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Lanxess AG

Lanxess AG

LXS.DE
Lanxess AGDE flagDeutsche Börse
14.85
EUR
-0.07
- -
1.28BMarket Cap
Lanxess AG
LXS.DE
(Deutsche Börse)

Recent

price

14.85

P/E

ratio

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2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
TTM
FRC
85.58
105.47
109.3
99.76
90.49
86.34
84.12
71.35
74.56
77
70.49
70.66
93.67
77.76
73.73
65.68
63.12
Revenue per Share
4.58
6.08
6.11
-1.91
0.53
1.8
2.1
0.95
4.71
2.32
10.22
3.09
2.9
5.13
-2.05
-6.68
-7.66
Basic EPS, GAAP
-0.85
-8.24
-6.66
-7.3
-4.87
-1.92
-2.07
5.15
1.14
1.53
1.49
-0.2
-2.87
5.93
2.18
-0.35
0.6
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
0.5
0.7
0.87
1
0.52
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.81
0.89
0.95
1
1.05
1.05
0.1
0.12
0.12
Dividend per Share
15.24
1
7.1
-0.91
1.56
2.8
3.09
1.94
5.7
3.31
11.23
4.1
3.89
6.13
-1.05
-5.68
-0.64
Book Value per Share
18.45
20.44
23.32
18.95
20.81
22.1
35.34
17.8
11.02
9.98
15.61
14.2
12.69
20.68
23.87
16.12
16.02
Tangible Book Value per Share
83
83
83
83
88
92
92
92
92
88
87
86
86
86
86
86
86
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
7,120
8,775
9,094
8,300
8,006
7,902
7,699
6,530
6,824
6,802
6,104
6,101
8,088
6,714
6,366
5,673
5,450
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
8.53
8.96
9.27
3.46
5.08
7.15
7.31
8.73
8.54
8.57
6.77
5.95
5.27
-0.74
0.79
-0.56
-0.9
Operating Margin (%)
283
325
378
717
426
418
481
410
415
503
504
457
546
996
566
806
792
Depreciation Expense
381
506
508
-159
47
165
192
87
431
205
885
267
250
443
-177
-577
-661
Net Income, GAAP
22.72
22.6
22.88
- -
45
42.01
42.48
72.6
25.98
30.35
15.36
28.83
28.02
- -
- -
- -
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
5.35
5.77
5.59
-1.92
0.59
2.09
2.49
1.33
6.32
3.01
14.5
4.38
3.09
6.6
-2.78
-10.17
-12.13
Profit Margin (%)
1,477
1,300
2,142
1,337
1,507
1,079
3,725
1,499
2,382
2,148
2,235
2,010
2,424
1,735
1,676
1,046
1,084
Working Capital
- -
1,465
2,167
1,649
1,698
1,258
2,734
2,242
2,686
2,773
2,262
2,826
3,415
2,937
2,427
1,904
- -
LT Debt
1,761
2,074
2,330
1,900
2,161
2,323
3,728
3,413
2,773
2,647
2,999
3,762
4,427
4,507
4,592
3,500
3,498
Total Equity
28.5
20.23
14.46
- -
5.34
7.91
6.01
2.39
7.16
7.23
6.08
3.91
3.82
- -
- -
- -
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
40.89
34.58
23.93
- -
5.36
11.7
8.19
1.96
11.29
9.25
27.46
8.47
7.44
- -
- -
- -
- -
Return on Capital (%)
34.68
74.91
150.74
- -
- -
83.76
71.24
37.74
123.14
50.37
140.03
40.27
72.46
102.43
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- -
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

FRC

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in mil. unless spec.
Sep'25
Dec'25
Mar'26
ST Debt
- -
563
- -
LT Borrowings
- -
1,793
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
111
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
86
86
86
Market Capitalization
1,822
1,521
1,610

Working Capital

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'25
Dec'25
Mar'26
Total Current Assets
2,696
2,606
2,676
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
606
497
569
Accounts Receivable, Net
527
520
623
Inventories
1,364
1,221
1,283
Total Current Liabilities
1,035
1,560
1,592
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
- -
563
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
6.51%
4.61%
-23.78%
Free Cash Flow
36.56%
151.99%
-115.96%
Net Income, GAAP
72.34%
17.41%
225.99%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
-2.44%
-0.11%
-10.89%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
11.11%

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

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in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
1,607
1,678
1,598
1,483
6,366
2025
1,601
1,466
1,338
1,268
5,673
2026
1,378
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
-1.13
-0.19
0.01
- -
-2.05
2025
-0.66
-0.52
-0.89
-4.61
-6.68
2026
-1.63
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
0.1
- -
- -
0.1
2025
- -
0.12
- -
- -
0.12
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
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Business
Lanxess AG (LXS.DE) is a leading specialty chemicals company that develops, manufactures and markets advanced chemical intermediates, additives, and consumer protection products worldwide. The company operates through four main segments: Specialty Additives, which includes flame retardants, plastic additives and lubricants under brands such as Baymod, Durethan and TeFax; Consumer Protection, offering microbial control solutions, odor control and functional hygiene products like Preventol and KATHON; Engineering Materials, providing high-performance plastics and elastomers such as Durethan polyamides, Pocan polyesters and Crastin; and Arlanxeo, its rubber business joint venture with Saudi Aramco producing synthetic rubbers including Buna. Lanxess serves industries including automotive, construction, agriculture, electronics, energy, and personal care, with manufacturing sites and sales offices across more than 60 countries in Europe, Asia, North and South America, and the Middle East. Founded in 2004 as a spin-off from Bayer AG and headquartered in Cologne, Germany, the company continues to focus on sustainable innovation and circular economy solutions. In recent developments, Lanxess completed the acquisition of a majority stake in the biobased chelator business from Ataman Kimya in 2024, expanding its sustainable metal decontamination offerings for detergents and cleaners; it also formed a strategic partnership with Trinseo in 2024 to develop sustainable flame-retardant polymer compounds using recycled materials. The company divested its leather chemicals business to TFL in 2023 and its chrome chemicals effects business to a consortium led by 3CR Partners in 2024, streamlining its portfolio toward higher-growth specialty segments. Additionally, Lanxess launched new product lines including ion exchange resins for water treatment and advanced anti-corrosion coatings in 2025, alongside expanding production capacity for engineering plastics in China and the U.S. to meet rising demand in electric vehicles and renewable energy applications. These moves reflect Lanxess' ongoing strategic shift toward sustainability-driven growth and operational efficiency.