Should Holcim’s Expanded European Recycling Network Reshape Its Circular Strategy For Holcim (SWX:HOLN) Investors?

• In early December 2025, Holcim completed acquisitions of Thames Materials in West London and a majority stake in A&S Recycling in Germany, and agreed to buy a demolition materials recycler in Northwest France, adding around 1.3 million tons of annual permitted processing capacity to its European network.
• By integrating these recycling businesses into its ECOCycle® circular construction platform, Holcim is materially expanding access to low‑carbon, recycled construction solutions across Greater London, Northern Germany and Northwest France.
• We’ll now examine how this expansion of Holcim’s construction demolition recycling capacity could influence its investment narrative and future positioning.

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Holcim Investment Narrative Recap

To own Holcim, you need to believe that its push into low carbon, circular construction can support solid earnings while it manages cyclical demand and decarbonization costs. The new recycling acquisitions modestly reinforce the near term catalyst of growing ECOCycle and premium green solutions, but do not change the key risk that tighter climate regulation could still lift compliance and operating expenses.

The recent confirmation of 2025 guidance for 3% to 5% net sales growth and 6% to 10% recurring EBIT growth in local currency gives investors a reference point for judging how quickly these recycling assets might contribute. Against that backdrop, the 1.3 million tons of additional permitted processing capacity in the UK, Germany and France looks like another incremental step in Holcim’s broader circular construction plan rather than a standalone earnings driver.

But while circular construction capacity is growing, investors should also be aware that...

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Holcim’s narrative projects CHF17.9 billion revenue and CHF2.4 billion earnings by 2028. This implies revenue will decline by 11.9% per year and an earnings decrease of CHF0.8 billion from CHF3.2 billion today.

Uncover how Holcim's forecasts yield a CHF73.20 fair value, a 4% downside to its current price.

Exploring Other Perspectives

Simply Wall St Community members see Holcim’s fair value anywhere between CHF 38.97 and CHF 77.72 across 11 independent views, showing how far opinions can stretch. Against this, some investors are watching closely whether Holcim’s accelerating M&A and circular construction expansion can actually translate into the margin gains and earnings resilience that many already seem to expect.

Explore 11 other fair value estimates on Holcim - why the stock might be worth 49% less than the current price!

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