Brenntag AG (DE:BNR)
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Rating:54Neutral
Price Target:
€58.00
▲(2.65% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:03/14/26
The score is primarily constrained by weakening financial performance (multi-year revenue decline and margin/net income compression) despite a still-manageable balance sheet and positive cash generation. Technical indicators add caution due to below-average price trends and negative momentum. Valuation is balanced by a strong dividend yield but offset by a relatively high P/E given the recent earnings softness.
Positive Factors
Value‑added distribution model
Brenntag’s business mixes commodity distribution with higher-margin value-added services (blending, repackaging, technical support). That mixed model supports stickier customer relationships, recurring service revenue, and margin uplift potential versus pure trading, sustaining earnings over the medium term.
Negative Factors
Multi‑year revenue decline
Top-line has contracted since 2023, reflecting weaker end‑market demand or lost share. Persistent revenue decline reduces operating leverage, limits scale benefits, and makes margin recovery harder; absent clear reversal, it pressures medium‑term earnings sustainability.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Value‑added distribution model
Brenntag’s business mixes commodity distribution with higher-margin value-added services (blending, repackaging, technical support). That mixed model supports stickier customer relationships, recurring service revenue, and margin uplift potential versus pure trading, sustaining earnings over the medium term.
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Brenntag AG (BNR) vs. iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG)
Market Cap
€8.16B
Dividend Yield4.3%
Average Volume (3M)359.07K
Price to Earnings (P/E)27.0
Beta (1Y)0.98
Revenue Growth-3.35%
EPS Growth-23.06%
CountryDE
Employees18,122
SectorGeneral
Sector StrengthN/A
IndustryChemicals - Specialty
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.18
Shares Outstanding144,385,380
10 Day Avg. Volume336,769
30 Day Avg. Volume359,071
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.53
Price to Book (P/B)1.66
Price to Sales (P/S)0.47
P/FCF Ratio10.62
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
€50.38Price Target Upside-10.83% Downside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering9
EPS Forecast (FY)3.55
Revenue Forecast (FY)€15.03B
Brenntag AG Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Brenntag SE purchases and supplies various industrial and specialty chemicals, and ingredients in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates through the divisions Bren...
How the Company Makes Money
Brenntag primarily makes money by distributing chemicals and ingredients on behalf of manufacturers and selling them to industrial and specialty customers at a margin. Its core revenue model is based on (1) product sales: purchasing chemicals from...
Brenntag AG Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
52
Neutral
Balance Sheet
63
Positive
Cash Flow
58
Neutral
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 15.17B | 16.24B | 16.82B | 19.43B | 14.38B |
| Gross Profit | 1.96B | 4.03B | 4.02B | 4.32B | 3.38B |
| EBITDA | 1.16B | 1.33B | 1.51B | 1.70B | 1.03B |
| Net Income | 264.60M | 536.20M | 714.90M | 886.80M | 448.30M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 10.84B | 11.67B | 10.34B | 11.37B | 10.20B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 797.90M | 763.30M | 576.90M | 1.05B | 705.00M |
| Total Debt | 3.26B | 3.38B | 2.40B | 2.93B | 2.66B |
| Total Liabilities | 6.49B | 6.91B | 5.98B | 6.57B | 6.20B |
| Stockholders Equity | 4.31B | 4.73B | 4.30B | 4.75B | 3.91B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 673.70M | 564.40M | 1.34B | 689.50M | 189.30M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 966.70M | 906.60M | 1.66B | 956.70M | 388.60M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -410.20M | -749.00M | -558.30M | -401.40M | -608.50M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -489.10M | 23.00M | -1.55B | -225.80M | 174.10M |
Brenntag AG Technical Analysis
Positive
56.50
Price Trends
51.73
Positive
50.39
Positive
51.86
Positive
Market Momentum
0.63
Negative
67.15
Neutral
96.21
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For DE:BNR, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 56.5 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 49.37, above the 50-day MA of 51.73, and above the 200-day MA of 51.86, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.63 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 67.15 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 96.21 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for DE:BNR.
Brenntag AG Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (55)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70 Outperform | €4.25B | 16.33 | 16.02% | 3.91% | 1.42% | -0.40% | |
62 Neutral | €7.26B | 86.47 | 3.10% | 8.92% | -5.92% | -58.33% | |
55 Neutral | $6.65B | 3.83 | -15.92% | 6.20% | 10.91% | 7.18% | |
54 Neutral | €8.16B | 27.05 | 6.03% | 4.30% | -3.35% | -23.06% | |
52 Neutral | €4.05B | -1.23 | -19.52% | 3.75% | -10.63% | -23.15% | |
45 Neutral | €12.35B | -17.78 | -10.04% | ― | ― | ― | |
45 Neutral | €1.47B | -2.64 | -5.77% | 0.59% | -6.82% | 71.94% |
* General Sector Average
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