Solvay SA

BRSE:SOL Stock Report

Market Cap: CHF 2.7b

Solvay Valuation

Is SOL undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of SOL when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: SOL (CHF23.79) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (CHF45.36)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: SOL is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for SOL?

Key metric: As SOL is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for SOL. This is calculated by dividing SOL's market cap by their current revenue.
What is SOL's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio0.6x
Sales€4.65b
Market Cap€2.86b

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does SOL's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for SOL vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average3.3x
CLN Clariant
0.6x1.71%CHF 2.5b
SIGN SIG Group
1.6x2.55%CHF 4.7b
EMSN EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING
8.4x2.45%CHF 16.4b
SIKA Sika
2.3x4.00%CHF 26.6b
SOL Solvay
0.6x-1.12%CHF 2.9b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: SOL is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.6x) compared to the peer average (3.2x).

Historical Price to Sales Ratio

Historical Price to Sales Ratio compares a stock's price to its sales over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does SOL's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Chemicals Industry?

27 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
SOL 0.6xIndustry Avg. 1.1xNo. of Companies27PS01.22.43.64.86+
27 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: SOL is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.6x) compared to the European Chemicals industry average (1.1x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is SOL's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

SOL PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio0.6x
Fair PS Ration/a

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate SOL's Price-To-Sales Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst SOL forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Currentn/a
CHF 23.18
0%
14.92%CHF 29.55CHF 16.62n/a16
Jun ’27n/a
CHF 22.81
0%
15.06%CHF 29.27CHF 16.46n/a16
May ’27n/a
CHF 23.25
0%
14.34%CHF 29.36CHF 18.35n/a16
Apr ’27n/a
CHF 23.34
0%
14.48%CHF 30.25CHF 18.33n/a16
Mar ’27CHF 25.54
CHF 23.43
-8.25%
13.73%CHF 29.99CHF 18.18n/a16
Feb ’27n/a
CHF 24.29
0%
17.42%CHF 33.99CHF 18.38n/a16
Jan ’27n/a
CHF 25.49
0%
18.00%CHF 34.59CHF 18.70n/a15
Dec ’26n/a
CHF 25.85
0%
16.22%CHF 34.49CHF 18.64n/a15
Nov ’26n/a
CHF 26.54
0%
13.70%CHF 34.21CHF 21.27n/a15
Oct ’26n/a
CHF 27.15
0%
12.89%CHF 34.60CHF 21.51n/a15
Sep ’26n/a
CHF 27.92
0%
10.98%CHF 34.63CHF 22.46n/a15
Aug ’26n/a
CHF 28.38
0%
10.34%CHF 34.32CHF 22.26n/a15
Jul ’26n/a
CHF 29.74
0%
10.76%CHF 35.50CHF 23.35n/a15
Jun ’26n/a
CHF 30.32
0%
10.74%CHF 36.42CHF 23.34n/a16
May ’26n/a
CHF 31.11
0%
11.18%CHF 37.43CHF 24.33n/a16
Apr ’26n/a
CHF 32.01
0%
10.21%CHF 38.14CHF 24.79n/a16
Mar ’26n/a
CHF 31.71
0%
11.39%CHF 37.80CHF 24.57CHF 25.5416
Feb ’26n/a
CHF 31.66
0%
11.39%CHF 37.73CHF 24.52n/a16
Jan ’26n/a
CHF 31.83
0%
11.19%CHF 37.59CHF 24.43n/a16
Dec ’25n/a
CHF 31.10
0%
12.48%CHF 37.27CHF 24.22n/a16
Nov ’25n/a
CHF 30.78
0%
13.87%CHF 37.74CHF 22.64n/a16
Oct ’25n/a
CHF 29.92
0%
12.79%CHF 37.47CHF 22.48n/a16
Sep ’25n/a
CHF 29.67
0%
13.27%CHF 37.52CHF 22.51n/a16
Aug ’25n/a
CHF 30.56
0%
13.53%CHF 38.02CHF 22.81n/a16
Jul ’25n/a
CHF 37.66
0%
73.57%CHF 143.79CHF 23.01n/a16
Jun ’25CHF 33.97
CHF 38.43
+13.14%
73.57%CHF 146.76CHF 23.48n/a16
CHF 21.81
Fair Value
9.1% overvalued intrinsic discount
16
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/06/20 22:14
End of Day Share Price 2026/06/08 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Solvay SA is covered by 37 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Katie RichardsBarclays
James StewartBarclays
Andreas HeineBarclays