getKeyMetricsTTM
Retrieve a comprehensive set of trailing twelve-month (TTM) key performance metrics with the TTM Key Metrics API. Access data related to a company's profitability, capital efficiency, and liquidity, allowing for detailed analysis of its financial health over the past year.
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What getKeyMetricsTTM does on Financial Modeling Prep
AI agents call getKeyMetricsTTM to retrieve information from Financial Modeling Prep without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
symbol | string | — | Stock symbol |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why getKeyMetricsTTM is rated Low
This tool retrieves historical financial metrics (profitability, capital efficiency, liquidity ratios) for analysis purposes. It performs a data query operation with no side effects, no code execution, no data modification, and no financial transactions.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Retrieve' key performance metrics and 'Access data'. The TTM Key Metrics API is explicitly described as retrieving and accessing financial data for analysis, with no mention of modification, deletion, or execution capabilities.
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The rule that runs getKeyMetricsTTM safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Financial Modeling Prep, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For getKeyMetricsTTM, this is the rule to start with:
getKeyMetricsTTM is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Financial Modeling Prep, apply this rule, and every getKeyMetricsTTM call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getKeyMetricsTTM
Retrieve a comprehensive set of trailing twelve-month (TTM) key performance metrics with the TTM Key Metrics API. Access data related to a company's profitability, capital efficiency, and liquidity, allowing for detailed analysis of its financial health over the past year. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
getKeyMetricsTTM accepts 1 parameter: symbol. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Financial Modeling Prep MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getKeyMetricsTTM: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Financial Modeling Prep. Nothing to install.
getKeyMetricsTTM is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the getKeyMetricsTTM rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for getKeyMetricsTTM. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
getKeyMetricsTTM is provided by the Financial Modeling Prep MCP server (cfocoder/financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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