Covestro AG (DE:1COV)
FRANKFURT:1COV
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Rating:45Neutral
Price Target:
€59.00
Action:ReiteratedDate:03/07/26
The score is driven primarily by weak financial performance—multi-year losses, negative EBIT in 2025, and a shift to negative free cash flow—partly cushioned by a relatively resilient balance sheet with moderate leverage. Technicals are neutral near major moving averages, while valuation is pressured by a negative P/E tied to loss-making results.
Positive Factors
Market & Product Leadership
Covestro's position as a leading global maker of high-performance polymers (polycarbonate, polyurethane, specialty coatings) is a durable competitive strength. Scale and technical expertise support long-term customer relationships, product breadth across industries, and the ability to invest in innovation that sustains premium offerings and differentiation.
Negative Factors
Revenue Decline Trend
Multi-year revenue contraction signals structural demand or market-share challenges rather than a single-quarter blip. Persisting top-line declines reduce scale benefits, limit pricing leverage, and constrain margins and reinvestment capacity. If underlying end-market weakness or competitive pressure continues, restoring growth will require sustained strategic action.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Market & Product Leadership
Covestro's position as a leading global maker of high-performance polymers (polycarbonate, polyurethane, specialty coatings) is a durable competitive strength. Scale and technical expertise support long-term customer relationships, product breadth across industries, and the ability to invest in innovation that sustains premium offerings and differentiation.
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Covestro (1COV) vs. iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG)
Market Cap
€12.40B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)10.68K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)0.07
Revenue Growth-8.72%
EPS Growth-140.66%
CountryDE
Employees17,578
SectorBasic Materials
Sector Strength58
IndustryChemicals - Specialty
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-1.96
Shares Outstanding207,900,000
10 Day Avg. Volume11,737
30 Day Avg. Volume10,682
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.13
Price to Book (P/B)1.64
Price to Sales (P/S)0.88
P/FCF Ratio-30.54
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)0.38
Revenue Forecast (FY)€12.92B
Covestro Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Covestro AG supplies high-tech polymer materials and related application solutions. It operates in two segments, Performance Materials, and Solutions & Specialties. The Performance Materials segment develops, produces, and supplies high-performanc...
How the Company Makes Money
Covestro makes money primarily by manufacturing and selling chemical and polymer materials to industrial customers, generating revenue from product sales (typically priced per unit/ton and influenced by product mix, capacity utilization, and marke...
Covestro Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
34
Negative
Balance Sheet
58
Neutral
Cash Flow
45
Neutral
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 12.94B | 14.18B | 14.38B | 17.97B | 15.90B |
| Gross Profit | 1.72B | 2.18B | 2.31B | 2.56B | 4.43B |
| EBITDA | 426.00M | 1.12B | 1.14B | 1.18B | 3.06B |
| Net Income | -644.00M | -266.00M | -198.00M | -272.00M | 1.62B |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 13.63B | 13.63B | 13.64B | 14.59B | 15.57B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 648.00M | 518.00M | 625.00M | 1.20B | 714.00M |
| Total Debt | 3.13B | 3.10B | 3.39B | 3.66B | 2.53B |
| Total Liabilities | 6.59B | 6.95B | 7.02B | 7.46B | 7.81B |
| Stockholders Equity | 7.00B | 6.66B | 6.59B | 7.09B | 7.70B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | -375.00M | 89.00M | 232.00M | 138.00M | 1.43B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 395.00M | 870.00M | 997.00M | 970.00M | 2.19B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.33B | -423.00M | -925.00M | -477.00M | -2.00B |
| Financing Cash Flow | 1.10B | -565.00M | -639.00M | 64.00M | -965.00M |
Covestro Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
80 Outperform | €4.53B | 16.33 | 16.02% | 3.91% | 1.08% | 1.74% | |
62 Neutral | €8.15B | 23.49 | 3.10% | 8.92% | -7.17% | 19.37% | |
61 Neutral | $10.43B | 7.12 | -0.05% | 2.87% | 2.86% | -36.73% | |
57 Neutral | €4.74B | -4.20 | -19.52% | 3.75% | ― | ― | |
54 Neutral | €8.64B | 27.05 | 6.03% | 4.30% | -6.56% | -50.65% | |
49 Neutral | €1.56B | -2.64 | -14.66% | 0.59% | -10.89% | -225.99% | |
45 Neutral | €12.40B | -17.78 | -10.04% | ― | -8.72% | -140.66% |
* Basic Materials Sector Average
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