Croda International Plc

DB:6CMB Stock Report

Market Cap: €4.5b

Croda International Valuation

Is 6CMB undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of 6CMB 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: 6CMB (€32.2) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (€45.07)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: 6CMB 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 6CMB?

Key metric: As 6CMB is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 6CMB. This is calculated by dividing 6CMB's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 6CMB's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio27.6x
EarningsUK£139.90m
Market CapUK£3.86b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 6CMB's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 6CMB vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average69.5x
WCH Wacker Chemie
167x52.99%€3.6b
EVK Evonik Industries
65.6x27.06%€6.2b
SY1 Symrise
20x6.90%€10.1b
ACT AlzChem Group
25.5x19.80%€1.6b
6CMB Croda International
27.6x15.13%€3.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 6CMB is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (27.6x) compared to the peer average (69.5x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

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

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 6CMB's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Chemicals Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
6CMB 27.6xIndustry Avg. 18.5xNo. of Companies11PE01224364860+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 6CMB is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (27.6x) compared to the European Chemicals industry average (18.5x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 6CMB's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

6CMB PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio27.6x
Fair PE Ratio21x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 6CMB is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (27.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21x).

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 6CMB forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€32.20
€39.23
+21.84%
20.60%€59.97€26.52n/a14
Jan ’27€31.41
€39.36
+25.32%
20.78%€59.54€26.34n/a13
Dec ’26€30.81
€39.20
+27.22%
20.98%€59.15€26.16n/a13
Nov ’26€33.00
€39.86
+20.78%
20.41%€59.88€27.64n/a13
Oct ’26€30.54
€39.94
+30.78%
21.44%€59.73€26.42n/a13
Sep ’26€28.71
€41.68
+45.18%
19.88%€60.21€26.63n/a13
Aug ’26€29.89
€41.91
+40.20%
19.43%€60.14€26.60n/a13
Jul ’26€34.05
€45.10
+32.46%
16.95%€60.60€30.30n/a14
Jun ’26€36.31
€45.40
+25.03%
18.54%€61.71€29.67n/a15
May ’26€35.13
€45.54
+29.63%
18.49%€61.16€29.40n/a15
Apr ’26€35.10
€49.10
+39.89%
12.87%€62.37€39.58n/a15
Mar ’26€38.50
€50.59
+31.39%
13.01%€63.04€43.04n/a15
Feb ’26€40.14
€51.59
+28.54%
12.52%€65.31€43.94n/a15
Jan ’26€40.78
€54.40
+33.40%
10.70%€66.33€46.73€31.4116
Dec ’25€41.08
€54.61
+32.94%
11.01%€66.22€46.66€30.8116
Nov ’25€43.67
€55.71
+27.56%
10.74%€66.04€46.53€33.0016
Oct ’25€50.28
€56.39
+12.14%
10.06%€66.06€49.25€30.5416
Sep ’25€48.19
€54.66
+13.42%
10.26%€64.28€47.92€28.7115
Aug ’25€47.43
€56.19
+18.46%
10.01%€65.29€48.67€29.8915
Jul ’25€46.25
€58.33
+26.11%
9.29%€67.12€48.28€34.0515
Jun ’25€53.38
€58.48
+9.56%
8.68%€66.49€47.83€36.3115
May ’25€53.78
€58.48
+8.74%
8.68%€66.49€47.83€35.1315
Apr ’25€56.50
€58.02
+2.69%
8.72%€65.42€47.89€35.1015
Mar ’25€55.50
€57.33
+3.29%
9.10%€65.43€47.90€38.5015
Feb ’25€55.50
€57.69
+3.95%
10.12%€68.55€47.64€40.1415
Jan ’25€58.00
€59.85
+3.20%
9.96%€72.98€50.97€40.7815
€39.63
Fair Value
18.8% undervalued intrinsic discount
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Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/01/25 16:34
End of Day Share Price 2026/01/23 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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

Croda International Plc is covered by 35 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Robert BateBarclays
Katie RichardsBarclays
Amy LianBarclays