Stock Research: Solvay

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Solvay

BRU:SOLB BE0003470755
19
  • Value
    84
  • Growth
    67
  • Safety
    Safety
    6
  • Combined
    55
  • Sentiment
    3
  • 360° View
    360° View
    19
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Company Description

Solvay SA is a Belgium-based company providing chemical products and intermediates for consumer and industrial end-markets. The company operates through five divisions: Soda Ash and Derivatives, Peroxides, Silica, Special Chem, and Coatis. It has a global footprint with 12 R&I centers and 45 industrial sites in 41 countries. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $3,544 million, profits of $1,186 million, and revenue of $5,311 million, with 8669 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 19 (better than 19% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Solvay are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Solvay. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 84, which means that the share price of Solvay is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 84% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 67, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 3. Professional investors are more confident in 97% other stocks. Worryingly, the company has risky financing, with a Safety rank of 6. This means 94% of comparable companies have a safer financing structure than Solvay. ...read more

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Last update: 26-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
84 73 95 75
Growth
67 65 25 57
Safety
Safety
6 16 76 72
Sentiment
3 44 40 65
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19 50 74 91
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
5 23 48 31
Opinions Change
50 50 15 83
Pro Holdings
n/a 83 56 43
Market Pulse
6 31 50 52
Sentiment
3 44 40 65
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
84 73 95 75
Growth
67 65 25 57
Safety Safety
6 16 76 72
Combined
55 57 84 82
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
73 50 67 57
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
73 97 93 63
Price vs. Book (P/B)
29 18 76 73
Dividend Yield
100 100 100 78
Value
84 73 95 75
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
39 38 1 53
Profit Growth
69 8 23 53
Capital Growth
61 86 21 51
Stock Returns
41 96 77 39
Growth
67 65 25 57
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
7 8 71 71
Refinancing
16 32 58 60
Liquidity
64 74 63 42
Safety Safety
6 16 76 72

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This is a mixed bag with good value and high growth balanced by risky financing and negative sentiment. This is a risky stock that requires conviction; you should only consider it if you are willing to conduct further research into the underlying sentiment and financial risks.

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