Stock Research: Umicore

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Umicore

BRU:UMI BE0974320526
23
  • Value
    46
  • Growth
    85
  • Safety
    Safety
    18
  • Combined
    48
  • Sentiment
    13
  • 360° View
    360° View
    23
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Company Description

Umicore SA is a global materials technology group. It operates in industries such as solar cells, rechargeable batteries, and catalysts. Umicore operates globally, including in Belgium, where it is based. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $4358 million, profits of $1173 million, and revenue of $15378 million, with 11581 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 23 (better than 23% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Umicore are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for Umicore. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 85, 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. It ranks higher than 85% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 46 means that the share price of Umicore is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 54% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 18, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 82% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 13, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 87% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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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: 19-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
46 52 39 37
Growth
85 14 67 29
Safety
Safety
18 11 38 46
Sentiment
13 22 70 85
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23 1 63 43
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
36 3 36 7
Opinions Change
31 50 46 48
Pro Holdings
n/a 26 58 99
Market Pulse
1 55 77 84
Sentiment
13 22 70 85
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
46 52 39 37
Growth
85 14 67 29
Safety Safety
18 11 38 46
Combined
48 4 52 24
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
43 50 29 33
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
63 10 56 46
Price vs. Book (P/B)
40 55 40 46
Dividend Yield
63 98 72 52
Value
46 52 39 37
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
53 26 73 25
Profit Growth
75 37 55 68
Capital Growth
56 52 75 88
Stock Returns
97 6 23 7
Growth
85 14 67 29
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
17 5 27 25
Refinancing
40 67 70 68
Liquidity
66 30 39 52
Safety Safety
18 11 38 46

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The only positive is high growth. The stock is expensive (low Value Rank), risky to finance, and carries critical professional sentiment. This is a risky proposition. Avoid unless you have exceptional conviction that the growth alone will overcome the price and financial risks.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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