Fresenius Medical Care AG/€FME
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About Fresenius Medical Care AG
Fresenius Medical Care, listed under the ticker FME, is a global provider of dialysis services and products for individuals diagnosed with chronic kidney failure. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Bad Homburg, Germany, the company operates in the healthcare sector. Beyond dialysis, Fresenius Medical Care offers a range of other services, including hospital management and related healthcare services, advancing its position as a comprehensive healthcare provider internationally.
- Ticker
- €FME
- Sector
- Health
- Primary listing
- XETRA
- Employees
- 107,226
- Headquarters
- Bad Homburg, Germany
- Website
- www.freseniusmedicalcare.com
FME Metrics
BasicAdvanced
€9.9B
11.24
€3.35
0.83
€1.49
3.96%
Price and volume
Market cap
€9.9B
Beta
0.83
52-week high
€47.84
52-week low
€34.58
Average daily volume
889K
Dividend rate
€1.49
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.071
Quick ratio
0.631
Long term debt to equity
0.638
Total debt to equity
0.811
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
42.67%
Interest coverage (TTM)
5.20%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
2,721.597
Gross margin (TTM)
26.36%
Net profit margin (TTM)
4.83%
Operating margin (TTM)
10.26%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
20.93%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
€180,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
3.98%
Return on equity (TTM)
8.52%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
11.237
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.543
Price to book
0.79
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-5.44
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
5.924
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
16.88%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
6.348
Dividend yield (TTM)
3.96%
Forward dividend yield
3.96%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
-0.46%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
49.98%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-0.33%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
2.06%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
18.11%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
0.23%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
9.98%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
6.65%
What the Analysts think about FME
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Fresenius Medical Care AG stock.
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Bulls say / Bears say
Underlying profitability strengthened: second-quarter operating income excluding special items rose 23% at constant currency, and the margin expanded to 11.7% from 9.9%. Growth across all operating segments supports the case that the improvement is not confined to one business. (Fresenius Medical Care)
Cost cutting and clinic consolidation could support further margin gains: the transformation programme delivered €67 million of additional savings in Q2, and the company expects total FME25+ savings of €1.2 billion by the end of 2027. It has also completed its planned exit from around 100 selected US clinics. (Fresenius Medical Care)
The 5008X system offers a product and treatment growth opportunity as the US rollout scales: it was in 227 clinics by late July and had supported more than 600,000 treatments. Wider adoption could strengthen equipment sales and the company’s high-volume haemodiafiltration offering. (Fresenius Medical Care)
US treatment volumes are weak, and management identified a failure to convert patient referrals into treatments. Same-market treatment growth was -0.9% in Q2, and the company expects the 2026 rate to stay around that level while corrective work takes time. (Fresenius Medical Care)
The China portfolio reset brings near-term execution and earnings costs: Fresenius plans to exit peritoneal dialysis and discontinue its 4008A system there, with about €110 million of one-off costs expected in Q3. The company says the changes should not materially affect future China revenue, but the charge will weigh on reported results. (PR Newswire)
Part of the recent earnings strength relied on TDAPA reimbursement benefits that are set to fade: management cited about €80 million of year-on-year support in Q2 and expects TDAPA to become a headwind in the third and fourth quarters. That makes the near-term profit growth harder to sustain. (Fresenius Medical Care)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 7 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing FME
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Fund name | Fund size | €FME weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares DivDAX€EXSB | €562M | 1.39% |
iShares EURO STOXX Mid€DJMC | €572M | 0.95% |
iShares EURO STOXX Mid Cap£DJMC | £491M | 0.95% |
iShares Dax ESG€EXIA | €127M | 0.66% |
iShares Edge MSCI Europe Value Factor€CEMS | €2.6B | 0.51% |
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