LANXESS's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -56%, while the Chemicals industry saw earnings growing at 0.4% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 2% per year.
Key information
-55.95%
Earnings growth rate
-55.95%
EPS growth rate
Chemicals Industry Growth
23.20%
Revenue growth rate
-2.05%
Return on equity
-18.87%
Net Margin
-12.13%
Next Earnings Update
07 Aug 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How LANXESS makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
BIT:1LXS Revenue, expenses and earnings (EUR Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
31 Mar 26
5,450
-661
1,065
93
31 Dec 25
5,673
-577
1,091
96
30 Sep 25
5,888
-243
1,118
97
30 Jun 25
6,148
-165
1,164
102
31 Mar 25
6,360
-136
1,176
105
31 Dec 24
6,366
-177
1,177
104
30 Sep 24
6,319
-690
1,167
105
30 Jun 24
6,322
-822
1,164
102
31 Mar 24
6,422
-951
1,182
100
31 Dec 23
6,714
-843
1,238
99
30 Sep 23
7,251
-280
1,350
102
30 Jun 23
7,835
-65
1,438
104
31 Mar 23
8,056
128
1,439
105
31 Dec 22
8,088
184
1,398
102
30 Sep 22
7,794
191
1,330
100
30 Jun 22
7,190
147
1,229
99
31 Mar 22
6,660
146
1,171
96
31 Dec 21
6,101
116
1,107
95
30 Sep 21
5,925
119
1,050
99
30 Jun 21
5,805
105
1,018
100
31 Mar 21
5,772
863
1,022
105
31 Dec 20
6,104
892
1,056
108
30 Sep 20
6,237
883
1,088
110
30 Jun 20
6,480
938
1,110
113
31 Mar 20
6,768
231
1,127
113
31 Dec 19
6,802
255
1,115
114
30 Sep 19
6,559
266
1,055
105
30 Jun 19
6,641
243
1,066
106
31 Mar 19
6,746
212
1,072
106
31 Dec 18
6,824
190
1,084
109
30 Sep 18
7,066
144
1,166
110
30 Jun 18
6,990
138
1,167
109
31 Mar 18
6,873
63
1,165
110
31 Dec 17
6,530
23
1,111
103
30 Sep 17
6,810
73
1,103
116
30 Jun 17
7,021
83
1,087
121
31 Mar 17
7,252
166
1,072
124
31 Dec 16
7,699
192
1,116
131
30 Sep 16
7,590
205
1,092
128
30 Jun 16
7,622
184
1,093
126
31 Mar 16
7,784
196
1,097
128
31 Dec 15
7,902
165
1,078
130
30 Sep 15
8,000
82
1,060
134
Quality Earnings: 1LXS is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: 1LXS is currently unprofitable.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 1LXS is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 56% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare 1LXS's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: 1LXS is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Chemicals industry (-1%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: 1LXS has a negative Return on Equity (-18.87%), as it is currently unprofitable.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/07/05 08:15
End of Day Share Price
2026/07/03 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft is covered by 32 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.