FMC Corp vs KB Financial Group, Inc. — how do they compare? FMC Corp trades at $10.5 (market cap $1.30B), while KB Financial Group, Inc. trades at $117.53 (market cap $41.21B). The key difference: KB Financial Group, Inc. is far larger — about 31.7× FMC Corp's market cap, and FMC Corp pays the higher dividend (3.07%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| FMC | KB | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $1.30B | $41.21B |
Sector | Basic Materials | Financials |
52-Week High | $40.69 | $124.01 |
52-Week Low | $10.01 | $77.50 |
Enterprise Value | $5.11B | — |
Dividend Yield | 3.07% | 2.67% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
FMC is a pure-play crop chemical company. The company has diversified its sales to create a balanced crop chemical portfolio across geographies and crop exposure. Through acquisitions, FMC is now one of the five largest patented crop chemical companies and will continue to develop new products, with a focus on biologicals, through its research and development pipeline.
Read more on FMC →KB Financial is the parent company of KB Kookmin Bank, Korea's largest commercial bank, with a 13.1% share of loans as of 2021. Its predecessor banks were established in the 1960s as government policy banks and privatized in the 1990s. Its credit card subsidiary KB Kookmin Card is the number-three player behind Shinhan Card and Samsung Card. KB has in recent years expanded its nonbank business by buying LIG Insurance and Hyundai Securities, making KB a top-five player in nonlife insurance and in securities, and most recently by buying Prudential Life Insurance Korea. It also has KB Capital, which provides leasing and installment finance.
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