Stock · LXS.DE · Basic Materials
Germany · Small Cap · Revenue 12 mo. €5.5B
Price as of 11/06/2026
LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft, a specialty chemicals company, engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives, and consumer protection products worldwide.
LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft, a specialty chemicals company, engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives, and consumer protection products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Consumer Protection, Specialty Additives, and Advanced Intermediates. The company provides material protection products; disinfectant, hygiene, and preservative solutions; flavors and fragrances; liquid purification technologies for the treatment of water and other liquids; and precursors and intermediates for the agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, and specialty chemicals industries. It also offers additives, lubricants, flame retardants, plasticizers, and bromine derivatives for various rubber, plastic and paint, electrical/electronics, and construction industries. In addition, the company provides basic and fine chemicals, organometallics, and inorganic pigments for the coloring of construction materials, as well as paints and coatings. It serves the energy, natural resources, industrial applications, nutrition, health, consumer goods, agriculture, animal health, construction, chemicals, and mobility industries. LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Cologne, Germany.
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Summary
22.8 of 100
Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.
Analysis
What the price requires
Price to operating cash flow 3.0×, below its usual range.
Middle half of 20 quarters: 3.9× to 8.1×, median 5.2×.
Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.
with respect to the priced-in expectation
No indication in the stored figures.
with respect to the priced-in expectation
Since the last quarter
Q1 → Q2 2026
6 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., Gross margin, EBIT margin, FCF margin, Shares outstanding, Return on equity
Derivation
Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.
Price as of 11/06/2026.
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | −16.51% | 10.66% | Rank 1 |
| Return on capital (Greenblatt) | −1.08% | 14.75% | Rank 3 |
| EBIT margin | −0.60% | 15.82% | Rank 3 |
| FCF margin | −0.99% | 8.70% | Rank 9 |
| Gross margin | 19.94% | 34.18% | Rank 18 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, 1 year | −10.89% | 4.25% | Rank 6 |
| Earnings growth, 3 years per yeardoes not count towards the rank | – | 0.28% | |
| Earnings growth, 5 years per yeardoes not count towards the rank | – | 13.36% | |
| Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings) | 5.62% | 9.35% | Rank 27 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yield | −51.01% | 4.98% | Rank 0 |
| FCF yield | −5.07% | 3.94% | Rank 5 |
| EV/saleslower is better | 0.55 | 2.36 | Rank 98 |
| EV/EBITlower is betterdoes not count towards the rank | – | 14.61 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −32.73% | 8.75% | Rank 2 |
| Share price, 6 months | −24.53% | −1.37% | Rank 16 |
| Share price, 3 months | −15.14% | −1.16% | Rank 14 |
| Distance from 52-week high | −39.30% | −21.97% | Rank 10 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accruals (Sloan)lower is better | −13.81% | 0.63% | Rank 100 |
| Change in share countlower is better | 0.00% | −0.01% | Rank 44 |
| Dividend streak in years | 1 | 3 | Rank 35 |
| Price reaction to results, market-adjusted | −5.25% | 0.05% | Rank 15 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity ratio | 43.22% | 54.83% | Rank 25 |
| Net debt/EBITDAlower is better | 4.10 | 1.01 | Rank 10 |
| Debt to equitylower is better | 0.72 | 0.37 | Rank 24 |
| Volatility, 1 yearlower is better | 53.53% | 37.23% | Rank 25 |
Ten years in figures
| Year | Revenue, €B | EBIT margin | FCF, €M | Shares | Net debt, €B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7.7 | 6.0% | 250.0 | 91.5M | 2.4 |
| 2017 | 9.7 | 4.5% | 321.0 | 91.5M | 2.3 |
| 2018 | 7.2 | 7.0% | 89.0 | 91.5M | 1.9 |
| 2019 | 6.8 | 9.2% | 135.0 | 88.3M | 2.5 |
| 2020 | 6.1 | 21.6% | 129.0 | 86.6M | 2.5 |
| 2021 | 7.6 | 7.1% | −72.0 | 86.3M | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 8.1 | 6.1% | −248.0 | 86.3M | 3.8 |
| 2023 | 6.7 | −10.0% | 512.0 | 86.3M | 2.9 |
| 2024 | 6.4 | −0.4% | 188.0 | 86.3M | 2.8 |
| 2025 | 5.7 | −0.6% | −56.0 | 86.3M | 2.1 |
0 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built
LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft mainly meets criteria in the Profitability category. Result from 18 strategies checked.
LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.
0 of 7 rules met
0 of 11 points
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Selected fundamental metrics for LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft.
| Metric | Stock | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio | −2.0 | 19.6 |
| P/B ratio | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | −16.5% | 10.7% |
| Equity ratio | 43.2% | 54.8% |
| Debt-to-equity (D/E) | 0.72 | 0.37 |
| Dividend yield | 0.8% | 2.1% |
How comparable stocks in the same sector score in the StockScorer model.
| Symbol | Company | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| LXS.DE | LANXESS Aktiengesellschaftthis page | |
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| WCH.DE | Wacker Chemie AG | Low0.0 |
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