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Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) Fetcher

Fetches annual financial statements from the FMP REST API. Free tier: 250 requests/day.

Setup

pip install "financial-ratios[fetchers]"

Get a free API key at financialmodelingprep.com.

Usage

from fin_ratios.fetchers.fmp import fetch_fmp

annual_data = fetch_fmp('AAPL', num_years=7, api_key='YOUR_FMP_KEY')

Or set the environment variable to avoid passing the key every call:

export FMP_API_KEY=your_key_here

from fin_ratios.fetchers.fmp import fetch_fmp

annual_data = fetch_fmp('AAPL', num_years=7)  # reads from FMP_API_KEY env

Coverage

FMP covers: - US equities (NYSE, NASDAQ, OTC) - International stocks (LSE, TSX, ASX, Euronext, etc.) - ETFs, mutual funds - Cryptocurrencies (basic financials not applicable)

Advantages vs EDGAR

  • Better international coverage
  • More consistent XBRL normalisation
  • Historical data goes back further for some tickers
  • Forward estimates available on paid plans