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Huntsman
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Rating:51Neutral
Price Target:
$10.50
▲(0.86% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:03/21/26
The score is held back primarily by weak financial performance (losses and compressed margins) and bearish technicals (below key moving averages with negative MACD). It is partially supported by continued positive cash generation and a cautiously constructive outlook emphasizing cost savings and liquidity strength, while the high dividend yield provides some support despite sustainability risk tied to the cycle.
Positive Factors
Strong cash conversion
A 45% EBITDA-to-FCF conversion rate materially strengthens Huntsman’s cash-generation resilience versus peers. Durable cash conversion supports dividend coverage, debt service, working-capital flexibility and selective reinvestment or M&A over the next several quarters even if earnings remain patchy.
Improved liquidity profile
The new $800M revolver, extended receivables facility and year-end cash provide roughly $1B of capacity and covenant headroom. This durable liquidity buffer reduces refinancing risk, preserves operational optionality and buys time for cyclically sensitive end markets to recover.
Structural cost reductions
A $100M run-rate of cost savings from layoffs and plant consolidation permanently lowers the company’s cost base. Continued savings improve margin resiliency, shorten payback on investments and raise break-even profitability in a weak demand environment.
Negative Factors
Weakened profitability
Sustained negative net margins signal the company remains below profitable operating leverage. Continued revenue declines and margin compression undermine retained earnings, reduce reinvestment capacity and make recovery dependent on cyclical demand improvement or ongoing structural actions.
Europe structural drag
Persistent high energy costs and regional overcapacity in Europe create a long-duration profitability headwind. Asset closures and restructuring lower fixed costs but signal structural competitiveness issues that may limit margin recovery absent policy or market shifts.
Polyurethane margin & capacity risk
Polyurethanes are a core revenue stream; sustained pricing pressure plus potential incremental MDI capacity risks structurally compress spreads. That commodity-like segment exposure makes earnings sensitive to feedstock costs and competitor capacity decisions over multiple quarters.
Huntsman (HUN) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$1.81B
Dividend Yield8.44%
Average Volume (3M)7.26M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)1.19
Revenue Growth-3.46%
EPS Growth-191.77%
CountryUS
Employees6,300
SectorBasic Materials
Sector Strength58
IndustryChemicals
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.37
Shares Outstanding174,009,350
10 Day Avg. Volume8,373,540
30 Day Avg. Volume7,263,364
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.14
Price to Book (P/B)0.63
Price to Sales (P/S)0.30
P/FCF Ratio14.91
Enterprise Value/Market Cap2.31
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.74
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit5.58
Enterprise Value/Ebitda22.64
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$12.11Price Target Upside16.34% Upside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering10
EPS Forecast (FY)-0.44
Revenue Forecast (FY)$5.81B
Huntsman Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company DescriptionHuntsman Corporation manufactures and sells differentiated organic chemical products worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Polyurethanes, Performance Products, Advanced Materials, and Textile Effects. The Polyurethanes segment offers polyurethane chemicals, including methyl diphenyl diisocyanate, polyols, thermoplastic polyurethane, propylene oxide, and methyl tertiary-butyl ether products. The Performance Products segment manufactures amines and maleic anhydrides, including ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, glycols, ethylene dichloride, caustic soda, ammonia, hydrogen, methylamines, and acrylonitrile. The Advanced Materials segment offers epoxy, acrylic, polyurethane, and acrylonitrile-butadiene-based polymer formulations; high performance thermoset resins, curing agents and toughening agents, and carbon nanotubes additives; and base liquid and solid resins. The Textile Effects segment provides textile chemicals and dyes. The company's products are used in a range of applications, including adhesives, aerospace, automotive, construction products, durable and non-durable consumer products, electronics, insulation, medical, packaging, coatings and construction, power generation, refining, synthetic fiber, textile chemicals, and dye industries. Huntsman Corporation was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.
How the Company Makes MoneyHuntsman primarily makes money by manufacturing and selling chemical products and systems to industrial customers, generating revenue from product shipments under supply agreements and spot/contract sales where pricing typically reflects a combination of negotiated terms, raw-material and energy cost pass-through dynamics, and market supply-demand conditions. Its largest revenue stream has historically been the Polyurethanes segment, where Huntsman sells MDI and downstream polyurethane systems used in insulation, construction materials, appliances, and automotive applications; earnings in this segment are driven by volumes, MDI and systems pricing, and the spread between selling prices and key feedstock/energy costs. In Performance Products, Huntsman sells amines and maleic anhydride–based products used in coatings, adhesives, detergents, water treatment, agriculture, and energy-related applications; profitability depends on specialty mix, operating rates, and input-cost management. In Advanced Materials, Huntsman sells epoxy resins, curing agents, and formulated specialty materials used in aerospace, electronics, industrial composites, and high-performance coatings; this segment tends to rely more on differentiated formulations and application-specific customer relationships, with earnings influenced by value-added product mix and demand in end markets like aerospace and electronics. Across segments, the company’s cash generation and earnings are influenced by manufacturing utilization, global energy and feedstock costs, logistics and supply-chain conditions, and cyclicality in construction and durable goods demand. Huntsman also generates income from services and other items where applicable (e.g., certain tolling/contract manufacturing or licensing-related arrangements) and may benefit from portfolio actions (acquisitions/divestitures) and cost-reduction programs, but its core revenue model is the sale of produced chemical intermediates and specialty formulations to business customers through its global manufacturing and distribution network.
Huntsman Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Feb 17, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:Apr 30, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Neutral
The call balanced positive operational and financial progress against persistent market and regional headwinds. Highlights include meaningful cost savings ($100M annualized, $45M in‑year), strong free cash flow conversion (45% of EBITDA), improved liquidity (an $800M revolver plus securitization and >$400M cash), and early signs of demand/pricing improvement in parts of Europe and North America. Lowlights center on continued weakness and structural challenges in Europe, downward polyurethane pricing and margin pressure in 2025, natural gas cost headwinds (~$10M impact in Q1), and uncertainty around Asia/China demand and incremental MDI capacity. Overall, the company appears operationally stronger and better capitalized than a year ago but remains exposed to macro and regional demand risks, making the tone cautious but constructive.Q4-2025 Updates
Positive Updates
Strong Free Cash Conversion
Converted 45% of EBITDA to free cash flow in 2025, a higher conversion rate than many peers and a key achievement supporting liquidity and dividend coverage.
Material Cost Savings Program Delivered
Achieved an annualized run rate of $100 million of cost savings by year-end 2025 (via ~500 headcount reductions, ~10% of workforce, and seven site closures); expecting about $45 million of in‑year savings to flow through in 2026 with additional savings to follow in 2027.
Improved Liquidity and Banking Package
Secured an $800 million revolver, extended securitization capacity (~$300 million), and closed 2025 with over $400 million of cash; overall liquidity posture provides roughly $1 billion of capacity while borrowings across programs were approximately $500 million at year‑end.
Working Capital Progress
Reduced cash conversion cycle by ~10% in 2025 and management targets further reductions in 2026, aiming for working capital to be an inflow absent significant macro deterioration.
Early Demand Green Shoots and Pricing Actions
Management is seeing early signs of improving volumes and pricing in Europe and anticipates gradual recovery in North American housing and Chinese domestic markets; price increase notifications were issued for MDI in North America and Europe to offset rising benzene and natural gas costs.
Advanced Materials Momentum
Advanced Materials expected to be stable with growth driven by aerospace (penetration in wide‑body applications) and power segments; management expects aerospace growth to outpace aircraft build rates for wide bodies.
Inventory / Supply Positioned for Upside
Company inventories are described as very low and supply chains generally lean, which could amplify upside if demand rebounds (management notes risk of rapid tightness leading to shortages during rebounds).
Disciplined Capital and M&A Stance
Management is open to value‑creating M&A, JVs or asset combinations but emphasizes balance‑sheet discipline (no sale process today) and preference for creative, non‑levering options (e.g., JVs) until the industry improves or monetization proceeds are available.
Negative Updates
European Market Weakness and Structural Challenges
Europe remained a significant drag in 2025 due to high energy costs, a disparate cost curve and structural overcapacity in some small facilities; management had to close/sell underperforming European assets (including a German maleic anhydride facility that could not be sold) and most of the 500 headcount reductions and seven site closures occurred in Europe.
Polyurethanes Pricing and EBITDA Pressure
Polyurethanes pricing trended lower sequentially through 2025 across regions (Asia less so); Q1 2026 polyurethane EBITDA guidance range is $25–$40 million versus prior year Q1 of $42 million, reflecting continued margin pressure and material uncertainty.
Natural Gas Cost Headwind
Rising natural gas (and benzene) costs created a roughly $10 million headwind to polyurethane earnings in Q1 2026, increasing near‑term margin volatility.
China Demand Uncertainty and Trade Disruption
Post‑Liberation Day market disruption and a slowed Chinese domestic market in 2025 weighed on global confidence; tariffs and trade shifts have changed regional flows (notably a reported ~80% drop in Chinese-origin MDI imports to the U.S.), creating uncertain regional dynamics.
Potential Incremental MDI Capacity Risk
Industry commentary and competitor expansions could add low‑to‑mid single digit MDI capacity in North America (some external estimates are higher), presenting potential pricing headwinds if supply is brought to market aggressively.
Ongoing European Policy and Energy Risk
High energy costs and slow policy shifts in Europe constrain competitiveness; management highlighted the need for structural policy changes (e.g., energy policy) but sees little near‑term rapid relief, keeping European profitability impaired absent broader changes.
Operational Consolidation Consequences
Restructuring actions (500 headcount reductions, seven facility closures) indicate meaningful near‑term implementation costs and lost capacity/earnings potential in the short term while the company repositions for longer‑term efficiency.
Inventory Tightness Creates Demand Risk
Very low inventories across the supply chain are a double‑edged sword: while they can magnify upside in a rebound, they also leave customers and the company exposed to volatility and potential supply interruptions if demand surges or planned turnarounds occur.
Company Guidance
Management guided to a cautiously constructive 2026 outlook: they expect a gradual recovery in North American homebuilding and durable goods, early volume/price improvements in Europe and better Chinese domestic demand; financially they’ve already achieved an annualized $100M cost‑savings run‑rate (from ~500 headcount reductions, ~10% of workforce, and seven facility closures) and expect about $45M of in‑year savings in 2026 (ex‑inflation), converted 45% of EBITDA to free cash flow in 2025, and plan further working‑capital improvements after a ~10% reduction in the cash‑conversion cycle in 2025; Q1 polyurethanes EBITDA was guided at $25–$40M (vs. $42M last year’s Q1) with a cited ~$10M near‑term natural‑gas/benzene headwind, liquidity includes an $800M revolver plus ~ $300M securitization and >$400M year‑end cash with ~ $500M drawn (≈$1B total capacity) and covenant headroom (management said LTM adjusted EBITDA would need to fall well below ~$100M to be a concern); industry MDI capacity additions were described as low‑to‑mid single digits in North America (global ~+2%), and the company reiterated a goal to generate enough cash to cover the dividend.Huntsman Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Earnings are in a down-cycle with revenue down and margins compressed, including net losses (income statement weakness). Offsetting this, operating cash flow and free cash flow remain positive (though free cash flow is down sharply vs. 2024), and leverage is described as manageable, providing time for a potential recovery.Income Statement
Profitability has weakened materially. Revenue is down in TTM (Trailing-Twelve-Months) versus 2024, and margins have compressed, with operating profit and net income turning more negative (TTM net margin ~-5% vs. ~-3% in 2024). This is a clear step down from 2021–2022 when the company generated strong profits and healthier margins. The main positive is that gross margin remains positive, but the earnings profile is currently pressured and less stable.34
Negative
Balance Sheet
Leverage looks manageable on the latest snapshot, with lower debt relative to equity in TTM (Trailing-Twelve-Months) than in prior years, which helps financial flexibility. However, returns to shareholders are currently negative due to losses, and the large swing in equity levels across periods increases uncertainty around comparability. Overall, the balance sheet appears serviceable, but profitability needs to recover to fully support it.63
Positive
Cash Flow
Cash generation is holding up better than earnings: operating cash flow is positive in TTM (Trailing-Twelve-Months) and free cash flow is also positive. That said, free cash flow fell sharply versus 2024 (down ~41%), and cash conversion is not especially strong, suggesting working-capital and/or cycle-driven volatility. The company is not in a cash-loss situation, but the trajectory has weakened from the much stronger 2021–2022 period.52
Neutral
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 5.68B | 6.04B | 6.11B | 8.02B | 7.67B |
| Gross Profit | 751.00M | 866.00M | 906.00M | 1.55B | 1.58B |
| EBITDA | 248.00M | 329.00M | 442.00M | 1.04B | 1.59B |
| Net Income | -275.00M | -189.00M | 101.00M | 460.00M | 1.04B |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 7.01B | 7.11B | 7.25B | 8.22B | 9.39B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 429.00M | 340.00M | 540.00M | 654.00M | 1.04B |
| Total Debt | 2.73B | 2.24B | 2.07B | 2.12B | 1.95B |
| Total Liabilities | 4.06B | 3.95B | 3.77B | 4.38B | 4.83B |
| Stockholders Equity | 2.75B | 2.96B | 3.25B | 3.62B | 4.38B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 116.00M | 79.00M | -21.00M | 642.00M | 626.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 289.00M | 263.00M | 209.00M | 914.00M | 952.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -132.00M | -126.00M | 305.00M | -279.00M | -524.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -76.00M | -326.00M | -620.00M | -994.00M | -977.00M |
Huntsman Technical Analysis
Negative
10.41
Price Trends
12.15
Negative
10.74
Negative
10.33
Positive
Market Momentum
-0.23
Positive
37.97
Neutral
23.11
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For HUN, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 10.41 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 12.08, below the 50-day MA of 12.15, and above the 200-day MA of 10.33, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.23 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 37.97 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 23.11 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for HUN.
Huntsman Risk Analysis
Huntsman disclosed 21 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Huntsman reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Huntsman Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64 Neutral | $544.18M | 9.44 | 6.06% | 3.81% | -5.05% | 35.01% | |
61 Neutral | $10.43B | 7.12 | -0.05% | 2.87% | 2.86% | -36.73% | |
58 Neutral | $6.24B | -3.97 | -25.13% | 0.29% | -7.34% | -382.79% | |
56 Neutral | $26.30B | -6.34 | -15.53% | 9.17% | -5.25% | -208.14% | |
51 Neutral | $1.81B | -6.29 | -10.06% | 8.44% | -3.46% | -191.77% | |
51 Neutral | $1.11B | -1.41 | -29.85% | 8.27% | -7.81% | -334.15% | |
47 Neutral | $1.44B | -49.30 | 128.17% | ― | -10.68% | 36.31% |
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Huntsman Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Huntsman Secures New $800 Million Revolving Credit Facility
Positive
Feb 13, 2026
On February 9, 2026, Huntsman International LLC entered into a new $800 million senior secured revolving credit facility with Citibank and a syndicate of lenders, secured by substantially all U.S. personal property assets of HI and certain domestic subsidiaries, and carrying variable interest rates tied to benchmark indices plus leverage-based margins. The agreement, which matures on February 9, 2031 and allows for up to $400 million in additional commitments subject to leverage tests, introduces customary financial and restrictive covenants and replaces HI’s prior May 20, 2022 credit facility, signaling an effort to optimize its capital structure, enhance liquidity flexibility and reinforce balance sheet management for ongoing operations and strategic needs.
The most recent analyst rating on (HUN) stock is a Hold with a $11.50 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Huntsman stock, see the HUN Stock Forecast page.
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Huntsman Amends Receivables Facility to Enhance Liquidity
Positive
Jan 5, 2026
On December 29, 2025, Huntsman International LLC entered into a thirteenth amendment to its U.S. receivables loan agreement and related transaction documents, revising its accounts receivable securitization program. The amendment replaces PNC Bank with The Toronto-Dominion Bank as administrative and collateral agent, increases lender commitments to $180 million, and extends the program’s maturity to December 29, 2028, changes that strengthen and prolong Huntsman’s receivables-based funding capacity and may enhance liquidity and financial flexibility for the company and its stakeholders.
The most recent analyst rating on (HUN) stock is a Hold with a $10.50 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Huntsman stock, see the HUN Stock Forecast page.
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