Stock · WCH.DE · Basic Materials
Germany · Mid Cap · Revenue 12 mo. €5.5B
Price as of 11/06/2026
Wacker Chemie AG, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells chemical products in Europe, Asia, the Americas, and internationally.
Wacker Chemie AG, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells chemical products in Europe, Asia, the Americas, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Silicones, Polymers, Biosolutions, and Polysilicon. It offers silanes, siloxanes, silicone fluids, silicone emulsions, silicone elastomers, silicone resins, and pyrogenic silica; and binders and polymeric additives, including dispersible polymer powders and dispersions. The company also provides pharmaceutical proteins, vaccines, cyclodextrins, cysteine, polyvinyl acetate solid resins, and acetylacetone, as well as pharmaceutical actives, food additives, and agrochemicals; and hyperpure polysilicon. In addition, it engages in forums; e-business, such as ERP system, EDI integration, delivery forecast, and e-invoicing; and support services. The company serves automotive, construction, chemical, semiconductor, consumer goods, medical technology, pharmaceutical, and photovoltaic industries. It exports its products. The company was formerly known as Wacker-Chemie GMBH and changed its name to Wacker Chemie AG in October 2005. Wacker Chemie AG was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany. The company operates as a subsidiary of Dr. Alexander Wacker Familiengesellschaft mbH.
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Summary
31.9 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
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
2 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., Net debt
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 | −22.81% | 10.66% | Rank 0 |
| Return on capital (Greenblatt) | −1.73% | 14.75% | Rank 2 |
| EBIT margin | −1.92% | 15.82% | Rank 2 |
| FCF margin | −0.05% | 8.70% | Rank 12 |
| Gross margin | 11.98% | 34.18% | Rank 9 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, 1 year | −4.14% | 4.25% | Rank 21 |
| 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) | 10.09% | 9.35% | Rank 52 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yield | −20.82% | 4.98% | Rank 0 |
| FCF yield | −0.07% | 3.94% | Rank 11 |
| EV/saleslower is better | 0.88 | 2.36 | Rank 86 |
| EV/EBITlower is betterdoes not count towards the rank | – | 14.61 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | 8.46% | 8.75% | Rank 50 |
| Share price, 6 months | −15.32% | −1.37% | Rank 26 |
| Share price, 3 months | −10.13% | −1.16% | Rank 22 |
| Distance from 52-week high | −24.81% | −21.97% | Rank 41 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accruals (Sloan)lower is better | −7.10% | 0.63% | Rank 91 |
| Change in share countlower is better | 0.00% | −0.01% | Rank 44 |
| Dividend streak in years | – | 3 | Rank 14 |
| Price reaction to results, market-adjusted | 2.03% | 0.05% | Rank 73 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity ratio | 40.94% | 54.83% | Rank 21 |
| Net debt/EBITDAlower is better | 2.23 | 1.01 | Rank 22 |
| Debt to equitylower is better | 0.66 | 0.37 | Rank 28 |
| Volatility, 1 yearlower is better | 43.99% | 37.23% | Rank 39 |
Ten years in figures
| Year | Revenue, €B | EBIT margin | FCF, €M | Shares | Net debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4.6 | 5.6% | 222.2 | 49.7M | €743.4M |
| 2017 | 4.9 | 7.3% | 328.9 | 49.7M | €376.4M |
| 2018 | 5.0 | 4.7% | 100.8 | 49.7M | €360.2M |
| 2019 | 4.9 | 0.5% | 189.9 | 49.7M | €518.4M |
| 2020 | 4.7 | 5.5% | 647.2 | 49.7M | €601.3M |
| 2021 | 6.2 | 16.7% | 743.1 | 49.7M | €319.2M |
| 2022 | 8.2 | 17.6% | 564.3 | 49.7M | €446.0M |
| 2023 | 6.4 | 5.5% | 296.7 | 49.7M | €491.8M |
| 2024 | 5.7 | 4.7% | −341.2 | 49.7M | €900.0M |
| 2025 | 5.5 | −1.9% | −2.8 | 49.7M | €1.3B |
0 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built
Wacker Chemie AG mainly meets criteria in the Profitability category. Result from 18 strategies checked.
Wacker Chemie AG 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.
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Selected fundamental metrics for Wacker Chemie AG.
| Metric | Stock | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio | −5.6 | 19.6 |
| P/B ratio | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | −22.8% | 10.7% |
| Equity ratio | 40.9% | 54.8% |
| Debt-to-equity (D/E) | 0.66 | 0.37 |
| Dividend yield | 1.3% | 2.1% |
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