Clariant AG (CH:CLN)
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Clariant AG
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Rating:56Neutral
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CHF8.00
▼(-3.61% Downside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:03/26/26
Overall score is held back primarily by weakening financial performance (multi-year revenue decline, return to net loss, and higher leverage), partially offset by improving cash generation. The latest earnings call supports the outlook with margin expansion and stronger cash conversion, but guidance remains cautious amid a muted macro environment and segment softness. Technicals are broadly neutral, while valuation is mixed (high dividend yield but loss-driven negative P/E).
Positive Factors
Improved Free Cash Flow
Meaningful FCF improvement and 42% conversion provide durable financial flexibility: supports recurring capex, dividend policy and debt servicing, enables funding of strategic initiatives or bolt-on M&A without sole reliance on volatile earnings, and cushions cyclicality over the medium term.
Negative Factors
Multi‑year Revenue Decline & Net Loss
Persistent top‑line decline and a return to net losses weaken scale economics and reduce retained earnings available for reinvestment. Prolonged revenue weakness undermines margin sustainability and increases reliance on cost cuts and one‑off measures to support profitability.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Improved Free Cash Flow
Meaningful FCF improvement and 42% conversion provide durable financial flexibility: supports recurring capex, dividend policy and debt servicing, enables funding of strategic initiatives or bolt-on M&A without sole reliance on volatile earnings, and cushions cyclicality over the medium term.
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Clariant AG (CLN) vs. iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (EWL)
Market Cap
CHF2.78B
Dividend Yield5.97%
Average Volume (3M)1.10M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)1.22
Revenue Growth-2.40%
EPS Growth38.08%
CountryCH
Employees10,465
SectorBasic Materials
Sector Strength58
IndustryChemicals - Specialty
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.18
Shares Outstanding331,939,200
10 Day Avg. Volume1,023,368
30 Day Avg. Volume1,104,585
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.24
Price to Book (P/B)1.15
Price to Sales (P/S)0.60
P/FCF Ratio9.98
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
CHF8.44Price Target Upside1.69% Upside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering5
EPS Forecast (FY)0.73
Revenue Forecast (FY)CHF3.86B
Clariant AG Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Clariant AG operates as a specialty chemical company worldwide. It operates through three segments: Care Chemicals, Catalysis, Natural Resources. The company offers flame retardants, performance additives, and advanced surface solutions for use in...
How the Company Makes Money
Clariant makes money primarily by selling specialty chemical products and related solutions to business customers (B2B) across multiple end markets. Its core revenue model is volume- and value-based sales of formulated products and performance add...
Clariant AG Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Feb 26, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 08, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presents a predominantly positive operational and financial picture: strong margin expansion (EBITDA margin +180 bps), improved absolute EBITDA (+5%), and materially stronger cash conversion (42%, +10 pp) that exceeded medium-term targets. The company also highlighted meaningful sustainability and innovation progress, stronger customer and employee metrics, and tangible savings program delivery (63% of CHF 80m target achieved). Offsetting these positives are soft organic volumes (-1%), segment weaknesses (Adsorbents & Additives decline), working capital build that pressured cash flow timing, legal exposure from an ethylene cartel case (no provisions taken), and continued macroeconomic uncertainty with a cautious 2026 outlook that limits near-term margin upside. Overall, the positives (margin, cash, sustainability, innovation, and savings execution) outweigh the noted challenges, but management remains cautious about near-term market headwinds and segment-specific slowdowns.Positive Updates
Stable Full-Year Sales and Currency Impact
Reported sales for FY2025 were CHF 3.9 billion, flat in local currency. Reported figures were negatively impacted by currency translation of -6% for the year (Q4 experienced a -7% currency headwind).
Negative Updates
Macroeconomic Uncertainty and Slow Industry Growth
Company expects 2026 market growth for Clariant of around 1% and warns of continued macroeconomic challenges: chemicals industry output growth forecast down from 2.9% (2025) to 1.9% (2026), with China slowing significantly and US growth turning negative in forecasts.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Stable Full-Year Sales and Currency Impact
Reported sales for FY2025 were CHF 3.9 billion, flat in local currency. Reported figures were negatively impacted by currency translation of -6% for the year (Q4 experienced a -7% currency headwind).
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Company Guidance
Clariant guided that for 2026 it expects a muted macro backdrop (Oxford global GDP 2.8%; chemical output growth easing to 1.9% from 2.9% in 2025; China 2.7% vs 7.4% in 2025; US -0.6% vs +0.6%; Europe +0.5% vs -0.4%), with the company’s addressable market seen growing around 1% and group sales in local currency to be broadly flat (offsetting a c.1% top-line headwind from prior-year portfolio pruning); Care Chemicals underlying is expected to show slight growth, Catalysts to be at levels similar to 2025, and Adsorbents & Additives to face mixed trends. Management expects to further lift EBITDA margin before exceptional items to around 18% (from 17.8% in 2025), deliver most of the remaining CHF 80m performance-improvement program in 2026 (CHF50m or 63% achieved in 2025, CHF19m in Q4, procurement savings CHF22m), manage c.3–4% cost inflation in the year, and continue to target free cash flow conversion of around 40%.Clariant AG Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
44
Neutral
Balance Sheet
48
Neutral
Cash Flow
63
Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 3.92B | 4.15B | 4.38B | 5.20B | 4.37B |
| Gross Profit | 1.22B | 1.26B | 1.20B | 1.02B | 1.29B |
| EBITDA | 650.00M | 696.00M | 510.00M | 337.00M | 723.00M |
| Net Income | -75.00M | 244.00M | 134.00M | -101.00M | 344.00M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 5.87B | 6.26B | 5.35B | 6.19B | 7.04B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 617.00M | 471.00M | 593.00M | 758.00M | 476.00M |
| Total Debt | 2.16B | 1.88B | 1.35B | 1.46B | 1.95B |
| Total Liabilities | 3.69B | 3.76B | 3.17B | 3.67B | 4.49B |
| Stockholders Equity | 2.02B | 2.33B | 2.02B | 2.34B | 2.36B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 234.00M | 209.00M | 214.00M | 290.00M | 3.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 379.00M | 418.00M | 421.00M | 502.00M | 363.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -309.00M | -805.00M | 45.00M | 140.00M | -143.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -28.00M | 277.00M | -356.00M | -652.00M | -538.00M |
Clariant AG Technical Analysis
Positive
8.30
Price Trends
7.78
Positive
7.48
Positive
7.70
Positive
Market Momentum
0.14
Negative
67.99
Neutral
90.24
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For CH:CLN, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 8.3 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 7.59, above the 50-day MA of 7.78, and above the 200-day MA of 7.70, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.14 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 67.99 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 90.24 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for CH:CLN.
Clariant AG Peers Comparison
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Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
80 Outperform | CHF15.51B | 27.52 | 22.08% | 3.16% | -4.25% | -0.03% | |
70 Outperform | CHF25.91B | 27.24 | ― | 2.24% | 5.93% | 6.00% | |
69 Neutral | CHF22.22B | 24.98 | ― | 2.23% | -1.05% | -1.46% | |
61 Neutral | $10.43B | 7.12 | -0.05% | 2.87% | 2.86% | -36.73% | |
56 Neutral | CHF2.78B | -31.13 | 5.38% | 5.97% | -2.40% | 38.08% |
* Basic Materials Sector Average
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