Wacker Chemie AG

DB:WCH Stock Report

Market Cap: €4.6b

Wacker Chemie Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Christian Hartel

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentagen/a
CEO tenure10.8yrs
CEO ownershipn/a
Management average tenure10.8yrs
Board average tenure10.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Christian Hartel's remuneration changed compared to Wacker Chemie's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2026n/an/a

-€438m

Mar 31 2026n/an/a

-€803m

Dec 31 2025n/an/a

-€821m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

€22m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

€136m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

€189m

Dec 31 2024€2m€880k

€241m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

€124m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

€124m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

€214m

Dec 31 2023€2m€772k

€314m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

€515m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

€739m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

€1b

Dec 31 2022€2m€750k

€1b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

€1b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

€1b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

€1b

Dec 31 2021€2m€688k

€807m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

€582m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

€403m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

€227m

Dec 31 2020€2m€580k

€189m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-€619m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-€599m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-€568m

Dec 31 2019€2m€580k

-€643m

Compensation vs Market: Insufficient data to establish whether Christian's total compensation is reasonable compared to companies of similar size in the German market.

Compensation vs Earnings: Christian's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Christian Hartel (55 yo)

10.8yrs
Tenure
€2,038,246
Compensation

Dr. Christian Hartel has been Member of Executive Board at Wacker Chemie AG since November 1, 2015, President and Chief Executive Officer since May 12, 2021 and served as its President of Wacker Silicones...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Christian Hartel
CEO, President & Member of Executive Board10.8yrs€2.04mno data
Tobias Ohler
CFO & Member of the Executive Board13.7yrs€1.64mno data
Angela Worl
Head of Human Resource10.8yrs€1.19mno data
Christian Kirsten
Member of the Executive Board3.3yrs€1.84mno data
Rainald Hagenhues
Head of Corproate Accounting & Taxno datano datano data
Joerg Hoffmann
Head of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Joerg Krey
Senior Vice President of Corporate Engineering & CDO Operationsno datano datano data
Mathias Wiedemann
President of Biosolutions divisionno datano datano data
Martina Schulze-Adams
Senior VP of Corporate R&D and Head of Consortiumno datano datano data
Peter Summo
President of Polymers Business9.9yrsno datano data
10.8yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: WCH's management team is seasoned and experienced (10.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Peter-Alexander Wacker
Chairman of Supervisory Board18.3yrs€325.00kno data
Manfred Köppl
Employee Representative Deputy Chairman of Supervisory Board23.4yrs€225.00kno data
Susanne Weiss
Member of Supervisory Board18.3yrs€125.00kno data
Matthias Biebl
Member of Supervisory Board18.3yrs€175.00kno data
Harald Sikorski
Employee Representative Member of the Supervisory Board2.9yrs€125.00kno data
Andreas Biagosch
Independent Member of Supervisory Board11.7yrs€156.37kno data
Gregor Biebl
Independent Member of Supervisory Board13.3yrs€125.00kno data
Barbara Kraller
Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board9.4yrs€175.00kno data
Ann-Sophie Wacker
Independent Member of Supervisory Board8.3yrs€125.00kno data
Ingrid Heindl
Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board8.3yrs€125.00kno data
Anna Weber
Independent Member of Supervisory Board4.3yrs€225.00kno data
Reinhard Spateneder
Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board3.7yrs€125.00kno data
10.5yrs
Average Tenure
56.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: WCH's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 10.5 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/09 09:41
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/09 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

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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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Analyst Sources

Wacker Chemie AG is covered by 31 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Volker BosseBaader Helvea Equity Research
Konstantin WiechertBaader Helvea Equity Research
Laura Lopez PinedaBaader Helvea Equity Research