The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

LXS.DE

Concerning the House

LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft, a specialty chemicals company, engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives, and consumer protection products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Consumer Protection, Specialty Additives, and Advanced Intermediates. The company provides material protection products; disinfectant, hygiene, and preservative solutions; flavors and fragrances; liquid purification technologies for the treatment of water and other liquids; and precursors and intermediates for the agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, and specialty chemicals industries. It also offers additives, lubricants, flame retardants, plasticizers, and bromine derivatives for various rubber, plastic and paint, electrical/electronics, and construction industries. In addition, the company provides basic and fine chemicals, organometallics, and inorganic pigments for the coloring of construction materials, as well as paints and coatings. It serves the energy, natural resources, industrial applications, nutrition, health, consumer goods, agriculture, animal health, construction, chemicals, and mobility industries. LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Cologne, Germany.

Germany · lanxess.com

The Ledger
LineMar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025
Revenue$1.60B$1.47B$1.34B
Gross profit$322.00M$327.00M$254.00M
Operating income-$23.00M-$29.00M-$28.00M
Net income-$57.00M-$45.00M-$77.00M
Diluted EPS-0.66-0.52-0.89-4.61
Free cash flow-$111.00M$31.00M-$14.00M
CapEx-$45.00M-$65.00M-$64.00M
Quotation

$15.04

-0.90 (-5.6%)

52w hi$25.37
52w lo$11.58
Vol1.21M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Sell

Our score -0.79

Short-0.76
Medium-0.69
Long-1.04

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft

Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

Market cap$1.30B
Enterprise value$3.36B
Trailing P/E
Forward P/E26.26x
EV / EBITDA11.48x
P / S (ttm)
Profit margin-12.1%
Return on equity-17.8%
Revenue growth+6.5%
Earnings growth
Debt / equity85.50
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.45
Corr SPX0.15
Annual vol47.7%
Annual ret-11.5%
Sharpe-0.24
Max DD-60.8%

Window: 504 trading days (489 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental-0.18
Sector+0.03
Technical+0.00
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment-0.95

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$15.02$15.27$14.54$15.041.21M
Aug 12$16.17$16.29$15.75$15.94403.86K
Aug 11$16.59$16.64$16.16$16.30272.31K
Aug 10$16.59$16.80$16.06$16.57427.15K
Aug 7$16.53$16.94$16.06$16.43668.24K