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Croda International LSE:CRDA Stock Report

Last Price

UK£28.09

Market Cap

UK£3.9b

7D

-2.9%

1Y

-39.9%

Updated

03 Apr, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

CRDA Stock Overview

Engages in the consumer care, life science, and industrial specialty businesses in in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Asia, and Latin America. More details

CRDA fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth3/6
Past Performance1/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends3/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Croda International
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£28.09
52 Week HighUK£50.34
52 Week LowUK£28.02
Beta0.83
1 Month Change-13.06%
3 Month Change-14.80%
1 Year Change-39.86%
3 Year Change-64.82%
5 Year Change-36.33%
Change since IPO1,653.35%

Recent News & Updates

Is There An Opportunity With Croda International Plc's (LON:CRDA) 24% Undervaluation?

Mar 30
Is There An Opportunity With Croda International Plc's (LON:CRDA) 24% Undervaluation?
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Acquisition Of Solus Biotech And Asian Expansion Will Strengthen Future Outlook

Mar 02 Strengthening local relationships and strategic acquisitions, particularly in Asia, should drive revenue through higher prices and increased manufacturing capacity.

Recent updates

Is There An Opportunity With Croda International Plc's (LON:CRDA) 24% Undervaluation?

Mar 30
Is There An Opportunity With Croda International Plc's (LON:CRDA) 24% Undervaluation?
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Acquisition Of Solus Biotech And Asian Expansion Will Strengthen Future Outlook

Mar 02 Strengthening local relationships and strategic acquisitions, particularly in Asia, should drive revenue through higher prices and increased manufacturing capacity.

Croda International (LON:CRDA) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around

Feb 18
Croda International (LON:CRDA) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around

Croda International (LON:CRDA) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Dec 10
Croda International (LON:CRDA) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Earnings Tell The Story For Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA)

Oct 29
Earnings Tell The Story For Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA)

Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For Croda International (LON:CRDA)

Oct 14
Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For Croda International (LON:CRDA)

Croda International (LON:CRDA) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Sep 11
Croda International (LON:CRDA) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Croda International Plc's (LON:CRDA) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 24% Below Its Share Price

Aug 12
Croda International Plc's (LON:CRDA) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 24% Below Its Share Price

Croda International Plc's (LON:CRDA) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion

Jul 30
Croda International Plc's (LON:CRDA) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion

Croda International (LON:CRDA) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

Jun 07
Croda International (LON:CRDA) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

These 4 Measures Indicate That Croda International (LON:CRDA) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Apr 14
These 4 Measures Indicate That Croda International (LON:CRDA) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Shareholder Returns

CRDAGB ChemicalsGB Market
7D-2.9%-5.8%-2.3%
1Y-39.9%-35.8%3.2%

Return vs Industry: CRDA underperformed the UK Chemicals industry which returned -32.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: CRDA underperformed the UK Market which returned 5.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is CRDA's price volatile compared to industry and market?
CRDA volatility
CRDA Average Weekly Movement4.0%
Chemicals Industry Average Movement6.4%
Market Average Movement5.0%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market9.9%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.9%

Stable Share Price: CRDA has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: CRDA's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19256,027Steve Footswww.croda.com

Croda International Plc engages in the consumer care, life science, and industrial specialty businesses in in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Asia, and Latin America. The company offers speciality and active ingredients across beauty care, beauty actives, and home care products, as well as fragrances and flavours. It also provides biologics drug delivery, adjuvant systems, small molecule, protein, and nucleic acid delivery platforms, as well as purity materials for pharmaceutical formulations.

Croda International Plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Croda International's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
CRDA fundamental statistics
Market capUK£3.92b
Earnings (TTM)UK£158.50m
Revenue (TTM)UK£1.63b

24.7x

P/E Ratio

2.4x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
CRDA income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£1.63b
Cost of RevenueUK£894.20m
Gross ProfitUK£733.90m
Other ExpensesUK£575.40m
EarningsUK£158.50m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Jul 29, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)1.14
Gross Margin45.08%
Net Profit Margin9.74%
Debt/Equity Ratio26.8%

How did CRDA perform over the long term?

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Dividends

3.9%

Current Dividend Yield

97%

Payout Ratio

Does CRDA pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy CRDA by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Croda International dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateApr 10 2025
Dividend Pay DateMay 28 2025
Days until Ex dividend6 days
Days until Dividend pay date54 days

Does CRDA pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/03 08:29
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/03 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
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.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

Croda International Plc is covered by 37 analysts. 14 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
Amy LianBarclays
James StewartBarclays