Lanxess AG

LNXSF

Chemicals · Basic Materials

Price

$16.65

+0.00 (+0.00%)

Market Cap

$1.44B

Exchange

Other OTC

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Weak

Growth

Weak

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Mixed

Valuation

Data not available

Dividends

Weak

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Lanxess is a German specialty chemicals company that makes additives, intermediates, and engineering materials used in many industries. Its products go into things like car parts, plastics, water treatment systems, and flame retardants. The company was spun off from Bayer in 2005 and operates across several focused business units.

Lanxess earns revenue by manufacturing and selling specialty chemicals to industrial customers worldwide, with operations in Europe, the Americas, and Asia. It is a mid-sized player in the specialty chemicals space, with expertise in niche markets that require technical know-how and regulatory approvals. The company has been working to restructure and cut costs after a period of weak demand and negative operating margins, making a successful turnaround in profitability the key factor investors are watching.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+6.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-19.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

€96M/ year

↓ Declining (-8% vs prior year)

1.7% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

1.4%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€1.7B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Lanxess AG is growing revenue at 6% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Share count broadly stable

0.0% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 86.3M (2021) → 86.3M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

21.1%

Thin — 21.1% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

-1.7%

Losing money on operations — -1.7%

Return on the money invested

ROCE

-1.7%

Weak — -1.7% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

-6.0%

Shrinking sales (-6.0% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

3/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

1.0%

Thin free cash flow (1.0%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.86

Moderate — manageable debt (0.86)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

N/A

Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

—

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

0.70%

Small dividend — 0.70% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

-67.4%

Dividend cut (-67.4% YoY) — warning sign

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