WCH Fundamental Analysis - WACKER CHEMIE AG

Fundamental Rating

Overall WCH gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. We evaluated WCH against 66 industry peers in the Chemicals industry. Both the profitability and the financial health of WCH get a neutral evaluation. Nothing too spectacular is happening here. WCH does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year WCH was profitable.

In the past year WCH had a positive cash flow from operations.

WCH had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.

WCH had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

With a Return On Assets value of 1.77%, WCH perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 52.17% of the companies in the same industry.

WCH has a Return On Equity of 3.59%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: WCH outperforms 50.72% of its industry peers.

WCH has a Return On Invested Capital (2.08%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for WCH is in line with the industry average of 7.02%.

The last Return On Invested Capital (2.08%) for WCH is well below the 3 year average (8.12%), which needs to be investigated, but indicates that WCH had better years and this may not be a problem.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	1.77%
ROE	3.59%
ROIC	2.08%

ROA(3y)6.47%

ROA(5y)6.41%

ROE(3y)12.66%

ROE(5y)15.27%

ROIC(3y)8.12%

ROIC(5y)9.02%

1.3 Margins

WCH has a Profit Margin (1.82%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of WCH has declined.

With a Operating Margin value of 2.17%, WCH is not doing good in the industry: 60.87% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of WCH has grown nicely.

With a Gross Margin value of 15.33%, WCH is not doing good in the industry: 75.36% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of WCH has remained more or less at the same level.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	2.17%
PM (TTM)	1.82%
GM	15.33%

OM growth 3Y-35.5%

OM growth 5Y4.99%

PM growth 3Y-31.32%

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-13.82%

GM growth 5Y1.13%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

WCH has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating some value.

WCH has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.

Compared to 5 years ago, WCH has about the same amount of shares outstanding.

The debt/assets ratio for WCH is higher compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 2.47 indicates that WCH is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.

Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 2.47, WCH is in line with its industry, outperforming 59.42% of the companies in the same industry.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.41 indicates that WCH is not too dependend on debt financing.

WCH has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.41) which is in line with its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.41
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	2.47

ROIC/WACC0.34

WACC6.06%

2.3 Liquidity

WCH has a Current Ratio of 2.89. This indicates that WCH is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.

The Current ratio of WCH (2.89) is better than 85.51% of its industry peers.

A Quick Ratio of 1.54 indicates that WCH should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

WCH has a better Quick ratio (1.54) than 72.46% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	2.89
Quick Ratio	1.54

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

WCH shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 9.24%, which is quite good.

The earnings per share for WCH have been decreasing by -33.20% on average. This is quite bad

Looking at the last year, WCH shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -10.63% in the last year.

Measured over the past years, WCH shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 3.03% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)9.24%

EPS 3Y-33.2%

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-184.48%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-10.63%

Revenue growth 3Y-2.68%

Revenue growth 5Y3.03%

Sales Q2Q%-3.75%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to decrease by -8.76% on average over the next years.

Based on estimates for the next years, WCH will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 1.96% on average per year.

EPS Next Y-85.49%

EPS Next 2Y-20.34%

EPS Next 3Y-1.81%

EPS Next 5Y-8.76%

Revenue Next Year-3%

Revenue Next 2Y0.66%

Revenue Next 3Y2.15%

Revenue Next 5Y1.96%

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.

When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

With a Price/Earnings ratio of 24.49, WCH is valued on the expensive side.

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of WCH is on the same level as its industry peers.

Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 27.42, WCH is valued at the same level.

WCH is valuated rather expensively with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 21.68.

The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Forward Earnings ratio as WCH.

When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of WCH to the average of the S&P500 Index (22.94), we can say WCH is valued inline with the index average.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	24.49
Fwd PE	21.68

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, WCH is valued a bit cheaper than 76.81% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	6.43

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y-20.34%

EPS Next 3Y-1.81%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

WCH has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 3.81%. Purely for dividend investing, there may be better candidates out there.

Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 3.14, WCH pays a bit more dividend than its industry peers.

Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 2.36, WCH pays a better dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	3.81%

5.2 History

The dividend of WCH has a limited annual growth rate of 3.71%.

Dividend Growth(5Y)3.71%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years3

5.3 Sustainability

WCH pays out 79.77% of its income as dividend. This is not a sustainable payout ratio.

WCH's earnings are declining while the Dividend Rate has been growing. This means the dividend growth is most likely not sustainable.

DP79.77%

EPS Next 2Y-20.34%

EPS Next 3Y-1.81%

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WACKER CHEMIE AG

FRA:WCH (10/17/2025, 7:00:00 PM)

66.6

+0.95 (+1.45%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorMaterials

GICS IndustryGroupMaterials

GICS IndustryChemicals

Earnings (Last)07-31 2025-07-31/dmh

Earnings (Next)10-30 2025-10-30

Inst Owners12.41%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins OwnersN/A

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap3.47B

Analysts74.29

Price Target74.4 (11.71%)

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	3.81%

Yearly Dividend3

Dividend Growth(5Y)3.71%

DP79.77%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years3

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)0

Avg EPS beat(2)-198.71%

Min EPS beat(2)-210.78%

Max EPS beat(2)-186.65%

EPS beat(4)1

Avg EPS beat(4)-95.98%

Min EPS beat(4)-210.78%

Max EPS beat(4)18.83%

EPS beat(8)2

Avg EPS beat(8)-54.01%

EPS beat(12)4

Avg EPS beat(12)-33.97%

EPS beat(16)8

Avg EPS beat(16)-22.24%

Revenue beat(2)1

Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.18%

Min Revenue beat(2)-3.16%

Max Revenue beat(2)2.8%

Revenue beat(4)1

Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.28%

Min Revenue beat(4)-3.16%

Max Revenue beat(4)2.8%

Revenue beat(8)1

Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.63%

Revenue beat(12)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A

Revenue beat(16)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A

PT rev (1m)-3.95%

PT rev (3m)-14.66%

EPS NQ rev (1m)-8314.29%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-197.02%

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)-80.2%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)-1.96%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)-5.65%

Revenue NY rev (1m)-1.19%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-8.71%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	24.49
Fwd PE	21.68
P/S	0.41
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	11.55
P/B	0.8
P/tB	0.85
EV/EBITDA	6.43

EPS(TTM)2.72

EY4.08%

EPS(NY)3.07

Fwd EY4.61%

FCF(TTM)-6.49

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)5.77

OCFY8.66%

SpS164.21

BVpS83.22

TBVpS78.15

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	1.77%
ROE	3.59%
ROCE	2.47%
ROIC	2.08%
ROICexc	2.36%
ROICexgc	2.46%
OM	2.17%
PM (TTM)	1.82%
GM	15.33%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)6.47%

ROA(5y)6.41%

ROE(3y)12.66%

ROE(5y)15.27%

ROIC(3y)8.12%

ROIC(5y)9.02%

ROICexc(3y)10.44%

ROICexc(5y)11.8%

ROICexgc(3y)10.89%

ROICexgc(5y)12.12%

ROCE(3y)9.6%

ROCE(5y)10.67%

ROICexcg growth 3Y-43.15%

ROICexcg growth 5Y3.81%

ROICexc growth 3Y-43.8%

ROICexc growth 5Y3.01%

OM growth 3Y-35.5%

OM growth 5Y4.99%

PM growth 3Y-31.32%

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-13.82%

GM growth 5Y1.13%

F-Score5

Asset Turnover0.97

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.41
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	2.6
Cap/Depr	128.11%
Cap/Sales	7.46%
Interest Coverage	2.98
Cash Conversion	43.96%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	2.89
Quick Ratio	1.54
Altman-Z	2.47

F-Score5

WACC6.06%

ROIC/WACC0.34

Cap/Depr(3y)143.39%

Cap/Depr(5y)113.16%

Cap/Sales(3y)9.4%

Cap/Sales(5y)7.64%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)9.24%

EPS 3Y-33.2%

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-184.48%

EPS Next Y-85.49%

EPS Next 2Y-20.34%

EPS Next 3Y-1.81%

EPS Next 5Y-8.76%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-10.63%

Revenue growth 3Y-2.68%

Revenue growth 5Y3.03%

Sales Q2Q%-3.75%

Revenue Next Year-3%

Revenue Next 2Y0.66%

Revenue Next 3Y2.15%

Revenue Next 5Y1.96%

EBIT growth 1Y-21.61%

EBIT growth 3Y-37.23%

EBIT growth 5Y8.18%

EBIT Next Year98.45%

EBIT Next 3Y40.44%

EBIT Next 5Y23%

FCF growth 1Y-173.52%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-70.54%

OCF growth 3Y-33.69%

OCF growth 5Y-12.49%

WACKER CHEMIE AG (WCH.DE) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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