Huntsman Corp (HUN)
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Huntsman
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Rating:60Neutral
Price Target:
$14.00
▲(3.17% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:04/09/26
The score is held back primarily by weak financial performance (losses and compressed margins, with weaker free cash flow vs. 2024). Offsetting this are solid technical momentum (price above major moving averages, positive MACD), supportive income valuation via a ~5% dividend yield, and a cautiously constructive earnings outlook emphasizing delivered cost savings and improved liquidity, though near-term margin and regional demand risks remain material.
Positive Factors
Cost savings & structural restructuring
Delivering $100M of annualized cost savings from ~500 headcount reductions and seven site closures materially lowers the company’s structural cost base. Sustained savings improve long‑term margin resiliency, support cash generation and dividend coverage, and increase flexibility through demand cycles.
Negative Factors
Weak profitability and revenue decline
Negative trailing margins and declining revenue reflect a meaningful step down from prior profitable periods, reducing internal funding for capex, dividends and deleveraging. Sustained losses impede return generation and increase dependence on cost cuts and cyclical recovery to restore financial stability.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Cost savings & structural restructuring
Delivering $100M of annualized cost savings from ~500 headcount reductions and seven site closures materially lowers the company’s structural cost base. Sustained savings improve long‑term margin resiliency, support cash generation and dividend coverage, and increase flexibility through demand cycles.
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Huntsman (HUN) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$2.44B
Dividend Yield8.44%
Average Volume (3M)7.04M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)1.08
Revenue Growth-3.46%
EPS Growth-191.77%
CountryUS
Employees6,300
SectorBasic Materials
Sector Strength58
IndustryChemicals
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.37
Shares Outstanding173,976,140
10 Day Avg. Volume4,949,771
30 Day Avg. Volume7,035,215
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 Cap1.91
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.82
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit6.21
Enterprise Value/Ebitda25.22
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$12.44Price Target Upside-8.33% Downside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering9
EPS Forecast (FY)-0.42
Revenue Forecast (FY)$5.81B
Huntsman Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Huntsman 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 off...
How the Company Makes Money
Huntsman 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 combina...
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.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.
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.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
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.
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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
Income Statement
34
Negative
Balance Sheet
63
Positive
Cash Flow
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
Positive
13.57
Price Trends
12.53
Positive
11.43
Positive
10.50
Positive
Market Momentum
0.43
Negative
63.04
Neutral
84.74
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For HUN, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 13.57 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 12.51, above the 50-day MA of 12.53, and above the 200-day MA of 10.50, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.43 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 63.04 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 84.74 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
65 Neutral | $642.26M | 9.44 | 6.06% | 3.81% | -5.05% | 35.01% | |
61 Neutral | $10.43B | 7.12 | -0.05% | 2.87% | 2.86% | -36.73% | |
60 Neutral | $2.44B | -6.29 | -10.06% | 8.44% | -3.46% | -191.77% | |
58 Neutral | $7.64B | 60.97 | -25.13% | 0.29% | -7.34% | -382.79% | |
54 Neutral | $28.86B | -6.34 | -15.53% | 9.17% | -5.25% | -208.14% | |
53 Neutral | $1.52B | -1.41 | -29.85% | 8.27% | -7.81% | -334.15% | |
43 Neutral | $1.43B | -0.66 | 142.56% | ― | -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 domesti...
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