Covestro AG

DB:1COV Stock Report

Market Cap: €12.5b

Covestro Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Covestro's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -58.8%, while the Chemicals industry saw earnings declining at 11.1% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 5% per year.

Key information

-58.75%

Earnings growth rate

-58.52%

EPS growth rate

Chemicals Industry Growth12.41%
Revenue growth rate-4.98%
Return on equity-4.09%
Net Margin-2.38%
Last Earnings Update30 Jun 2026

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

New Narrative • Mar 06

Aliphatics Expansion And EV Demand Will Support A Fairly Valued Long Term Outlook

Catalysts About Covestro Covestro produces high performance materials used in coatings, adhesives, foams and plastics for sectors such as mobility, construction, electronics and furniture. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Covestro makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:1COV Revenue, expenses and earnings (EUR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 2612,815-3051,805333
31 Mar 2612,830-4241,797334
31 Dec 2512,942-6441,817340
30 Sep 2513,403-4581,859373
30 Jun 2513,835-3781,867377
31 Mar 2514,146-3911,892391
31 Dec 2414,179-2661,870392
30 Sep 2414,149-2611,846364
30 Jun 2414,114-3251,851365
31 Mar 2414,144-2071,854360
31 Dec 2314,377-1981,865374
30 Sep 2314,995-9101,900372
30 Jun 2316,045-8671,932369
31 Mar 2317,028-7141,960372
31 Dec 2217,968-2721,975361
30 Sep 2218,3429291,977359
30 Jun 2218,0261,3891,974371
31 Mar 2217,2791,6391,931362
31 Dec 2115,9031,6161,861341
30 Sep 2114,5721,6261,759330
30 Jun 2113,0301,3331,653298
31 Mar 2111,2308321,527270
31 Dec 2010,7064591,529262
30 Sep 2010,5631841,593253
30 Jun 2010,9651521,649254
31 Mar 2012,0203931,756263
31 Dec 1912,4125521,783266
30 Sep 1912,8205941,809275
30 Jun 1913,3609431,852276
31 Mar 1914,0121,3581,905276
31 Dec 1814,6161,8231,924276
30 Sep 1814,8662,3101,922275
30 Jun 1814,6962,3051,897278
31 Mar 1814,3312,1851,859278
31 Dec 1714,1382,0091,859274
30 Sep 1713,6331,5671,874267
30 Jun 1713,1231,3351,860266
31 Mar 1712,6151,0811,846260
31 Dec 1611,9047951,815259
30 Sep 1611,6855871,755261
30 Jun 1611,6834881,708257
31 Mar 1611,9034101,691258
31 Dec 1512,0823431,640256
30 Sep 1512,2644221,593243

Quality Earnings: 1COV is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: 1COV is currently unprofitable.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 1COV is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 58.8% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare 1COV's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: 1COV is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Chemicals industry (-13.3%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: 1COV has a negative Return on Equity (-4.09%), as it is currently unprofitable.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/11 23:36
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/11 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • 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

Covestro AG is covered by 15 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullAlembic Global Advisors
James StewartBarclays
Shanshan ShenChina International Capital Corporation Limited