FMC (NYSE: FMC) reported earnings yesterday. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended June 30 (Q2), FMC met expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue expanded and GAAP earnings per share grew slightly.

Gross margins improved, operating margins shrank, and net margins dropped.

Revenue details
FMC chalked up revenue of $905.2 million. The six analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ predicted revenue of $901.4 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 11% higher than the prior-year quarter's $812.2 million.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
EPS came in at $0.92. The 10 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $0.89 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.76 for Q2 were 2.7% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.74 per share. (The prior-year quarter included -$0.06 per share in earnings from discontinued operations.)

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
For the quarter, gross margin was 37.3%, 50 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 19.4%, 50 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 11.6%, 160 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $929.7 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.83.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $3.74 billion. The average EPS estimate is $3.50.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 402 members rating the stock outperform and 18 members rating it underperform. Among 79 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 76 give FMC a green thumbs-up, and three give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on FMC is outperform, with an average price target of $57.58.