Arcadis (ENXTAM:ARCAD) Valuation Check as Heather Polinsky Is Nominated Future CEO and Executive Board Chair

Arcadis (ENXTAM:ARCAD) has kicked off a leadership transition that investors cannot ignore, nominating long serving executive Heather Polinsky as both future CEO and Chair of the Executive Board from March 2026.

See our latest analysis for Arcadis.

Those leadership moves come as Arcadis trades at €35.88, with weak recent momentum reflected in its roughly 39 percent year to date share price return and a one year total shareholder return of about minus 40 percent, alongside a five year total shareholder return above 50 percent.

If this kind of transition has you reassessing your watchlist, it could be a good moment to uncover fast growing stocks with high insider ownership as potential new ideas beyond established names like Arcadis.

With the shares trading at a steep discount to analyst targets and a new leadership era taking shape, is Arcadis quietly offering value to patient investors, or is the market already discounting its future growth prospects?

Most Popular Narrative Narrative: 38.1% Undervalued

With the narrative fair value sitting well above Arcadis's last close, the valuation case hinges on how convincingly future earnings can scale from here.

Analysts are assuming Arcadis's revenue will decrease by 3.9% annually over the next 3 years.

Analysts assume that profit margins will increase from 4.8% today to 8.6% in 3 years time.

Read the complete narrative.

Curious how shrinking top line expectations can still support a richer future earnings multiple and a higher fair value than today, driven by margin power and profitability shifts that most headline numbers overlook?

Result: Fair Value of €57.93 (UNDERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, stalled project ramp ups and prolonged high digital investment costs could pressure earnings, forcing analysts to reassess growth, margins, and valuation.

Find out about the key risks to this Arcadis narrative.

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If these assumptions do not fully align with your view, you can quickly dive into the numbers yourself and build a personalized Arcadis thesis: Do it your way.

A great starting point for your Arcadis research is our analysis highlighting 5 key rewards and 3 important warning signs that could impact your investment decision.

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