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Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

$22.35 -$1.16 (-4.93%)
NYSE · 11 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC
Previous Close
$22.23
Day Range
$22.25$22.55
Year Range
$20.02$27.64
Market Cap
12B
AVG Volume
762.57K
Trailing/Forward PE
11.58/10.41
PEG ratio
2.5
Dividend Yield
3.88%
Next Earnings Date
2026-11-03
Primary Exchange
New York Stock ExchangeUS
Revenue (EUR)
02B4B6B24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
FMS Revenue (EUR) by quarter
PeriodRevenue (EUR)
26 Q24.86B
26 Q14.61B
25 Q45.07B
25 Q34.88B
25 Q24.79B
25 Q14.88B
24 Q45.08B
24 Q34.76B
24 Q24.77B
24 Q14.72B
Net Income (EUR)
0100M200M300M400M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
FMS Net Income (EUR) by quarter
PeriodNet Income (EUR)
26 Q2218.38M
26 Q1117.53M
25 Q4327.08M
25 Q3274.8M
25 Q2225.27M
25 Q1151.22M
24 Q466.9M
24 Q3213.03M
24 Q2187M
24 Q170.96M
Operating Income (EUR)
0200M400M600M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
FMS Operating Income (EUR) by quarter
PeriodOperating Income (EUR)
26 Q2465.86M
26 Q1375.56M
25 Q4548.98M
25 Q3501.72M
25 Q2394.4M
25 Q1381.73M
24 Q4398.93M
24 Q3462.7M
24 Q2425M
24 Q1246.01M
EBITDA (EUR)
0250M500M750M1B24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
FMS EBITDA (EUR) by quarter
PeriodEBITDA (EUR)
26 Q2823.01M
26 Q1763.76M
25 Q4981.03M
25 Q3852.92M
25 Q2822.37M
25 Q1740.73M
24 Q4757.13M
24 Q3845.89M
24 Q2830M
24 Q1774.12M
Cash Flows (EUR)
-250M0250M500M750M1B24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
FMS Cash Flows (EUR) by quarter
PeriodCash Flows (EUR)
26 Q2619.9M
26 Q136.82M
25 Q4564.11M
25 Q3549.35M
25 Q2620.55M
25 Q117.06M
24 Q4591.01M
24 Q3819.36M
24 Q2283.01M
24 Q1-6.59M
EPS (EUR)
00.20.40.624 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
FMS EPS (EUR) by quarter
PeriodEPS (EUR)
26 Q20.41
26 Q10.22
25 Q40.57
25 Q30.47
25 Q20.39
25 Q10.26
24 Q40.06
24 Q30.19
24 Q20.16
24 Q10.06
Expenses (EUR)
0500M1B1.5BR&DSG&ACapex24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
FMS Expenses (EUR) by quarter
PeriodExpenses (EUR)
26 Q21.02B
26 Q1977.31M
25 Q41.23B
25 Q3935.4M
25 Q2984.48M
25 Q1939.93M
24 Q41.13B
24 Q3961.54M
24 Q2976.42M
24 Q1957.35M
Cash & Debt (EUR)
02B4B6B8BCashLong Term DebtShort Term Debt24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
FMS Cash & Debt (EUR) by quarter
PeriodCash & Debt (EUR)
26 Q21.45B
26 Q11.62B
25 Q41.6B
25 Q31.26B
25 Q22.19B
25 Q11.07B
24 Q41.34B
24 Q31.37B
24 Q21.09B
24 Q11.15B
Debt ratios
0123424 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
FMS Debt ratios by quarter
PeriodDebt ratios
26 Q22.78
26 Q12.75
25 Q42.71
25 Q32.9
25 Q22.79
25 Q13.08
24 Q43.01
24 Q32.96
24 Q23.25
24 Q13.33
Margins
0%10%20%30%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
FMS Margins by quarter
PeriodMargins
26 Q226.95%
26 Q125.57%
25 Q427.39%
25 Q325.43%
25 Q225.34%
25 Q124.25%
24 Q424.98%
24 Q324.08%
24 Q224.46%
24 Q124.84%
Return on Capital
0%1%2%3%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
FMS Return on Capital by quarter
PeriodReturn on Capital
26 Q21.61%
26 Q10.83%
25 Q42.29%
25 Q31.98%
25 Q21.57%
25 Q10.98%
24 Q40.42%
24 Q31.44%
24 Q21.23%
24 Q10.47%
Shares Outstanding
0500M1B1.5B24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
FMS Shares Outstanding by quarter
PeriodShares Outstanding
26 Q2539.2M
26 Q1550.44M
25 Q4571.81M
25 Q3584.67M
25 Q2586.83M
25 Q1586.83M
24 Q41.17B
24 Q31.17B
24 Q21.17B
24 Q11.17B
Dividends (EUR)
00.250.50.751May 17May 18May 19Aug 20May 21May 22May 23May 24May 25May 26
FMS Dividends (EUR) by quarter
PeriodDividends (EUR)
May 260.86
May 250.81
May 240.63
May 230.62
May 220.71
May 210.83
Aug 200.71
May 190.66
May 180.63
May 170.51
Employee Count
050K100K150K2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
FMS Employee Count by quarter
PeriodEmployee Count
2025109.7K
2024111.51K
2023119.84K
2022128.04K
2021122.91K
2020125.36K
2019120.66K
2018112.66K
2017114K
2016109.32K
Book Value Per Share (EUR)
010203024 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
FMS Book Value Per Share (EUR) by quarter
PeriodBook Value Per Share (EUR)
26 Q225.09
26 Q125.81
25 Q424.98
25 Q323.79
25 Q224.41
25 Q126.42
24 Q413.44
24 Q312.6
24 Q212.94
24 Q112.89
Total Assets (EUR)
010B20B30B40B24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
FMS Total Assets (EUR) by quarter
PeriodTotal Assets (EUR)
26 Q231.29B
26 Q131.47B
25 Q431B
25 Q330.89B
25 Q231.29B
25 Q132.74B
24 Q433.57B
24 Q332.51B
24 Q233.9B
24 Q134.34B
PE Ratio
0204060med 19.39Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
FMS PE Ratio by quarter
PeriodPE Ratio
Sep 2611.08
Sep 2611.21
Aug 2611.46
Aug 2611.53
Aug 2611.81
Aug 2612.07
Jul 2612.97
Jul 2612.6
Jul 2612.28
Jul 2612.26
Jul 2611.99
Jun 2611.89
Jun 2611.99
Jun 2611.59
Jun 2611.14
May 2610.78
May 2610.87
May 2610.82
May 2610.89
May 2611.21
Apr 2611.35
Apr 2611.63
Apr 2611.78
Apr 2611.34
Mar 2611.2
Mar 2610.93
Mar 2611.64
Mar 2611.54
Feb 2611.59
Feb 2616.84
Feb 2616.76
Feb 2616.59
Jan 2615.59
Jan 2615.15
Jan 2615.4
Jan 2616.13
Jan 2616.33
Dec 2516.67
Dec 2516.34
Dec 2516.36
Dec 2516.26
Nov 2516.79
Nov 2516.55
Nov 2516.38
Nov 2516.89
Oct 2520.72
Oct 2520.94
Oct 2520.83
Oct 2520.62
Oct 2520.36
Sep 2519.54
Sep 2519.26
Sep 2519.03
Sep 2518.89
Aug 2519.66
Aug 2519.52
Aug 2519.15
Aug 2518.48
Aug 2520.59
Jul 2521.37
Jul 2521.68
Jul 2521.96
Jul 2522.7
Jun 2522.85
Jun 2522.08
Jun 2523.51
Jun 2523.75
May 2523.75
May 2524.23
May 2524.47
May 2523.96
May 2549.41
Apr 2546.94
Apr 2545.38
Apr 2546.03
Apr 2547.63
Mar 2549.87
Mar 2548.92
Mar 2548.17
Mar 2548.29
Feb 2550.9
Feb 2539.3
Feb 2539.78
Feb 2541.98
Jan 2542.76
Jan 2541.8
Jan 2540
Jan 2539.09
Jan 2538.66
Dec 2439.24
Dec 2438.95
Dec 2440.1
Dec 2440.55
Nov 2437.07
Nov 2447.09
Nov 2446.6
Nov 2444.01
Nov 2440.36
Oct 2442.93
Oct 2441.77
Free Cash Flow Yield
5%10%15%20%med 14.91%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
FMS Free Cash Flow Yield by quarter
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 2617.04%
Sep 2616.83%
Aug 2616.47%
Aug 2616.37%
Aug 2615.98%
Aug 2615.64%
Jul 2614.46%
Jul 2614.88%
Jul 2615.27%
Jul 2615.29%
Jul 2615.64%
Jun 2615.76%
Jun 2615.64%
Jun 2616.17%
Jun 2616.83%
May 2617.39%
May 2617.25%
May 2617.32%
May 2617.21%
May 2615.96%
Apr 2615.77%
Apr 2615.39%
Apr 2615.2%
Apr 2615.78%
Mar 2615.98%
Mar 2616.38%
Mar 2615.37%
Mar 2615.51%
Feb 2615.44%
Feb 2614.7%
Feb 2614.77%
Feb 2614.92%
Jan 2615.88%
Jan 2616.34%
Jan 2616.07%
Jan 2615.35%
Jan 2615.16%
Dec 2514.85%
Dec 2515.15%
Dec 2515.13%
Dec 2515.23%
Nov 2514.75%
Nov 2514.96%
Nov 2515.11%
Nov 2514.65%
Oct 2515.06%
Oct 2514.9%
Oct 2514.98%
Oct 2515.13%
Oct 2515.33%
Sep 2515.97%
Sep 2516.2%
Sep 2516.39%
Sep 2516.52%
Aug 2515.87%
Aug 2515.99%
Aug 2516.29%
Aug 2516.88%
Aug 2513.44%
Jul 2512.95%
Jul 2512.76%
Jul 2512.6%
Jul 2512.19%
Jun 2512.11%
Jun 2512.53%
Jun 2511.77%
Jun 2511.65%
May 2511.65%
May 2511.42%
May 2511.31%
May 2511.55%
May 256.35%
Apr 256.68%
Apr 256.91%
Apr 256.81%
Apr 256.58%
Mar 256.29%
Mar 256.41%
Mar 256.51%
Mar 256.49%
Feb 256.16%
Feb 256.04%
Feb 255.97%
Feb 255.66%
Jan 255.55%
Jan 255.68%
Jan 255.94%
Jan 256.07%
Jan 256.14%
Dec 246.05%
Dec 246.1%
Dec 245.92%
Dec 245.86%
Nov 246.4%
Nov 245.48%
Nov 245.54%
Nov 245.87%
Nov 246.4%
Oct 246.01%
Oct 246.18%
Price to Sales
0.50.7511.251.5med 0.65Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
FMS Price to Sales by quarter
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 260.53
Sep 260.54
Aug 260.55
Aug 260.56
Aug 260.57
Aug 260.58
Jul 260.63
Jul 260.61
Jul 260.6
Jul 260.6
Jul 260.58
Jun 260.58
Jun 260.59
Jun 260.57
Jun 260.54
May 260.53
May 260.53
May 260.53
May 260.53
May 260.56
Apr 260.57
Apr 260.58
Apr 260.59
Apr 260.57
Mar 260.56
Mar 260.54
Mar 260.58
Mar 260.58
Feb 260.58
Feb 260.62
Feb 260.61
Feb 260.61
Jan 260.57
Jan 260.55
Jan 260.56
Jan 260.59
Jan 260.6
Dec 250.61
Dec 250.6
Dec 250.6
Dec 250.59
Nov 250.61
Nov 250.61
Nov 250.6
Nov 250.62
Oct 250.7
Oct 250.7
Oct 250.7
Oct 250.69
Oct 250.68
Sep 250.66
Sep 250.65
Sep 250.64
Sep 250.64
Aug 250.66
Aug 250.66
Aug 250.64
Aug 250.62
Aug 250.65
Jul 250.68
Jul 250.69
Jul 250.7
Jul 250.72
Jun 250.72
Jun 250.7
Jun 250.75
Jun 250.75
May 250.75
May 250.77
May 250.78
May 250.76
May 251.37
Apr 251.31
Apr 251.26
Apr 251.28
Apr 251.32
Mar 251.39
Mar 251.36
Mar 251.34
Mar 251.34
Feb 251.42
Feb 251.35
Feb 251.36
Feb 251.44
Jan 251.46
Jan 251.43
Jan 251.37
Jan 251.34
Jan 251.32
Dec 241.34
Dec 241.33
Dec 241.37
Dec 241.39
Nov 241.27
Nov 241.29
Nov 241.27
Nov 241.2
Nov 241.1
Oct 241.17
Oct 241.14
EV/EBITDA
4681012med 6.81Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
FMS EV/EBITDA by quarter
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Sep 265.82
Sep 265.86
Aug 265.92
Aug 265.94
Aug 266.02
Aug 266.09
Jul 266.33
Jul 266.23
Jul 266.14
Jul 266.14
Jul 266.06
Jun 266.04
Jun 266.06
Jun 265.95
Jun 265.83
May 265.73
May 265.75
May 265.74
May 265.76
May 265.94
Apr 265.98
Apr 266.06
Apr 266.1
Apr 265.97
Mar 265.93
Mar 265.85
Mar 266.06
Mar 266.03
Feb 266.05
Feb 266.72
Feb 266.7
Feb 266.66
Jan 266.43
Jan 266.33
Jan 266.39
Jan 266.56
Jan 266.6
Dec 256.68
Dec 256.6
Dec 256.61
Dec 256.58
Nov 256.7
Nov 256.65
Nov 256.61
Nov 256.73
Oct 257.09
Oct 257.13
Oct 257.11
Oct 257.06
Oct 257.01
Sep 256.84
Sep 256.78
Sep 256.74
Sep 256.71
Aug 256.87
Aug 256.84
Aug 256.76
Aug 256.62
Aug 257.09
Jul 257.24
Jul 257.3
Jul 257.36
Jul 257.5
Jun 257.53
Jun 257.38
Jun 257.66
Jun 257.7
May 257.7
May 257.8
May 257.84
May 257.74
May 2511.3
Apr 2510.88
Apr 2510.62
Apr 2510.73
Apr 2511
Mar 2511.38
Mar 2511.22
Mar 2511.09
Mar 2511.11
Feb 2511.55
Feb 2510.74
Feb 2510.83
Feb 2511.27
Jan 2511.42
Jan 2511.23
Jan 2510.87
Jan 2510.69
Jan 2510.61
Dec 2410.72
Dec 2410.67
Dec 2410.89
Dec 2410.98
Nov 2410.29
Nov 2410.84
Nov 2410.76
Nov 2410.34
Nov 249.76
Oct 2410.17
Oct 249.98
Price/Operating Cashflow
2.557.51012.5med 4.8Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
FMS Price/Operating Cashflow by quarter
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 263.71
Sep 263.75
Aug 263.83
Aug 263.86
Aug 263.95
Aug 264.04
Jul 264.51
Jul 264.38
Jul 264.27
Jul 264.26
Jul 264.17
Jun 264.13
Jun 264.17
Jun 264.03
Jun 263.87
May 263.75
May 263.78
May 263.76
May 263.78
May 264.13
Apr 264.18
Apr 264.29
Apr 264.34
Apr 264.18
Mar 264.13
Mar 264.03
Mar 264.29
Mar 264.26
Feb 264.27
Feb 264.82
Feb 264.79
Feb 264.74
Jan 264.46
Jan 264.33
Jan 264.41
Jan 264.61
Jan 264.67
Dec 254.77
Dec 254.67
Dec 254.68
Dec 254.65
Nov 254.8
Nov 254.73
Nov 254.69
Nov 254.83
Oct 254.94
Oct 254.99
Oct 254.97
Oct 254.91
Oct 254.85
Sep 254.66
Sep 254.59
Sep 254.54
Sep 254.5
Aug 254.68
Aug 254.65
Aug 254.56
Aug 254.41
Aug 255.26
Jul 255.45
Jul 255.53
Jul 255.61
Jul 255.79
Jun 255.83
Jun 255.64
Jun 256
Jun 256.06
May 256.06
May 256.18
May 256.25
May 256.12
May 2511.14
Apr 2510.58
Apr 2510.23
Apr 2510.38
Apr 2510.74
Mar 2511.24
Mar 2511.03
Mar 2510.86
Mar 2510.89
Feb 2511.47
Feb 2511.39
Feb 2511.53
Feb 2512.17
Jan 2512.39
Jan 2512.11
Jan 2511.59
Jan 2511.33
Jan 2511.2
Dec 2411.37
Dec 2411.29
Dec 2411.62
Dec 2411.75
Nov 2410.74
Nov 2412.18
Nov 2412.05
Nov 2411.38
Nov 2410.44
Oct 2411.1
Oct 2410.81
Price to Book
0.511.52med 0.87Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
FMS Price to Book by quarter
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 260.77
Sep 260.78
Aug 260.79
Aug 260.8
Aug 260.82
Aug 260.84
Jul 260.86
Jul 260.84
Jul 260.82
Jul 260.82
Jul 260.8
Jun 260.79
Jun 260.8
Jun 260.77
Jun 260.74
May 260.72
May 260.72
May 260.72
May 260.72
May 260.77
Apr 260.78
Apr 260.8
Apr 260.81
Apr 260.78
Mar 260.77
Mar 260.75
Mar 260.8
Mar 260.79
Feb 260.79
Feb 260.87
Feb 260.87
Feb 260.86
Jan 260.81
Jan 260.78
Jan 260.8
Jan 260.83
Jan 260.84
Dec 250.86
Dec 250.84
Dec 250.84
Dec 250.84
Nov 250.87
Nov 250.85
Nov 250.85
Nov 250.87
Oct 250.95
Oct 250.96
Oct 250.95
Oct 250.94
Oct 250.93
Sep 250.9
Sep 250.88
Sep 250.87
Sep 250.87
Aug 250.9
Aug 250.89
Aug 250.88
Aug 250.85
Aug 250.82
Jul 250.85
Jul 250.86
Jul 250.88
Jul 250.91
Jun 250.91
Jun 250.88
Jun 250.94
Jun 250.95
May 250.95
May 250.97
May 250.98
May 250.96
May 251.69
Apr 251.6
Apr 251.55
Apr 251.57
Apr 251.62
Mar 251.7
Mar 251.67
Mar 251.64
Mar 251.65
Feb 251.74
Feb 251.75
Feb 251.77
Feb 251.87
Jan 251.9
Jan 251.86
Jan 251.78
Jan 251.74
Jan 251.72
Dec 241.75
Dec 241.74
Dec 241.79
Dec 241.81
Nov 241.65
Nov 241.64
Nov 241.63
Nov 241.54
Nov 241.41
Oct 241.5
Oct 241.46
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Can Fresenius Medical's 5008X Rollout Drive the Next Growth Phase?

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Can Fresenius Medical's 5008X Rollout Drive the Next Growth Phase?

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Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (NYSE:FMS) Share Price Passes Above 200 Day Moving Average   – Time to Sell?

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Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (NYSE:FMS) Share Price Passes Above 200 Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Fresenius Medical Care AG and Co. KGaA (NYSE: FMS - Get Free Report) shares passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Thursday. The stock has a two hundred day moving average of $23.13 and traded as high as $23.92. Fresenius Medical Care AG and Co. KGaA shares last traded at $23.43,

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Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

Fresenius Medical Care AG and Co. KGaA (NYSE: FMS) reported second-quarter 2026 organic revenue growth of 5% and a 23% increase in operating income at constant currency, while confirming its full-year outlook despite weaker U.S. treatment volumes and anticipated reimbursement-related headwinds in the second half. Chief Executive Officer Helen Giza said the company's operating-income growth accelerated

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Silicon Motion Showcases Next-Generation Storage Solutions for Agentic AI Applications at FMS 2026

gurufocus.com · 5 Aug 2026

Silicon Motion Showcases Next-Generation Storage Solutions for Agentic AI Applications at FMS 2026

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Silicon Motion Showcases Next-Generation Storage Solutions for Agentic AI Applications at FMS 2026

TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AIStorage--Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NasdaqGS: SIMO) (“Silicon Motion”), a global leader in designing and marketing NAND flash controllers for solid-state storage devices, today announced it will showcase its latest storage innovations for AI Factory, Edge AI, and Physical AI applications at Future of Memory and Storage (FMS) 2026, taking place August 4 to 6 in Santa Clara, California, at Booth #315. As AI evolves beyond large language model training toward Ag.

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