Arkema S.A.

BATS-CHIXE:AKEP Stock Report

Market Cap: €3.8b

Arkema Valuation

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

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair 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 AKEP when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Fair Value: AKEP (€50.9) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€141.55)

Significantly Below Fair Value: AKEP is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for AKEP. This is calculated by dividing AKEP's market cap by their current earnings.
What is AKEP's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio30x
Earnings€127.00m
Market Cap€3.81b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does AKEP's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for AKEP vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average20.8x
CRDA Croda International
27.4x15.42%UK£3.8b
VCT Victrex
21.9x17.71%UK£609.2m
TET Treatt
11.5x-6.55%UK£129.3m
CAR Carclo
22.3xn/aUK£42.1m
AKEP Arkema
30x27.14%€3.8b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: AKEP is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30x) compared to the peer average (20.8x).


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 AKEP's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Chemicals Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No. of Companies12PE01224364860+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: AKEP is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30x) compared to the European Chemicals industry average (18.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is AKEP'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.

AKEP PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio30x
Fair PE Ratio28.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: AKEP is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (28.1x).


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 AKEP forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€50.90
€62.29
+22.39%
19.02%€85.00€44.00n/a17
Jan ’27n/a
€64.06
0%
20.18%€90.00€47.00n/a16
Dec ’26€52.45
€65.06
+24.05%
20.74%€90.00€47.00n/a16
Nov ’26€51.58
€70.63
+36.94%
18.82%€95.00€50.00n/a16
Oct ’26€53.53
€74.94
+40.00%
15.64%€95.00€56.00n/a16
Sep ’26€60.58
€77.06
+27.22%
13.90%€95.00€56.00n/a16
Aug ’26€58.00
€78.25
+34.91%
14.82%€100.00€56.00n/a16
Jul ’26€62.20
€86.19
+38.57%
17.57%€107.00€56.00n/a16
Jun ’26€63.88
€88.94
+39.24%
17.64%€118.00€56.00n/a17
May ’26€66.28
€93.15
+40.55%
16.72%€118.00€53.00n/a17
Apr ’26€70.63
€100.72
+42.61%
12.13%€125.00€68.50n/a16
Mar ’26€79.40
€103.63
+30.51%
9.22%€125.00€82.00n/a16
Feb ’26€77.15
€104.94
+36.02%
9.84%€125.00€82.00n/a16
Jan ’26n/a
€106.24
0%
9.04%€125.00€87.00n/a17
Dec ’25€74.40
€107.06
+43.90%
9.00%€125.00€89.00€52.4517
Nov ’25€79.98
€107.62
+34.56%
9.46%€125.00€89.00€51.5817
Oct ’25€86.80
€107.85
+24.25%
9.93%€125.00€89.00€53.5317
Sep ’25€83.60
€109.50
+30.98%
9.89%€127.00€92.00€60.5817
Aug ’25n/a
€110.44
0%
10.30%€127.00€92.00€58.0017
Jul ’25€83.50
€111.47
+33.50%
9.33%€127.00€92.00€62.2017
Jun ’25€92.25
€112.00
+21.41%
8.34%€127.00€92.00€63.8816
May ’25€95.28
€110.00
+15.46%
8.44%€127.00€90.00€66.2816
Apr ’25n/a
€110.44
0%
9.23%€134.00€90.00€70.6316
Mar ’25€95.45
€111.88
+17.21%
8.74%€134.00€90.00€79.4016
Feb ’25n/a
€112.06
0%
8.79%€134.00€90.00€77.1516
Jan ’25n/a
€111.73
0%
7.74%€123.00€90.00n/a15
€62.73
Fair Value
18.9% undervalued intrinsic discount
17
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 Analysis2026/01/16 01:04
End of Day Share Price 2026/01/16 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
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

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Arkema S.A. is covered by 32 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Gaurav JainBarclays
Katie RichardsBarclays
James StewartBarclays