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Lanxess

GER:LXS DE0005470405
29
  • Value
    52
  • Growth
    9
  • Safety
    Safety
    37
  • Combined
    10
  • Sentiment
    79
  • 360° View
    360° View
    29
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Company Description

LANXESS AG is a German company specializing in chemicals. It operates in specialty additives, advanced industrial intermediates, and consumer protection. Its business activities are divided into following segments: Specialty Additives, Advanced Industrial Intermediates and Consumer Protection and All other segments. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $2,574 million, profits of $1,344 million, and revenue of $6,591 million, with 12,338 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 29 (better than 29% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Lanxess are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for Lanxess. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 52, which means that the share price of Lanxess is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 52% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 79, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 79% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 9, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 37, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 63 comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
Weakest Rank Market Pulse
Country Germany
Industry Diversified Chemicals
Size Large
Website lanxess.com
Index
CDAX
MDAX
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
52 65 81 83
Growth
9 86 23 23
Safety
Safety
37 74 32 50
Sentiment
79 28 32 25
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29 79 28 35
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
25 41 54 77
Opinions Change
50 75 24 32
Pro Holdings
n/a 12 68 15
Market Pulse
96 34 19 24
Sentiment
79 28 32 25
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
52 65 81 83
Growth
9 86 23 23
Safety Safety
37 74 32 50
Combined
10 98 40 52
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
89 84 85 87
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
3 36 59 76
Price vs. Book (P/B)
93 92 84 77
Dividend Yield
31 27 52 56
Value
52 65 81 83
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
10 19 23 79
Profit Growth
19 100 6 33
Capital Growth
59 74 63 37
Stock Returns
7 88 33 17
Growth
9 86 23 23
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
36 28 13 19
Refinancing
92 75 84 84
Liquidity
12 82 25 44
Safety Safety
37 74 32 50

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With good value and positive sentiment, but low growth and risky financing, this combination is generally dangerous as debt requires growth to sustain it. Only investors with a strong belief in future growth potential and a high-risk tolerance should consider this stock.

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