 million of net environmental remediation spending for 
our discontinued sites, which is part of legacy and transformation noted 
below. These projections include spending as a result of a settlement reached 
in 2019 at our Middleport, New York site of $10 million maximum per 
year, on average, until the remediation is complete as well as a settlement 
agreement reached during the second quarter of 2023 with the other 
party involved at one of our foreign environmental remediation sites.

Total projected 2024 environmental spending, inclusive of sites 
accounted for within both continuing operations and discontinued 
sites, is expected to be in the range of $85 million to $105 million.

Restructuring and asset retirement obligations

We expect to make payments of approximately $80 million to $100 
million in 2024, of which approximately $5 million is related to exit 
and disposal costs as a result of our previous decision in 2019 to exit 
sales of all carbofuran formulations (including Furadan® insecticide/
nematicide, as well as Curaterr® insecticide/nematicide and any other 
brands used with carbofuran products).

In response to the unprecedented downturn in the global crop protection 
market that resulted in severe channel destocking, we initiated the Project 
Focus global restructuring plan. This program is designed to right-size 
our cost base and optimize our footprint and organizational structure 
with a focus on driving significant cost improvement and productivity. 
As noted in the section titled “Results of Operations,” we expect to incur 
approximately $180 to $215 million of pre-tax restructuring charges in 
total over the life of the program, which includes $80 to $90 million of 
non-cash asset write-off charges. Included within the estimated charges 
are costs needed to transition various activities to Switzerland in order to 
realize the benefits associated with the recently awarded tax incentives of 
approximately $1.4 billion granted to the Company’s Swiss subsidiaries. 
The estimate also includes, but is not limited to, employee severance 
and related benefit costs, and consulting and other professional service 
fees. We may incur additional asset write-off charges, inventory and 
other working capital charges, primarily associated with the liquidation 
of excess inventory in select markets, relocation charges, and contract 
termination charges in connection with Project Focus and will provide an 
estimate of charges when known. The projected restructuring spending 
for 2024 includes $70 million to $90 million related to the Project Focus 
activities which will be presented within Legacy and transformation 
as part of our Free Cash Flow Reconciliation in 2024. The Company 
expects Project Focus to deliver $50 to $75 million in contributions 

to adjusted EBITDA in 2024. The targeted annual run-rate savings is 
$150 million or more by the end of 2025 from the program once fully 
implemented, which is expected by the end of 2025.

Capital additions and other investing activities

Projected 2024 capital expenditures and expenditures related to 
contract manufacturers are expected to be in the range of approximately 
$95 million to $105 million. The spending is mainly driven by 
investments for our new products. Expenditures related to contract 
manufacturers are included within “other investing activities”.

Legacy and transformation

Projected 2024 legacy and transformation spending are expected to be in 
the range of approximately $155 million to $165 million. This is primarily 
driven by environmental remediation spending for our discontinued 
sites, discussed above, and other legacy liabilities as well as transformation 
spending associated with Project Focus also discussed above.

Share repurchases

In February 2022, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of 
up to $1 billion of the Company’s common stock. During the year ended 
December 31, 2023, 651,052 shares were repurchased under the publicly 
announced repurchase program. At December 31, 2023, approximately 
$825.0 million remained unused under our Board-authorized repurchase 
program. This repurchase program does not include a specific timetable 
or price targets and may be suspended or terminated at any time. 
Shares may be purchased through open market or privately negotiated 
transactions at the discretion of management based on its evaluation of 
market conditions and other factors. We also reacquire shares from time to 
time from employees in connections with vesting, exercise and forfeiture 
of awards under our equity compensation plans. In connection with 
an amendment to the Company’s credit agreement, disclosed in more 
detail under the Outstanding debt caption in the Liquidity and Capital 
Resources section of this Form 10-K, the Company agreed that it shall 
not repurchase shares until September 30, 2025, with the exception of 
share repurchases under our equity compensation plans.

Dividends

On January 18, 2024, we paid dividends aggregating $72.5 million to our 
shareholders of record as of December 29, 2023. This amount is included 
in “Accrued and other liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheet as of 
December 31, 2023. For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 
2021, we paid $290.5 million, $267.5 million and $247.2 million in 
dividends, respectively. We expect to continue to make quarterly dividend 
payments. Future cash dividends, as always, will depend on a variety of 
factors, including earnings, capital requirements, financial condition, 
general economic conditions and other factors considered relevant by us 
and is subject to final determination by our Board of Directors.

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KPART II  
ITEM 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Contingencies

See Note 20 to our consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K.

Climate Change

We are concerned about the consequences of climate change and will 
take prudent and cost-effective actions that reduce GHG emissions 
to the atmosphere.

FMC is committed to continuing to do its part to address climate 
change and its impacts on nature and communities, establishing goals 
related to waste, water, and net-zero emissions by 2035. FMC published 
its first sustainability report in 2011 and has been reporting its GHG 
emissions and mitigation strategy to CDP since 2016. FMC details 
the business risks and opportunities we have due to climate change 
and its impacts in our CDP climate change and water security reports 
and has been recognized as a leader in climate disclosures. 

Even as we take action to minimize the release of GHG emissions, 
additional warming is anticipated. Long-term, higher average global 
temperatures could result in induced changes in natural resources, growing 
seasons, precipitation patterns, weather patterns, species distributions, 
water availability, sea levels, and biodiversity. These impacts could 
cause changes in supplies of raw materials used to maintain FMC’s 
production capacity and could lead to possible increased sourcing costs. 
Extreme weather events attributable to climate change may result in, 
among other things, physical damage to our property and equipment, 
and interruptions to our supply chain. In addition, depending on how 
pervasive the climate impacts are in the different geographic locations, 
FMC’s customers could be impacted by chronic or acute climate events. 
Demand for FMC’s products is dependent upon growers’ livelihood 
and ability to adapt to the impacts of climate change.

Though the nature of these events makes them difficult to predict, 
to respond to the uncertainty and better understand our risks and 
opportunities, we have conducted climate related scenario analyses 
consistent with the recommendations provided by the Taskforce for 
Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (“TCFD”). As part of the TCFD 
scenario analysis, we have evaluated both physical and transitional risks 
and opportunities across multiple time horizons. In accordance with the 
TCFD guidance, we leveraged scenarios published by the International 
Energy Agency (“IEA”) and the United Nations’ Intergovernmental 
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), including a scenario below 2°C. 
Results of this analysis are integrated in our enterprise risk management 
process, long-term business strategy, and are used to determine where 
strategic capital could be deployed to address risks and opportunities. 
Risks identified in Item 1A are aligned with the TCFD requirements. 
Additionally, the Taskforce for Nature-Related Financial Disclosures 
(“TNFD”) has outlined recommendations for companies to identify 
and disclose nature-related impacts and dependencies. FMC is a 
supporter of TNFD and is in the process of evaluating the adoption 
of TNFD recommendations. Appropriate updates will be included in 
our annual sustainability report and CDP submissions. 

In our product portfolio, we see transition market opportunities for our 
products to enable customers to address climate change impacts. For 
example, FMC’s product solutions can help growers adapt to climate 
change and protect biodiversity by maximizing yield and utilizing 
resources more efficiently Our solutions can also help growers adapt to 
more unpredictable growing conditions and the effects these types of 
threats have on crops. FMC has committed to investing 100 percent of 
our research and development pipeline budget to developing sustainable 
products and solutions. 

We are improving existing products and developing new platforms 
and technologies that help mitigate impacts of climate change. These 
opportunities could lead to new products and services for our existing 
and potential customers. Beyond our products and operations, FMC 
recognizes that energy consumption and dependencies on nature 
throughout our supply chain can impact climate change and product 
costs. FMC has a SBTi-validated target of net-zero GHG emissions, 
which includes reductions across our entire supply chain. Therefore, we 
will actively work with our entire value chain – suppliers, contractors, 
and customers – with a goal to reduce their GHG emissions and to 
mitigate their potential impacts on climate change. 

We continue to follow legislative and regulatory developments regarding 
climate change, including climate-related financial disclosures and green 
taxes. The regulation of GHGs, depending on their nature and scope, 
could subject some of our manufacturing operations to additional 
costs or limits on operations and transport of our products. Future 
GHG regulatory requirements may result in increased costs of energy, 
additional capital costs for emissions control or new equipment, and/
or costs associated with cap and trade or carbon taxes. For instance, 
FMC is subject to climate change regulation such as the EU Emissions 
Trading Scheme and subsequent Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. 
Additional green taxes, extended producer responsibility requirements, 
and mandated sustainability disclosures may continue to impact FMC 
as a part of the EU Green Deal and other global regulations. Many 
countries FMC does business in are in the process of establishing 
mandates for non-financial disclosures by aligning with ISSB or other 
directives such as the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, 
California SB 253 and 261 and the SEC climate proposal. FMC is 
closely following regulatory developments, and the cost of complying 
with future global regulations, including reporting requirements and 
green taxes, is difficult to estimate at this time. 

See Item IA. Risk Factors for additional considerations related to risks 
of climate change and sustainability. 

Recently Adopted and Issued Accounting Pronouncements and Regulatory Items

See Note 2 “Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements and Regulatory Items” to our consolidated financial statements included 
within this Form 10-K.

Fair Value Measurements

See Note 19 to our consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K for additional discussion surrounding our fair value measurements.

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KPART II  
ITEM 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity 
with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). 
The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make 
estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, 
liabilities, revenues and expenses. We have described our accounting 
policies in Note 1 “Principal Accounting Policies and Related Financial 
Information” to our consolidated financial statements included in this 
Form 10-K. We have reviewed these accounting policies, identifying 
those that we believe to be critical to the preparation and understanding 
of our consolidated financial statements. We have reviewed these 
critical accounting policies with the Audit Committee of the Board of 
Directors. Critical accounting policies are central to our presentation of 
results of operations and financial condition in accordance with U.S. 
GAAP and require management to make estimates and judgments on 
certain matters. We base our estimates and judgments on historical 
experience, current conditions and other reasonable factors. Our most 
critical accounting estimates and assumptions, which are those that 
involve a significant level of estimation uncertainty and have had, 
or are reasonably likely to have, a material impact on our financial 
condition or results of operations, include: Impairments and valuation 
of long-lived and indefinite-lived assets, Pension and other postretirement 
benefits, valuation allowance on deferred tax assets and the Allowance 
for credit losses on our trade receivables. Additional critical accounting 
policies are included within the list below:

Revenue recognition and trade receivables

We recognize revenue when (or as) we satisfy our performance obligation 
which is when the customer obtains control of the good or service. 
Rebates due to customers are accrued as a reduction of revenue in the 
same period that the related sales are recorded based on the contract 
terms. Refer to Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements included 
in this Form 10-K for more information.

We record amounts billed for shipping and handling fees as revenue. 
Costs incurred for shipping and handling are recorded as costs of 
sales and services. Amounts billed for sales and use taxes, value-added 
taxes, and certain excise and other specific transactional taxes imposed 
on revenue-producing transactions are presented on a net basis and 
excluded from sales in the consolidated income statements. We record 
a liability until remitted to the respective taxing authority.

We periodically enter into prepayment arrangements with customers 
and receive advance payments for product to be delivered in 
future periods. These advance payments are recorded as deferred 
revenue and classified as “Advance payments from customers” on 
the consolidated balance sheet. Revenue associated with advance 
payments is recognized as shipments are made and transfer of control 
to the customer takes place.

Trade receivables consist of amounts owed to us from customer sales 
and are recorded when revenue is recognized. The allowance for trade 
receivables represents our best estimate of the probable losses associated 
with potential customer defaults. In developing our allowance for trade 
receivables, we use a two-stage process which includes calculating a 
general formula to develop an allowance to appropriately address the 
uncertainty surrounding collection risk of our entire portfolio and 
specific allowances for customers where the risk of collection has been 
reasonably identified either due to liquidity constraints or disputes over 
contractual terms and conditions.

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Our method of calculating the general formula consists of estimating 
the recoverability of trade receivables based on historical experience, 
current collection trends, and external business factors such as economic 
factors, including regional bankruptcy rates, and political factors. Our 
analysis of trade receivable collection risk is performed quarterly, and 
the allowance is adjusted accordingly.

We also hold long-term receivables that represent long-term customer 
receivable balances related to past-due accounts which are not expected 
to be collected within the current year. Our policy for the review of 
the allowance for these receivables is consistent with the discussion 
in the preceding paragraph above on trade receivables. Therefore, on 
an ongoing basis, we continue to evaluate the credit quality of our 
long-term receivables utilizing aging of receivables, collection experience 
and write-offs, as well as existing economic conditions, to determine 
if an additional allowance is necessary.

We believe our allowance for credit losses is a critical accounting 
estimate because the underlying assumptions used for the reserve can 
change from time to time and potentially have a material impact on 
our results of operations. Based on a combination of historical trends 
as well as current economic factors, we apply judgment to reserve for 
expected credit losses in the period in which the sale is recorded. A 
substantial change in the operating environments in any of our key 
locations (driven by weather conditions, industry specific events, and 
macroeconomic conditions) may result in actual adjustments that differ 
from our original assumptions.

Environmental obligations and related recoveries

We provide for environmental-related obligations when they are 
probable and amounts can be reasonably estimated. Where the available 
information is sufficient to estimate the amount of liability, that estimate 
has been used. Where the information is only sufficient to establish a 
range of probable liability and no point within the range is more likely 
than any other, the lower end of the range has been used.

Estimated obligations to remediate sites that involve oversight by the 
United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), or similar 
government agencies, are generally accrued no later than when a Record 
of Decision (“ROD”), or equivalent, is issued, or upon completion of a 
Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (“RI/FS”), or equivalent, that 
is submitted by us to the appropriate government agency or agencies. 
Estimates are reviewed quarterly by our environmental remediation 
management, as well as by financial and legal management and, if 
necessary, adjusted as additional information becomes available. The 
estimates can change substantially as additional information becomes 
available regarding the nature or extent of site contamination, required 
remediation methods, and other actions by or against governmental 
agencies or private parties.

Our environmental liabilities for continuing and discontinued operations 
are principally for costs associated with the remediation and/or study 
of sites at which we are alleged to have released hazardous substances 
into the environment. Such costs principally include, among other 
items, RI/FS, site remediation, costs of operation and maintenance of 
the remediation plan, management costs, fees to outside law firms and 
consultants for work related to the environmental effort, and future 
monitoring costs. Estimated site liabilities are determined based upon 
existing remediation laws and technologies, specific site consultants’ 
engineering studies or by extrapolating experience with environmental 
issues at comparable sites.

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ITEM 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Included in our environmental liabilities are costs for the operation, 
maintenance and monitoring of site remediation plans (“OM&M”). Such 
reserves are based on our best estimates for these OM&M plans. Over 
time we may incur OM&M costs in excess of these reserves. However, 
we are unable to reasonably estimate an amount in excess of our recorded 
reserves because we cannot reasonably estimate the period for which 
such OM&M plans will need to be in place or the future annual cost 
of such remediation, as conditions at these environmental sites change 
over time. Such additional OM&M costs could be significant in total 
but would be incurred over an extended period of years.

Included in the environmental reserve balance, other assets balance and 
disclosure of reasonably possible loss contingencies are amounts from 
third-party insurance policies, which we believe are probable of recovery.

Provisions for environmental costs are reflected in income, net of probable 
and estimable recoveries from named Potentially Responsible Parties 
(“PRPs”) or other third parties. See Note 11 to the consolidated financial 
statements included within this Form 10-K for further information. 
All other environmental provisions incorporate inflation and are not 
discounted to their present value. 

In calculating and evaluating the adequacy of our environmental reserves, 
we have taken into account the joint and several liability imposed by 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability 
Act (“CERCLA”) and the analogous state laws on all PRPs and have 
considered the identity and financial condition of the other PRPs at 
each site to the extent possible. We have also considered the identity 
and financial condition of other third parties from whom recovery 
is anticipated, as well as the status of our claims against such parties. 
Although we are unable to forecast the ultimate contributions of PRPs 
and other third parties with absolute certainty, the degree of uncertainty 
with respect to each party is taken into account when determining 
the environmental reserve by adjusting the reserve to reflect the facts 
and circumstances on a site-by-site basis. Our liability includes our 
best estimate of the costs expected to be paid before the consideration 
of any potential recoveries from third parties. We believe that any 
recorded recoveries related to PRPs are realizable in all material respects. 
Recoveries are recorded as either an offset in “Environmental liabilities, 
continuing and discontinued” or as “Other assets” in our consolidated 
balance sheets in accordance with U.S. accounting literature.

See Note 11 to our consolidated financial statements included within this 
Form 10-K for changes in estimates associated with our environmental 
obligations.

Impairments and valuation of long-lived and 
indefinite-lived assets

Our long-lived assets primarily include property, plant and equipment, 
goodwill and intangible assets. The assets and liabilities of acquired 
businesses are measured at their estimated fair values at the dates of 
acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value 
of the net assets acquired, including identified intangibles, is recorded 
as goodwill. The determination and allocation of fair value to the assets 
acquired and liabilities assumed is based on various assumptions and 
valuation methodologies requiring considerable management judgment, 
including estimates based on historical information, current market 
data and future expectations. Although the estimates were deemed 
reasonable by management based on information available at the dates 
of acquisition, those estimates are inherently uncertain.

We test for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate 
that the net book value of our property, plant and equipment may 
not be recoverable from the estimated undiscounted expected future 
cash flows expected to result from their use and eventual disposition. 
In cases where the estimated undiscounted expected future cash flows 
are less than net book value, an impairment loss is recognized equal 
to the amount by which the net book value exceeds the estimated fair 
value of assets, which is based on discounted cash flows at the lowest 
level determinable. The estimated cash flows reflect our assumptions 
about selling prices, volumes, costs and market conditions over a 
reasonable period of time.

We perform an annual impairment test of goodwill and indefinite-lived 
intangible assets in the third quarter of each year, or more frequently 
whenever an event or change in circumstances occurs that would 
require reassessment of the recoverability of those assets. In performing 
our evaluation, we assess qualitative factors such as overall financial 
performance of our reporting units, anticipated changes in industry 
and market structure, competitive environments, planned capacity 
and cost factors such as raw material prices. 

We estimate the fair value of the reporting unit using a discounted cash 
flow model as part of the income approach. We assess the appropriateness 
of projected financial information by comparing projected revenue 
growth rates, profit margins and tax rates to historical performance, 
industry data and selected guideline companies, where applicable. 
Our key assumptions include future cash flow projections, tax rates, 
terminal growth rates and discount rates.

We employ the relief from royalty method of the income approach 
to value our brand portfolios (indefinite-lived intangible assets). The 
principle behind this method is that the value of the intangible asset is 
equal to the present value of the after-tax royalty savings attributable 
to owning the intangible asset. Primary inputs and key assumptions 
include revenue forecasts attributable to each portfolio, royalty rates 
(considering both external market data and internal arrangements), 
tax rates, terminal growth rates and discount rates.

Estimating the fair value requires significant judgment and actual 
results may differ due to changes in the overall market conditions. We 
believe we have applied reasonable assumptions which considers both 
internal and external factors.

We believe that an accounting estimate relating to asset impairment 
is a critical accounting estimate because of the inherent uncertainty 
within the underlying assumptions. An adverse change in any of 
these assumptions could result in an impairment charge which would 
potentially have a material impact on our results of operations.

Based on the annual assessment, we concluded the fair value of the 
reporting unit substantially exceeded the carrying value. Additionally, 
the fair value of each indefinite-lived intangible asset exceeded its 
carrying value. 

See Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements included within 
this Form 10-K for charges associated with long-lived asset disposal 
costs and the activity associated with the restructuring reserves.

Pension and other postretirement benefits

We provide qualified and nonqualified defined benefit and defined 
contribution pension plans, as well as postretirement health care and life 
insurance benefit plans to our employees and retirees. The costs (benefits) 
and obligations related to these benefits reflect key assumptions related 

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ITEM 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

to general economic conditions, including interest (discount) rates, 
healthcare cost trend rates, expected rates of return on plan assets and 
the rates of compensation increase for employees. The costs (benefits) 
and obligations for these benefit programs are also affected by other 
assumptions, such as average retirement age, mortality, employee turnover, 
and plan participation. To the extent our plans’ actual experience, as 
influenced by changing economic and financial market conditions or by 
changes to our own plans’ demographics, differs from these assumptions, 
the costs and obligations for providing these benefits, as well as the 
plans’ funding requirements, could increase or decrease. When actual 
results differ from our assumptions, the difference is typically recognized 
over future periods. In addition, the unrealized gains and losses related 
to our pension and postretirement benefit obligations may also affect 
periodic benefit costs (benefits) in future periods.

We use several assumptions and statistical methods to determine 
the asset values used to calculate both the expected rate of return on 
assets component of pension cost and to calculate our plans’ funding 
requirements. As previously disclosed, we changed our method of 
accounting to the fair value approach for our liability-hedging asset 
class, which does not involve deferring the impact of excess plan asset 
gains or losses in the determination of these two components of net 
periodic benefit cost. This class of assets is comprised solely of fixed 
income securities and therefore, provides a natural hedge (liability-
hedging assets) against the changes in the recorded amount of net 
periodic benefit cost. We use an actuarial value of assets to determine 
our plans’ funding requirements. The actuarial value of assets must be 
within a certain range, high or low, of the actual market value of assets, 
and is adjusted accordingly.

We select the discount rate used to calculate pension and other 
postretirement obligations based on a review of available yields on 
high-quality corporate bonds as of the measurement date. In selecting 
a discount rate as of December 31, 2023, we placed particular emphasis 
on a discount rate yield-curve provided by our actuary. This yield-curve, 
when populated with projected cash flows that represent the expected 
timing and amount of our plans’ benefit payments, produced an 
effective discount rate of 4.97 percent for our U.S. qualified plan, 4.78 
percent for our U.S. nonqualified, and 4.83 percent for our U.S. other 
postretirement benefit plans.

The discount rates used to determine projected benefit obligation at our 
December 31, 2023 and 2022 measurement dates for the U.S. qualified 
plan were 4.97 percent and 5.16 percent, respectively. The effect of 
the change in the discount rate from 5.16 percent to 4.97 percent at 
December 31, 2023 resulted in a $16.8 million increase to our U.S. 
qualified pension benefit obligations. The effect of the change in the 
discount rate used to determine net annual benefit cost (income) from 
2.84 percent at December 31, 2022 to 5.16 percent at December 31, 
2023 resulted in a $5.7 million increase to the 2023 U.S. qualified 
pension expense.

The change in discount rate from 5.16 percent at December 31, 2022 
to 4.97 percent at December 31, 2023 was attributable to an increase 
in yields on high quality corporate bonds with cash flows matching the 
timing and amount of our expected future benefit payments between 
the 2022 and 2023 measurement dates. Using the December 31, 2023 
and 2022 yield curves, our U.S. qualified plan cash flows produced a 
single weighted-average discount rate of approximately 4.97 percent 
and 5.16 percent, respectively.

In developing the assumption for the long-term rate of return on assets 
for our U.S. Plan, we take into consideration the technical analysis 
performed by our outside actuaries, including historical market returns, 
information on the assumption for long-term real returns by asset class, 

inflation assumptions, and expectations for standard deviation related 
to these best estimates. Our long-term rate of return for the fiscal 
year ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 was 4.75 percent, 
2.50 percent and 2.25 percent, respectively.

For the sensitivity of our pension costs to incremental changes in 
assumptions see our discussion below. 

Sensitivity analysis related to key pension and 
postretirement benefit assumptions.
A one-half percent increase in the assumed discount rate would have 
decreased pension and other postretirement benefit obligations by 
$42.4 million and $43.5 million at December 31, 2023 and 2022, 
respectively, and increased pension and other postretirement benefit 
costs by $0.5 million, $0.1 million and $0.4 million for 2023, 2022 and 
2021, respectively. A one-half percent decrease in the assumed discount 
rate would have increased pension and other postretirement benefit 
obligations by $46.1 million and $47 million at December 31, 2023 
and 2022, respectively, and decreased pension and other postretirement 
benefit costs by $0.1 million in 2023, zero in 2022, and $0.4 million 
in 2021.

A one-half percent increase in the assumed expected long-term rate of 
return on plan assets would have decreased pension costs by $5.0 million, 
$6.6 million and $6.3 million for 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. 
A one-half percent decrease in the assumed long-term rate of return 
on plan assets would have increased pension costs by $5.0 million, 
$6.6 million and $6.3 million for 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Further details on our pension and other postretirement benefit 
obligations and net periodic benefit costs (benefits) are found in 
Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-K.

Income taxes 

We have recorded a valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets 
in certain jurisdictions to the amount that we believe is more likely 
than not to be realized. In assessing the need for this allowance, we 
have considered a number of factors including future taxable income, 
the jurisdictions in which such income is earned and our ongoing tax 
planning strategies. In the event that we determine that we would 
not be able to realize all or part of our net deferred tax assets in the 
future, an adjustment to the deferred tax assets would be charged to 
income in the period such determination was made. Similarly, should 
we conclude that we would be able to realize certain deferred tax assets 
in the future in excess of the net recorded amount, an adjustment 
to the deferred tax assets would increase income in the period such 
determination was made.

Additionally, we file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction 
and various state and foreign jurisdictions. Certain income tax returns 
for FMC entities taxable in the U.S. and significant foreign jurisdictions 
are open for examination and adjustment. We assess our income tax 
positions and record a liability for all years open to examination based 
upon our evaluation of the facts, circumstances and information available 
at the reporting date. For those tax positions where it is more likely than 
not that a tax benefit will be sustained, we have recorded the largest 
amount of tax benefit with a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being 
realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority that has full 
knowledge of all relevant information. We adjust these liabilities, if 
necessary, upon the completion of tax audits or changes in tax law.

See Note 12 to our consolidated financial statements included within 
this Form 10-K for additional discussion surrounding income taxes.

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Data

ITEM 8  Financial Statements and Supplementary 

ITEM 7A Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

PART II  

ITEM 7A Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures 

About Market Risk 

Our earnings, cash flows and financial position are exposed to market 
risks relating to fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and 
foreign currency exchange rates. Our policy is to minimize exposure 
to our cash flow over time caused by changes in commodity, interest 
and currency exchange rates. To accomplish this, we have implemented 
a controlled program of risk management consisting of appropriate 
derivative contracts entered into with major financial institutions.

The analysis below presents the sensitivity of the market value of our 
financial instruments to selected changes in market rates and prices. 
The range of changes chosen reflects our view of changes that are 
reasonably possible over a one-year period. Market value estimates are 

based on the present value of projected future cash flows considering 
the market rates and prices chosen.

At December 31, 2023, our net financial instrument position was a net 
liability of $11.4 million compared to a net liability of $4.6 million 
at December 31, 2022. The change in the net financial instrument 
position was primarily due to fluctuations in our foreign exchange 
portfolios as well as the lack of outstanding interest rate swap contracts.

Since our risk management programs are generally highly effective, the 
potential loss in value for each risk management portfolio described below 
would be largely offset by changes in the value of the underlying exposure.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

The primary currencies for which we have exchange rate exposure are the U.S. dollar versus the Brazilian real, Chinese yuan, Indian rupee, euro, Mexican 
peso and Argentine peso. Foreign currency debt and foreign exchange forward contracts are used in countries where we do business, thereby reducing 
our net asset exposure. Foreign exchange forward contracts are also used to hedge firm and highly anticipated foreign currency cash flows.

To analyze the effects of changing foreign currency rates, we have performed a sensitivity analysis in which we assume an instantaneous 10 percent change 
in the foreign currency exchange rates from their levels at December 31, 2023 and 2022, with all other variables (including interest rates) held constant.

Hedged Currency vs. 
Functional Currency

Net Asset / (Liability) 
Position on  
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(11.4)
(17.0)

$

Net Asset / (Liability) 
Position with 10% 
Strengthening
34.4
45.9

$

Net Asset / (Liability) 
Position with 10% 
Weakening
(56.2)
(79.7)

$

(in Millions)
Net asset/(liability) position at December 31, 2023
Net asset/(liability) position at December 31, 2022

Interest Rate Risk

One of the strategies that we can use to manage interest rate exposure is to enter into interest rate swap agreements. In these agreements, we agree to 
exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed and variable interest amounts calculated on an agreed-upon notional principal amount. As 
of December 31, 2023, we had no outstanding interest rate swap contracts.

To analyze the effects of changing interest rates, we have performed a sensitivity analysis in which we assume an instantaneous one percent change in 
the interest rates from their levels at December 31, 2022, with all other variables held constant. As a result of having no outstanding interest rate swaps 
at December 31, 2023, there was no sensitivity analysis performed over interest rate risk for that period.

(in Millions)
Net asset/(liability) position at December 31, 2023
Net asset/(liability) position at December 31, 2022

Net Asset / (Liability) 
Position on 
Consolidated Balance Sheets
—
12.4

$

$

1% Increase
—
33.4

$

1% Decrease
—
(8.6)

Our debt portfolio at December 31, 2023 is composed of 79 percent fixed-
rate debt and 21 percent variable-rate debt. The variable-rate component 
of our debt portfolio principally consists of borrowings under our Credit 
Facility, commercial paper program, and amounts outstanding under 
foreign subsidiary credit lines. Changes in interest rates affect different 
portions of our variable-rate debt portfolio in different ways.

Based on the variable-rate debt in our debt portfolio at December 31, 2023, 
a one percentage point increase in interest rates would have increased gross 
interest expense by $8.4 million and a one percentage point decrease in 
interest rates would have decreased gross interest expense by $8.4 million 
for the year ended December 31, 2023.

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

ITEM 8  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 

Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 

Page

39

40

41

42

44

45

86

87

88

89

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FMC Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) 

(in Millions, Except Per Share Data)
Revenue
Costs and Expenses
Costs of sales and services

Gross Margin

Selling, general and administrative expenses
Research and development expenses
Restructuring and other charges (income)
Total costs and expenses
Income from continuing operations, non-operating pension and postretirement charges 
(income), interest expense, net and income taxes
Non-operating pension and postretirement charges (income)
Interest expense
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes
Net income (loss)

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO FMC STOCKHOLDERS
Amounts attributable to FMC stockholders:
Continuing operations, net of income taxes
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO FMC STOCKHOLDERS
Basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable to FMC stockholders:

Continuing operations
Discontinued operations
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO FMC STOCKHOLDERS
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to FMC stockholders:

Continuing operations
Discontinued operations
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO FMC STOCKHOLDERS

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

PART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Year Ended December 31,

2023

2022

2021

4,486.8

$

5,802.3

$

5,045.2

2,655.8
1,831.0
734.3
328.8
212.3
3,931.2

555.6
18.2
237.2
300.2
(1,119.3)
1,419.5
(98.5)
1,321.0
(0.5)
1,321.5

1,420.0
(98.5)
1,321.5

11.34
(0.79)
10.55

11.31
(0.78)
10.53

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

3,475.5
2,326.8
775.2
314.2
93.1
4,658.0

1,144.3
8.6
151.8
983.9
145.2
838.7
(97.2)
741.5
5.0
736.5

833.7
(97.2)
736.5

6.60
(0.77)
5.83

6.58
(0.77)
5.81

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

2,883.9
2,161.3
714.1
304.7
108.0
4,010.7

1,034.5
5.6
131.1
897.8
92.5
805.3
(68.2)
737.1
(2.5)
739.6

807.8
(68.2)
739.6

6.29
(0.53)
5.76

6.26
(0.53)
5.73

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

FMC Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(in Millions)
Net income (loss)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency adjustments:

Foreign currency translation gain (loss) arising during the period 
Reclassification of foreign currency translation (gains) losses
Total foreign currency adjustments(1) 

Derivative instruments:

Unrealized hedging gains (losses) and other, net of tax expense (benefit) of $(29.1) in 2023, 
$(17.2) in 2022 and $5.4 in 2021
Reclassification of deferred hedging (gains) losses and other, included in net income (loss), 
net of tax (expense) benefit of $31.7 in 2023, $19.1 in 2022 and $1.7 in 2021(3)
Total derivative instruments, net of tax expense (benefit) of $2.6 in 2023, $1.9 in 2022 and 
$7.1 in 2021

Pension and other postretirement benefits:

Unrealized actuarial gains (losses) and prior service (costs) credits, net of tax expense (benefit) 
of $2.9 in 2023, $(4.3) in 2022 and $(4.5) in 2021(2)
Reclassification of net actuarial and other (gain) loss, amortization of prior service costs and 
settlement charges, included in net income, net of tax (expense) benefit of $2.9 in 2023,  
$2.4 in 2022 and $2.5 in 2021(3)
Total pension and other postretirement benefits, net of tax expense (benefit) of $5.8 in 2023, 
$(1.9) in 2022 and $(2.0) in 2021

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Comprehensive income (loss)

Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO FMC STOCKHOLDERS

$

$
$
$

$

$

$

$
$
$

$

Year Ended December 31,
2022

2021

2023

1,321.0

$

741.5

$

737.1

29.7

$
— $
$

29.7

(103.1)
4.2
(98.9)

$
$
$

(72.4)

$

(65.4)

$

35.9

(29.5)

$

(87.0)
—
(87.0)

44.1

5.5

49.6

73.9

1.5

11.4

11.0

22.4
53.6
1,374.6
—
1,374.6

$

$

$
$
$

$

(15.7)

$

(17.4)

9.1

(6.6)
(135.0)
606.5
4.1
602.4

$
$
$

$

9.5

(7.9)
(45.3)
691.8
(3.0)
694.8

(1)  Income taxes are not provided for foreign currency translation because the related investments are essentially permanent in duration.
(2)  At December 31 of each year, we remeasure our pension and postretirement plan obligations at which time we record any actuarial gains (losses) and prior service 

(costs) credits to other comprehensive income. See Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for further details.

(3)  For more detail on the components of these reclassifications and the affected line item in the consolidated statements of income (loss), see Note 16 to the consolidated 

financial statements included within this Form 10-K for further details.

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

FMC Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in Millions, Except Share and Par Value Data)
ASSETS
Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents
Trade receivables, net of allowance of $29.1 in 2023 and $33.9 in 2022
Inventories
Prepaid and other current assets

Total current assets

Investments
Property, plant and equipment, net
Goodwill
Other intangibles, net
Other assets including long-term receivables, net
Deferred income taxes

TOTAL ASSETS

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities

Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt
Accounts payable, trade and other
Advance payments from customers
Accrued and other liabilities
Accrued customer rebates
Guarantees of vendor financing
Accrued pension and other postretirement benefits, current
Income taxes

Total current liabilities

Long-term debt, less current portion
Accrued pension and other postretirement benefits, long-term
Environmental liabilities, continuing and discontinued
Deferred income taxes
Other long-term liabilities
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 20)

Equity

Preferred stock, no par value, authorized 5,000,000 shares; no shares issued in 2023 or 2022
Common stock, $0.10 par value, authorized 260,000,000 shares in 2023 and 2022; 185,983,792 shares  
issued in 2023 and 2022
Capital in excess of par value of common stock
Retained earnings
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Treasury stock, common, at cost - 2023: 61,223,032 shares, 2022: 60,872,988 shares

Total FMC stockholders’ equity

Noncontrolling interests

Total equity

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

December 31,

2023

2022

$

$

$

$

$

302.4
2,703.2
1,724.6
398.9
5,129.1
19.8
892.5
1,593.6
2,465.1
489.5
1,336.6
11,926.2

934.0
602.4
482.1
684.8
480.9
69.6
6.4
124.4
3,384.6
3,023.6
24.4
494.7
158.1
407.4

572.0
2,871.4
1,651.6
343.6
5,438.6
14.5
849.6
1,589.3
2,508.1
560.5
210.7
11,171.3

540.8
1,252.2
680.5
601.8
465.3
142.0
2.3
114.7
3,799.6
2,733.2
31.6
439.1
321.5
445.4

— $

—

18.6
935.6
6,587.1
(406.5)
(2,723.9)
4,410.9

22.5
4,433.4

11,926.2

$

$

$

18.6
909.2
5,555.9
(459.6)
(2,646.2)
3,377.9

23.0
3,400.9

11,171.3

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

FMC Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in Millions)
Cash provided (required) by operating activities of continuing operations:
Net income (loss)
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Adjustments from income (loss) from continuing operations to cash provided (required) by 
operating activities of continuing operations:

Depreciation and amortization
Restructuring and other charges (income)
Deferred income taxes
Pension and other postretirement benefits
Share-based compensation

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions and divestitures:

Trade receivables, net
Guarantees of vendor financing
Advance payments from customers
Accrued customer rebates
Inventories
Accounts payable, trade and other
Income taxes
Pension and other postretirement benefit contributions
Environmental spending, continuing, net of recoveries
Restructuring and other spending(1)
Transaction and integration costs
Change in other operating assets and liabilities, net(2)
Cash provided (required) by operating activities of continuing operations

Cash provided (required) by operating activities of discontinued operations:

Environmental spending, discontinued, net of recoveries

Other discontinued spending

Cash provided (required) by operating activities of discontinued operations

Year Ended December 31,

2023

2022

2021

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

1,321.0
98.5
1,419.5

184.3
212.3
(1,292.8)
20.9
25.9

192.4
(72.4)
(199.1)
16.0
(72.8)
(626.0)
(62.8)
(2.4)
(34.5)
(30.3)
—
21.5
(300.3)

(54.5)

(31.6)
(86.1)

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

741.5
97.2
838.7

169.4
93.1
(52.7)
12.5
24.2

(443.9)
(64.2)
52.1
69.6
(182.3)
165.3
19.1
(4.5)
(26.9)
(35.2)
(0.5)
26.2
660.0

(47.0)

(30.6)
(77.6)

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

737.1
68.2
805.3

170.9
108.0
10.6
10.5
17.8

(241.1)
65.6
283.6
108.7
(320.7)
144.4
(90.3)
(5.3)
(63.6)
(34.7)
(9.5)
(61.6)
898.6

(57.5)

(21.0)
(78.5)

(1)  In addition to cash payments shown in our roll forward of restructuring reserves in Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements included within this 
Form 10-K, the restructuring and other spending amount above for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 includes spending of $9.7 million 
and $10.0 million, respectively, related to the Furadan® asset retirement obligations and $1.1 million and $3.2 million, respectively, for certain historical 
India indirect tax matters. For additional detail on restructuring and other charges activities, see Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements included 
within this Form 10-K.

(2)  Changes in all periods represent timing of payments associated with all other operating assets and liabilities. 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

FMC Corporation 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Continued)

(in Millions)
Cash provided (required) by investing activities of continuing operations:

Capital expenditures
Investment in Enterprise Resource Planning system
Acquisitions, including cost and equity method, net(3)
Proceeds from land disposition(4)
Other investing activities(5)
Cash provided (required) by investing activities of continuing operations

Cash provided (required) by investing activities of discontinued operations:

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment
Cash provided (required) by investing activities of discontinued operations 
Cash provided (required) by financing activities of continuing operations:

Increase (decrease) in short-term debt
Proceeds from borrowing of long-term debt
Financing fees and interest rate swap settlements
Repayments of long-term debt
Distributions to minority partners
Dividends paid(6)
Issuances of common stock, net
Repurchases of common stock under publicly announced program
Other repurchases of common stock
Cash provided (required) by financing activities of continuing operations

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

Year Ended December 31,

2023

2022

2021

(133.9) $
—
(16.5)
5.8
(9.8)
(154.4) $

(142.3) $
—
(198.2)
50.5
23.6
(266.4) $

(100.1)
(12.7)
(5.2)
—
(13.7)
(131.7)

—
— $

—
— $

19.7
19.7

$

400.7
1,498.6
(0.8)
(1,200.0)
(0.6)
(290.5)
5.3
(75.0)
(6.2)
331.5
(60.3)
(269.6) $
572.0
302.4

$

$

$

115.2
—
16.3
(1.4)
(0.5)
(267.5)
9.4
(100.0)
(8.9)
(237.4) $
(23.4)
55.2
516.8
572.0

$

$

104.9
1,000.0
(2.4)
(1,203.1)
—
(247.2)
7.9
(400.0)
(8.0)
(747.9)
(12.3)
(52.1)
568.9
516.8

(3)  The acquisitions, including cost and equity method, net amount in 2023 includes an $11.9 million payment related to the in-process research and development 
assets acquired. For additional detail on this transaction, see Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K. The 2022 activity 
includes  the  purchase  price  of  Biophero  of  approximately  $193  million.  For  additional  detail  on  this  transaction,  see  Note  4  to  our  consolidated  financial 
statements included within this Form 10-K. 

(4)  During December 2022, we finalized a land transfer agreement with the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government. In the years ended December 31, 2023 and 
2022, we received cash proceeds of $5.8 million and $50.5 million, respectively, for the land transfer. For additional detail on this transaction, see Note 8 to our 
consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K.

(5)  Included  in  the  above  is  cash  spending  associated  with  contract  manufacturers  was  $2.9  million,  $6.8  million  and  $18.8  million  for  the  years  ended 

December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

(6)  See Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K regarding our quarterly cash dividend.

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest was $229.6 million, $144.0 million and 
$125.8 million, and income taxes paid, net of refunds was $180.1 million, $122.0 million and $139.2 million in December 31, 2023, 2022 
and 2021, respectively. Non-cash additions to property, plant and equipment and other assets at December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 were 
$18.6 million, $40.4 million and $45.5 million, respectively. Non-cash investing activities includes investments representing our beneficial interest 
in a trade receivables securitization program of $19.3 million at December 31, 2022. 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

FMC Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity 

(in Millions, Except Per Share Data)
Balance December 31, 2020

Net income (loss)
Stock compensation plans
Shares for benefit plan trust
Net pension and other benefit actuarial gains (losses) and 
prior service cost, net of income tax
Net hedging gains (losses) and other, net of income tax
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Dividends ($1.96 per share)
Repurchases of common stock

Balance December 31, 2021

Net income (loss)
Stock compensation plans
Shares for benefit plan trust
Net pension and other benefit actuarial gains (losses) and 
prior service cost, net of income tax
Net hedging gains (losses) and other, net of income tax
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Dividends ($2.17 per share)
Repurchases of common stock
Distributions to noncontrolling interests

Balance December 31, 2022

Net income (loss)
Stock compensation plans
Shares for benefit plan trust
Net pension and other benefit actuarial gains (losses) and 
prior service cost, net of income tax
Net hedging gains (losses) and other, net of income tax
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Dividends ($2.32 per share)
Repurchases of common stock
Distributions to noncontrolling interests 

BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 2023

FMC Stockholders’ Equity

Common 
Stock, 
$0.10 Par 
Value

Capital  
In Excess 
of Par

Retained
Earnings

Accumulated 
Other 
Comprehensive 
Income (Loss)

Treasury
Stock

Non-
controlling 
Interest

Total
Equity

$

$

$

$

18.6 $ 860.2 $4,604.9 $
—
20.2
—

739.6
—
—

—
—
—

—
—
—
—
—

—
—
—
—
—
—
— (251.6)
—
—
18.6 $ 880.4 $5,092.9 $
—
28.8
—

736.5
—
—

—
—
—

—
—
—
—
—
—

—
—
—
—
—
—
— (273.5)
—
—
—
—
18.6 $ 909.2 $5,555.9 $

—
—
—

— 1,321.5
—
—

26.4
—

—
—
—
—
—
—

—
—
—
—
—
—
— (290.3)
—
—
—
—
18.6 $ 935.6 $6,587.1 $

(280.7) $ (2,141.2) $

—
—
—

(7.9)
49.6
(86.5)
—
—

—
5.5
1.6

—
—
—
—
(408.0)

(325.5) $ (2,542.1) $

—
—
—

(6.6)
(29.5)
(98.0)
—
—
—

—
4.7
0.1

—
—
—
—
(108.9 )
—

(459.6) $ (2,646.2) $

—
—
—

22.4
1.5
29.2
—
—
—

—
5.2
(1.7)

—
—
—
—
(81.2 )
—

(406.5) $ (2,723.9) $

22.4 $ 3,084.2
737.1
(2.5)
25.7
—
1.6
—

—
—
(0.5)
—
—

(7.9)
49.6
(87.0)
(251.6)
(408.0)
19.4 $ 3,143.7
741.5
33.5
0.1

5.0
—
—

—
(6.6)
—
(29.5)
(0.9)
(98.9)
—
(273.5)
—
(108.9)
(0.5)
(0.5)
23.0 $ 3,400.9
1,321.0
(0.5)
31.6
—
(1.7)
—

22.4
—
1.5
—
29.7
0.5
(290.3)
—
(81.2)
—
(0.5)
(0.5)
22.5 $ 4,433.4

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KPART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

FMC Corporation

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Principal Accounting Policies and Related Financial Information ............................................................................... 46
Note 1 
Note 2  Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements and Regulatory Items ...................................................... 50
Note 3  Revenue Recognition .................................................................................................................................................. 51
Note 4 
Acquisitions ................................................................................................................................................................ 54
Note 5  Goodwill and Intangible Assets .................................................................................................................................. 54
Inventories.................................................................................................................................................................. 55
Note 6 
Note 7 
Property, Plant and Equipment .................................................................................................................................. 55
Note 8  Restructuring and Other Charges (Income) ................................................................................................................ 56
Note 9  Receivables ................................................................................................................................................................. 58
Note 10  Discontinued Operations ........................................................................................................................................... 59
Note 11  Environmental Obligations ........................................................................................................................................ 60
Note 12 
Income Taxes .............................................................................................................................................................. 63
Note 13  Debt ........................................................................................................................................................................... 65
Note 14  Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits ................................................................................................................ 66
Note 15  Share-based Compensation ......................................................................................................................................... 70
Note 16  Equity......................................................................................................................................................................... 72
Note 17  Leases ......................................................................................................................................................................... 74
Note 18  Earnings Per Share ...................................................................................................................................................... 76
Note 19  Financial Instruments, Risk Management and Fair Value Measurements .................................................................... 76
Note 20  Guarantees, Commitments and Contingencies ........................................................................................................... 81
Note 21  Segment Information ................................................................................................................................................. 83
Note 22  Supplemental Information .......................................................................................................................................... 83
Note 23  Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) ............................................................................................................. 85

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KPART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

NOTE 1  Principal Accounting Policies and Related Financial Information

Nature of operations

We are a global agricultural sciences company dedicated to helping 
growers produce food, feed, fiber and fuel for an expanding world 
population while adapting to a changing environment. We operate in 
a single distinct business segment and develop, market and sell all three 
major classes of crop protection chemicals: insecticides, herbicides and 
fungicides, as well as biologicals, crop nutrition, and seed treatment 
products, which we group as plant health, and digital and precision 
agriculture. These products are used in agriculture to enhance crop 
yield and quality by controlling a broad spectrum of insects, weeds 
and disease, as well as in non-agricultural markets for pest control.

Basis of consolidation and basis of presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of FMC Corporation 
and its subsidiaries were prepared in accordance with accounting 
principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. 
GAAP”). Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts 
of FMC and all entities that we directly or indirectly control. All 
significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in 
consolidation.

Estimates and assumptions

In preparing the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP we 
are required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported 
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets 
and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported 
amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual 
results are likely to differ from those estimates, but we do not believe 
such differences will materially affect our financial position, results of 
operations or cash flows.

Cash equivalents

We consider investments in all liquid debt instruments with original 
maturities of 3 months or less to be cash equivalents.

Trade receivables, net of allowance

Trade receivables consist of amounts owed to us from customer sales 
and are recorded when revenue is recognized. The allowance for trade 
receivables represents our best estimate of the probable losses associated 
with potential customer defaults. In developing our allowance for trade 
receivables, we use a two-stage process which includes calculating a 
general formula to develop an allowance to appropriately address the 
uncertainty surrounding collection risk of our entire portfolio and 
specific allowances for customers where the risk of collection has been 
reasonably identified either due to liquidity constraints or disputes 
over contractual terms and conditions. Our methodology considers 
current economic conditions as well as forward-looking expectations 
about expected credit loss.

Our method of calculating the general formula consists of estimating 
the recoverability of trade receivables based on historical experience, 

current collection trends, and external business factors such as economic 
factors, including regional bankruptcy rates, and political factors. Our 
analysis of trade receivable collection risk is performed quarterly, and 
the allowance is adjusted accordingly. 

We also hold long-term receivables that represent long-term customer 
receivable balances related to past-due accounts which are not expected 
to be collected within the current year. Our policy for the review of 
the allowance for these receivables is consistent with the discussion 
in the preceding paragraph above on trade receivables. Therefore, on 
an ongoing basis, we continue to evaluate the credit quality of our 
long-term receivables utilizing aging of receivables, collection experience 
and write-offs, as well as existing economic conditions, to determine 
if an additional allowance is necessary.

The allowance for trade receivables was $29.1 million and 
$33.9 million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. 
The allowance for long-term receivables was $27.1 million and 
$44.5 million at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The 
provision to the allowance for receivables charged against operations 
was $6.3 million, $(0.5) million and $21.1 million for the years 
ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. See Note 9 
to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 
10-K for more information. 

Investments

Investments in companies in which our ownership interest is 50 percent 
or less and in which we exercise significant influence over operating and 
financial policies are accounted for using the equity method. Under the 
equity method, original investments are recorded at cost and adjusted 
by our share of undistributed earnings and losses of these investments. 
Majority owned investments in which our control is restricted are also 
accounted for using the equity method. As of December 31, 2023 
and 2022, we do not own any equity method investments. All other 
investments are carried at their fair values or at cost, as appropriate 
and are not material to our consolidated financial statements. FMC 
Ventures, which was established in 2020, is our venture capital arm 
targeting strategic investments in start-ups and early-stage companies that 
are developing and applying emerging technologies in the agricultural 
industry. The accounting guidance requires these nonmarketable equity 
securities to be recorded at cost and adjusted to fair value each reporting 
period. However, the guidance allows for a measurement alternative, 
which is to record the investment at cost, less impairment, if any, and 
subsequently adjust for observable price changes. Each reporting period, 
we review the portfolio for any observable price changes or potential 
indicators of impairment. At December 31, 2023, our investments 
made through FMC Ventures individually and in the aggregate are 
not significant to our financial results. 

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Inventory 
costs include those costs directly attributable to products before sale, 
including all manufacturing overhead but excluding distribution costs. 
All inventories are determined on a first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) basis. 

46

FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KProperty, plant and equipment

We record property, plant and equipment, including capitalized 
interest, at cost. We recognize acquired property, plant and equipment, 
from acquisitions at its estimated fair value. Depreciation is provided 
principally on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of 
the assets (land improvements — 20 years, buildings and building 
equipment — 15 to 40 years, and machinery and equipment — 3 to 
18 years). Gains and losses are reflected in income upon sale or retirement 
of assets. Expenditures that extend the useful lives of property, plant 
and equipment or increase productivity are capitalized. Ordinary repairs 
and maintenance are expensed as incurred through operating expense.

Capitalized interest

We capitalized interest costs of $9.3 million, $5.6 million, and 
$3.4 million in 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively. These costs were 
primarily associated with the construction of certain long-lived assets 
and have been capitalized as part of the cost of those assets. We amortize 
capitalized interest over the assets’ estimated useful lives.

Impairments of long-lived assets

We review the recovery of the net book value of long-lived assets whenever 
events and circumstances indicate that the net book value of an asset 
may not be recoverable from the estimated undiscounted future cash 
flows expected to result from its use and eventual disposition. In cases 
where undiscounted expected future cash flows are less than the net 
book value, we recognize an impairment loss equal to an amount by 
which the net book value exceeds the fair value of the asset. Long-lived 
assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of carrying amount 
or fair value less cost to sell.

Asset retirement obligations

We record asset retirement obligations (“AROs”) at fair value at the time 
the liability is incurred if we can reasonably estimate the settlement date. 
The associated AROs are capitalized as part of the carrying amount of 
related long-lived assets. In future periods, the liability is accreted to 
its present value and the capitalized cost is depreciated over the useful 
life of the related asset. We also adjust the liability for changes resulting 
from the passage of time and/or revisions to the timing or the amount 
of the original estimate. Upon retirement of the long-lived asset, we 
either settle the obligation for its recorded amount or incur a gain or loss. 

We have obligations at the majority of our manufacturing facilities in 
the event of permanent plant shutdown. For certain AROs not already 
accrued, we have calculated the fair value of these AROs and concluded 
that the present value of these obligations was inconsequential at 
December 31, 2023 and 2022.

The carrying amounts for the AROs for the years ended December 31, 
2023 and 2022 are $6.4 million and $16.0 million, respectively. These 
amounts are included in “Accrued and other liabilities” and “Other 
long-term liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheet. 

Restructuring and other charges

We continually perform strategic reviews and assess the return on our 
business. This sometimes results in a plan to restructure the operations 

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

of our business. We record an accrual for severance and other exit costs 
under the provisions of the relevant accounting guidance.

See Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements included within 
this Form 10-K for more information on Project Focus, the global 
restructuring program announced in December 2023. 

Additionally, as part of these restructuring plans, write-downs of 
long-lived assets may occur. Two types of assets are impacted: assets 
to be disposed of by sale and assets to be abandoned. Assets to be 
disposed of by sale are measured at the lower of carrying amount or 
estimated net proceeds from the sale. Assets to be abandoned with 
no remaining future service potential are written down to amounts 
expected to be recovered. The useful life of assets to be abandoned that 
have a remaining future service potential are adjusted and depreciation 
is recorded over the adjusted useful life.

Capitalized software

We capitalize the costs of internal use software in accordance with 
accounting literature which generally requires the capitalization of certain 
costs incurred to develop or obtain internal use software. We assess 
the recoverability of capitalized software costs on an ongoing basis and 
record write-downs to fair value as necessary. We amortize capitalized 
software costs over expected useful lives ranging from 3 to 10 years. 
See Note 22 to the consolidated financial statements included within 
this Form 10-K for the net unamortized computer software balances.

Goodwill and intangible assets

Goodwill and other indefinite life intangible assets are not subject to 
amortization. Instead, they are subject to at least an annual assessment 
for impairment by applying a fair value-based test.

We test goodwill and indefinite life intangibles for impairment annually 
using the criteria prescribed by U.S. GAAP accounting guidance for 
goodwill and other intangible assets. Based upon our annual impairment 
assessments conducted in 2023, 2022 and 2021, we did not record 
any goodwill or intangible asset impairments. 

Finite-lived intangible assets consist of primarily customer relationships 
as well as patents, brands, registration rights, industry licenses, and 
other intangibles and are generally being amortized over periods of 
approximately 3 to 20 years. See Note 5 to the consolidated financial 
statements included within this Form 10-K for additional information 
on goodwill and intangible assets.

Revenue recognition

We recognize revenue when (or as) we satisfy our performance obligation 
which is when the customer obtains control of the good or service. 
Rebates due to customers are accrued as a reduction of revenue in the 
same period that the related sales are recorded based on the contract 
terms. Refer to Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements included 
within this Form 10-K for further details.

We record amounts billed for shipping and handling fees as revenue. 
Costs incurred for shipping and handling are recorded as costs of sales 
and services. Amounts billed for sales and use taxes, value-added taxes, 
and certain excise and other specific transactional taxes imposed on 
revenue-producing transactions are presented on a net basis and excluded 
from sales in the consolidated income statements. We record a liability 
until remitted to the respective taxing authority.

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

We periodically enter into prepayment arrangements with customers 
and receive advance payments for product to be delivered in future 
periods. These advance payments are recorded as deferred revenue and 
classified as “Advance payments from customers” on the consolidated 
balance sheet. Revenue associated with advance payments is recognized as 
shipments are made and transfer of control to the customer takes place.

Research and development

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. In-process 
research and development acquired as part of asset acquisitions, which 
include license and development agreements, are expensed as incurred 
and included as a component of “Restructuring and other charges 
(income)” on the consolidated statements of income (loss).

Income and other taxes

We provide current income taxes on income reported for financial 
statement purposes adjusted for transactions that do not enter into 
the computation of income taxes payable. We recognize deferred 
tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of 
temporary differences between the carrying amounts and the tax basis 
of assets and liabilities. We have not provided income taxes for other 
outside basis differences inherent in our investments in subsidiaries 
because the investments and related unremitted earnings are essentially 
permanent in duration or we have concluded that no additional tax 
liability will arise upon disposal or remittance.

Foreign currency

We translate the assets and liabilities of our foreign operations at exchange 
rates in effect at the balance sheet date. For foreign operations where 
the functional currency is not the U.S. dollar we record translation 
gains and losses as a component of accumulated other comprehensive 
income (loss) in equity. The foreign operations’ income statements are 
translated at the monthly exchange rates for the period.

We record remeasurement gains and losses on monetary assets and 
liabilities, such as accounts receivables and payables, which are not in 
the functional currency of the operation. These remeasurement gains 
and losses are recorded in income as they occur. We generally enter into 
foreign currency contracts to mitigate the financial risk associated with 
these transactions. See “Derivative financial instruments” within this 
Note and Note 19 to the consolidated financial statements included 
within this Form 10-K.

Derivative financial instruments

We mitigate certain financial exposures, including currency risk, interest 
rate risk and to a lesser extent commodity price exposures, through a 
controlled program of risk management that includes the use of derivative 
financial instruments when applicable. We enter into foreign exchange 
contracts, including forward and purchased option contracts, to reduce 
the effects of fluctuating foreign currency exchange rates.

We recognize all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. On the 
date the derivative instrument is entered into, we generally designate the 
derivative as either a hedge of the variability of cash flows to be received 

or paid related to a forecasted transaction (cash flow hedge) or a hedge 
of the fair value of a recognized asset or liability or of an unrecognized 
firm commitment (fair value hedge). We record in accumulated other 
comprehensive income (loss) changes in the fair value of derivatives that 
are designated as, and meet all the required criteria for, a cash flow hedge. 
We then reclassify these amounts into earnings as the underlying hedged 
item affects earnings. We record immediately in earnings changes in 
the fair value of derivatives that are not designated as cash flow hedges.

We formally document all relationships between hedging instruments 
and hedged items, as well as the risk management objective and strategy 
for undertaking various hedge transactions. This process includes relating 
derivatives that are designated as fair value or cash flow hedges to specific 
assets and liabilities on the balance sheet or to specific firm commitments 
or forecasted transactions. We also formally assess, both at the inception 
of the hedge and throughout its term, whether each derivative is highly 
effective in offsetting changes in fair value or cash flows of the hedged 
item. If we determine that a derivative is not highly effective as a hedge, 
or if a derivative ceases to be a highly effective hedge, we discontinue 
hedge accounting with respect to that derivative prospectively. 

Treasury stock

We record shares of common stock repurchased at cost as treasury stock, 
resulting in a reduction of stockholders’ equity in the consolidated 
balance sheets. When the treasury shares are contributed under our 
employee benefit plans or issued for option exercises, we use a FIFO 
method for determining cost. The difference between the cost of the 
shares and the market price at the time of contribution to an employee 
benefit plan is added to or deducted from the related capital in excess 
of par value of common stock.

Segment information

We operate as a single business segment providing innovative solutions 
to growers around the world. The business is supported by global 
corporate staff functions. The determination of a single segment is 
consistent with the financial information regularly reviewed by the 
chief executive officer for purposes of evaluating performance, allocating 
resources, setting incentive compensation targets and both planning and 
forecasting future periods. Refer to Note 3 to the consolidated financial 
statements included within this Form 10-K for further information 
on product and regional revenues.

Geographic long-lived assets include goodwill and other intangibles, 
net, property, plant and equipment, net and other non-current assets. 
Refer to Note 21 to the consolidated financial statements included 
within this Form 10-K for further details.

Stock compensation plans

We recognize compensation expense in the financial statements for 
all share options and other equity-based arrangements. Share-based 
compensation cost is measured at the date of grant, based on the fair 
value of the award, and is recognized over the employee’s requisite 
service period. See Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements 
included within this Form 10-K for further discussion on our share-
based compensation.

48

FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KEnvironmental obligations

We provide for environmental-related obligations when they are 
probable and amounts can be reasonably estimated. Where the available 
information is sufficient to estimate the amount of liability, that estimate 
has been used. Where the information is only sufficient to establish a 
range of probable liability and no point within the range is more likely 
than any other, the lower end of the range has been used.

Estimated obligations to remediate sites that involve oversight by the 
United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), or similar 
government agencies, are generally accrued no later than when a Record 
of Decision (“ROD”), or equivalent, is issued, or upon completion of 
a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (“RI/FS”), or equivalent, 
that is submitted by us and the appropriate government agency or 
agencies. Estimates are reviewed quarterly and, if necessary, adjusted 
as additional information becomes available. The estimates can change 
substantially as additional information becomes available regarding 
the nature or extent of site contamination, required remediation 
methods, and other actions by or against governmental agencies or 
private parties.

Our environmental liabilities for continuing and discontinued operations 
are principally for costs associated with the remediation and/or study 
of sites at which we are alleged to have released hazardous substances 
into the environment. Such costs principally include, among other 
items, RI/FS, site remediation, costs of operation and maintenance of 
the remediation plan, management costs, fees to outside law firms and 
consultants for work related to the environmental effort, and future 
monitoring costs. Estimated site liabilities are determined based upon 
existing remediation laws and technologies, specific site consultants’ 
engineering studies or by extrapolating experience with environmental 
issues at comparable sites.

Included in our environmental liabilities are costs for the operation, 
maintenance and monitoring (“OM&M”) of site remediation plans. 
Such reserves are based on our best estimates for these OM&M plans. 
Over time we may incur OM&M costs in excess of these reserves. 
However, we are unable to reasonably estimate an amount in excess 
of our recorded reserves because we cannot reasonably estimate the 
period for which such OM&M plans will need to be in place or 
the future annual cost of such remediation, as conditions at these 
environmental sites change over time. Such additional OM&M costs 
could be significant in total but would be incurred over an extended 
period of years.

Included in the environmental reserve balance, other assets balance 
and disclosure of reasonably possible loss contingencies are amounts 
from third-party insurance policies which we believe are probable 
of recovery.

Provisions for environmental costs are reflected in income, net of probable 
and estimable recoveries from named Potentially Responsible Parties 
(“PRPs”) or other third parties. All of our environmental provisions 

PART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

incorporate inflation and are not discounted to their present value, 
other than our reserve for our Pocatello Tribal Matter. We remeasure 
this discounted liability balance according to current interest rates. See 
Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements included within this 
Form 10-K for further information. 

In calculating and evaluating the adequacy of our environmental reserves, 
we have taken into account the joint and several liability imposed by 
Comprehensive Environmental Remediation, Compensation and 
Liability Act (“CERCLA”) and the analogous state laws on all PRPs 
and have considered the identity and financial condition of the other 
PRPs at each site to the extent possible. We have also considered the 
identity and financial condition of other third parties from whom 
recovery is anticipated, as well as the status of our claims against such 
parties. Although we are unable to forecast the ultimate contributions 
of PRPs and other third parties with absolute certainty, the degree of 
uncertainty with respect to each party is taken into account when 
determining the environmental reserve on a site-by-site basis. Our 
liability includes our best estimate of the costs expected to be paid 
before the consideration of any potential recoveries from third parties. 
We believe that any recorded recoveries related to PRPs are realizable 
in all material respects. Recoveries are recorded as either an offset in 
“Environmental liabilities, continuing and discontinued” or as “Other 
assets including long-term receivables, net” in our consolidated balance 
sheets in accordance with U.S. accounting literature.

Pension and other postretirement benefits

We provide qualified and nonqualified defined benefit and defined 
contribution pension plans, as well as postretirement health care 
and life insurance benefit plans to our employees and retirees. The 
costs (or benefits) and obligations related to these benefits reflect key 
assumptions related to general economic conditions, including interest 
(discount) rates, healthcare cost trend rates, expected rates of return on 
plan assets and the rates of compensation increase for employees. The 
costs (or benefits) and obligations for these benefit programs are also 
affected by other assumptions, such as average retirement age, mortality, 
employee turnover, and plan participation. To the extent our plans’ 
actual experience, as influenced by changing economic and financial 
market conditions or by changes to our own plans’ demographics, 
differs from these assumptions, the costs and obligations for providing 
these benefits, as well as the plans’ funding requirements, could increase 
or decrease. When actual results differ from our assumptions, the 
difference is typically recognized over future periods. In addition, the 
unrealized gains and losses related to our pension and postretirement 
benefit obligations may also affect periodic benefit costs (or benefits) 
in future periods. See Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements 
included within this Form 10-K for additional information relating to 
pension and other postretirement benefits.

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KPART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

NOTE 2   Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements and Regulatory Items

New accounting guidance and regulatory items

On December 14, 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes 
(Topic 740): Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Income Taxes, 
to improve the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax 
disclosures. The standard requires companies to disclose a tabular 
effective rate reconciliation with certain reconciling items broken out 
by nature and/or jurisdiction as well as more robust disclosures of 
income taxes paid, specifically broken out between federal, state and 
foreign. The standard can be applied prospectively or retrospectively and 
early adoption is permitted. The ASU is effective for FMC beginning 
with the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. We are 
currently evaluating the impacts this standard will have on our income 
tax disclosures.

On November 27, 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, 
Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment 
Disclosures, to improve the disclosures about a public entity’s reportable 
segments and expenses. The standard requires disclosure of the 
chief operating decision maker’s (the “CODM”) title and position 
as well as multiple measures of segment profit and loss reviewed 
by the CODM. Companies with multiple reportable segments as 
well as companies with a single reportable segment are required to 
adopt the standard and it should be applied retrospectively to all 
periods presented. The ASU is effective for FMC beginning with the 
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. Early adoption 
is permitted. As we operate as a single reportable segment, we are 
currently evaluating the impacts this standard will have on our 
existing segment disclosures.

On December 20, 2021, the Organization for Economic Co-operation 
and Development (the “OECD”) released Pillar Two Model Rules 
defining the global minimum tax, which calls for the taxation of large 
corporations at a minimum rate of 15%. The accounting impact of 
new enacted tax laws based on the Pillar Two rules will occur when 
they become effective, which will generally be in 2024. Calendar-year 
public companies will be required to report on the forecasted effects 
of Pillar Two in their Q1 2024 income tax provision. Unlike many 
current tax systems, the Pillar Two minimum tax is determined based 
on consolidated financial reporting results (with certain modifications) 
and will result in a complex set of calculations that will likely require 
new processes, controls, and systems.

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform 
(Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on 
Financial Reporting, to provide optional guidance for a limited period 
of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for contracts and 
hedging relationships affected by reference rate reform. This applies 
to contracts that reference LIBOR or another rate that is expected to 
be discontinued as a result of rate reform and have modified terms 
that affect or have the potential to affect the amount and timing of 
contractual cash flows resulting from the discontinuance of reference 
rate. In December 2022, the FASB finalized ASU 2022-06, Reference 
Rate Reform (Topic 848): Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848, 
which defers the sunset date for Topic 848 from December 31, 
2022, to December 31, 2024. This standard amends the definition 

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of the SOFR Swap Rate under Topic 815 so that it is not limited 
to the Overnight Indexed Swap rate based on SOFR and includes 
other rates based on SOFR. These amendments should be applied 
prospectively. We are evaluating the impacts this standard will have 
on accounting for contracts and hedging relationships but do not 
believe it will have a material impact on our consolidated financial 
statements.

Recently adopted accounting guidance

In September 2022, the FASB issued ASU No. 2022-04, Liabilities—
Supplier Finance Programs (Subtopic 405-50): Disclosure of Supplier 
Finance Program Obligations. This ASU enhances the transparency 
of supplier finance programs and their effect on working capital, 
liquidity, and cash flows. The new standard is effective for fiscal 
years beginning after December 15, 2022 (i.e. a January 1, 2023 
effective date), including interim periods within those years. The 
amendments in the ASU should be applied retrospectively to 
all periods in which a balance sheet is presented, except for the 
amendment on roll forward information, which should be applied 
prospectively on an annual basis. In accordance with the new 
disclosure requirements, which we have adopted beginning January 
1, 2023, we have included information regarding our key program 
terms and the amount outstanding that remains unpaid at period 
end as further described below.

We work with suppliers to optimize payment terms and conditions 
on accounts payable to improve working capital and cash flows. We 
offer to a select group of suppliers a voluntary Supply Chain Finance 
(“SCF”) program with a global financial institution. The suppliers, at 
their sole discretion, may sell their receivables to the financial institution 
based on terms negotiated between them. Our obligations to our 
suppliers are not impacted by our suppliers’ decisions to sell under 
these arrangements. Obligations outstanding under this program are 
recorded within “Accounts payable, trade and other” in our condensed 
consolidated balance sheets and the associated payments are included 
in operating activities within our condensed consolidated statements 
of cash flows.

Our payment terms with our suppliers are consistent, regardless 
of whether a supplier participates in the program. We deem these 
terms to be commercially reasonable and consistent with the range of 
industry standards within their respective regions. Under the terms of 
the agreement, we do not pledge assets as security or make any other 
forms of guarantees.

FMC’s outstanding obligations confirmed as valid under the SCF 
was $71.9 million and $307.5 million as of December 31, 2023 and 
2022, respectively.

FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KPART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

NOTE 3  Revenue Recognition

Disaggregation of revenue

We disaggregate revenue from contracts with customers by geographical areas and major product categories. We have three major agricultural 
product categories: insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides. Plant health, which includes biological products, is also included in the table below. 
The disaggregated revenue tables are shown below for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021.

The following table provides information about disaggregated revenue by major geographical region:

(in Millions)
North America(1)
Latin America(1)
Europe, Middle East & Africa
Asia
TOTAL REVENUE

2023

Year Ended December 31,
2022

2021

$

$

$

1,204.8
1,401.1
899.2
981.7
4,486.8 $

$

1,435.8
2,088.2
1,039.7
1,238.6
5,802.3 $

1,117.2
1,633.4
1,040.0
1,254.6
5,045.2

(1)  Countries with sales in excess of 10 percent of consolidated revenue consisted of the U.S. and Brazil. Sales for the years ended December 31 2023, 2022, and 2021 
for  the  U.S.  totaled  $978.1  million,  $1,288.8  million  and  $1,018.1  million,  respectively,  and  for  Brazil  totaled  $1,017.3  million,  $1,621.1  million  and 
$1,224.4 million, respectively.

The following table provides information about disaggregated revenue by major product category:

(in Millions)
Insecticides
Herbicides
Fungicides
Plant Health
Other
TOTAL REVENUE

We earn revenue from the sale of a wide range of products to 
a diversified base of customers around the world. We develop, 
market and sell all three major classes of crop protection chemicals 
(insecticides, herbicides and fungicides) as well as biologicals, crop 
nutrition, and seed treatment products, which we group as plant 
health. These products are used in agriculture to enhance crop yield 
and quality by controlling a broad spectrum of insects, weeds and 
disease, as well as in non-agricultural markets for pest control. The 
majority of our product lines consist of insecticides and herbicides, 
with a smaller portfolio of fungicides mainly used in high value 
crop segments. We are investing in plant health, which includes our 
growing biological products. Our insecticides are used to control 
a wide spectrum of pests, while our herbicide portfolio primarily 
targets a large variety of difficult-to-control weeds. Products in the 
other category include various agricultural products such as smaller 
classes of pesticides, growth promoters, and other miscellaneous 
revenue sources.

Sale of Goods

Revenue from product sales is recognized when (or as) we satisfy 
a performance obligation by transferring the promised goods to a 
customer, that is, when control of the good transfers to the customer. 
The customer is then invoiced at the agreed-upon price with payment 
terms generally ranging from 30 to 90 days, with some regions providing 

Year Ended December 31,

2023

2022

2021

$

$

$

2,639.4
1,278.4
317.6
186.9
64.5
4,486.8 $

$

3,346.6
1,651.6
383.9
234.1
186.1
5,802.3 $

3,020.0
1,375.3
325.5
216.8
107.6
5,045.2

terms longer than 90 days. We do not typically give payment terms 
that exceed 360 days; however, in certain geographical regions such 
as Latin America, these terms may be given in limited circumstances. 
Additionally, a timing difference of over one year can exist between when 
products are delivered to the customer and when payment is received 
from the customer in these regions; however, the effect of these sales is 
not material to the financial statements as a whole. Furthermore, we 
have assessed the circumstances and arrangements in these regions and 
determined that the contracts with these customers do not contain a 
significant financing component. 

In determining when the control of goods is transferred, we typically 
assess, among other things, the transfer of risk and title and the 
shipping terms of the contract. The transfer of title and risk typically 
occurs either upon shipment to the customer or upon receipt by the 
customer. As such, we typically recognize revenue when goods are 
shipped based on the relevant Incoterm for the product order, or in 
some regions, when delivery to the customer’s requested destination 
has occurred. When we perform shipping and handling activities after 
the transfer of control to the customer (e.g., when control transfers 
prior to delivery), they are considered as fulfillment activities, and 
accordingly, the costs are accrued for when the related revenue is 
recognized. For FOB shipping point terms, revenue is recognized at 
the time of shipment since the customer gains control at this point 
in time.

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

We record amounts billed for shipping and handling fees as revenue. 
Costs incurred for shipping and handling are recorded as costs of 
sales and services. Amounts billed for sales and use taxes, value-
added taxes, and certain excise and other specific transactional 
taxes imposed on revenue-producing transactions are presented 
on a net basis and excluded from sales in the consolidated income 
statements. We record a liability until remitted to the respective 
taxing authority.

Sales Incentives and Other Variable 
Considerations

As a part of our customary business practice, we offer a number of 
sales incentives to our customers including volume discounts, retailer 
incentives, and prepayment options. The variable considerations 
given can differ by products, support levels and other eligibility 
criteria. For all such contracts that include any variable consideration, 
we estimate the amount of variable consideration that should be 
included in the transaction price utilizing either the expected value 
method or the most likely amount method depending on the nature 
of the variable consideration. Variable consideration is included 
in the transaction price if, in our judgment, it is probable that a 
significant future reversal of cumulative revenue under the contract 
will not occur. Although determining the transaction price for these 
considerations requires significant judgment, we have significant 

Contract Asset and Contract Liability Balances

historical experience with incentives provided to customers and 
estimate the expected consideration considering historical patterns 
of incentive payouts. These estimates are reassessed each reporting 
period as required.

In addition to the variable considerations described above, in certain 
instances, we may require our customers to meet certain volume 
thresholds within their contract term. We estimate what amount of 
variable consideration should be included in the transaction price 
at contract inception and continually reassess this estimation each 
reporting period to determine situations when the minimum volume 
thresholds will not be met.

Right of Return

We extend an assurance warranty offering customers a right of refund or 
exchange in case delivered product does not conform to specifications. 
Additionally, in certain regions and arrangements, we may offer a right 
of return for a specified period. Both instances are accounted for as 
a right of return and transaction price is adjusted for an estimate of 
expected returns. Replacement products are accounted for under the 
warranty guidance if the customer exchanges one product for another of 
the same kind, quality, and price. We have significant experience with 
historical return patterns and use this experience to include returns in 
the estimate of transaction price.

We satisfy our obligations by transferring goods and services in exchange for consideration from customers. The timing of performance sometimes differs 
from the timing the associated consideration is received from the customer, thus resulting in the recognition of a contract asset or contract liability. 
We recognize a contract liability if the customer’s payment of consideration is received prior to completion of our related performance obligation.

The following table presents the opening and closing balances of our receivables, net of allowances and contract liabilities from contracts 
with customers:

(in Millions)
Receivables from contracts with customers, net of allowances
Contract liabilities: Advance payments from customers

The amount of revenue recognized in the year ended December 31, 2023 that 
was included in the opening contract liability balance was $680.5 million.

The balance of receivables from contracts with customers listed in 
the table above include both current trade receivables and long-term 
receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts. The allowance for 
receivables represents our best estimate of the probable losses associated 
with potential customer defaults. We determine the allowance based on 
historical experience, current collection trends, and external business 
factors such as economic factors, including regional bankruptcy rates, 
and political factors. The change in allowance for doubtful accounts for 
both current trade receivables and long-term receivables for any period 
is representative of the impairment or the write-off of receivables. Refer 
to Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included within this 
Form 10-K for further information.

We periodically enter into prepayment arrangements with customers 
and receive advance payments for product to be delivered in future 
periods. Prepayment terms are extended to customers/distributors in 

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Balance as of 
December 31, 2022
$

2,932.2 $
680.5

Balance as of 
December 31, 2023

Increase (Decrease)

2,722.7 $
482.1

(209.5)
(198.4)

order to capitalize on surplus cash with growers. Growers receive bulk 
payments for their produce, which they leverage to buy our products 
from distributors through prepayment options. This in turn creates 
opportunity for distributors to make large prepayments to us for securing 
the future supply of products to be sold to growers. Prepayments are 
typically received in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year, and are for the 
following marketing year indicating that the time difference between 
prepayment and performance of corresponding performance obligations 
does not exceed one year.

We recognize these prepayments as a liability under “Advance 
payments from customers” on the consolidated balance sheets 
when they are received. Revenue associated with advance payments 
is recognized as shipments are made and transfer of control to 
the customer takes place. Advance payments from customers was 
$482.1 million as of December 31, 2023 and $680.5 million as of 
December 31, 2022.

FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KPerformance Obligations

At contract inception, we assess the goods and services promised in our 
contracts with customers and identify a performance obligation for each 
promise to transfer a good or service (or bundle of goods or services) 
that is distinct. To identify the performance obligations, we consider 
all the goods or services promised in the contract, whether explicitly 
stated or implied based on customary business practices. Based on 
our evaluation, we have determined that our current contracts do not 
contain more than one performance obligation. Revenue is recognized 
when (or as) the performance obligation is satisfied, which is when the 
customer obtains control of the good or service.

Periodically, we may enter into contracts with customers which require 
them to submit a forecast of non-binding purchase obligations to 
us. These forecasts are typically provided by the customer to us in 
good faith, and there are no penalties or obligations if the forecasts 
are not met. Accordingly, we have determined that these are optional 
purchases and do not represent material rights and are not considered 
as unsatisfied (or partially satisfied) performance obligations for the 
purposes of this disclosure. 

In separate and less common circumstances, we may have contracts 
with customers which have binding purchase requirements for 
just one quarter of their annual forecasts. Additionally, as noted in 
the Contract Liabilities section above, we periodically enter into 
agricultural prepayment arrangements with customers, and receive 
advance payments for product to be delivered in future periods within 
one year. We have elected not to disclose the aggregate amount of 
the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations 
for these two types of contracts as they have an expected duration of 
one year or less and the revenue is expected to be recognized within 
the next year.

Other Arrangements
Data Licensing

We sometimes grant to third parties a license and right to rely upon 
pesticide regulatory data filed with government agencies. Such licenses 
allow a licensee to cite and rely upon our data in connection with 
the licensee’s application for pesticide registrations as required by 
law; these licenses can be granted through contract or through a 
mandatory statutory license, depending on circumstances. In the 
most common occurrence, when a license is embedded in a contract 
for supply of pesticide active ingredient from us to the licensee, 
the license grant is not considered as distinct from other promised 
goods or services. Accordingly, all promises are treated as a single 
performance obligation and revenue is recognized at a point when 
the control of the pesticide products is transferred to the licensee-
customer. In the less frequent occurrence, when the license and 
right to use data is granted without a supply contract, we account 
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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

obligation satisfied at a single point in time and recognize revenue 
on the effective date of such contract. Finally, in those circumstance 
of mandatory data licensing by statute, such as under U.S. pesticide 
law, we recognize the data compensation upon the effective date of 
the data compensation settlement agreement. Payment terms for 
these arrangements may vary by contract.

Service Arrangements

In limited cases, we engage in providing certain tolling services, such as 
filling and packing services using raw and packing materials supplied 
by the customer. Depending on the nature of the tolling services, we 
determine the appropriate method of satisfaction of the performance 
obligation, which may be the input or output method. Compared 
to other goods and services provided by us, service arrangements do 
not represent a significant portion of sales each year. Payment terms 
for service arrangements may vary by contract; however, payment is 
typically due within 30 days of the invoice date.

Practical Expedients and Exemptions

We have elected the following practical expedients following the 
adoption of ASC 606:

(a)  Costs of obtaining a contract: FMC incurs certain costs such as sales 
commissions which are incremental to obtaining the contract. 
We have taken the practical expedient of expensing such costs to 
obtain a contract, as and when they are incurred, as their expected 
amortization period is one year or less. 

(b)  Significant financing component: We elected not to adjust the 
promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant 
financing component if FMC expects, at contract inception, that 
the period between the transfer of a promised good or service to 
a customer and when the customer pays for that good or service 
will be one year or less.

(c)  Remaining performance obligations: We elected not to disclose the 
aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining 
performance obligations for its contracts that are one year or less, as the 
revenue is expected to be recognized within one year. Additionally, we 
have elected not to disclose information about variable considerations 
for remaining, wholly unsatisfied performance obligations for which 
the criteria in paragraph 606-10-32-40 have been met.

(d)  Shipping and handling costs: We elected to account for shipping 
and handling activities that occur after the customer has obtained 
control of a good as fulfillment activities (i.e., an expense) rather 
than as a promised service.

(e)  Measurement of transaction price: We have elected to exclude 
from the measurement of transaction price all taxes assessed by a 
governmental authority that are both imposed on and concurrent 
with a specific revenue-producing transaction and collected by 
us from a customer.

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

NOTE 4  Acquisitions

On June 29, 2022 we announced a definitive agreement to acquire BioPhero ApS (“BioPhero”), a Denmark-based pheromone research and production 
company. The acquisition adds state-of-the-art biologically produced pheromone insect control technology to our product portfolio and R&D pipeline, 
underscoring our role as a leader in delivering innovative and sustainable crop protection solutions. 

The purchase price of approximately $193 million was primarily paid at closing on July 19, 2022. The acquisition, which was accounted for as a business 
combination, includes all of BioPhero’s technology, IP, supply agreements, employees and net assets of the business.

Purchase Price Allocation

The allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including the residual amount allocated to goodwill, is 
considered complete. The allocation was subject to change within the measurement period (up to one year from the acquisition date) if additional 
information concerning final asset and liability valuations was obtained. There were no adjustments to the initial purchase price allocation during 
the measurement period.

The following table summarizes the consideration paid for the BioPhero acquisition and the amounts of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

(in Millions)
Fair Value of Assets Acquired
Cash
Intangible assets
Developed Technology(1)
In-process research & development
Goodwill
Other Assets
TOTAL ASSETS
Fair Value of Liabilities Assumed
Deferred income tax liabilities
Other Liabilities
TOTAL LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS
(1)  Expected life is 15 years and will be amortized based on the pattern of economic benefit

Total Purchase Consideration:
Cash Purchase Price, Net of Acquired Cash

NOTE 5  Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Purchase Price Allocation

$

$

$

$

10.0

66.3
10.5
130.7
3.4
220.9

16.6
1.1
17.7
203.2

Amount

$

193.2

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 are presented in the table below:

(in Millions)
Balance, December 31, 2021
Acquisitions (See Note 4)
Foreign currency and other adjustments

Balance, December 31, 2022

Foreign currency and other adjustments

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2023

Total

1,463.3
130.7
(4.7)
1,589.3
4.3
1,593.6

$

$

$

Our fiscal year 2023 annual goodwill and indefinite life impairment test was performed during the third quarter ended September 30, 2023. 
We determined no goodwill impairment existed and that the fair value was substantially in excess of the carrying value. Additionally, no indefinite-lived 
asset impairment existed and the estimated fair values also exceeded the carrying value for each of our indefinite-lived intangible assets.

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PART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Our intangible assets, other than goodwill, consist of the following:

(in Millions)
Intangible assets subject to amortization (finite life)

Weighted avg. useful 
 life remaining at 
 December 31, 2023

December 31, 2023

December 31, 2022

Gross

Accumulated 
Amortization

Net

Gross

Accumulated 
Amortization

Net

Customer relationships
Patents
Brands(1)
Purchased and licensed technologies
Other intangibles

Intangible assets not subject to amortization (indefinite life)

Crop Protection Brands(2)
Brands(1)
In-process research and development 

TOTAL INTANGIBLE ASSETS

13 years $ 1,136.7
1.8
4 years
49.3
9 years
131.1
12 years
2.3
8 years
$ 1,321.2

$ (414.2) $ 722.5
0.2
36.4
84.9
0.5
$ (476.7) $ 844.5

(1.6)
(12.9)
(46.2)
(1.8)

$ 1,259.0
350.3
11.3
$ 1,620.6
$ 2,941.8

$ 1,259.0
350.3
11.3
$ 1,620.6
$ (476.7) $ 2,465.1

$ 1,127.9
1.7
16.1
128.4
1.8
$1,275.9

$ 1,259.0
370.1
11.0
$1,640.1
$2,916.0

(1)  Represents trademarks, trade names and know-how. 
(2)  Represents proprietary brand portfolios, consisting of trademarks, trade names and know-how, of our crop protection brands.

$ (351.3) $

776.6
0.3
5.5
85.5
0.1
$ (407.9) $ 868.0

(1.4)
(10.6)
(42.9)
(1.7)

$ 1,259.0
370.1
11.0
$ 1,640.1
$ (407.9) $ 2,508.1

(in Millions)
Amortization expense

Year Ended December 31,

2023

2022

2021

$

64.3

$

60.6

$

62.7

The estimated pre-tax amortization expense for each of the five years ending December 31, 2024 to 2028 is $63.7 million, $67.9 million, 
$69.9 million, $69.5 million, and $69.8 million, respectively.

NOTE 6 

Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

 (in Millions)
Finished goods
Work in process
Raw materials, supplies and other
NET INVENTORIES

All inventories are determined on a first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) basis.

NOTE 7  Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:

 (in Millions)
Land and land improvements
Buildings and building equipment
Machinery and equipment
Construction in progress
Total cost
Accumulated depreciation
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

December 31,

2023

2022

643.8
732.2
348.6
1,724.6

$

$

577.5
807.4
266.7
1,651.6

December 31,

2023

2022

98.1
540.0
717.2
204.5
1,559.8
(667.3)
892.5

$

$

$

103.6
522.9
613.1
175.9
1,415.5
(565.9)
849.6

$

$

$

$

$

Depreciation expense was $73.5 million, $71.1 million, and $70.8 million in 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

NOTE 8  Restructuring and Other Charges (Income)

The following table shows total restructuring and other charges (income) included in the respective line items of the consolidated statements of 
income (loss):

(in Millions)
Restructuring charges (income)
Other charges (income), net
TOTAL RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES (INCOME)

Restructuring charges (income)

2023

Year Ended December 31,
2022

2021

$

$

$

48.4
163.9
212.3 $

(26.1) $
119.2
93.1 $

41.1
66.9
108.0

(in Millions)
Project Focus
DuPont Crop restructuring
Other items
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023
DuPont Crop restructuring 
Regional realignment
Other items
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022
DuPont Crop restructuring
Regional realignment 
Other items
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021

Severance and 
Employee Benefits 
$

Other Charges 
(Income)(1)

Asset Disposal 
Charges(2)

Total

40.1 $
—
6.9
47.0 $
— $
3.8
2.1
5.9 $
1.2 $
5.5
6.0
12.7 $

5.4 $
(8.1)
1.3
(1.4) $
(49.9) $
4.1
2.6
(43.2) $
4.5 $
5.3
0.5
10.3 $

$
$

— $
2.8
—
2.8
1.2
—
10.0
11.2
11.0
0.2
6.9
18.1

$
$

$

45.5
(5.3 )
8.2
48.4
(48.7)
7.9
14.7
(26.1)
16.7
11.0
13.4
41.1

$
$

$
$

$

(1)  Primarily represents third-party costs associated with miscellaneous restructuring activities, including third-party costs. Other income, if applicable, primarily 
represents favorable developments on previously recorded exit costs and recoveries associated with restructuring. The years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 
includes the recognition of a gain for land disposition, described below.

(2)  Primarily represents asset write-offs (recoveries), and accelerated depreciation and impairment charges on long-lived assets, which were or are to be abandoned. 
To the extent incurred, the acceleration effect of re-estimating settlement dates and revised cost estimates associated with asset retirement obligations due to facility 
shutdowns, are also included within the asset disposal charges. 

Project Focus

DuPont Crop Restructuring

In response to the unprecedented downturn in the global crop 
protection market that resulted in severe channel destocking, which 
has materially impacted volumes in 2023, we initiated a global 
restructuring plan, referred to as “Project Focus.” This program is 
designed to right-size our cost base and optimize our footprint and 
organizational structure with a focus on driving significant cost 
improvement and productivity. We expect to fully implement the 
plan by the end of 2025.

We currently expect to incur pre-tax restructuring charges in the range 
of approximately $180 to $215 million, including but not limited to 
employee severance and related benefit costs, asset write-off charges, 
and consulting and other professional service fees. We may incur 
additional asset write-off charges, inventory and other working capital 
charges, primarily associated with the liquidation of excess inventory in 
select markets, relocation charges, and contract termination charges in 
connection with Project Focus and will provide an estimate of charges 
when known. 

For the year ended December 31, 2023, we have incurred $40.1 million 
in severance charges related to a voluntary separation program in select 
jurisdictions and workforce reduction actions in our Brazil business as 
well as $5.4 million of provider costs. The charges incurred during 2023 
are included in the total estimated range for Project Focus discussed 
above. The remaining amounts will be reflected in our consolidated 
results of operations as they become probable and estimable in accordance 
with the relevant accounting guidance.

On November 1, 2017, we acquired the DuPont Crop Protection Business. 
We completed the integration of the DuPont Crop Protection Business 
in 2020 except for the completion of certain in-flight initiatives including 
restructuring program efforts. For the year ended December 31, 2023, 
we recognized income of $5.3 million, which primarily relates to the 
gain recorded for the disposition of land discussed further below. For the 
year ended December 31, 2022 we recognized income of $48.7 million, 
which primarily reflects the gain recorded in the fourth quarter on the 
disposition of a manufacturing site, slightly offset by other restructuring 
charges. For the year ended December 31, 2021 we incurred restructuring 
charges of $16.7 million, which primarily represented severance and 
other employee related costs as well as accelerated depreciation on fixed 
assets for the planned exit of certain facilities.

During December 2022, we finalized a land transfer agreement with 
the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government. Under the terms of 
the agreement, we relinquished control of a previously shutdown 
manufacturing facility that was acquired as part of the DuPont Crop 
Protection Business and that had been operating under a state- owned 
land use certificate. Previous shutdown charges associated with closing 
this plant were included in “Restructuring and other charges (“income”)”. 
As part of the land transfer, we received cash proceeds of $5.8 million 
in 2023 and $50.5 million in 2022 for the disposition of land as well 
as a recognition of a gain in the same amount that was also included 
in the “Restructuring and other charges (“income”)” line item.

Restructuring charges associated with the DuPont program are complete 
and any future charges are not expected to be material.

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Data

ITEM 8  Financial Statements and Supplementary 

Roll forward of restructuring reserves 

The following table shows a roll forward of restructuring reserves that will result in cash spending. These amounts exclude asset retirement obligations:

PART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

(in Millions)
DuPont Crop restructuring(1)
Regional realignment(2)
Project Focus(3)
Other workforce related and 
facility shutdowns(4)
TOTAL

Balance at 
12/31/21
$

Change in
reserves(5)

Cash
payments 

Other(6)

Balance at 
12/31/22(7)

Change in
reserves(5)

Cash
payments

Other(6)

8.6 $

0.6 $

(4.7) $

0.5 $

5.0 $

— $

(1.0) $

(0.1) $

Balance at 
12/31/23(7)
3.9

4.0

—

7.9

—

(9.3)

—

0.4

—

3.0

—

—

45.5

(2.2)

(2.4)

—

— 

2.3
14.9 $

4.7
13.2 $

(4.2)
(18.2) $

(0.2)
0.7 $

2.6
10.6 $

9.9
55.4 $

(10.3)
(15.9) $

$

0.4
0.3 $

0.8

43.1

2.6
50.4

(1)  Primarily consists of real estate exit costs and severance associated with DuPont Crop restructuring activities.
(2)  Primarily consists of severance and employee relocation costs as well as other costs associated with the relocation of our European headquarters and the consolidation 

of our Asia Pacific operations into a single regional headquarters in Singapore.

(3)  Relates  to  the  global  restructuring  plan  initiated  in  2023  and  primarily  consists  of  severance  charges  related  to  a  voluntary  separation  program  in  select 

jurisdictions as well as workforce reduction actions in our Brazil business.
(4)  Primarily severance costs related to workforce reductions and facility shutdowns.
(5)  Primarily  other  miscellaneous  exit  costs. The  accelerated  depreciation  and  impairment  charges  associated  with  these  restructurings  that  have  impacted  our 

property, plant and equipment or intangible balances are not included in this table. 

(6)  Primarily foreign currency translation adjustments.
(7)  Included in “Accrued and other liabilities” and “Other long-term liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheets.

Other charges (income), net

(in Millions)
Environmental charges, net

Exit from Russian Operations

Currency related matters

IPR&D asset acquisition charges 

Other items, net
OTHER CHARGES (INCOME), NET

Environmental charges, net

Environmental charges represent the net charges associated with 
environmental remediation at continuing operating sites. Environmental 
obligations for continuing operations primarily represent obligations at 
shut down or abandoned facilities within businesses that do not meet 
the criteria for presentation as discontinued operations.

Exit from Russian Operations

As the Russia-Ukraine war continues, our values as a company as well as 
the sanctions imposed on, and cross-sanctions imposed and announced by, 
the Russian Federation led us to cease operations and business in Russia. 
This decision was made in mid-April of 2022 when we concluded that it 
was not sustainable to continue operations. As a result of this decision, 
we recorded a charge of approximately $76.8 million during the twelve 
months ended December 31, 2022. The charge primarily consists of 
noncash asset write offs, mainly working capital as well as the value of a 
packaging and formulation facility. This charge included approximately 
$7 million of cash that was stranded and not accessible to us.

Currency related matters

During the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, we incurred 
$101.0 million in currency related charges driven by specific events in 
Argentina, and to a lesser extent, Pakistan. These charges relate primarily 
from the recent and substantial actions implemented by the Argentine 
Government during the fourth quarter of 2023. 

2023

Year Ended December 31,
2022

2021

$

$

66.9

$

—

75.2

13.0

8.8
163.9

$

$

34.7

76.8

—

—

7.7
119.2

$

27.1

—

—

—

39.8
66.9

On December 12th, 2023, Argentina’s Economy Minister announced 
emergency measures which included an increase in the official exchange 
rate to an average of 800 Argentine Pesos per USD. The devaluation of 
the currency by over 50% resulted in $63.4 million in losses related to 
the remeasurement of our monetary net assets. Additionally, we incurred 
$4.9 million in remeasurement losses during the third quarter of 2023 
following similar devaluation actions taken by the government during 
that period. The combined $68.3 million in losses have been recorded 
as part of our Restructuring and Other Charges (Income) line item 
within on our Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss).

Second, in combination with the devaluation actions, the government 
enacted two new decrees which expanded the scope of certain tax and 
foreign exchange measures under the Impuesto PAIS tax, “PAIS”. The 
first decree extends the application of the PAIS tax to include foreign 
denominated payments related to the imports of goods and services. 
The second decree substantially increased the rates applicable to these 
operations. The application of the tax became effective immediately 
and was applied retrospectively to import activity that will ultimately 
be settled in a currency other than Argentina Pesos. As a result of the 
initial period adoption, we recognized a charge of $25.8 million. Due 
to the nature of the tax, the charge has been recorded as part of Cost 
of Sales and Services within our Consolidated Statements of Income 
(Loss). Based on this classification, this activity is excluded from the 
table above.

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

The twelve months ended December 31, 2023, also includes a $6.9 million 
remeasurement charge resulting from the significant currency depreciation 
of the Pakistani Rupee during the first quarter of 2023. On January 25, 
2023, the Pakistani Rupee experienced its largest single day drop against 
the US dollar in over two decades following the removal of the USD-
PKR exchange cap in place on the country’s currency. This action, 
combined with the decision by Pakistan’s central bank to raise interest 
rates to record highs during the quarter, resulted in the immediate and 
significant devaluation of the Pakistani Rupee. These losses have been 
recorded as part of our Restructuring and Other Charges (Income) line 
item within our Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). 

IPR&D asset acquisition charges

During the third quarter of 2023, we finalized a development agreement 
which will bring to market a new herbicide active ingredient used to 
control weeds in rice. As part of the agreement, FMC acquired a data 
set that includes studies and technical research that will be used to 
support the development of formulations and product registrations. 
Acquired in-process research and development assets are expensed as 
incurred and included as a component of “Restructuring and other 
charges (income)” on the consolidated statements of income (loss). 

NOTE 9  Receivables

The following table displays a roll forward of the allowance for doubtful trade receivables.

(in Millions)
Balance, December 31, 2021
Additions — charged (credited) to expense
Transfer from (to) allowance for credit losses (see below)
Net recoveries, write-offs and other
Balance, December 31, 2022
Additions — charged (credited) to expense
Transfer from (to) allowance for credit losses (see below)
Net recoveries, write-offs and other
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2023

$

$

$

37.4
0.7
0.5
(4.7)
33.9
4.7
(1.5)
(8.0)
29.1

We have non-current receivables that represent long-term customer receivable balances related to past due accounts which are not expected to be collected 
within the current year. The net long-term customer receivables were $19.5 million as of December 31, 2023. These long-term customer receivable 
balances and the corresponding allowance are included in “Other assets including long-term receivables, net” on the consolidated balance sheets.

A portion of these long-term receivables have payment contracts. We have no reason to believe payments will not be made based upon the credit quality 
of these customers. Additionally, we also hold significant collateral against these customers including rights to property or other assets as a form of credit 
guarantee. If the customer does not pay or gives indication that they will not pay, these guarantees allow us to start legal action to block the sale of the 
customer’s harvest. On an ongoing basis, we continue to evaluate the credit quality of our non-current receivables using aging of receivables, collection 
experience and write-offs, as well as evaluating existing economic conditions, to determine if an additional allowance is necessary.

The following table displays a roll forward of the allowance for credit losses related to long-term customer receivables.

(in Millions)
Balance, December 31, 2021
Additions — charged (credited) to expense
Transfer from (to) allowance for doubtful accounts (see above)
Foreign currency adjustments
Net recoveries, write-offs and other
Balance, December 31, 2022
Additions — charged (credited) to expense
Transfer from (to) allowance for doubtful accounts (see above)
Foreign currency adjustments
Net recoveries, write-offs and other
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2023

$

$

$

27.7
(1.2)
(0.5)
8.1
10.4
44.5
1.6
1.5
0.8
(21.3)
27.1

Receivables Securitization Facility

FMC entered into a trade receivables securitization program, primarily 
impacting our Brazilian operations during the third quarter of 2022. 
On a revolving basis, FMC may sell certain trade receivables into the 
facility in exchange for cash. A portion of the total receivables sold are 
deferred as an asset on our consolidated balance sheets representing 
FMC’s beneficial interest in the securitization fund. 

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In all instances, the transferred financial assets are sold on a non-recourse 
basis and have met the true sale criteria under ASC Topic 860. FMC 
has surrendered control of the receivables and as a result they will no 
longer be recognized on the consolidated balance sheets. FMC may be 
engaged to serve as a special servicer for any delinquent receivables. In that 
capacity, we are entitled to market rate compensation for those services. 

FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KPART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Cash receipts from the sale of trade receivables under the securitization 
arrangement, received at the time of sale, are classified as cash flows 
from operating activities. During 2022, approximately $105 million 
of trade receivables were transferred to the fund. The approximate 
$11 million charge associated with the transfer of these financial assets 
is included as a component within selling, general and administrative 
expense and recognized during the period ended December 31, 2022. 

There were $148.3 million in receivables sold under the securitization 
program during the period ended December 31, 2023. A $11.9 million 
charge associated with the transfer of these financial assets is included 
as a component within selling, general and administrative expense 
during the period ended December 31, 2023. 

As part of the initial funding, approximately $19 million of the sale 
was retained by the investment fund and will be returned to FMC, 
including interest, at the maturity of the securitization. This asset is 
recorded within “Other assets including long-term receivables, net” 
on the consolidated balance sheets.

Other Receivable Factoring

In addition to the above, we may sell trade receivables on a non-recourse 
basis to third-party financial institutions. These sales are normally 
driven by specific market conditions, including, but not limited to, 
foreign exchange environments, customer credit management, as well 
as other factors where the receivables may lay.

We account for these transactions as true sales and as a result they will 
no longer be recognized on the consolidated balance sheets because the 
agreements transfer effective control and risk related to the receivables 
to the buyers. The net cash proceeds received are presented within cash 
provided by operating activities within our consolidated statements of 
cash flows. The cost of factoring these accounts receivables is recorded 
as an expense within the consolidated statements of income (loss) 
and has been inconsequential during each reporting period. There 
was approximately $155.0 million and $58 million in non-recourse 
factoring during the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.

NOTE 10  Discontinued Operations

Our discontinued operations in our financial statements include adjustments to retained liabilities from previous discontinued operations. The 
primary liabilities retained include environmental liabilities, other postretirement benefit liabilities, self-insurance, long-term obligations related 
to legal proceedings and historical restructuring activities.

Our discontinued operations comprised the following:

(in Millions)
Adjustment for workers’ compensation, product liability, and other postretirement benefits and other, net of 
income tax benefit (expense) of $(0.9) in 2023, $(2.5) in 2022 and $(10.2) in 2021
Provision for environmental liabilities, net of recoveries, net of income tax benefit (expense) of $18.0 in 
2023, $13.8 in 2022, and $8.2 in 2021(1)(2)
Provision for legal reserves and expenses, net of recoveries, net of income tax benefit (expense) of $7.9 in 
2023, $10.5 in 2022, and $12.2 in 2021 
Gain on sales of land, net of income tax benefit (expense) of zero in 2023, zero in 2022, and $(4.1) in 2021(3)
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET OF INCOME TAXES

Year Ended December 31,
2022

2021

2023

$

(3.0) $

(3.9) $

(8.3)

(65.6)

(53.8)

(29.7)

(29.9)
— 
(98.5) $

(39.5)
—
(97.2) $

(45.6)
15.4
(68.2)

$

(1)  The  provision  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2023  includes  a  $11.7  million  charge  resulting  from  a  settlement  agreement  related  to  one  of  our  foreign 
environmental remediation sites. The charge recorded adjusts the reserve to the anticipated payment amount. The agreement removes any future remediation 
obligations for the site. 

(2)  See  a  roll  forward  of  our  environmental  reserves  as  well  as  discussion  on  significant  environmental  issues  that  occurred  during  the  year  in  Note  11  to  the 

consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K.
(3)  This represents the gain on sale of land at various discontinued sites. 

Reserves for Discontinued Operations, other than Environmental at December 31, 2023 and 2022

December 31,

(in Millions)
Workers’ compensation, product liability, and indemnification reserves
Postretirement medical and life insurance benefits reserve, net
Reserves for legal proceedings
RESERVE FOR DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS(1)
(1)  Included in “Other long-term liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheets. See Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K 

8.0
4.7
114.5
127.2

7.3
4.4
123.9
135.6

$

$

$

$

2023

2022

on discontinued environmental reserves.

The discontinued postretirement medical and life insurance benefits liability equals the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation. Associated 
with this liability is a net pre-tax actuarial gain and prior service credit of $2.2 million ($1.0 million after-tax) and $2.9 million ($1.7 million 
after-tax) at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. 

Net spending in 2023, 2022 and 2021 was $3.1 million, $2.4 million and $1.6 million, respectively, for workers’ compensation, product liability 
and other claims; $0.2 million, $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively, for other postretirement benefits; and $28.3 million, $27.9 million 
and $19.0 million, respectively, related to reserves for legal proceedings associated with discontinued operations.

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ITEM 8  Financial Statements and Supplementary 

Data

PART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

NOTE 11  Environmental Obligations

We are subject to various federal, state, local and foreign environmental 
laws and regulations that govern emissions of air pollutants, discharges 
of water pollutants, and the manufacture, storage, handling and 
disposal of hazardous substances, hazardous wastes and other toxic 
materials and remediation of contaminated sites. We are also subject 
to liabilities arising under CERCLA and similar state laws that impose 
responsibility on persons who arranged for the disposal of hazardous 
substances, and on current and previous owners and operators of a 
facility for the clean-up of hazardous substances released from the 
facility into the environment. We are also subject to liabilities under 
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) and analogous 
state laws that require owners and operators of facilities that have 
treated, stored or disposed of hazardous waste pursuant to a RCRA 
permit to follow certain waste management practices and to clean up 
releases of hazardous substances into the environment associated with 
past or present practices. In addition, when deemed appropriate, we 
enter certain sites with potential liability into voluntary remediation 
compliance programs, which are also subject to guidelines that require 
owners and operators, current and previous, to clean up releases of 
hazardous substances into the environment associated with past or 
present practices.

Environmental liabilities consist of obligations relating to waste handling 
and the remediation and/or study of sites at which we are alleged to 
have released or disposed of hazardous substances. These sites include 
current operations, previously operated sites, and sites associated with 
discontinued operations. We have provided reserves for potential 
environmental obligations that we consider probable and for which a 

reasonable estimate of the obligation can be made. Accordingly, total 
reserves of $601.8 million and $543.1 million, respectively, before 
recoveries, existed at December 31, 2023 and 2022. 

The estimated reasonably possible environmental loss contingencies, 
net of expected recoveries, exceed amounts accrued by approximately 
$240 million at December 31, 2023. This reasonably possible estimate 
is based upon information available as of the date of the filing but the 
actual future losses may be higher given the uncertainties regarding 
the status of laws, regulations, enforcement policies, the impact of 
potentially responsible parties, technology and information related 
to individual sites. 

Additionally, although potential environmental remediation expenditures 
in excess of the reserves and estimated loss contingencies could be 
significant, the impact on our future consolidated financial results is 
not subject to reasonable estimation due to numerous uncertainties 
concerning the nature and scope of possible contamination at many 
sites, identification of remediation alternatives under constantly changing 
requirements, selection of new and diverse clean-up technologies to 
meet compliance standards, the timing of potential expenditures and 
the allocation of costs among PRPs as well as other third parties. The 
liabilities arising from potential environmental obligations that have 
not been reserved for at this time may be material to any one quarter’s 
or year’s results of operations in the future. However, we believe any 
liability arising from such potential environmental obligations is not 
likely to have a material adverse effect on our liquidity or financial 
condition as it may be satisfied over many years.

The table below is a roll forward of our total environmental reserves, continuing and discontinued, from December 31, 2020 to December 31, 2023.

(in Millions)
Total environmental reserves, net of recoveries at December 31, 2020
2021 Activity
Provision
Spending, net of recoveries
Foreign currency translation adjustments

Net Change
Total environmental reserves, net of recoveries at December 31, 2021
2022 Activity
Provision
Spending, net of recoveries
Foreign currency translation adjustments

Net Change
Total environmental reserves, net of recoveries at December 31, 2022
2023 Activity
Provision
Spending, net of recoveries
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other adjustments

Net Change
TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESERVES, NET OF RECOVERIES AT DECEMBER 31, 2023

Operating and 
Discontinued Sites Total

$

$
$

$
$

$
$

564.4

65.8
(121.8)
(5.2)
(61.2)
503.2

104.8
(74.5)
(4.3)
26.0
529.2

152.3
(92.6)
3.2
62.9
592.1

To ensure we are held responsible only for our equitable share of site remediation costs, we have initiated, and will continue to initiate, legal 
proceedings for contributions from other PRPs. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, we have recorded recoveries representing probable realization of 
claims against U.S. government agencies, insurance carriers and other third parties. Recoveries are recorded as either an offset to the “Environmental 
liabilities, continuing and discontinued” or as “Other assets including long-term receivables, net” on the consolidated balance sheets. 

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The table below is a roll forward of our total recorded recoveries from December 31, 2021 to December 31, 2023:

PART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

December 31, 
2021

Increase 
(Decrease) 
in Recoveries

Cash 
Received 

December 31, 
2022

Increase 
(Decrease) 
in Recoveries

Cash 
Received 

December 31, 
2023

(in Millions)
Environmental liabilities, 
continuing and discontinued
Other assets(1)
TOTAL
(1)  The amounts are included within “Prepaid and other current assets” and “Other assets including long-term receivables, net” on the consolidated balance sheets. 

(1.1) $
(3.6)
(4.7) $

(3.1) $
2.1
(1.0) $

11.4 $
4.5
15.9 $

13.9 $
6.4
20.3 $

2.5 $
2.5
5.0 $

(0.6)
(0.6) $

9.7
4.9
14.6

— $

$

$

See Note 22 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for more details.

The table below provides detail of current and long-term environmental reserves, continuing and discontinued.

(in Millions)
Environmental reserves, current, net of recoveries(1)
Environmental reserves, long-term continuing and discontinued, net of recoveries(2)
TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESERVES, NET OF RECOVERIES
(1)  These amounts are included within “Accrued and other liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheets.
(2)  These amounts are included in “Environmental liabilities, continuing and discontinued” on the consolidated balance sheets.

$

$

December 31,

2023

2022

97.4 $

494.7
592.1 $

90.1
439.1
529.2

Our net environmental provisions relate to costs for the continued remediation of both operating sites and for certain discontinued manufacturing 
operations from previous years. The net provisions are comprised as follows:

(in Millions)
Continuing operations(1)
Discontinued operations(2)`
NET ENVIRONMENTAL PROVISION
(1)  Recorded as a component of “Restructuring and other charges (income)” on our consolidated statements of income. See Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements 
included within this Form 10-K. Environmental obligations for continuing operations primarily represent obligations at shut down or abandoned facilities within 
businesses that do not meet the criteria for presentation as discontinued operations.

34.7
67.6
102.3

66.9
83.6
150.5

27.1
37.9
65.0

$

$

$

$

$

$

Year Ended December 31,
2022

2021

2023

(2)  Recorded as a component of “Discontinued operations, net of income taxes” on our consolidated statements of income (loss). The year ended December 31, 2023 includes 
a $11.7 million charge resulting from a settlement agreement with the other party involved at one of our foreign environmental remediation sites. See Note 10 to the 
consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for further details.

On our consolidated balance sheets, the net environmental provisions affect assets and liabilities as follows:

(in Millions)
Environmental reserves(1)
Other assets(2)
NET ENVIRONMENTAL PROVISION
$
(1)  See above roll forward of our total environmental reserves as presented on our consolidated balance sheets.
(2)  Represents certain environmental recoveries. See Note 22 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for details of “Other assets including 

104.8
(2.5)
102.3

152.3
(1.8)
150.5

65.8
(0.8)
65.0

$

$

$

$

$

Year Ended December 31,
2022

2021

2023

long-term receivables, net” as presented on our consolidated balance sheets.

Significant Environmental Sites

Pocatello

From 1949 until 2001, we operated the world’s largest elemental phosphorus 
plant in Power County, Idaho, just outside the city of Pocatello. Since the 
plant’s closure, FMC has worked with the EPA, the State of Idaho, and the 
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes (“Tribes”) to develop a proposed cleanup plan 
for the property. In September 2012, the EPA issued an Interim Record 
of Decision (“IROD”) that is environmentally protective and that ensures 
the health and safety of both workers and the general public. Since the 
plant’s closure, we have successfully decommissioned our Pocatello plant, 
completed closure of the RCRA ponds and formally requested that the 
EPA acknowledge completion of work under a June 1999 RCRA Consent 
Decree. Future remediation costs include completion of the IROD that 
addresses groundwater contamination and existing waste disposal areas 

on the Pocatello plant portion of the Eastern Michaud Flats Superfund 
Site. In June 2013, the EPA issued a Unilateral Administrative Order 
to us under which we will implement the IROD remedy. Our current 
reserves factor in the estimated costs associated with implementing the 
IROD. In addition to implementing the IROD, we continue to conduct 
work pursuant to CERCLA unilateral administrative orders to address 
air emissions from beneath the cap of several of the closed RCRA ponds. 
Actions also involve impacts of the Tribal Litigation discussed below.

The amount of the reserve for this site was $82.9 million and $75.8 million 
at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The reserve includes 
$31.1 million at December 31, 2023 for the Pocatello Tribal Litigation 
as described below. 

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Annual Tribal Waste Permit Fee
After prolonged litigation with the Tribes concerning an annual 
$1.5 million waste permit fee, we were ordered to pay this annual 
fee for the duration of time that waste material remains buried on 
site. Given that on-site waste burial is the approved remedy, this fee 
is presumptively without end. 

Our reserves reflect this annual waste permit fee. In calculating the net 
present value of these future annual permit fees, we used a discount rate 
of 4.20%, which represents the appropriate risk-free rate. We believe 
that the application of this rate produces a result which approximates 
the amount that would hypothetically satisfy our liability in an arms-
length transaction. Estimates for expenditures for 2023 and beyond are 
$1.5 million in annual fees payable each year thereafter. The expected 
aggregate undiscounted amount related to this matter is $75.0 million 
of which $31.1 million, on a discounted basis, has been recognized in 
environmental liabilities on the balance sheet. 

Middleport

Our Middleport, NY facility is currently a formulation and packaging 
plant that formerly manufactured arsenic-based and other products. As 
a result of past manufacturing operations and waste disposal practices 
at this facility, releases of hazardous substances have occurred at the site 
that have affected soil, sediment, surface water and groundwater at the 
facility’s property and also in adjacent off-site areas. The impact of our 
discontinued operations was the subject of an Administrative Order on 
Consent entered into with the EPA and New York State Department 
of Environmental Conservation (“NYSDEC”, and collectively with 
EPA, the “Agencies”) in 1991, which was replaced by a New Order on 
Consent and Administrative Settlement with the NYSDEC, effective 
June 6, 2019 (“2019 Order”). Like the prior order, the 2019 Order 
requires us to (1) define the nature and extent of contamination caused 
by our historical plant operations, (2) take interim corrective measures 
and (3) evaluate Corrective Measure Alternatives (“CMA”) for discrete 
contaminated areas, known as operable units (“OUs”) of which there are 11.

We have defined the nature and extent of the contamination in certain 
areas, have constructed an engineered cover, taken certain closure actions 
regarding RCRA regulated surface water impoundments and are collecting 
and treating both surface water runoff and ground water. To date, we have 
evaluated and proposed CMAs for six of the 11 identified operable units. 

Middleport Reserves
Our total reserve for the Middleport site is $130.8 million and 
$108.2 million at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. FMC 
is in various stages of evaluating the remaining operable units. The 
reserve represents the estimated remediation costs for OUs 2,4 and 5 
as well as our best estimate for remediation costs associated with the 
operable unit that comprises the southern portion of the tributary 
(“OU 6”) plus the impact of inflation.

In 2023 and 2022, the Middleport site resulted in cash outflows 
of $12.5 million and $11.7 million respectively. In accordance with the 
2019 Order, cash outflows will not exceed an average of $10 million 
per year until the remediation is complete for activities associated with 
the 2019 Order.

Portland Harbor

FMC is listed as a PRP is the Portland Harbor Superfund Site (“Portland 
Harbor”), that consists of the river sediment and upland area of a 
10 mile section of the Lower Willamette River in Portland, Oregon that 

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runs through an industrialized area. Portland Harbor is listed on the 
federal government’s National Priorities List (“NPL”). FMC formerly 
owned and operated a manufacturing site adjacent to this section of 
the river and has since sold its interest in this discontinued business. 

FMC and several other parties have been sued by the Confederated 
Bands and Tribes of the Yakama Nation for reimbursement of cleanup 
costs and the costs of performing a natural damage assessment. Based on 
the information known to date, we are unable to develop a reasonable 
estimate of our potential exposure of loss at this time. We intend to 
defend this matter. In addition, the Portland Harbor Natural Resource 
Trustee Council (“Trustee Council”), composed of federal, state and tribal 
trustees, was formed in 2002 to develop and coordinate an assessment 
of injury to natural resources associated with the Portland Harbor 
Superfund Site, the restoration of injured natural resources associated 
with Portland Harbor, and pursue the recovery of natural resources 
damages associated with Portland Harbor. The Trustee Council has 
advised the Company that it intends to pursue litigation for the recovery 
of natural resources damages and of the costs of assessment. To date, 
no lawsuit has been filed by the Trustee Council against the Company.

On January 6, 2017, the EPA issued its ROD for Portland Harbor. On 
December 30, 2019, FMC and EPA entered into an Administrative 
Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent to perform the remedial 
design for the area at and around FMC’s former operations. The cost 
of performing predesign investigation work and preparing the basis of 
design report is included in our reserves. Based on the current information 
available in the ROD as well as the large number of responsible parties 
for Portland Harbor, we are unable to develop a reasonable estimate 
of our potential exposure of loss for Portland Harbor at this time. 

Currently, FMC and approximately 100 other parties are involved in 
a non-judicial allocation process to determine each party’s respective 
share of the cleanup costs. The allocation process has been ongoing 
since November 2021 and a final report is expected to be issued in 
2025 under the current schedule. We intend to continue defending 
this matter vigorously. Because of this uncertainty related to the cost 
of the remedy and the potential share allocable to FMC, we cannot say 
whether the ultimate resolution of our potential obligations at Portland 
Harbor will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial 
position, liquidity or results of operations. However, adverse results in 
the outcome of the allocation could have a material adverse effect on our 
consolidated financial position, results of operations in any one reporting 
period, or liquidity.

Other Potentially Responsible Party (“PRP”) Sites

In addition to Portland Harbor, we have been named a PRP at 28 sites 
on the NPL, at which our potential liability has not yet been settled. We 
have received notice from the EPA or other regulatory agencies that we 
may be a PRP, or PRP equivalent, at other sites, including 46 sites at which 
we have determined that it is probable that we have an environmental 
liability for which we have recorded an estimate of our potential liability 
in the consolidated financial statements. At other sites, such as at a former 
phosphorus facility in Carteret, NJ, we are performing remedial investigation 
work under state regulatory programs but have not established reserves 
due to the inability to estimate potential liability at this time.
In cooperation with appropriate government agencies, we are currently 
participating in, or have participated in, an RI/FS, or equivalent, at most 
of the identified sites, with the status of each investigation varying from 
site to site. At certain sites, a RI/FS has only recently begun, providing 
limited information, if any, relating to cost estimates, timing, or the 
involvement of other PRPs; whereas, at other sites, the studies are complete, 
remedial action plans have been chosen, or a ROD has been issued.

FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KPART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

NOTE 12  Income Taxes

Domestic and foreign components of income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes are shown below: 

(in Millions)
Domestic
Foreign
TOTAL

2023

Year Ended December 31,
2022

2021

$

$

(312.7) $
612.9
300.2

$

(89.6) $

1,073.5
983.9

$

(57.5)
955.3
897.8

The provision (benefit) for income taxes attributable to income (loss) from continuing operations consisted of: 

(in Millions)
Current:
Federal
Foreign
State

Total current
Deferred:
Federal
Foreign
State

Total deferred
TOTAL

Year Ended December 31,
2022

2023

2021

$

$

$

$
$

58.5
113.9
1.1
173.5

$

$

(82.7) $

(1,212.0)
1.9
(1,292.8) $
(1,119.3) $

45.7
152.1
0.1
197.9

$

$

(28.6) $
(27.4)
3.3
(52.7) $
$
145.2

(15.1)
96.6
0.4
81.9

18.4
(7.1)
(0.7)
10.6
92.5

The effective income tax rate applicable to income from continuing operations before income taxes was different from the statutory U.S. federal 
income tax rate due to the factors listed in the following table: 

Year Ended December 31,
2022

2021

2023

$

$

(in Millions)
U.S. Federal statutory rate
Foreign earnings subject to different tax rates(1)
State and local income taxes, less federal income tax benefit
Research and development and miscellaneous tax credits(2)
Tax on dividends, deemed dividends, and GILTI(3)
Changes to unrecognized tax benefits
Nondeductible expenses
Change in valuation allowance(4)
Exchange gains and losses(5)
Other(6)
TOTAL TAX PROVISION
(1)  A significant amount of our earnings is generated by our foreign subsidiaries (e.g., Singapore, Hong Kong, and Switzerland), which tax earnings at lower 
statutory rates than the United States federal statutory rate. Our future effective tax rates may be materially impacted by a future change in the composition of 
earnings from foreign and domestic tax jurisdictions.

63.0
(130.7)
2.5
(1,154.6)
37.0
10.5
9.3
172.5
(18.4)
(110.4)
(1,119.3)

206.6
(152.7)
5.5
(5.7)
24.6
10.5
19.6
71.3
(12.0)
(22.5)
145.2

188.6
(182.4)
7.6
(8.6)
44.5
(28.7)
11.5
84.7
(8.6)
(16.1)
92.5

$

$

$

$

(2)  The year ended December 31, 2023 is primarily related to ten-year nonrefundable tax credits granted to the Company’s Swiss subsidiaries, as discussed further 

below.

(3)  The years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 includes tax expense of $25.5 million, $17.8 million, and $36.2 million, respectively, associated with 

the global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) provisions.

(4)  The year ended December 31, 2023 is primarily related to the estimated portion of nonrefundable tax credits within our Swiss operations that are not expected to 
be utilized and net operating losses and other deferred tax assets within our Argentina operations, partially offset by the release of the valuation allowance within 
our Brazil operations, as described further below. The year ended December 31, 2022 is primarily related to net operating losses and other deferred tax assets 
within our Brazil and Argentina operations. The year ended December 31, 2021 is primarily related to net operating losses and other deferred tax assets within 
our Brazil and Luxembourg operations.

(5)  Includes the impact of transaction gains or losses on net monetary assets for which no corresponding tax expense or benefit is realized and the tax provision for 

statutory taxable gains or losses in foreign jurisdictions for which there is no corresponding amount in income before taxes.

(6)  The year ended December 31, 2023 includes a net decrease of approximately $120 million related to adjustments of deferred tax balances in Singapore, Puerto 
Rico, and Switzerland. The year ended December 31, 2022 included a $39.7 million decrease related to certain deferred tax liabilities as a result of the extension 
of our incentive tax rate in Puerto Rico. The year ended December 31, 2021 included a $37.1 million decrease related to deferred tax liabilities associated with 
intercompany investments in foreign subsidiaries.

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PART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

During the three months ended December 31, 2023, the Company’s 
Swiss subsidiaries were granted ten-year tax incentives effective for 2023 
and retroactively for 2021 and 2022. The tax incentives were awarded 
for the Company’s commitment to invest in additional headcount 
and transfer significant intellectual property, which is planned for 
2024, as well as commitment to establish a new global technology 
and innovation center in Switzerland. Specifically, the Company was 
awarded $1,353 million in non-refundable tax credits available for 
use against Swiss cantonal income taxes. The tax credits are taxable for 
Swiss federal tax purposes, therefore we have provided a deferred tax 
liability of approximately $204 million associated with future Swiss 
federal tax. Net deferred tax benefits of $1,149 million and related 
valuation allowances of $318 million were recorded during the three 
months ended December 31, 2023 to reflect the estimated net future 
reductions in tax of $831 million associated with the incentives.

Historically, FMC’s Brazil valuation allowance position was based on 
long-standing local transfer pricing rules, as well as certain material 
favorable permanent statutory tax deductions available to FMC Brazil 
as part of local tax law. During the three months ended June 30, 2023, 
Brazil passed legislation to conform to Organization for Economic 
Cooperation and Development (‘OECD’) transfer pricing rules effective 
in 2024. Conformity to OECD transfer pricing rules favorably impacts 
the statutory income level of FMC Brazil. In 2023, the Company 
continued to monitor its valuation allowance throughout the third and 
fourth quarters considering this law change. Further, on December 29, 
2023, the Brazilian Government enacted new tax law that significantly 
limits FMC Brazil’s ability to benefit in the future from the material 
favorable permanent statutory tax deductions previously available as part 
of local tax law. During the three months ended December 31, 2023, 
the Company released its FMC Brazil valuation allowance and recorded 
a tax benefit of approximately $223 million.

Significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities were attributable to:

(in Millions)
Reserves for discontinued operations, environmental and restructuring
Accrued pension and other postretirement benefits
Capital loss, foreign tax and other credit carryforwards
Net operating loss carryforwards
Deferred expenditures capitalized for tax
Other accruals and reserves
Deferred tax assets
Valuation allowance, net
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance
Intangibles, Property, plant and equipment, and Investments, net
Deferred tax liabilities
NET DEFERRED TAX ASSETS (LIABILITIES)

December 31,

2023

2022

$

$

$

$
$

144.7
9.8
1,136.0
411.2
94.5
234.0
2,030.2
(588.4)
1,441.8
263.3
263.3
1,178.5

$

$

$

$
$

121.4
9.6
3.5
315.2
71.3
219.3
740.3
(457.6)
282.7
393.5
393.5
(110.8)

We evaluate our deferred income taxes quarterly to determine if valuation 
allowances are required or should be adjusted. GAAP accounting 
guidance requires companies to assess whether valuation allowances 
should be established against deferred tax assets based on all available 
evidence, both positive and negative, using a “more likely than not” 
standard. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, appropriate 
consideration is given to all positive and negative evidence related to 
the realization of deferred tax assets. This assessment considers, among 
other matters, the nature and severity of current and cumulative losses, 
forecasts of future profitability, the duration of statutory carryforward 
periods, and tax planning alternatives. We operate and derive income 
across multiple jurisdictions. As our business experiences changes in 
operating results across its geographic footprint, we may encounter 
losses in jurisdictions that have been historically profitable, and as a 
result might require additional valuation allowances to be recorded. We 
are committed to implementing tax planning actions, when deemed 
appropriate, in jurisdictions that experience losses in order to realize 
deferred tax assets prior to their expiration.

At December 31, 2023, we had net operating loss and tax credit 
carryforwards as follows: U.S. state net operating loss carryforwards of 
$20.3 million (tax-effected) expiring in future tax years through 2042, 
foreign net operating loss carryforwards of $390.9 million (tax-effected) 
expiring in various future years, and other tax credit carryforwards of 
$1,136.0 million expiring in various future years through 2034.

During the third quarter of 2021, we changed our indefinite reinvestment 
assertion in connection with plans to repatriate cash in 2021 and 
subsequent years, contingent upon earnings from certain foreign 
subsidiaries, and recorded tax of $1.6 million for the year ended 
December 31, 2021. Additional income taxes have not been provided 
for certain other remaining outside basis differences inherent in our 
investments in foreign subsidiaries because the investments and related 
unremitted earnings are essentially permanent in duration. Determining 
the amount of unrecognized deferred tax liability related to indefinitely 
reinvested earnings of our foreign subsidiaries is not practicable due to 
the complexity of the multi-jurisdictional tax environment in which 
we operate.

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KUncertain Income Tax Positions

U.S. GAAP accounting guidance for uncertainty in income taxes 
prescribes a model for the recognition and measurement of a tax 
position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return, and provides 
guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, 
disclosure and transition.

We file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various 
states and foreign jurisdictions. The income tax returns for FMC entities 
taxable in the U.S. and significant foreign jurisdictions are open for 
examination and adjustment. As of December 31, 2023, the U.S. federal 
and state income tax returns are open for examination and adjustment 
for the years 2017 - 2023 and 2003 - 2023, respectively. Our significant 
foreign jurisdictions, which total 13, are open for examination and 
adjustment during varying periods from 2013 - 2023.

As of December 31, 2023, we had total unrecognized tax benefits 
of $51.2 million, of which $37.1 million would favorably impact 
the effective tax rate from continuing operations if recognized. As 

PART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

of December 31, 2022, we had total unrecognized tax benefits of 
$46.1 million, of which $29.5 million would favorably impact 
the effective tax rate if recognized. Interest and penalties related to 
unrecognized tax benefits are reported as a component of income tax 
expense. For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, we 
had interest and penalties for a net expense (benefit) of $4.3 million, 
$2.6 million, and $(4.5) million, respectively, in the consolidated 
statements of income (loss). As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, we 
have accrued interest and penalties in the consolidated balance sheets 
of $16.3 million and $12.0 million, respectively.

Due to the potential for resolution of federal, state, or foreign 
examinations, and the expiration of various jurisdictional statutes of 
limitation, it is reasonably possible that our liability for unrecognized 
tax benefits will decrease within the next 12 months by a range of 
$7.1 million to $27.1 million.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows: 

(in Millions)
Balance at beginning of year

Increases related to positions taken in the current year
Increases and decreases related to positions taken in prior years
Decreases related to lapse of statutes of limitations
Settlements during the current year
Decreases for tax positions on dispositions

2023

$

December 31,
2022

$

2021

$

41.9
4.8
2.9
(3.5)
—
—
46.1

76.2
2.4
(26.4)
(10.3)
—
—
41.9

46.1
2.4
3.5
(0.8)
—
—
51.2

BALANCE AT END OF YEAR(1)
(1)  At December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 we recognized an offsetting non-current asset of $12.9 million, $12.8 million, and $14.4 million respectively, relating 

$

$

$

to the indirect income tax benefits associated with specific uncertain tax positions presented above. 

NOTE 13  Debt

Debt maturing within one year

Debt maturing within one year consists of the following:

December 31,

(in Millions)
Short-term foreign debt(1)
Commercial paper(2)
Total short-term debt
Current portion of long-term debt
TOTAL SHORT-TERM DEBT AND CURRENT PORTION OF LONG-TERM DEBT(3)
(1)  At December 31, 2023, the average effective interest rate on the borrowings was 14.2 percent.
(2)  At December 31, 2023, the average effective interest rate on the borrowings was 6.11 percent.
(3)  Based on cash generated from operations, our existing liquidity facilities, which includes the revolving credit agreement with the option to increase capacity up to 
$2.75 billion, and our continued access to debt capital markets, we have adequate liquidity to meet any of the company’s debt obligations in the near term.

81.8
370.5
452.3
88.5
540.8

98.0
739.5
837.5
96.5
934.0

$

$

$

$

$

$

2023

2022

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KPART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Long-term debt

Long-term debt consists of the following:

December 31, 2023

December 31,

Interest Rate 
Percentage

Maturity 
Date

(in Millions)
Pollution control and industrial revenue bonds (less unamortized discounts of 
$0.1 and $0.1, respectively)
Senior notes (less unamortized discounts of $1.8 and $0.6, respectively)
2021 Term Loan Facility
Revolving Credit Facility(1)
Foreign debt
Debt issuance cost
Total long-term debt
Less: debt maturing within one year
TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT, LESS CURRENT PORTION
(1)  Letters of credit outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility totaled $251.5 million and available funds under this facility were $1,009.0 million at December 31, 2023. 

49.9
2,998.2
—
—
96.5
(24.5)
3,120.1
96.5
3,023.6

49.9
1,899.4
800.0
—
88.5
(16.1)
2,821.7
88.5
2,733.2

—%
8.0%
14.6% - 17.4%

3.2% - 6.4% 2026 - 2053

—
2027
2024

6.45%

 2032

$

$

$

$

$

$

2023

2022

Maturities of long-term debt

Maturities of long-term debt outstanding, excluding discounts, at 
December 31, 2023, are $96.5 million in 2024, $0.0 million in 2025, 
$1,000.0 million in 2026, $0.0 million in 2027, $0.0 million in 2028 
and $2,050.0 million thereafter.

Senior Notes

On May 18, 2023, we issued $500 million aggregate principal amount 
of 5.150% Senior Notes due 2026, $500 million aggregate principal 
amount of 5.650% Senior Notes due 2033 and $500 million aggregate 
principal amount of 6.375% Senior Notes due 2053 (together the 
“Senior Notes”). The net proceeds from the offering were used to pay 
down both outstanding commercial paper and the 2021 Term Loan 
Facility as well as for general corporate purposes.

Covenants

Among other restrictions, our Revolving Credit Facility contains financial 
covenants applicable to FMC and its consolidated subsidiaries related 
to leverage (measured as the ratio of debt to adjusted earnings) and 
interest coverage (measured as the ratio of adjusted earnings to interest 

expense). In June 2023, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 
to that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as 
of June 17, 2022. In November 2023, the Company further amended its 
credit agreement to provide additional financial flexibility given current 
market challenges, which are expected to persist during the covenant 
relief period. As defined in the amendment, the maximum leverage 
ratio is increased to 6.50 through the period ending June 30, 2024. The 
maximum leverage ratio will incrementally step down during the covenant 
relief period ending at 3.75 for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. 
The amendment also lowers the minimum interest coverage ratio 
to 2.50 beginning with the quarter ended December 31, 2023 and 
then incrementally increases during the covenant relief period. The 
minimum interest coverage ratio will return to the current level of 3.50 
beginning with the quarter ended September 30, 2025. Additionally, 
the Company shall not repurchase shares during the covenant relief 
period, with the exception of share repurchases under our equity 
compensation plans.

Our actual leverage for the four consecutive quarters ended 
December 31, 2023 was 4.17 which is below the maximum leverage 
of 6.50. Our actual interest coverage for the four consecutive quarters 
ended December 31, 2023 was 4.13 which is above the minimum 
interest coverage of 2.50. We were in compliance with all covenants 
at December 31, 2023.

NOTE 14  Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

The funded status of our U.S. qualified and nonqualified defined benefit pension plans, our Germany, France, and Belgium defined benefit 
pension plans, plus our U.S. other postretirement healthcare and life insurance benefit plans for continuing operations, together with the associated 
balances and net periodic benefit cost recognized in our consolidated financial statements as of December 31, are shown in the tables below.

We are required to recognize in our consolidated balance sheets the overfunded and underfunded status of our defined benefit postretirement 
plans. The overfunded or underfunded status is defined as the difference between the fair value of plan assets and the projected benefit obligation. 
We are also required to recognize as a component of other comprehensive income the actuarial gains and losses and the prior service costs and 
credits that arise during the period.

The following table summarizes the weighted-average assumptions used to determine the benefit obligations at December 31 for the U.S. Plans:

Discount rate qualified
Discount rate nonqualified plan
Discount rate other benefits
Rate of compensation increase

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Pensions and Other Benefits
December 31,

2023

2022

4.97%
4.78%
4.83%
3.10%

5.16%
4.99%
5.03%
3.10%

FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KThe following table summarizes the components of our defined benefit postretirement plans and reflect a measurement date of December 31:

PART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

(in Millions)
Change in projected benefit obligation
Projected benefit obligation at January 1

Service cost
Interest cost
Actuarial loss (gain)(2)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other
Plan participants’ contributions
Settlements
Benefits paid

Projected benefit obligation at December 31
Change in plan assets
Fair value of plan assets at January 1

Actual return on plan assets
Foreign currency exchange rate changes
Company contributions
Plan participants’ contributions
Settlements
Benefits paid

Fair value of plan assets at December 31
Funded Status

U.S. plans with assets
U.S. plans without assets
Non-U.S. plans with assets
All other plans

NET FUNDED STATUS OF THE PLAN (LIABILITY)
Amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets:

Pension asset(3)
Accrued benefit liability(4)

Pensions

Other Benefits(1)

December 31,

2023

2022

2023

2022

$

1,044.3
2.6
50.4
19.0
—
—
(1.0)
(83.1)
$ 1,032.2

$

1,044.1
79.2
0.3
1.2
—
(0.4)
(83.1)
$ 1,041.3

$

$

$

30.7
(14.7)
(1.6)
(5.3)
9.1

30.7
(21.6)
9.1

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

1,354.0
3.6
29.3
(256.2)
(0.5)
—
(2.2)
(83.7)
1,044.3

1,372.0
(245.3)
3.1
3.5
—
(5.5)
(83.7)
1,044.1

22.4
(14.6)
(1.2)
(6.8)
(0.2)

22.4
(22.6)
(0.2)

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

11.2
—
0.5
(1.4)
—
0.3
—
(1.4)
9.2

(0.1)
—
—
1.2
0.3
—
(1.4)

— $

— $

(9.2)
—
—
(9.2)

$

— $

(9.2)
(9.2)

13.7
—
0.3
(1.7)
—
0.3
—
(1.4)
11.2

—
—
—
1.0
0.3
—
(1.4)
(0.1)

—
(11.3)
—
—
(11.3)

—
(11.3)
(11.3)

TOTAL
(1)  Refer to Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for information on our discontinued postretirement benefit plans.
(2)  The actuarial loss in 2023 and gain in 2022 were primarily driven by the change in discount rate on the U.S. qualified plan. 
(3)  Recorded as “Other assets including long-term receivables, net” on the consolidated balance sheets. 
(4)  Recorded as “Accrued pension and other postretirement benefits, current” and “Accrued pension and other postretirement benefits, long-term” on the consolidated 

$

$

$

$

balance sheets. 

The amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) that have not yet been recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost 
are as follows:

Pensions

Other Benefits(1)

December 31,

(in Millions)
Prior service (cost) credit
Net actuarial (loss) gain
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) – pretax
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) – NET OF TAX
(1)  Refer to Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for information on our discontinued postretirement benefit plans.

— $
5.3
5.3
3.9

(0.3)
(337.6)
(337.9)
(252.7)

(0.1)
(309.9)
(310.0)
(229.9)

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

—
4.9
4.9
3.6

2023

2022

2022

2023

The accumulated benefit obligation for all pension plans was $1,027.0 million and $1,036.7 million at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. 
The following table presents the information for pension plans with projected benefit obligation and accumulated benefit obligation in excess of 
plan assets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022. 

(in Millions)
Projected benefit obligations
Accumulated benefit obligations
Fair value of plan assets

December 31

2023

2022

$

25.2 $
26.1
3.6

26.2
26.2
3.6

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations for continuing operations recognized in other comprehensive loss (income) are as follows:

Pensions

Other Benefits(1)

(in Millions)
Current year net actuarial loss (gain)
Amortization of net actuarial (loss) gain
Amortization of prior service (cost) credit
Settlement loss
Total recognized in other comprehensive (income) loss, before taxes
TOTAL RECOGNIZED IN OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (INCOME) LOSS, 
AFTER TAXES
(1)  Refer to Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for information on our discontinued postretirement benefit plans.

(12.2)
(15.5)
(0.1)
(0.1)
(27.9)

22.1
(12.4)
(0.2)
(0.5)
9.0

(1.4)
1.0
—
—
(0.4)

(1.7)
0.8
—
—
(0.9)

(22.8)

(0.3)

(1.1)

7.2

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

2023

2022

Year Ended December 31,
2022

2023

The following table summarizes the weighted-average assumptions used for and the components of net annual benefit cost (income):

(in Millions, except for percentages)
Discount rate 
Expected return on plan assets
Rate of compensation increase
Components of net annual benefit cost:

$

Service cost
Interest cost
Expected return on plan assets
Amortization of prior service cost
Amortization of net actuarial and other (gain) loss
Recognized (gain) loss due to curtailments(2)
Recognized (gain) loss due to settlement

2023

5.16%
4.75%
3.10%

Pensions
2022

2.84%
2.50%
3.10%

Year Ended December 31,

2021

2023

Other Benefits(1)
2022

2021

2.49%
2.25%
3.10%

5.03%
—
—

2.39%
—
—

1.91%
—
—

$

$

$

$

2.6
50.4
(47.5)
0.1
15.3
0.4
—
21.3

3.6
29.3
(33.1)
0.2
12.4
—
0.5
12.9

4.7
24.5
(31.9)
0.2
12.5
—
1.0
11.0

—
0.5
—
—
(0.9)
—
—
(0.4)

— $
0.3
—
—
(0.8)
—
—
(0.5)

$

—
0.3
—
—
(0.8)
—
—
(0.5)

$
NET ANNUAL BENEFIT COST (INCOME)
(1)  Refer to Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for information on our discontinued postretirement benefit plans.
(2)  During the year ended December 31, 2023, as a result of restructuring activities planned in connection with Project Focus, we triggered a curtailment of our U.S. 
pension plans. The associated curtailment expense is recorded within “Non-operating pension and postretirement charges (income)” on the consolidated statements 
of income (loss).

$

$

$

$

Our U.S. qualified defined benefit pension plan (“U.S. Plan”) holds 
the majority of our pension plan assets. The expected long-term rate 
of return on these plan assets was 4.75 percent for the year ended 
December 31, 2023, 2.50 percent for the year ended December 31, 
2022, and 2.25 percent for the year ended December 31, 2021. The 
expected long-term rate of return on these plan assets increased by 
2.25 percent in 2023 compared to 2022 primarily due to fluctuating 
yields on corporate bonds. In developing the assumption for the long-
term rate of return on assets for our U.S. Plan, we take into consideration 
the technical analysis performed by our outside actuaries, including 
historical market returns, information on the assumption for long-term 
real returns by asset class, inflation assumptions and expectations for 
standard deviation related to these best estimates. Given an actively 
managed investment portfolio, the expected annual rates of return by 
asset class for our portfolio, assuming an estimated inflation rate of 
approximately 2.3 percent, is in line with our assumption for the rate 
of return on assets. The target asset allocation at December 31, 2023 by 
asset category continues to be 100 percent fixed income investments.

Our U.S. Plan is fully funded and, effective July 1, 2007, all newly hired 
and rehired salaried and nonunion hourly employees are not eligible for the 
U.S. Plan. As such, the primary investment strategy is a liability hedging 
approach with an objective of maintaining the funded status of the plan 
such that the volatility is minimized and the likelihood that we will be 
required to make significant contributions to the plan is also limited. The 
portfolio is comprised of 100 percent fixed income securities and cash. 
Investment performance and related risks are measured and monitored on 
an ongoing basis through monthly liability measurements, periodic asset 
liability studies, and quarterly investment portfolio reviews. We use the 
fair value approach for our liability-hedging asset class. This class of assets 
is comprised solely of fixed income securities and therefore, provides a 
natural hedge (liability-hedging assets) against the changes in the recorded 
amount of net periodic benefit cost.

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ITEM 8  Financial Statements and Supplementary 

Data

PART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

The following tables present our fair value hierarchy for our major categories of pension plan assets by asset class. See Note 19 to the consolidated 
financial statements included within this Form 10-K for the definition of fair value and the descriptions of Level 1, 2 and 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(in Millions)
Cash and short-term investments
Fixed income investments:
Investment contracts
U.S. Government Securities
Mutual funds
Corporate debt instruments

TOTAL ASSETS

(in Millions)
Cash and short-term investments
Fixed income investments:
Investment contracts
U.S. Government Securities
Mutual funds
Corporate debt instruments

TOTAL ASSETS

Quoted Prices in 
Active Markets for 
Identical Assets 
(Level 1)

Significant Other 
Observable Inputs 
(Level 2)

Significant 
Unobservable 
Inputs (Level 3)

3.0 $

— $

December 31, 2023
$

3.0 $

114.9
204.6
13.1
705.7
1,041.3 $

—
204.6
13.1
—
220.7 $

114.9
—
—
705.7
820.6 $

$

Quoted Prices in 
Active Markets for 
Identical Assets
(Level 1)

Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

Significant 
Unobservable 
Inputs (Level 3)

December 31, 2022

$

$

22.8 $

22.8 $

— $

116.4
207.4
29.3
668.2
1,044.1 $

—
207.4
29.3
—
259.5 $

116.4
—
—
668.2
784.6 $

— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

—

—
—
—
—
—

—
3.4
0.1
1.0
4.5

We made the following contributions to our pension and other postretirement benefit plans:

(in Millions)
U.S. qualified pension plan
U.S. nonqualified pension plan
Non-U.S. plans
Other postretirement benefits
TOTAL

Year Ended December 31,
2023

2022

$

$

— $
1.1
0.1
1.2
2.4 $

The following table reflects the estimated future benefit payments for our pension and other postretirement benefit plans. These estimates take 
into consideration expected future service, as appropriate:

Estimated Net Future Benefit Payments

(in Millions)
Pension Benefits
Other Benefits

2024

2025

2026

2027

2028

2029 - 2033

$

88.5 $
1.3

85.5 $
1.2

85.3 $
1.1

83.3 $
1.1

81.9 $
1.0

382.4
3.6

FMC Corporation Savings and Investment Plan

The FMC Corporation Savings and Investment Plan is a qualified 
salary-reduction plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue 
Code in which substantially all of our U.S. employees may participate 
by contributing a portion of their compensation. For eligible employees 
participating in the Plan, except for those employees covered by certain 
collective bargaining agreements, the Company makes matching 
contributions of 80 percent of the portion of those contributions 

up to 5 percent of the employee’s compensation. Eligible employees 
participating in the Plan that do not participate in the U.S. qualified 
pension plan are entitled to receive an employer contribution of 5 percent 
of the employee’s eligible compensation. Charges against income for all 
contributions were $19.1 million in 2023, $17.5 million in 2022, and 
$15.6 million in 2021.

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

NOTE 15  Share-based Compensation

Stock Compensation Plans

We have a share-based compensation plan, which has been approved 
by the stockholders, for certain employees, officers and directors. This 
plan is described below.

FMC Corporation Incentive Compensation and 
Stock Plan

The FMC Corporation 2023 Incentive Stock Plan (the “Plan”) was 
approved on April 27, 2023, and provides for the grant of a variety of 
cash and equity awards to officers, directors, employees and consultants, 
including stock options, restricted stock, performance units (including 
restricted stock units), stock appreciation rights, and multi-year 
management incentive awards payable partly in cash and partly in 
common stock. The Compensation and Organization Committee of 
the Board of Directors (the “Committee”), subject to the provisions 
of the Plan, approves financial targets, award grants, and the times and 
conditions for payment of awards to employees. The Plan replaced the 
FMC Corporation Incentive Compensation and Stock Plan (the “2017 
Plan”), as amended and restated on April 25, 2017. The maximum 
number of shares of our common stock that may be issued under the 
Plan is based on the sum of: (i) 5.0 million shares, (ii) the number of 
shares remaining available for grant under the 2017 Plan (1.6 million 
shares), and (iii) the number of shares underlying the 2017 Plan awards 
that were outstanding as of April 27, 2023, to the extent those shares are 
recycled into the Plan (in connection with the forfeiture, termination, 
cancellation or expiration). Historically, forfeitures of awards have been 
immaterial and this population is not expected to have a significant 
impact on the total approved share balance. Approximately 6.6 million 
shares of common stock are available for future grants of share based 
awards under the Plan as of December 31, 2023. The FMC Corporation 

Stock Compensation

We recognized the following stock compensation expense:

Non-Employee Directors’ Compensation Policy, administered by the 
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of 
Directors, sets forth the compensation to be paid to the directors, 
including stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, 
restricted stock units, performance-based restricted stock units, and 
cash awards to be made to directors under the Plan.

Stock options granted under the Plan may be incentive or nonqualified 
stock options. The exercise price for stock options may not be less than 
the fair market value of the stock at the date of grant. Awards granted 
under the Plan vest or become exercisable or payable at the time 
designated by the Committee, which has generally been three years 
from the date of grant. Incentive and nonqualified options granted 
under the Plan expire no later than 10 years from the grant date.

Under the Plan, awards of restricted stock and restricted stock units 
may be made to selected employees. The awards vest over periods 
designated by the Committee, which has generally been three years, 
with vesting conditional upon continued employment. Compensation 
cost is recognized over the vesting periods based on the market value 
of the stock on the date of the award. Restricted stock units granted 
to directors under the Plan vest immediately if granted as part of, or 
in lieu of, the annual retainer; other restricted stock units granted to 
directors vest at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in the calendar 
year following the May 1 annual grant date (but are subject to forfeiture 
on a pro rata basis if the director does not serve the full year except 
under certain circumstances).

At December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were restricted stock units 
representing an aggregate of 173,487 shares and 284,201 shares of 
common stock, respectively, credited to the directors’ accounts.

Year Ended December 31,

(in Millions)
Stock option expense, net of taxes of $1.5 in 2023, $1.3 in 2022 and $1.0 in 2021(1)
Restricted stock expense, net of taxes of $2.4 in 2023, $2.3 in 2022 and $1.9 in 2021(2)
Performance based expense, net of taxes of $1.5 in 2023, $1.5 in 2022 and $0.8 in 2021
TOTAL STOCK COMPENSATION EXPENSE, NET OF TAXES OF $5.4 IN 2023, $5.1 IN 
2022 AND $3.7 IN 2021(3)
(1)  We applied an estimated forfeiture rate of 4.0% per stock option grant in the calculation of the expense.
(2)  We applied an estimated forfeiture rate of 2.0% of outstanding grants in the calculation of the expense.
(3)  This expense is classified as “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in our consolidated statements of income (loss). 

5.9
9.0
5.6

20.5

$

$

$

$

2023

2022

2021

$

4.9
8.5
5.7

3.7
7.2
3.2

19.1

$

14.1

We received $5.3 million, $9.4 million and $7.9 million in cash related to stock option exercises for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 
2021, respectively. The shares used for the exercise of stock options occurring during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 came 
from treasury shares.

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Stock Options

The grant-date fair values of the stock options we granted in the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 were estimated using the Black-
Scholes option valuation model, the key assumptions for which are listed in the table below. The dividend yield assumption reflects anticipated 
dividends on our common stock. The expected volatility assumption is based on the actual historical experience of our common stock. The 
expected life represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free interest rate is based on U.S. Treasury 
securities with terms equal to the expected timing of stock option exercises as of the grant date. Employee stock options generally vest after a 
three year period and expire ten years from the date of grant.

Black Scholes valuation assumptions for stock option grants 

Expected dividend yield

Expected volatility

Expected life (in years)

Risk-free interest rate

2023

2022

2021

1.80%

31.99%

6.5 

4.00%

1.85%

33.18%

6.5 

1.91%

1.83%

32.75%

6.5 

0.92%

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 was $42.08, $33.53 
and $28.31 per share, respectively.

The following summary shows stock option activity for employees under the Plan for the three years ended December 31, 2023:

(Shares in Thousands)
December 31, 2020 (388 shares exercisable and  
818 shares expected to vest or be exercised)

Granted

Exercised

Forfeited
December 31, 2021 (605 shares exercisable and  
622 shares expected to vest or be exercised)

Granted

Exercised

Forfeited
December 31, 2022 (672 shares exercisable and  
607 shares expected to vest or be exercised)

Granted

Exercised

Forfeited
DECEMBER 31, 2023 (824 SHARES 
EXERCISABLE AND 551 SHARES EXPECTED  
TO VEST OR BE EXERCISED)

Number of Options 
Granted But Not 
Exercised

Weighted-Average 
Remaining Contractual 
Life

Weighted-Average 
Exercise Price Per 
Share

Aggregate Intrinsic 
Value (in Millions)

1,235

235

(166)

(50)

1,254

248

(166)

(31)

1,305

222

(88)

(43)

7.0 years

$

70.44

$

105.00

49.56

89.18

6.2 years

$

78.95

$

114.90

62.74

102.32

6.1 years

$

87.35

$

128.92

62.42

114.15

54.9

9.8

38.8

9.6

48.9

4.6

1,396

5.6 years

$

94.73

$

1.6

The number of stock options indicated in the above table as being exercisable as of December 31, 2023, had an intrinsic value of $1.6 million, 
a weighted-average remaining contractual term of 3.9 years, and a weighted-average exercise price of $79.37.

As of December 31, 2023, we had total remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options of $6.7 million which will 
be amortized over the weighted-average remaining requisite service period of approximately 1.55 years.

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Restricted and Performance Based Equity Awards

The grant-date fair value of restricted stock awards and stock units under the Plan is based on the market price per share of our common stock 
on the date of grant. The related compensation cost is amortized to expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period during which the 
employees perform related services, which is typically three years except for those eligible for retirement prior to the stated vesting period as well 
as non-employee directors.

We grant performance based share awards which represent a target number of shares of common stock to be awarded upon settlement based 
on the achievement of certain performance metrics. The primary performance metric is based on a total shareholder return (“TSR”) relative to 
peer companies over a three year period. The secondary performance metric is based on a three year cumulative operating cash flow metric. The 
fair value of the equity classified performance-based share awards is determined based on the number of shares of common stock expected to be 
awarded and a Monte Carlo valuation model.

The following table shows our employee restricted award activity for the three years ended December 31, 2023:

(Number of Awards in Thousands)
Nonvested at December 31, 2020

Granted
Vested
Forfeited
Nonvested at December 31, 2021

Granted
Vested
Forfeited
Nonvested at December 31, 2022

Granted

Vested
Forfeited
NONVESTED AT DECEMBER 31, 2023

Restricted Equity

Weighted-
Average Grant 
Date Fair 
Value Per 
Share

Number of
awards

298

$

95
(108)
(15)
270

103
(102)
(14)
257

118

(78)
(15)
282

$

$

$

79.91

102.10
73.82
90.05
89.56

114.50
77.80
102.64
104.54

110.71

93.32
114.88
109.67

Performance Based Equity
Weighted-
Average 
Grant Date 
Fair Value 
Per Share
88.48
$

Number of
awards

202

79
(86)
—
195

45
(102)
(2)
136

81

(58)
(6)
153

103.26
77.44
—
96.18

$

140.32
83.74
125.60
$ 120.47

137.18

108.57
136.25
$ 131.60

As of December 31, 2023, we had total remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted awards of $12.2 million which 
will be amortized over the weighted-average remaining requisite service period of approximately 1.85 years.

NOTE 16  Equity

The following is a summary of our capital stock activity over the past three years:

December 31, 2020

Stock options and awards
Repurchases of common stock, net
December 31, 2021

Stock options and awards
Repurchases of common stock, net
December 31, 2022

Stock options and awards
Repurchases of common stock, net
DECEMBER 31, 2023

72

Common  
Stock Shares

Treasury
Stock Shares

185,983,792

—
—
185,983,792

—
—
185,983,792

—
—
185,983,792

56,630,209

(300,594)
3,954,698
60,284,313

(286,805)
875,480
60,872,988

(301,008)
651,052
61,223,032

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

Summarized below is the roll forward of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax.

(in Millions)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax at  
December 31, 2020
2021 Activity

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

$

$

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax at December 31, 2021 $
2022 Activity

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

$

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax at December 31, 2022 $
2023 Activity

Foreign  
currency 
adjustments

Derivative 
Instruments(1)

Pension and other 
postretirement 
benefits(2)

Total

24.0

$

(71.8) $

(232.9) $ (280.7)

(86.5) $
—
(62.5) $

(102.2) $
4.2
(160.5) $

$

44.1
5.5
(22.2) $

(65.4) $
35.9
(51.7) $

(17.4) $
9.5

(59.8)
15.0
(240.8) $ (325.5)

(15.7) $ (183.3)
49.2
(247.4) $ (459.6)

9.1

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

$

$

29.2
—

(72.4) $
73.9

$

11.4
11.0

(31.8)
84.9

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS), NET OF 
TAX AT DECEMBER 31, 2023
(1)  See Note 19 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for more information.
(2)  See Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K for more information.

$

(131.3) $

(50.2) $

(225.0) $ (406.5)

Reclassifications of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

The table below provides details about the reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and the affected line items in 
the consolidated statements of income (loss) for each of the periods presented.

Details about Accumulated Other 
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Components

(in Millions)
Foreign currency translation adjustments:

Exit from Russian Operations(2)

Derivative instruments:

Gain (loss) on foreign currency contracts
Gain (loss) on foreign currency contracts
Gain (loss) on interest rate contracts

Total before tax

Amount included in net income
Pension and other postretirement benefits(3):
Amortization of prior service costs
Amortization of unrecognized net actuarial 
and other gains (losses)

Recognized loss due to curtailment and 
settlement
Total before tax

Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other 
Comprehensive Income (Loss)(1)
Year Ended December 31,
2022

2023

2021

Affected Line Item in the Consolidated 
Statements of Income (Loss)

$

$

$

$

$

$

— $

(4.2) $

—

Restructuring and other charges (income)

(110.5) $
7.3
(2.4)
(105.6) $
31.7
(73.9) $

(57.5) $
6.5
(4.0)
(55.0) $
19.1
(35.9) $

(4.7)
1.7
(4.2)
(7.2)
1.7
(5.5)

(0.1) $

(0.1) $

(0.2)

(13.8)

(10.9)

(10.8)

—
(13.9) $

(0.5)
(11.5) $

(1.0)
(12.0)

2.9
(11.0) $

2.4
(9.1) $

2.5
(9.5)

Costs of sales and services
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Interest expense, net

Provision for income taxes

Selling, general and administrative expenses
Non-operating pension and postretirement 
charges (income)
Non-operating pension and postretirement 
charges (income); Discontinued operations, net 
of income taxes

Provision for income taxes; Discontinued 
operations, net of income taxes

Amount included in net income
TOTAL RECLASSIFICATIONS FOR 
THE PERIOD
(1)  Amounts in parentheses indicate charges to the consolidated statements of income (loss).
(2)  The reclassification of historical cumulative translation adjustments was the result of the exit from our Russian operations. See Note 8 within these consolidated 

Amount included in net income

(84.9) $

(49.2) $

(15.0)

$

$

financial statements for more information.

(3)  Pension and other postretirement benefits amounts include the impact from both continuing and discontinued operations. For detail on the continuing operations 

components of pension and other postretirement benefits, see Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K.

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PART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Dividends and Share Repurchases

On January 18, 2024, we paid dividends totaling $72.5 million to 
our shareholders of record as of December 29, 2023. This amount is 
included in “Accrued and other liabilities” on the consolidated balance 
sheets as of December 31, 2023. For the years ended December 31, 
2023, 2022 and 2021, we paid $290.5 million, $267.5 million and 
$247.2 million in dividends, respectively.

In February 2022, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of 
up to $1 billion of the Company’s common stock. The $1 billion share 
repurchase program replaced in its entirety the previous authorization. 
In 2023, 651,052 shares were repurchased under the publicly announced 
repurchase program. At December 31, 2023, approximately $825 million 
remained unused under our Board-authorized repurchase program. 

NOTE 17  Leases

We lease office space, vehicles and other equipment under non-cancellable 
leases with initial terms typically ranging from 1 to 20 years, with some 
leases having terms greater than 20 years. Our lease portfolio includes 
agreements with renewal options, purchase options and clauses for early 
termination based on the terms specific to the agreement.

At contract inception, we review the facts and circumstances of the 
arrangement to determine if the contract is a lease. We follow the 
guidance in ASC 842-10-15 and consider the following: whether 
the contract has an identified asset; if we have the right to obtain 
substantially all economic benefits from the asset; and if we have the 
right to direct the use of the underlying asset. When determining if a 
contract has an identified asset, we consider both explicit and implicit 
assets, and whether the supplier has the right to substitute the asset. 
When determining if we have the right to obtain substantially all 
economic benefits from the asset, we consider the primary outputs of 
the identified asset throughout the period of use and determine if we 
receive greater than 90 percent of those benefits. When determining if 
we have the right to direct the use of an underlying asset, we consider if 
we have the right to direct how and for what purpose the asset is used 
throughout the period of use and if we control the decision-making 
rights over the asset. All leased assets are classified as operating or finance 
under ASC 842. The lease term is determined as the non-cancellable 
period of the lease, together with all of the following: periods covered 
by an option to extend the lease which are reasonably certain to be 
exercised, periods covered by an option to terminate the lease if the 
lessee is reasonably certain not to exercise that option, and periods 
covered by an option to extend (or not to terminate) the lease in which 
exercise of the option is controlled by the lessor. At commencement, we 
assess whether any options included in the lease are reasonably certain 
to be exercised by considering all relevant economic factors including, 
contract-based, asset-based, market-based, and company-based factors. 

To determine the present value of future minimum lease payments, 
we use the implicit rate when readily determinable or our incremental 
borrowing rate at the lease commencement date. When determining 
our incremental borrowing rate, we consider our centralized treasury 

This repurchase program does not include a specific timetable or price 
targets and may be suspended or terminated at any time. Shares may 
be purchased through open market or privately negotiated transactions 
at the discretion of management based on its evaluation of market 
conditions and other factors. We also reacquire shares from time to 
time from employees in connection with the vesting, exercise and 
forfeiture of awards under our equity compensation plans. Beginning 
January 1, 2023, share repurchases in excess of issuances are subject 
to a 1% excise tax imposed by the Inflation Reduction Act. This tax 
is included as part of the cost basis of the shares acquired and was not 
material during the year ended December 31, 2023.

function and our current credit profile. We then make adjustments 
to this rate for securitization, the length of the lease term, and leases 
denominated in foreign currencies. Minimum lease payments are 
expensed over the term of the lease on a straight-line basis. Some leases 
may require additional contingent or variable lease payments based on 
factors specific to the individual agreement. Variable lease payments 
for which we are typically responsible include payment of vehicle 
insurance, real estate taxes, and maintenance expenses.

Most leases within our portfolio are classified as operating leases under the 
new standard. Operating leases are included in “Other assets including 
long-term receivables, net”, “Accrued and other liabilities”, and “Other 
long-term liabilities” in our consolidated balance sheet. Operating lease 
right-of-use (“ROU”) assets are subsequently measured throughout 
the lease term at the carrying amount of the lease liability, plus initial 
direct costs, plus (minus) any prepaid (accrued) lease payments, less the 
unamortized balance of any lease incentives received. Lease expense for 
lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Operating leases relate to office spaces, IT equipment, transportation 
equipment, machinery equipment, furniture and fixtures, and plant 
and facilities under non-cancellable lease agreements. Leases primarily 
have fixed rental periods, with many of the real estate leases requiring 
additional payments for property taxes and occupancy-related costs. 
Leases for real estate typically have initial terms ranging from 1 to 
20 years, with some leases having terms greater than 20 years. Leases 
for non-real estate (transportation, IT) typically have initial terms 
ranging from 1 to 10 years. We have elected not to record short-term 
leases on the balance sheet whose term is 12 months or less and does 
not include a purchase option or extension that is reasonably certain 
to be exercised.

We rent or sublease a small number of assets including equipment and 
office space to third-party companies. These third-party arrangements 
include a small number of transition service arrangements from recent 
acquisitions. Rental income from all subleases is not material to our 
business.

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The ROU asset and lease liability balances as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:

(in Millions)
Assets

Classification

December 31, 2023

December 31, 2022

Operating lease ROU assets

Other assets including long-term receivables, net

Liabilities

Operating lease current liabilities
Operating lease noncurrent liabilities

Accrued and other liabilities
Other long-term liabilities

$

$

121.8

24.4
123.2

$

$

123.8

22.0
128.6

The components of lease expense for the year ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 were as follows:

Lease Cost Classification

2023

2022

2021

(in Millions)
Lease Cost
Operating lease cost

Variable lease cost

TOTAL LEASE COST

Operating Lease Term and Discount Rate
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
Weighted-average discount rate

Costs of sales and services/Selling, general and 
administrative expenses
Costs of sales and services/Selling, general and 
administrative expenses

$

$

33.2

$

13.3
46.5

$

32.9 $

33.9

6.3
39.2 $

4.7
38.6

December 31, 2023

7.3
4.4%

(in Millions)
Other Information
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

Operating cash flows from operating leases

Supplemental non-cash information on lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets:

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities

Year ended 
December 31, 2023

Year ended  
December 31, 2022

$

$

(35.9) $

21.4

$

(33.9)

20.1

The following table represents our future minimum operating lease payments as of, and subsequent to, December 31, 2023 under ASC 842:

(in Millions)
Maturity of Lease Liabilities
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
Thereafter

Total undiscounted lease payments

Less: Present value adjustment
PRESENT VALUE OF LEASE LIABILITIES

Operating Leases 
 Total

$

$

$

29.9
25.8
22.5
20.8
17.7
57.1
173.8
(26.2)
147.6

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NOTE 18  Earnings Per Share

Earnings per common share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net 
income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding 
during the period on a basic and diluted basis.

Our potentially dilutive securities include potential common shares 
related to our stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units. 
Diluted earnings per share (“Diluted EPS”) considers the impact of 
potentially dilutive securities except in periods in which there is a loss 
because the inclusion of the potential common shares would have 
an antidilutive effect. Diluted EPS excludes the impact of potential 
common shares related to our stock options in periods in which the 
option exercise price is greater than the average market price of our 
common stock for the period. For the years ended December 31, 2023, 
2022 and 2021 there were 0.7 million, 0.4 million and 0.2 million 
potential common shares excluded from Diluted EPS, respectively. 

Our non-vested restricted stock awards contain rights to receive non-
forfeitable dividends, and thus, are participating securities requiring the 
two-class method of computing EPS. The two-class method determines 
EPS by dividing the sum of distributed earnings to common stockholders 
and undistributed earnings allocated to common stockholders by the 
weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for 
the period. In calculating the two-class method, undistributed earnings 
are allocated to both common shares and participating securities based 
on the weighted average shares outstanding during the period.

Earnings applicable to common stock and common stock shares used 
in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows:

(in Millions, Except Share and Per Share Data)
Earnings (loss) attributable to FMC stockholders:
Continuing operations, net of income taxes
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes
Net income (loss) attributable to FMC stockholders
Less: Distributed and undistributed earnings allocable to restricted award holders
NET INCOME (LOSS) ALLOCABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
Basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable to FMC stockholders:
Continuing operations
Discontinued operations
NET INCOME (LOSS)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to FMC stockholders:
Continuing operations
Discontinued operations
NET INCOME (LOSS)
Shares (in thousands):
Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding - Basic
Weighted average additional shares assuming conversion of potential common shares
SHARES – DILUTED BASIS

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

2023

Year Ended December 31,
2022

2021

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

1,420.0
(98.5)
1,321.5
(2.7)
1,318.8

11.34
(0.79)
10.55

11.31
(0.78)
10.53

125,060
473
125,533

833.7
(97.2)
736.5
(1.7)
734.8

6.60
(0.77)
5.83

6.58
(0.77)
5.81

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

807.8
(68.2)
739.6
(1.8)
737.8

6.29
(0.53)
5.76

6.26
(0.53)
5.73

125,975
732
126,707

128,403
743
129,146

NOTE 19  Financial Instruments, Risk Management and Fair Value Measurements

Our financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, other current assets, certain receivables classified as other long-term 
assets, accounts payable, and amounts included in investments and accruals meeting the definition of financial instruments. The carrying value 
of these financial instruments approximates their fair value. Our other financial instruments include the following:

Financial Instrument
Foreign exchange forward contracts

Commodity forward and option contracts

Debt

Valuation Method
Estimated amounts that would be received or paid to terminate the contracts at the reporting date 
based on current market prices for applicable currencies.
Estimated amounts that would be received or paid to terminate the contracts at the reporting date 
based on quoted market prices for applicable commodities.
Our estimates and information obtained from independent third parties using market data, such as 
bid/ask spreads for the last business day of the reporting period.

The estimated fair value of the financial instruments in the above table have been determined using standard pricing models which take into account 
the present value of expected future cash flows discounted to the balance sheet date. These standard pricing models utilize inputs derived from, 
or corroborated by, observable market data such as interest rate yield curves and currency and commodity spot and forward rates. In addition, 
we test a subset of our valuations against valuations received from the transaction’s counterparty to validate the accuracy of our standard pricing 
models. Accordingly, the estimates presented may not be indicative of the amounts that we would realize in a market exchange at settlement date 
and do not represent potential gains or losses on these agreements. The estimated fair values of foreign exchange forward contracts, commodity 
forward and option contracts, and interest rate contracts are included in the tables within this Note. The estimated fair value of debt is $3,988.2 
million and $3,118.6 million and the carrying amount is $3,957.6 million and $3,274.0 million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

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Use of Derivative Financial Instruments to 
Manage Risk

We mitigate certain financial exposures, including currency risk, 
commodity purchase exposures and interest rate risk through a program of 
risk management that includes the use of derivative financial instruments. 
We enter into foreign exchange contracts, including forward and 
purchased option contracts, to reduce the effects of fluctuating foreign 
currency exchange rates.

We formally document all relationships between hedging instruments 
and hedged items, as well as the risk management objective and strategy 
for undertaking various hedge transactions. This process includes relating 
derivatives that are designated as fair value or cash flow hedges to specific 
assets and liabilities on the balance sheet or to specific firm commitments 
or forecasted transactions. We also assess both at the inception of the 
hedge and on an ongoing basis, whether each derivative is highly effective 
in offsetting changes in fair values or cash flows of the hedged item. If 
we determine that a derivative is not highly effective as a hedge, or if a 
derivative ceases to be a highly effective hedge, we discontinue hedge 
accounting with respect to that derivative prospectively.

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk Management

We conduct business in many foreign countries, exposing earnings, 
cash flows, and our financial position to foreign currency risks. The 
majority of these risks arise as a result of foreign currency transactions. 
Our policy is to minimize exposure to adverse changes in currency 
exchange rates. This is accomplished through a controlled program of 
risk management that includes the use of foreign currency debt and 
forward foreign exchange contracts. We also use forward foreign exchange 
contracts to hedge firm and highly anticipated foreign currency cash 
flows, with an objective of balancing currency risk to provide adequate 
protection from significant fluctuations in the currency markets.

The primary currencies for which we have exchange rate exposure are 
the U.S. dollar versus the Brazilian real, Chinese yuan, Indian rupee, 
euro, Mexican peso and Argentine peso. 

Commodity Price Risk

We are exposed to risks in energy costs due to fluctuations in energy 
prices, including natural gas, electricity, and other commodities. We 
attempt to mitigate our exposure to increasing energy costs by entering 
into physical and financial derivative contracts to hedge the cost of future 
deliveries of our commodities.

Interest Rate Risk

We use various strategies to manage our interest rate exposure, including 
entering into interest rate swap agreements to achieve a targeted mix 
of fixed and variable-rate debt. In the agreements we exchange, at 
specified intervals, the difference between fixed and variable-interest 
amounts calculated on an agreed-upon notional principal amount.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Our counterparties to derivative contracts are primarily major financial 
institutions. We limit the dollar amount of contracts entered into with any 
one financial institution and monitor counterparties’ credit ratings. We 

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

also enter into master netting agreements with each financial institution, 
where possible, which helps mitigate the credit risk associated with our 
financial instruments. While we may be exposed to credit losses due to 
the nonperformance of counterparties, we consider this risk remote.

Financial Guarantees and Letter-of-Credit 
Commitments

We enter into various financial instruments with off-balance sheet 
risk as part of the normal course of business. These off-balance sheet 
instruments include financial guarantees and contractual commitments 
to extend financial guarantees under letters of credit and other assistance 
to customers. See Notes 1 and 20 to the consolidated financial statements 
included within this Form 10-K for more information. Decisions 
to extend financial guarantees to customers, and the amount of 
collateral required under these guarantees, is based on our evaluation 
of creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis.

Accounting for Derivative Instruments and 
Hedging Activities
Cash Flow Hedges

We recognize all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. On the 
date we enter into the derivative instrument, we generally designate 
the derivative as a hedge of the variability of cash flows to be received 
or paid related to a forecasted transaction (cash flow hedge). We record 
in AOCI changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated 
as, and meet all the required criteria for, a cash flow hedge. We then 
reclassify these amounts into earnings as the underlying hedged item 
affects earnings. In contrast we immediately record in earnings changes 
in the fair value of derivatives that are not designated as cash flow hedges.

As of December 31, 2023, we had open foreign currency forward 
contracts in AOCI in a net after-tax loss position of $5.3 million 
designated as cash flow hedges of underlying forecasted sales and 
purchases. Current open contracts hedge forecasted transactions until 
December 31, 2024. At December 31, 2023, we had open forward 
contracts with various expiration dates to buy, sell or exchange foreign 
currencies with a U.S. dollar equivalent of approximately $841.7 million.

At December 31, 2023 we had no interest rate swap contracts.

In conjunction with the issuance of the Senior Notes on May 18, 2023, 
we settled on various interest rate swap agreements, which were entered 
into to hedge the variability in treasury rates. This settlement resulted 
in a gain of $29.7 million, which was recorded in other comprehensive 
income and will be amortized over the various terms of the Senior 
Notes. Refer to Note 13 for further details on the Senior Notes. 
Additionally, in prior periods, we settled on various interest rate swap 
agreements related to several bond issuances to hedge the variability 
in treasury rates and recorded a loss in other comprehensive income, 
which is also being amortized over the various terms of those notes. 
As of December 31, 2023, there was a remaining net after-tax loss of 
$27.8 million in AOCI related to these settlements.

As of December 31, 2023, we had no open commodity contracts 
in AOCI designated as cash flow hedges of underlying forecasted 
purchases. At December 31, 2023, we had no mmBTUs (millions of 
British Thermal Units) in aggregate notional volume of outstanding 
natural gas commodity forward contracts. 

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ITEM 8  Financial Statements and Supplementary 

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Approximately $5.3 million of net after-tax losses, representing open 
foreign currency exchange contracts will be realized in earnings during 
the twelve months ending December 31, 2024 if spot rates in the 
future are consistent with forward rates as of December 31, 2023. The 
actual effect on earnings will be dependent on the actual spot rates 
when the forecasted transactions occur. We recognize derivative gains 
and losses in the “Costs of sales and services” line in the consolidated 
statements of income (loss).

Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments

We hold certain forward contracts that have not been designated as 
cash flow hedging instruments for accounting purposes. Contracts used 
to hedge the exposure to foreign currency fluctuations associated with 
certain monetary assets and liabilities are not designated as cash flow 
hedging instruments, and changes in the fair value of these items are 
recorded in earnings. 

We had open forward contracts not designated as cash flow hedging 
instruments for accounting purposes with various expiration dates to 
buy, sell or exchange foreign currencies with a U.S. dollar equivalent 
of approximately $1,860.7 million at December 31, 2023. 

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

The following tables provide the gross fair value and net balance sheet presentation of our derivative instruments as of December 31, 2023 and 2022:

(in Millions)
Derivatives
Foreign exchange contracts
Total derivative assets(1)
Foreign exchange contracts
Total derivative liabilities(2)
NET DERIVATIVE ASSETS (LIABILITIES)

Gross Amount of Derivatives

December 31, 2023

Designated 
as Cash Flow 
Hedges

Not Designated 
as Hedging 
Instruments

Total Gross 
Amounts

Gross Amounts 
Offset in the 
Consolidated 
Balance Sheet(3)

Net Amounts

$
$
$
$
$

2.7
2.7
(9.7)
(9.7)
(7.0)

$
$
$
$
$

3.0
$
3.0 $
(7.4) $
(7.4) $
(4.4) $

5.7
$
5.7 $
(17.1) $
(17.1) $
(11.4) $

December 31, 2022

(5.5) $
(5.5) $
5.5
$
5.5
$
— $

0.2
0.2
(11.6)
(11.6)
(11.4)

Gross Amount of Derivatives

Designated 
as Cash Flow 
Hedges

Not Designated 
as Hedging 
Instruments

$

(in Millions)
Derivatives
Foreign exchange contracts
Interest rate contracts
Total derivative assets(1)
Foreign exchange contracts
Total derivative liabilities(2)
NET DERIVATIVE ASSETS (LIABILITIES)
(1)  Net balance is included in “Prepaid and other current assets” in the consolidated balance sheets.
(2)  Net balance is included in “Accrued and other liabilities” in the consolidated balance sheets.
(3)  Represents net derivatives positions subject to master netting arrangements.

10.5
12.4
22.9
(25.1)
(25.1)
(2.2)

$
$
$
$

$
$
$
$

$

$

6.4
—
6.4 $
(8.8) $
(8.8) $
(2.4) $

Gross Amounts 
Offset in the 
Consolidated 
Balance Sheet(3)

Total Gross 
Amounts

Net Amounts

$

16.9
12.4
29.3 $
(33.9) $
(33.9) $
(4.6) $

(16.1) $
—
(16.1) $
16.1
$
16.1 $
— $

0.8
12.4
13.2
(17.8)
(17.8)
(4.6)

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Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

(in Millions)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax at December 31, 2020
2021 Activity
Unrealized hedging gains (losses) and other, net of tax
Reclassification of deferred hedging (gains) losses, net of tax(1)

Total derivative instrument impact on comprehensive income, net of tax

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax at December 31, 2021
2022 Activity
Unrealized hedging gains (losses) and other, net of tax
Reclassification of deferred hedging (gains) losses, net of tax(1)

Total derivative instrument impact on comprehensive income, net of tax

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax at December 31, 2022
2023 Activity
Unrealized hedging gains (losses) and other, net of tax
Reclassification of deferred hedging (gains) losses, net of tax(1)

Total derivative instrument impact on comprehensive income, net of tax

Contracts

Foreign exchange
$

(11.6) $

$

$
$

$

$
$

$

$

40.5
2.2
42.7
31.1

$

$
$

(86.3) $
32.8
(53.5) $
(22.4) $

(72.0) $
72.0

— $

Interest rate

Total

(60.2) $

(71.8)

$

3.6
3.3
6.9
$
(53.3) $

$

20.9
3.1
24.0
$
(29.3) $

(0.4) $
1.9
1.5

$

44.1
5.5
49.6
(22.2)

(65.4)
35.9
(29.5)
(51.7)

(72.4)
73.9
1.5

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS), NET OF TAX AT 
DECEMBER 31, 2023
(50.2)
(1)  Amounts are included in “Costs of sales and services”, “Selling, general and administrative expenses”, and “Interest expense” on the consolidated statements of 

(22.4) $

(27.8) $

$

income (loss).

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

(in Millions)
(47.7)
Foreign exchange contracts
TOTAL
(47.7)
(1)  Amounts in the columns represent the gain or loss on the derivative instrument offset by the gain or loss on the hedged item. These amounts are included in “Costs 

(33.7)
$
(33.7) $

(37.2) $
(37.2) $

$
$

2023

Amount of Pre-tax Gain (Loss) 
Recognized in Income on Derivatives(1)
Year Ended December 31,
2022

2021

of sales and services” and to a lesser extent “Selling, general, and administrative expenses” on the consolidated statements of income (loss).

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at 
the measurement date. Market participants are defined as buyers or sellers in the principle or most advantageous market for the asset or liability 
that are independent of the reporting entity, knowledgeable and able and willing to transact for the asset or liability.

Fair Value Hierarchy

We have categorized our assets and liabilities that are recorded at fair value, based on the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique, into a 
three-level fair value hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities 
(Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). If the inputs used to measure the assets and liabilities fall within different 
levels of the hierarchy, the categorization is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the instrument.

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Data

Recurring Fair Value Measurements

The following tables present our fair value hierarchy for those assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis in our consolidated 
balance sheets:

(in Millions)
ASSETS

Derivatives – Foreign exchange(1)
Derivatives – Interest Rate(1)
Other(2)(3)

TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES

Derivatives – Foreign exchange(1)
Derivatives – Interest Rate(1)
Other(2)

TOTAL LIABILITIES

(in Millions)
ASSETS

Derivatives – Foreign exchange(1)
Derivatives – Interest Rate(1)
Other(2)(3)

TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES

Derivatives – Foreign exchange(1)
Derivatives – Interest Rate(1)
Other(2)

December 31, 2023

Quoted Prices in Active 
Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)

Significant Other 
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

Significant 
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)

$

$

$

$

0.2 $
—
47.1
47.3 $

11.6 $
—
24.4
36.0 $

— $
—
23.8
23.8 $

— $
—
24.4
24.4 $

0.2 $
—
—
0.2 $

11.6 $
—
—
11.6 $

—
—
23.3
23.3

—
—
—
—

December 31, 2022

Quoted Prices in Active 
Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)

Significant Other 
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

Significant 
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)

$

$

$

0.8 $
12.4
41.8
55.0 $

— $
—
22.5
22.5 $

0.8 $
12.4
—
13.2 $

— 
— 
19.3
19.3

17.8 $
—
23.5
41.3 $

— $
—
23.5
23.5 $

17.8 $
—
—
17.8 $

— 
— 
— 
— 

TOTAL LIABILITIES
(1)  See the Fair Value of Derivative Instruments table within this Note for classifications on our consolidated balance sheets.
(2)  Includes a deferred compensation arrangement, through which we hold various investment securities, recognized on our balance sheet. Both the asset and liability 
are recorded at fair value. Asset amounts included in “Other assets including long-term receivables, net” in the consolidated balance sheets. Liability amounts are 
included in “Other long-term liabilities” in the consolidated balance sheets.

$

(3)  FMC maintains a beneficial interest in a trade receivables securitization fund. The fair value of the beneficial interest is determined by calculating the expected 
amount  of  cash  to  be  received  on  the  fund’s  outstanding  credit  notes.  As  part  of  this  evaluation,  we  rely  on  unobservable  inputs,  including  estimating  the 
anticipated credit losses. We consider historical information, current conditions and other reasonable factors as part of this assessment. Asset amounts are included 
in “Other assets including long-term receivables, net” in the consolidated balance sheets.

Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements

There were no non-recurring fair value measurements in the consolidated balance sheets during the periods presented. 

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NOTE 20  Guarantees, Commitments and Contingencies

We continue to monitor the conditions that are subject to guarantees and indemnifications to identify whether a liability must be recognized in 
our financial statements.

The following table provides the estimated undiscounted amount of potential future payments for each major group of guarantees at December 31, 
2023. These guarantees arise during the ordinary course of business from relationships with customers and nonconsolidated affiliates. Non-performance 
by the guaranteed party triggers the obligation requiring us to make payments to the beneficiary of the guarantee. Based on our experience 
these types of guarantees have not had a material effect on our consolidated financial position or on our liquidity. Our expectation is that future 
payment or performance related to the non-performance of others is considered unlikely.

(in Millions)
Guarantees:

Guarantees of vendor financing - short term(1)
Other debt guarantees(2)

69.6
67.9
137.5
TOTAL
(1)  Represents guarantees to financial institutions on behalf of certain customers for their seasonal borrowing. The short-term amount is recorded as “Guarantees of 

$

$

vendor financing” on the consolidated balance sheets.

(2)  These  guarantees  represent  the  outstanding  commitment  provided  to  third-party  banks  for  credit  extended  to  various  direct  and  indirect  customers  and 
nonconsolidated affiliates. The liability for the guarantees is recorded at an amount that approximates fair value (i.e. representing the stand-ready obligation) 
based on our historical collection experience and a current assessment of credit exposure. Historically, the fair value of these guarantees has been and continues to 
be in the current reporting period, immaterial and the majority of these guarantees have had an expiration date of less than one year.

Excluded from the chart above are parent-company guarantees we provide to lending institutions that extend credit to our foreign subsidiaries. 
Since these guarantees are provided for consolidated subsidiaries, the consolidated financial position is not affected by the issuance of these 
guarantees. Also excluded from the chart, in connection with our property and asset sales and divestitures, we have agreed to indemnify the 
buyer for certain liabilities, including environmental contamination and taxes that occurred prior to the date of sale or provided guarantees to 
third parties relating to certain contracts assumed by the buyer. Our indemnification or guarantee obligations with respect to certain liabilities 
may be indefinite as to duration and may or may not be subject to a deductible, minimum claim amount or cap. As such, it is not possible for us 
to predict the likelihood that a claim will be made or to make a reasonable estimate of the maximum potential loss or range of loss. If triggered, 
we may be able to recover some of the indemnity payments from third parties. Therefore, we have not recorded any specific liabilities for these 
guarantees. For certain obligations related to our divestitures for which we can make a reasonable estimate of the maximum potential loss or 
range of loss and is probable, a liability in those instances has been recorded.

Commitments

Purchase Obligations

Our minimum commitments under our take-or-pay purchase obligations 
associated with the sourcing of materials and energy total approximately 
$325.4 million as of December 31, 2023. Since the majority of our 
minimum obligations under these contracts are over the life of the 
contract on a year-by-year basis, we are unable to determine the periods 
in which these obligations could be payable under these contracts. 
However, we intend to fulfill the obligations associated with these 
contracts through our purchases associated with the normal course 
of business.

Contingencies

Securities Litigation

On November 9, 2023, a purported FMC shareholder filed a putative 
class action complaint (Heeg v. FMC Corporation, et al.) in the U.S. 
District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (“EDPA”) 
and named as defendants FMC and certain of its current executives 
(the “Defendants”). The complaint alleges, generally, that FMC made 
misrepresentations regarding business, operations, and prospects, 
including allegations that the Defendants failed to disclose: (1) the 
diminishment of patent protection for flagship products in certain 
markets, including India, China, and Brazil; and (2) the status of 
proceedings related to FMC’s patent protection efforts. The complaint 
alleges violations of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 

1934 (“Exchange Act”) and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, 
as well as Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act. The complaint seeks 
unspecified damages and other relief on behalf of all persons and 
entities who purchased or otherwise acquired FMC stock during the 
period November 2, 2022 to October 20, 2023. On November 14, 
2023, a purported FMC shareholder filed Employer-Teamsters Local v. 
FMC Corporation, et al., a putative class action complaint in the EDPA, 
asserting similar claims against the same defendants, based on similar 
substantive allegations as Heeg. The complaint seeks unspecified damages 
and other relief on behalf of all persons and entities who purchased 
or otherwise acquired FMC stock during the period November 2, 
2022 to October 20, 2023. On December 7, 2023, a purported FMC 
shareholder filed Oklahoma Firefighters Pension v. FMC Corporation, et al., 
a putative class action complaint in the EDPA, asserting similar claims 
against the same defendants, based on similar substantive allegations 
as Heeg. The complaint seeks unspecified damages and other relief on 
behalf of all persons and entities who purchased or otherwise acquired 
FMC stock during the period February 9, 2022 to October 20, 2023. 
In January 2024, certain shareholders filed motions to consolidate 
the various putative cases and to appoint them as lead plaintiff. The 
district court has not yet ruled on the motions. By stipulation of the 
parties, the Defendants have no obligation to respond to the complaints 
until after a lead plaintiff is appointed and an operative complaint is 
identified or a consolidated amended complaint is filed. FMC believes 
the Defendants have meritorious defenses and intends to defend itself 
and the Defendants vigorously. 

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Asbestos claims

Like hundreds of other industrial companies, we have been named as 
one of many defendants in asbestos-related personal injury litigation. 
Most of these cases allege personal injury or death resulting from 
exposure to asbestos in premises of FMC or to asbestos-containing 
components installed in machinery or equipment manufactured or 
sold by discontinued operations. 

We intend to continue managing these asbestos-related cases in accordance 
with our historical experience. We have established a reserve for this 
litigation within our discontinued operations and believe that any 
exposure of a loss in excess of the established reserve cannot be reasonably 
estimated. Our experience has been that the overall trends in asbestos 
litigation have changed over time. Over the last several years, we have 
seen changes in the jurisdictions where claims against FMC are being 
filed and changes in the mix of products named in the various claims. 
Because these claim trends have yet to form a predictable pattern, we 
are presently unable to reasonably estimate our asbestos liability with 
respect to claims that may be filed in the future.

Paraquat cases

Along with Chevron USA Inc. and Syngenta AG, FMC has been 
named in approximately 500 cases pending in the Philadelphia Court 
of Common Pleas Mass Tort Program; these cases are in a preliminary 
pleading phase under review by the presiding judge. In general, plaintiffs 
allege they were exposed to paraquat, and as a result of this exposure, 
they developed disease or other health conditions. Chevron and 
Syngenta (or their predecessors) were registrants of paraquat products 
in the United States. FMC is not aware of ever having registered any 
paraquat products in the United States. FMC believes the Company 
has meritorious defenses and intends to defend itself vigorously.

Other contingent liabilities

In addition to the matters disclosed above, we have certain other 
contingent liabilities arising from litigation, claims, products we 
have sold, guarantees or warranties we have made, contracts we have 
entered into, indemnities we have provided, and other commitments 
or obligations incident to the ordinary course of business. 

In Brazil, we are subject to claims from various governmental agencies 
regarding alleged additional indirect (non-income) taxes or duties as well 
as product liability matters and labor cases related to our operations. 
These disputes take many years to resolve as the matters move through 
administrative or judicial courts. We have provided reserves for such 
Brazilian matters that we consider probable and for which a reasonable 
estimate of the obligation can be made in the amount of $5.8 million 
and $6.2 million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. 
The aggregate estimated reasonably possible loss contingencies related 
to such Brazilian matters exceed amounts accrued by approximately 

$92 million at December 31, 2023. We defend these cases vigorously 
through to final judgment at the final level of adjudication. This 
reasonably possible estimate is based upon information available as of 
the date of the filing and the actual future losses may be higher given 
the uncertainties regarding the ultimate decision by administrative or 
judicial authorities in Brazil. 

In India, we are subject to audits or other proceedings by tax authorities 
regarding certain alleged additional indirect taxes related to our 
operations. Indian tax authorities have recently begun auditing or 
investigating many companies, including our FMC subsidiary in India, 
on the goods and service tax (“GST”) indirect tax law which came into 
force in 2017. Such proceedings and potential future litigations, in which 
the tax authorities are challenging the technical tax position taken by 
the Company, take many years to resolve as the matters are heard and 
decided upon by tax authorities or courts. We have provided reserves 
for such historical Indian tax matters that we consider probable and 
a reasonable estimate of the obligation as of December 31, 2021 was 
approximately $33.5 million. As of December 31, 2023, the majority 
of these matters have been settled and the remaining obligation is 
immaterial. The timing and amount of the remaining obligations will 
vary based on final negotiations and the reserve will be reduced as 
these payments are made. 

Regarding other contingencies arising from operations, some of these 
contingencies are known - for example pending product liability 
litigation or claims - but are so preliminary that the merits cannot be 
determined, or if more advanced, are not deemed material based on 
current knowledge. Some contingencies are unknown - for example, 
claims with respect to which we have no notice or claims which may 
arise in the future, resulting from products we have sold, guarantees or 
warranties we have made, or indemnities we have provided. Therefore, 
we are unable to develop a reasonable estimate of our potential exposure 
of loss for these contingencies, either individually or in the aggregate, 
at this time. Based on information currently available and established 
reserves, we have no reason to believe that the ultimate resolution of 
our known contingencies, including the matters described in this Note, 
will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, 
liquidity or results of operations. However, there can be no assurance 
that the outcome of these contingencies will be favorable, and adverse 
results in certain of these contingencies could have a material adverse 
effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations in 
any one reporting period, or liquidity.

See Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements included within 
this Form 10-K for the Portland Harbor site for legal proceedings 
associated with our environmental contingencies.

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

NOTE 21  Segment Information

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K, we operate as a single business segment providing 
innovative solutions to growers around the world with a robust product portfolio fueled by a market-driven discovery and development pipeline 
in crop protection, plant health, and professional pest and turf management.

For revenue by major geographical region, refer to Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements included within this Form 10-K. The following 
table provides our long-lived assets by major geographical region:

December 31,

(in Millions)
Long-lived assets(1)
North America(2)
Latin America
Europe, Middle East, and Africa(2)
Asia(2)
TOTAL
(1)  Geographic long-lived assets exclude long-term deferred income taxes.
(2)  The countries with long-lived assets in excess of 10 percent of consolidated long-lived assets at December 31, 2023 and 2022 are Singapore, which totaled 
$1,699.6 million and $1,745.0 million, the U.S., which totaled $1,036.7 million and $1,047.4 million and Denmark, which totaled $1,334.0 million and 
$1,075.7 million, respectively.

1,060.7
759.0
1,684.1
2,018.2
5,522.0

1,063.4
714.8
1,718.2
1,964.1
5,460.5

$

$

$

$

2023

2022

NOTE 22  Supplemental Information

The following tables present details of prepaid and other current assets, other assets including long-term receivables, net, accrued and other 
liabilities and other long-term liabilities as presented on the consolidated balance sheets:

(in Millions)
Prepaid and other current assets
Prepaid insurance
Tax related items including value added tax receivables
Refund asset(1)
Environmental obligation recoveries (Note 11)
Derivative assets (Note 19)
Other prepaid and current assets
TOTAL

December 31,

2023

2022

$

$

12.6
172.4
36.8
3.2
13.2
105.4
343.6

15.3
241.9
59.5
1.5
0.2
80.5
398.9

$

$

December 31,

2023

2022

(in Millions)
Other assets including long-term receivables, net
60.8
Non-current receivables (Note 9)
119.4
Advance to contract manufacturers
133.0
Capitalized software, net
3.2
Environmental obligation recoveries (Note 11)
19.3
Beneficial interest in trade receivables securitization (Note 19)
21.2
Income taxes indirect benefits
123.8
Operating lease ROU asset (Note 17)
22.5
Deferred compensation arrangements (Note 19)
22.4
Pension and other postretirement benefits (Note 14)
34.9
Other long-term assets
TOTAL
560.5
(1)  In accordance with revenue standard requirements, a sales return liability is recognized for the consideration paid by a customer to which FMC does not expect 

19.5
97.1
123.3
3.4
23.3
19.7
121.8
23.8
30.7
26.9
489.5

$

$

$

$

to be entitled, together with a corresponding refund asset to recover the product from the customer. See (1) below.

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PART II  
ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

(in Millions)
Accrued and other liabilities
Restructuring reserves (Note 8)
Dividend payable (Note 16)
Accrued payroll
Environmental reserves, current, net of recoveries (Note 11)
Derivative liabilities (Note 19)

Furadan® product exit asset retirement obligations (Note 1)
Operating lease current liabilities (Note 17)
Other accrued and other liabilities(1)
TOTAL

(in Millions)
Other long-term liabilities
Restructuring reserves (Note 8)
Asset retirement obligations, long-term (Note 1)
Transition tax related to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act(2)
Contingencies related to uncertain tax positions (Note 12)
Deferred compensation arrangements (Note 19)
Self-insurance reserves (primarily workers' compensation)
Lease obligations (Note 17)
Reserve for discontinued operations (Note 10)
Unfavorable contracts
Other long-term liabilities
TOTAL
(1)  Other accrued and other liabilities includes our estimated liability for sales returns.
(2)  Represents noncurrent portion of overall transition tax to be paid over the next two years.

December 31,

2023

2022

47.4 $
72.5
55.5
97.4
11.6

5.0
24.4
371.0
684.8 $

7.6
72.7
99.8
90.1
17.8

10.0
22.0
281.8
601.8

December 31,

2023

2022

3.0 $
1.4
23.3
62.4
24.4
2.3
123.2
135.6
5.6
26.2
407.4 $

3.0
6.0
62.6
52.4
23.5
3.4
128.6
127.2
10.1
28.6
445.4

$

$

$

$

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

NOTE 23  Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

(in Millions, Except Share and Per Share Data)
Revenue
Gross margin
Income (loss) from continuing operations before 
equity in (earnings) loss of affiliates, non-operating 
pension and postretirement charges (income), 
interest expense, net and income taxes
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes
Net income (loss) 
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to 
noncontrolling interests
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO 
FMC STOCKHOLDERS
Amounts attributable to FMC stockholders:
Continuing operations, net of income taxes
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes
NET INCOME (LOSS)
Basic earnings (loss) per common share 
attributable to FMC stockholders(1):

Continuing operations
Discontinued operations

BASIC NET INCOME (LOSS) PER 
COMMON SHARE
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share 
attributable to FMC stockholders(1):

Continuing operations
Discontinued operations

DILUTED NET INCOME (LOSS) PER 
COMMON SHARE
Weighted average shares outstanding:

Basic
Diluted

2023

2022

1Q
$1,344.3
581.3

2Q
$ 1,014.5
432.8

$

3Q
981.9
381.2

4Q

1Q

$ 1,146.1 $ 1,350.8
572.7

435.7

2Q
$ 1,452.3
591.0

3Q
$ 1,377.2
477.5

4Q
$ 1,622.0
685.6

304.5
207.4
(11.5)
$ 195.9

(0.1)

$ 196.0

$ 207.5
(11.5)
$ 196.0

$

1.65
(0.09)

$

$

$

$

$

132.2
53.9
(21.5)
32.4

1.9

30.5

52.0
(21.5)
30.5

0.41
(0.17)

$

$

$

$

$

100.8
4.6
(8.3)
(3.7) $ 1,096.4 $

18.1
1,153.6
(57.2)

303.3
226.8
(15.2)
211.6

$

235.9
142.0
(10.8)
131.2

$

210.6
134.5
(16.2)
118.3

$

394.5
335.4
(55.0)
280.4

(0.2)

(2.1)

4.2

(3.0)

(2.7)

6.5

(3.5) $ 1,098.5 $ 207.4

$ 134.2

$ 121.0

$ 273.9

222.6
$ 1,155.7 $
4.8
(8.3)
(15.2)
(57.2)
(3.5) $ 1,098.5 $ 207.4

$

145.0
(10.8)
$ 134.2

$

137.2
(16.2)
$ 121.0

$

328.9
(55.0)
$ 273.9

$

0.04
(0.07)

9.23 $
(0.46)

$

1.77
(0.12)

$

1.15
(0.09)

$

1.09
(0.13)

2.61
(0.44)

$

1.56

$

0.24

$

(0.03) $

8.77 $

1.65

$

1.06

$

0.96

$

2.17

$

$

1.64
(0.09)

0.41
(0.17)

$

$

0.04
(0.07)

9.23 $
(0.46)

$

1.76
(0.12)

$

1.15
(0.09)

$

1.08
(0.13)

2.61
(0.44)

$

1.55

$

0.24

$

(0.03) $

8.77 $

1.64

$

1.06

$

0.95

$

2.17

125.3
126.1

125.1
125.7

124.9
125.3

124.9
125.2

126.1
126.8

126.2
126.9

126.2
126.9

125.6
126.4

(1)  The sum of quarterly earnings per common share may differ from the full-year amount.

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors

FMC Corporation:

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial 
Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of 
FMC Corporation and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 
2023 and 2022, the related consolidated statements of income (loss), 
comprehensive income (loss), changes in equity, and cash flows for 
each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2023, 
and the related notes and schedule II – valuation and qualifying 
accounts and reserves (collectively, the consolidated financial 
statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements 
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the 
Company as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the results of 
its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-
year period ended December 31, 2023, in conformity with U.S. 
generally accepted accounting principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the 
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) 
(PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting 
as of December 31, 2023, based on criteria established in Internal 
Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee 
of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and 
our report dated February 27, 2024 expressed an unqualified 
opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control 
over financial reporting.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the 
Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion 
on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are 
a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required 
to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the 
U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of 
the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. 
Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain 
reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements 
are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our 
audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material 
misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to 
error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. 
Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding 
the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. 
Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and 
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the 
overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe 
that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matters

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising 
from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements 
that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit 
committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are 
material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved 
our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The 
communication of a critical audit matter does not alter in any way 
our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a 
whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter 
below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or 
on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

Evaluation of unrecognized tax benefits

As discussed in Note 12, the Company has $51.2 million of unrecognized 
tax benefits as of December 31, 2023. The Company recognizes the 
largest amount of tax benefit that it believes is more than 50 percent 
likely to be sustained. A significant amount of the Company’s earnings 
are generated by certain foreign subsidiaries whose earnings are taxed at 
lower rates than the United States federal statutory rate.

We identified the evaluation of the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits 
related to the earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries as a critical audit 
matter. Complex auditor judgment was required in evaluating the 
Company’s interpretation of tax law, the transfer pricing structure, and 
its analysis of the recognition of its tax benefits.

The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this 
critical audit matter. We evaluated the design and tested the operating 
effectiveness of certain internal controls over the unrecognized tax benefits 
process, including controls related to the transfer pricing structure which 
affects the determination of earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries. We 
also involved tax and transfer pricing professionals with specialized skills 
and knowledge, who assisted in:
	• Examining the Company’s tax positions, including the methodology 
for evaluating unrecognized tax benefits;
	• Assessing transfer pricing studies with applicable laws and regulations;
	• Evaluating the Company’s interpretation of tax laws and income 
tax consequences of intercompany transactions
	• Considering applicable settlements with taxing authorities; and
	• Evaluating the Company’s determination of unrecognized tax benefits.
/s/ KPMG LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1928.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 27, 2024

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Management’s Annual Report On Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Exchange 
Act Rule 13a-15(f ). FMC’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability 
of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting 
principles. Internal control over financial reporting includes those written policies and procedures that:
	• pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets 
of FMC;
	• provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with 
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles;
	• provide reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures of FMC are being made only in accordance with authorization of management 
and directors of FMC; and
	• provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of assets that could 
have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.

Internal control over financial reporting includes the controls themselves, monitoring and internal auditing practices and actions taken to correct 
deficiencies as identified.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any 
evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that 
the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

We assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023. We based this assessment on criteria for 
effective internal control over financial reporting described in “Internal Control—Integrated Framework (COSO 2013)” issued by the Committee 
of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Management’s assessment included an evaluation of the design of our internal control 
over financial reporting and testing of the operational effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. We reviewed the results of our 
assessment with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors.

Based on this assessment, we determined that, as of December 31, 2023, FMC has effective internal control over financial reporting.

KPMG LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report on the effectiveness of internal control over 
financial reporting as of December 31, 2023, which appears on the following page.

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors

FMC Corporation:

Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial 
Reporting

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control 
Over Financial Reporting 

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process 
designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of 
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for 
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting 
principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes 
those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance 
of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the 
transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide 
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to 
permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally 
accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of 
the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of 
management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable 
assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized 
acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could 
have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial 
reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections 
of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to 
the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes 
in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or 
procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ KPMG LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 27, 2024

We have audited FMC Corporation and subsidiaries’ (the Company) 
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023, 
based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework 
(2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the 
Treadway Commission. In our opinion, the Company maintained, in 
all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting 
as of December 31, 2023, based on criteria established in Internal 
Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of 
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public 
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), 
the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 
2023 and 2022, the related consolidated statements of income (loss), 
comprehensive income (loss), changes in equity, and cash flows for each 
of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2023, and 
the related notes and schedule II – valuation and qualifying accounts 
and reserves (collectively, the consolidated financial statements), and 
our report dated February 27, 2024 expressed an unqualified opinion 
on those consolidated financial statements.

Basis for Opinion 

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective 
internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the 
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in 
the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control 
Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion 
on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on 
our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB 
and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in 
accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable 
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission 
and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the 
PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit 
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control 
over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our 
audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining 
an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing 
the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the 
design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the 
assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures 
as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our 
audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

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ITEM 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

FMC Corporation

Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves

(in Millions)
December 31, 2023

Reserve for doubtful accounts(2)
Deferred tax valuation allowance

December 31, 2022

Reserve for doubtful accounts(2)
Deferred tax valuation allowance

December 31, 2021

Reserve for doubtful accounts(2)
Deferred tax valuation allowance

(1)  Write-offs are net of recoveries.
(2)  Includes short-term and long-term portion.

Provision (Benefit)

Charged to 
Costs and 
Expenses

Charged 
to Other 
Comprehensive 
Income

Net recoveries, 
write-offs and 
other(1)

Balance,  
End of Year

Balance, 
Beginning of Year

$

$

$

78.4
457.6

65.1
398.7

52.6
335.6

6.3
130.5

(0.5)
61.5

21.1
61.4

—
0.3

—
(2.6)

—
1.7

(28.5) $
—

$

13.8
—

(8.6) $

—

56.2
588.4

78.4
457.6

65.1
398.7

ITEM 9  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants 
on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None.

ITEM 9A Controls and Procedures

(a)  Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Based on management’s evaluation (with the participation of the Company’s Chief 
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer), the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the 
end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) 
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by 
the Company in reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported 
within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to management, including our 
principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management’s annual report on internal control over financial reporting. Refer to Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over 
Financial Reporting which is included in Item 8 of Part II of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and is incorporated by reference to this 
Item 9A.
Audit report of the independent registered public accounting firm. Refer to Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 
which is included in Item 8 of Part II of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and is incorporated by reference to this Item 9A.

(b)  Change in Internal Controls. There have been no changes in internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter 
ended December 31, 2023 that materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal controls over financing 
reporting.

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PART II  
ITEM 9B Other Information

ITEM 9B Other Information

Securities Trading Plans of Directors and Officers

During the three months ended December 31, 2023, none of the directors or officers, as defined in Rule 16a-1(f ) of the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934, of the Company adopted or terminated (i) a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement, as defined in Item 408(a) under Regulation S-K of the 
Securities Act of 1933, or (ii) a non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement, as defined in Item 408(c) under Regulation S-K of the Securities Act of 1933.

ITEM 9C Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that 

Prevent Inspections

Not Applicable.

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KPART III  
ITEM 12 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

PART III

ITEM 10  Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate 

Governance 

Information concerning directors, appearing under the caption “III. Board of Directors” in our Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC in 
connection with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders scheduled to be held on April 30, 2024 (the “Proxy Statement”), information concerning 
executive officers, appearing under the caption “Item 4A. Information about our Executive Officers” in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 
10-K, information concerning the Audit Committee, appearing under the caption “IV. Information About the Board of Directors and Corporate 
Governance - Committees and Independence of Directors - Audit Committee” in the Proxy Statement, and information concerning the Code 
of Ethics, appearing under the caption “IV. Information About the Board of Directors and Corporate Governance - Corporate Governance 
- Code of Ethics and Business Conduct Policy” in the Proxy Statement, is incorporated herein by reference in response to this Item 10.

ITEM 11  Executive Compensation

The information contained in the Proxy Statement in the section titled “VI. Executive Compensation” with respect to executive compensation, 
in the section titled “IV. Information About the Board of Directors and Corporate Governance—Director Compensation” and “—Corporate 
Governance—Compensation and Human Capital Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation” is incorporated herein by reference in response 
to this Item 11.

ITEM 12  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and 

Management and Related Stockholder Matters

The information contained in the section titled “V. Security Ownership of FMC Corporation” in the Proxy Statement, with respect to security 
ownership of certain beneficial owners and management, is incorporated herein by reference in response to this Item 12.

Equity Compensation Plan Information
The table below sets forth information with respect to compensation plans under which equity securities of FMC are authorized for issuance as 
of December 31, 2023. All of the equity compensation plans pursuant to which we are currently granting equity awards have been approved by 
stockholders.

(Shares in thousands)
Equity Compensation Plans approved by stockholders

Number of Securities to 
be issued upon exercise of 
outstanding options and 
restricted stock awards (A)(2)
2,004

Weighted-average exercise 
price of outstanding 
options awards (B)(1)
94.73

$

Number of Securities remaining 
available for future issuance 
under equity compensation 
plans (excluding securities 
reflected in column (A)) (C)
6,600

(1)  Taking into account all outstanding awards included in this table, the weighted-average exercise price of such stock options is $94.73 and the weighted-average 

term-to-expiration is 5.6 years.

(2)  Includes 1,396 thousand stock options and 435 thousand restricted stock awards granted to employees and 173 thousand restricted stock units held by directors.

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ITEM 13 Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

ITEM 13  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, 

and Director Independence

The information contained in the Proxy Statement concerning our independent directors and related party transactions under the caption “IV. 
Information About the Board of Directors and Corporate Governance—Committees and Independence of Directors,” and the information 
contained in the Proxy Statement concerning our related party transactions policy, appearing under the caption “IV. Information About the 
Board of Directors and Corporate Governance—Corporate Governance—Related Party Transactions Policy,” is incorporated herein by reference 
in response to this Item 13.

ITEM 14  Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The information contained in the Proxy Statement in the section titled “II. The Proposals to be Voted On—Ratification of Appointment of 
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” is incorporated herein by reference in response to this Item 14.

Our independent registered public accounting firm is KPMG LLP, Philadelphia, PA. Auditor Firm ID: PCAOB ID 185

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ITEM 15 Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

PART IV

ITEM 15  Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

Documents filed with this Report

1.  Consolidated financial statements of FMC Corporation and its subsidiaries are incorporated under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

2.  The following supplementary financial information is filed in this Form 10-K:

Financial Statements Schedule II – Valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves for the years ended 
December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021
The schedules not included herein are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is presented in the financial 
statements or related notes.

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Page

3.  Exhibits – The following exhibits are filed as a part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Form 10-K:

(a)  Exhibits

Exhibit No. Exhibit Description
(2)
*2.1a

*2.1b

(3)
*3.1

*3.2

(4)

*4.1

*4.2

*4.3

*4.4

*4.5

*4.6
*4.7

(10)
*10.1a

*10.1b

*10.1c

Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or succession
Transaction Agreement, dated March 31, 2017, by and between E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and FMC Corporation (Exhibit 2.1 
to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 4, 2017)
Purchase Price Allocation Side Letter Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2017, by and between E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and 
FMC Corporation (Exhibit 10.26 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 7, 2017)
Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended through April 30, 2019 (Exhibit 3.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on 
May 8, 2019)
Restated By-Laws of FMC Corporation as of December 14, 2022 (Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on 
December 15, 2022)
Instruments defining the rights of security holders, including indentures. FMC Corporation undertakes to furnish to the SEC upon 
request, a copy of any instrument defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of FMC Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries and 
for any of its unconsolidated subsidiaries for which financial statements are required to be filed.
Indenture, dated as of November 15, 2009, by and between FMC Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Exhibit 4.1 
to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 30, 2009)
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 30, 2009, by and between FMC Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as 
trustee (including the form of the Note) (Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 30, 2009)
Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 22, 2011, by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as 
trustee (including the form of the Note) (Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 22, 2011)
Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 15, 2013, by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as 
trustee (including the form of the Note) (Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 15, 2013)
Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 20, 2019, by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as 
trustee (including the forms of the Notes attached as Exhibit A, Exhibit B and Exhibit C thereto) (Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on 
Form 8-K filed on September 23, 2019)
Description of Capital Stock (Exhibit 4.6 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2020)
Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 18, 2023, by and between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National 
Association, as trustee (Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 18, 2023)
Material contracts
Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2019, among FMC Corporation, certain subsidiaries of FMC 
Corporation party thereto, the lenders and issuing banks party thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for such lenders. 
(Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 20, 2019)
Amendment No. 1, dated as of April 22, 2020, to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2019, among 
FMC Corporation, certain subsidiaries of FMC Corporation party thereto, the lenders and issuing banks party thereto, and Citibank, N.A., 
as Administrative Agent for such lenders. (Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 22, 2020)
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 26, 2021, among FMC Corporation, certain subsidiaries of FMC 
Corporation party thereto, the lenders and issuing banks party thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for such lenders. 
(Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 28, 2021) 

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ITEM 15 Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

Exhibit No. Exhibit Description
*10.1d

Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2022, among FMC Corporation, certain subsidiaries of FMC 
Corporation party thereto, the lenders and issuing banks party thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for such lenders 
(Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 21, 2022)
Term Loan Agreement, dated as of November 22, 2021, among FMC Corporation, the lenders party thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as 
Administrative Agent for such lenders. (Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 23, 2021)
Amendment No. 1, dated as of June 27, 2022, to the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of November 22, 2021, among FMC Corporation, the 
lenders party thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent for such lenders (Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on 
June 28, 2022)
Amendment No. 1, dated as of June 30, 2023, to Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2022, among FMC 
Corporation, certain foreign subsidiaries of FMC Corporation party thereto, the lenders and issuing banks party thereto, and Citibank, N.A., 
as Administrative Agent for such lenders (Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 7, 2023)
Amendment No. 2, dated as of November 7, 2023, to Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2022, among 
FMC Corporation, certain foreign subsidiaries of FMC Corporation party thereto, the lenders and issuing banks party thereto, and Citibank, 
N.A., as Administrative Agent for such lenders (Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 7, 2023)
FMC Corporation Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors As Amended and Restated Effective April 27, 2021 (Exhibit 10.2 to the 
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 25, 2021)

*10.1e

*10.1f

*10.1g

*10.1h

†*10.2

†*10.2.a Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement - Annual Grant (Exhibit 10.3.A. to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q 

filed on May 6, 2020)

†*10.2.b Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement - Retainer Grant (Exhibit 10.3.B. to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q 

†*10.3

†*10.4

†*10.5

†*10.5a

†*10.5b

†*10.6

†* 10.6a

†* 10.6b

filed on May 6, 2020)
FMC Corporation Salaried Employees’ Equivalent Retirement Plan, as amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2009 (Exhibit 10.5 to 
the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 23, 2009)
FMC Corporation Salaried Employees’ Equivalent Retirement Plan Grantor Trust, as amended and restated effective as July 31, 2001 
(Exhibit 10.6.a to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 7, 2001)
FMC Corporation Non-Qualified Savings and Investment Plan, as adopted by the Company on December 17, 2008 (Exhibit 10.7 to the 
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 23, 2009)
Adoption Agreement for FMC Corporation Non-Qualified Savings and Investment Plan, effective as of December 17, 2008 (Exhibit 4.2 to 
the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on December 19, 2019)
Amendment to the Adoption Agreement for FMC Corporation Non-Qualified Savings and Investment Plan, effective as of January 1, 2018 
(Exhibit 4.2.a to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on December 19, 2019)
FMC Corporation Non-Qualified Savings and Investment Plan Trust, as amended and restated effective as of September 28, 2001 
(Exhibit 10.7.a to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 7, 2001)
First Amendment to FMC Corporation Non-Qualified Savings and Investment Plan Trust between Fidelity Management Trust Company 
and FMC Corporation, effective as of October 1, 2003 (Exhibit 10.15a to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 11, 2004)
Second Amendment to FMC Corporation Non-Qualified Savings and Investment Plan Trust, effective as of January 1, 2004 (Exhibit 10.12b 
to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 14, 2005)

†*10.7

†*10.6f

†*10.6e

†*10.7a

†*10.6g

†*10.7b

†*10.6d

†*10.6c Third Amendment to FMC Corporation Non-Qualified Savings and Investment Plan Trust between Fidelity Management Trust Company 
and FMC Corporation, effective as of February 14, 2005 (Exhibit 10.8.c to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 23, 2009)
Fourth Amendment to FMC Corporation Non-Qualified Savings and Investment Plan Trust between Fidelity Management Trust Company 
and FMC Corporation, effective as of July 1, 2005 (Exhibit 10.8.d to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 23, 2009)
Fifth Amendment to FMC Corporation Non-Qualified Savings and Investment Plan Trust between Fidelity Management Trust Company 
and FMC Corporation, effective as of April 23, 2008 (Exhibit 10.8.e to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 23, 2009)
Sixth Amendment to FMC Corporation Non-Qualified Savings and Investment Plan Trust between Fidelity Management Trust Company 
and FMC Corporation, effective as of March 26, 2009 (Exhibit 10.7f to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2017)
Seventh Amendment to FMC Corporation Non-Qualified Savings and Investment Plan Trust between Fidelity Management Trust Company 
and FMC Corporation, effective as of April 1, 2017 (Exhibit 10.7g to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2017)
FMC Corporation Incentive Compensation and Stock Plan as amended and restated through April 25, 2017 (Exhibit 10.8 to the Annual 
Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2018)
Form of Employee Restricted Stock Unit Agreement Pursuant to the FMC Corporation Incentive Compensation and Stock Plan 
(Exhibit 10.8a to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2017)
Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement Pursuant to the FMC Corporation Incentive Compensation and Stock Plan (Exhibit 10.8b 
to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2017)
Form of Key Manager Restricted Stock Agreement Pursuant to the FMC Corporation Incentive Compensation and Stock Plan 
(Exhibit 10.8c to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2017)
Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement Pursuant to FMC Corporation Incentive Compensation and Stock Plan 
(Exhibit 10.8d to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 2, 2017)
Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement Pursuant to FMC Corporation Incentive Compensation and Stock Plan 
(Relative Total Shareholder Return Metric) (Exhibit 10.8e to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 8, 2019)
Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement Pursuant to FMC Corporation Incentive Compensation and Stock Plan 
(Operating Cash Flow Metric) (Exhibit 10.7f to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2020)
FMC Corporation Executive Severance Plan, as amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2009 (Exhibit 10.10 to the Annual Report on 
Form 10-K filed on February 23, 2009)
FMC Corporation Executive Severance Grantor Trust Agreement, dated July 31, 2001 (Exhibit 10.10a to the Quarterly Report on Form 
10-Q filed on November 7, 2001)
Amended and Restated Executive Severance Agreement, dated November 6, 2012, between FMC Corporation and Mark Douglas 
(Exhibit 10.10 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 25, 2021)

†*10.10

†*10.7c

†*10.7e

†*10.7f

*10.7d

†*10.8

†*10.9

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ITEM 15 Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

Exhibit No. Exhibit Description
*10.11

Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2018, by and between Livent Corporation and FMC Corporation 
(Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Livent Corporation, filed on October 15, 2018, SEC File No. 1-38694) (the “Livent 
October 2018 Form 8-K”)
Transition Services Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2018, by and between Livent Corporation and FMC Corporation (Exhibit 10.2 to 
the Livent October 2018 Form 8-K)
Shareholders’ Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2018, by and between Livent Corporation and FMC Corporation (Exhibit 10.3 to the 
Livent October 2018 Form 8-K)
Tax Matters Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2018, by and between Livent Corporation and FMC Corporation (Exhibit 10.4 to the 
Livent October 2018 Form 8-K)
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2018, by and between Livent Corporation and FMC Corporation (Exhibit 10.5 to 
the Livent October 2018 Form 8-K)
Amended and Restated Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of February 4, 2019, by and between Livent Corporation and FMC 
Corporation (Exhibit 10.16 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 25, 2021)
Trademark License Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2018, by and between Livent Corporation and FMC Corporation (Exhibit 10.7 to 
the Livent October 2018 Form 8-K)
Executive Severance Agreement, dated May 15, 2018, between FMC Corporation and Andrew D. Sandifer (Exhibit 10.18 to the Annual 
Report on Form 10-K filed on February 25, 2021)
Executive Severance Agreement, dated April 1, 2019, between FMC Corporation and Michael Reilly (Exhibit 10.19 to the Annual Report on 
Form 10-K filed on February 25, 2021). Pursuant to Instruction 2 to Item 601 of Regulation S-K, Executive Severance Agreements that are 
substantially identical in all material respects, except as to the parties thereto and the dates thereof, between FMC Corporation and each of 
Ronaldo Pereira, Diane Allemang, Vsevolod Rostovtsev, and Jacqueline Scanlan were not filed.
Letter Agreement dated April 27, 2020 between FMC Corporation and Pierre Brondeau (Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K 
filed on April 30, 2020)
FMC Corporation 2023 Incentive Stock Plan (Exhibit 10.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 3, 2023).
Form of Employee Restricted Stock Unit Award under the FMC Corporation 2023 Incentive Stock Plan
Form of Employee Non-Qualified Stock Option Award under the FMC Corporation 2023 Incentive Stock Plan
Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement - Annual Grant under the FMC Corporation 2023 Incentive 
Stock Plan
Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement - Retainer Grant under the FMC Corporation 2023 Incentive 
Stock Plan
Form of Employee Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the FMC Corporation 2023 Incentive Stock Plan 
(Return on Invested Capital Metric)
Form of Employee Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the FMC Corporation 2023 Incentive Stock Plan 
(Relative Total Shareholder Return Metric)
Form of Key Manager Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the FMC Corporation 2023 Incentive Stock Plan
FMC Corporation Compensation Policy for Non-Employee Directors (As Amended and Restated Effective April 27, 2023)
KPMG LLP Preferability Letter Pension Accounting Change (Exhibit 18 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 2, 2022)
KPMG LLP Preferability Letter Inventory Accounting Change (Exhibit 18.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 2, 2022)
FMC Corporation List of Significant Subsidiaries
Consent of KPMG LLP

Chief Executive Officer Certification

Chief Financial Officer Certification

Chief Executive Officer Certification of Annual Report

Chief Financial Officer Certification of Annual Report

Policy Relating to Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation (Effective as of October 2, 2023)

Interactive Data File

*10.12

*10.13

*10.14

*10.15

†*10.16

*10.17

†*10.18

†*10.19

†*10.20

†*10.21
†10.21a
†10.21b
†10.21c

†10.21d

†10.21e

†10.21f

†10.21g
†10.22
*18
*18.1
21
23.1

31.1

31.2

32.1

32.2

97

101

* Incorporated by reference in the Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2024
† Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement

ITEM 16  Form 10-K Summary

Optional disclosure, not included in this Report.

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PART IV  
SIGNATURES    

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be 
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

FMC CORPORATION

(Registrant)

By:

/S/ ANDREW D. SANDIFER
Andrew D. Sandifer 
Executive Vice President and 
Chief Financial Officer

Date:

February 27, 2024

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of 
the Registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.

Title

Date

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

February 27, 2024

Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, and Corporate Controller

February 27, 2024

Chairman

February 27, 2024

President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director

February 27, 2024

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

February 27, 2024

February 27, 2024

February 27, 2024

February 27, 2024

February 27, 2024

February 27, 2024

February 27, 2024

February 27, 2024

February 27, 2024

Signature
/S/  ANDREW D. SANDIFER
Andrew D. Sandifer
/S/  NICHOLAS L. PFEIFFER
Nicholas L. Pfeiffer
/S/  PIERRE R. BRONDEAU
Pierre R. Brondeau
/S/  MARK A. DOUGLAS
Mark A. Douglas
/S/  EDUARDO E. CORDEIRO
Eduardo E. Cordeiro
/S/  CAROL ANTHONY (“JOHN”) DAVIDSON     
Carol Anthony (“John”) Davidson
/S/  KATHY L. FORTMANN
Kathy L. Fortmann
/S/  C. SCOTT GREER
C. Scott Greer
/S/  K'LYNNE JOHNSON
K'Lynne Johnson
/S/  DIRK A. KEMPTHORNE
Dirk A. Kempthorne
/S/  MARGARETH ØVRUM
Margareth Øvrum
/S/  ROBERT C. PALLASH
Robert C. Pallash
/S/  PATRICIA VERDUIN PH.D.
Patricia Verduin Ph.D.

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FMC CORPORATION - Form 10-KBOARD OF DIRECTORS 
Pierre R. Brondeau
Chairman of the Board and Retired President and
Chief Executive Officer, FMC Corporation 

Eduardo E. Cordeiro
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and President, Americas Region, Cabot Corporation 

Carol Anthony “John” Davidson
Former Senior Vice President, Controller and 
Chief Accounting Officer, Tyco International

Mark Douglas
President and Chief Executive Officer, FMC Corporation 

Kathy L. Fortmann
Former CEO, ACOMO N.V.

C. Scott Greer
Retired Principal, Greer and Associates 

K’Lynne Johnson
Former Chief Executive Officer, President and
Executive Chair, Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc. 

Dirk A. Kempthorne
Retired President and Chief Executive Officer,
American Council of Life Insurers 

Margareth Øvrum
Retired President, Equinor Brazil
Retired Executive Vice President, Development & 
Production, Brazil, Equinor ASA 

Robert C. Pallash
Retired President, Global Customer, Group and
Senior Vice President, Visteon Corporation 

Patricia Verduin, Ph.D.
Former Chief Technology & Sciences Officer,
Colgate Palmolive Company

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Mark A. Douglas
President and Chief Executive Officer 

Bénédicte Flambard, Ph.D.
Vice President, Plant Health

Diane Allemang
Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer 

Kenneth A. Gedaka
Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs

Brian P. Angeli
Vice President, Corporate Strategy and
Precision Agriculture 

Brian J. Blair 
Vice President, Treasurer 

William F. Chester
Vice President, Global Tax 

Barry J. Crawford
Vice President, Operations

Patrick Day
Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis

Julie DiNatalie
Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer

Thaisa Hugenneyer
Vice President, Procurement, Logistics and
Global Facilities

David A. Kotch
Vice President, Chief Information Officer

Susanne M. Lingard
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs

Ronaldo Pereira
Executive Vice President and President,
FMC Americas

Nicholas L. Pfeiffer
Vice President, Corporate Controller and
Chief Accounting Officer

Sebastià Pons
Vice President and President, FMC Europe,
Middle East, Africa

Michael F. Reilly
Executive Vice President, General Counsel,
Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer

Seva Rostovtsev, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President and Chief
Technology Officer

Andrew D. Sandifer
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer

Jacqueline Scanlan
Executive Vice President and Chief Human
Resources Officer

Pramod Thota
Vice President and President, FMC Asia Pacific 

Shawn R. Whitman
Vice President, Government Affairs

STOCKHOLDER DATA
FMC Corporation’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held via live webcast on Tuesday, 
April 30, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. ET. Instructions for accessing the webcast will be available on the 
company’s Investor Relations website, located at https://investors.fmc.com. Notice of the meeting, 
together with instructions on how to access our proxy materials, will be mailed approximately six 
weeks prior to the meeting to stockholders of record as of Wednesday, March 4, 2024.

Transfer Agent and Registrar of Stock: 
Equiniti Trust Company
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FMC was incorporated in Delaware in 1928.

Stock Exchange Listing: New York Stock Exchange 
Stock Exchange Symbol: FMC

FMC Corporation is an active participant in the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and we 
support the principles of the ACC’s Responsible Care® Program by working with our employees, 
suppliers, customers, contractors and commercial partners to promote responsible management of 
our products and processes through their entire life cycle, and for their intended use, worldwide. 
FMC undergoes third-party review and certification of our conformance with the Responsible Care 
Management System requirements at our headquarters offices and all of our sites located in the United 
States. For additional information on our Responsible Care Program, please go to www.FMC.com.

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FMC, the FMC logo, Dodhylex and Isoflex are trademarks of FMC Corporation and/or an 
affiliate. ©FMC Corporation. All rights reserved.

Other than FMC’s company names and logos mentioned herein are the property of their 
respective owners.

Always read and follow all label directions, restrictions and precautions for use. Dodhylex™ 
active and Isoflex™ herbicide may not be registered for sale or use in all states and jurisdictions. 

Non-GAAP reconciliation not provided in Form 10-K:  Reconciliation of diluted earnings per 
common share (GAAP) to diluted adjusted after-tax earnings from continuing operations per 
share, attributable to FMC stockholders (non-GAAP).

Diluted earnings per common share (GAAP) 

Discontinued operations attributable to FMC stockholders, 
net of income taxes per diluted share 

Corporate special charges (income) per diluted share 

Tax adjustments per diluted share 

Diluted adjusted after-tax earnings from continuing operations 
per share, attributable to FMC stockholders (non-GAAP)

This table is unaudited and in per share amounts.

2023

$ 10.53

$

0.78

$

1.77

$ (9.30)

$

3.78

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