diff --git a/backend/src/services/apiServer.ts b/backend/src/services/apiServer.ts
index 5102db4..992ecd8 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/apiServer.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/apiServer.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import { mergeOrderSnapshots, mergePositionSnapshots } from './stateMerge.js';
 import { OperationalEvent } from '../domain/operationalEvents.js';
 import { runBacktest } from '../backtest/index.js';
 import type { BacktestRequest, BacktestTimeframe } from '../backtest/types.js';
+import { fetchFmpJson, FmpFetchError } from './fmpCache.js';
 import {
     canonicalLifecycleService,
     type CanonicalLifecycleProfileMeta
@@ -2760,11 +2761,12 @@ RULES:
                 if (!symbol) return res.status(400).json({ error: 'symbol required' });
                 const apiKey = process.env.FMP_API_KEY || 'demo';
                 const url = `https://financialmodelingprep.com/api/v3/profile/${symbol}?apikey=${apiKey}`;
-                const r = await fetch(url);
-                if (!r.ok) return res.status(r.status).json({ error: 'FMP profile fetch failed' });
-                const data = await r.json() as any;
+                const data = await fetchFmpJson(url) as any;
                 res.json(Array.isArray(data) ? data[0] ?? {} : data);
             } catch (error: any) {
+                if (error instanceof FmpFetchError) {
+                    return res.status(error.status).json({ error: 'FMP profile fetch failed' });
+                }
                 res.status(500).json({ error: error.message });
             }
         });
@@ -2776,11 +2778,12 @@ RULES:
                 if (!symbol) return res.status(400).json({ error: 'symbol required' });
                 const apiKey = process.env.FMP_API_KEY || 'demo';
                 const url = `https://financialmodelingprep.com/api/v3/key-metrics/${symbol}?limit=4&apikey=${apiKey}`;
-                const r = await fetch(url);
-                if (!r.ok) return res.status(r.status).json({ error: 'FMP metrics fetch failed' });
-                const data = await r.json() as any;
+                const data = await fetchFmpJson(url) as any;
                 res.json(Array.isArray(data) ? data[0] ?? {} : data);
             } catch (error: any) {
+                if (error instanceof FmpFetchError) {
+                    return res.status(error.status).json({ error: 'FMP metrics fetch failed' });
+                }
                 res.status(500).json({ error: error.message });
             }
         });
@@ -2792,11 +2795,12 @@ RULES:
                 if (!symbol) return res.status(400).json({ error: 'symbol required' });
                 const apiKey = process.env.FMP_API_KEY || 'demo';
                 const url = `https://financialmodelingprep.com/api/v3/historical/earning_calendar/${symbol}?limit=8&apikey=${apiKey}`;
-                const r = await fetch(url);
-                if (!r.ok) return res.status(r.status).json({ error: 'FMP earnings fetch failed' });
-                const data = await r.json() as any;
+                const data = await fetchFmpJson(url) as any;
                 res.json({ earnings: Array.isArray(data) ? data : [] });
             } catch (error: any) {
+                if (error instanceof FmpFetchError) {
+                    return res.status(error.status).json({ error: 'FMP earnings fetch failed' });
+                }
                 res.status(500).json({ error: error.message });
             }
         });
@@ -2815,11 +2819,12 @@ RULES:
                 qs.set('apikey',  apiKey);
                 qs.set('isEtf',   'false');
                 const url = `https://financialmodelingprep.com/api/v3/stock-screener?${qs.toString()}`;
-                const r = await fetch(url);
-                if (!r.ok) return res.status(r.status).json({ error: 'FMP screener fetch failed' });
-                const data = await r.json() as any;
+                const data = await fetchFmpJson(url) as any;
                 res.json({ results: Array.isArray(data) ? data : [] });
             } catch (error: any) {
+                if (error instanceof FmpFetchError) {
+                    return res.status(error.status).json({ error: 'FMP screener fetch failed' });
+                }
                 res.status(500).json({ error: error.message });
             }
         });
diff --git a/backend/src/services/fmpCache.ts b/backend/src/services/fmpCache.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad5a93f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/services/fmpCache.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+export const FMP_CACHE_TTL_MS = 30 * 60 * 1000;
+
+export class FmpFetchError extends Error {
+    constructor(public readonly status: number) {
+        super(`FMP fetch failed with status ${status}`);
+        this.name = 'FmpFetchError';
+    }
+}
+
+type FetchJson = (url: string) => Promise<{
+    ok: boolean;
+    status: number;
+    json: () => Promise<unknown>;
+}>;
+
+interface FmpCacheEntry {
+    expiresAt: number;
+    data: unknown;
+}
+
+const fmpCache = new Map<string, FmpCacheEntry>();
+const inFlightFmpRequests = new Map<string, Promise<unknown>>();
+
+let now = () => Date.now();
+
+export async function fetchFmpJson(url: string, fetchJson: FetchJson = fetch): Promise<unknown> {
+    const cached = fmpCache.get(url);
+    const currentTime = now();
+
+    if (cached && cached.expiresAt > currentTime) {
+        return cached.data;
+    }
+
+    if (cached) {
+        fmpCache.delete(url);
+    }
+
+    const inFlight = inFlightFmpRequests.get(url);
+    if (inFlight) {
+        return inFlight;
+    }
+
+    const request = fetchJson(url)
+        .then(async (response) => {
+            if (!response.ok) {
+                throw new FmpFetchError(response.status);
+            }
+
+            const data = await response.json();
+            fmpCache.set(url, {
+                data,
+                expiresAt: now() + FMP_CACHE_TTL_MS,
+            });
+            return data;
+        })
+        .finally(() => {
+            inFlightFmpRequests.delete(url);
+        });
+
+    inFlightFmpRequests.set(url, request);
+    return request;
+}
+
+export function clearFmpCacheForTests() {
+    fmpCache.clear();
+    inFlightFmpRequests.clear();
+    now = () => Date.now();
+}
+
+export function setFmpCacheNowForTests(nowProvider: () => number) {
+    now = nowProvider;
+}
diff --git a/backend/testFmpCache.ts b/backend/testFmpCache.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9abe179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/testFmpCache.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import {
+    clearFmpCacheForTests,
+    fetchFmpJson,
+    FMP_CACHE_TTL_MS,
+    FmpFetchError,
+    setFmpCacheNowForTests,
+} from './src/services/fmpCache.js';
+
+type MockResponse = {
+    ok: boolean;
+    status: number;
+    json: () => Promise<unknown>;
+};
+
+function createFetch(payloads: unknown[]) {
+    let calls = 0;
+    const fetchJson = async (): Promise<MockResponse> => {
+        const payload = payloads[calls] ?? payloads[payloads.length - 1];
+        calls += 1;
+        return {
+            ok: true,
+            status: 200,
+            json: async () => payload,
+        };
+    };
+
+    return {
+        fetchJson,
+        get calls() {
+            return calls;
+        },
+    };
+}
+
+async function main() {
+    clearFmpCacheForTests();
+    let now = 1_000;
+    setFmpCacheNowForTests(() => now);
+
+    const url = 'https://financialmodelingprep.com/api/v3/profile/AAPL?apikey=test';
+    const otherUrl = 'https://financialmodelingprep.com/api/v3/profile/MSFT?apikey=test';
+    const fetcher = createFetch([{ symbol: 'AAPL' }, { symbol: 'AAPL-refresh' }]);
+
+    assert.deepEqual(await fetchFmpJson(url, fetcher.fetchJson), { symbol: 'AAPL' });
+    assert.deepEqual(await fetchFmpJson(url, fetcher.fetchJson), { symbol: 'AAPL' });
+    assert.equal(fetcher.calls, 1, 'same full URL should be served from cache before TTL expiry');
+
+    assert.deepEqual(await fetchFmpJson(otherUrl, fetcher.fetchJson), { symbol: 'AAPL-refresh' });
+    assert.equal(fetcher.calls, 2, 'different full URL should get its own cache entry');
+
+    now += FMP_CACHE_TTL_MS + 1;
+    assert.deepEqual(await fetchFmpJson(url, fetcher.fetchJson), { symbol: 'AAPL-refresh' });
+    assert.equal(fetcher.calls, 3, 'expired cache entry should be refetched');
+
+    clearFmpCacheForTests();
+    let failingCalls = 0;
+    const failingFetch = async (): Promise<MockResponse> => {
+        failingCalls += 1;
+        return {
+            ok: false,
+            status: 429,
+            json: async () => ({ error: 'rate limit' }),
+        };
+    };
+
+    await assert.rejects(
+        () => fetchFmpJson(url, failingFetch),
+        (error) => error instanceof FmpFetchError && error.status === 429,
+    );
+    await assert.rejects(() => fetchFmpJson(url, failingFetch));
+    assert.equal(failingCalls, 2, 'failed upstream responses should not be cached');
+
+    clearFmpCacheForTests();
+    console.log('FMP cache tests passed');
+}
+
+main().catch((error) => {
+    console.error(error);
+    process.exit(1);
+});