Holcim stock analysis
Holcim (HLBN) Stock Price & Analysis
HLBN Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- EUR 81.60 - EUR 82.94
- 52-Week Range
- EUR 66.64 - EUR 89.70
- Previous Close
- EUR 80.32
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 3,388
- Market Cap
- EUR 44.05B
- Enterprise Value
- EUR 48.70B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- EUR 3.60B
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- EUR 10.95B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 71.1
- Beta
- 1.00
- Next Earnings
- Feb 25, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- 2.4
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- N/A
- Dividend Yield
- 64.75%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Organic Growth And Operating Leverage
Positive organic growth alongside faster recurring EBIT expansion indicates improving operating leverage and execution. If sustained, stronger pricing, demand for sustainable products, and cost discipline can support margin expansion and reinforce Holcim’s competitive position over the next several quarters.
Strong Cash Generation And Manageable Leverage
Consistent free cash flow gives Holcim internal funding for investment, acquisitions, debt service, and shareholder distributions. Combined with moderate leverage, this supports financial resilience and preserves strategic flexibility even while the company continues expanding its portfolio.
Scale-enhancing Strategic Acquisitions
The completed acquisitions broaden Holcim’s geographic reach, product offering, and production footprint while adding meaningful revenue scale. Their integration can strengthen the company’s solutions platform and create longer-term cross-selling and operational synergies across construction markets.
Bears Say
Weak And Volatile Bottom-line Earnings
Weak recent revenue trends and sharply lower net margins make reported earnings less dependable than operating margins suggest. This reduces earnings quality, distorts returns such as ROE, and leaves future profitability more sensitive to demand, mix, and below-operating-line items.
Near-term Margin Dilution From Portfolio Changes
Integration costs and acquired-business mix can temporarily restrain group margins even as the portfolio expands. The pressure may persist through the next several quarters, requiring successful execution before the acquisitions contribute their intended earnings and efficiency benefits.
Uneven Regional Demand
Geographic unevenness creates a continuing risk to consolidated volume growth because weakness in several markets can offset stronger performance elsewhere. It also complicates capacity planning, product mix, and margin delivery while local construction conditions remain inconsistent.
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Company Description
Holcim
Holcim Ltd stands as a premier international supplier of construction materials and advanced building solutions, maintaining a robust presence across numerous continents, including Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, and North America. The company's diverse business operations are strategically organized into four core divisions: Cement, Aggregates, Ready-mix Concrete, and Solutions & Products. Its extensive product portfolio encompasses foundational construction components such as cement, hydraulic binders, clinker, and other specialized cementitious substances. Holcim also furnishes essential raw aggregates, including crushed stone, gravel, and sand. Additionally, it delivers ready-mix concrete, various pre-fabricated concrete items, asphalt mixtures, and mortars. Beyond physical products, the company broadens its offerings to include contracting services, retail distribution, and comprehensive waste management solutions. These crucial materials and services are indispensable for a wide array of infrastructure and construction endeavors. They are instrumental in large-scale projects like transportation networks (roads, ports), resource extraction sites (mines), utility installations (dams, power plants), technology hubs (data centers), and public amenities (stadiums, wind farms). Moreover, Holcim's contributions support diverse building constructions, ranging from private residences and multi-unit dwellings to corporate offices, industrial complexes, commercial facilities, public institutions, and vital affordable housing developments. With a rich history dating back to its founding in 1833, Holcim Ltd is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland. The organization officially rebranded to its current name in May 2021, having previously been known as LafargeHolcim Ltd.
- Sector
- General
- Industry
- Construction Materials
- CEO
- Miljan Gutovic
- Employees
- 50,000
- Website
- www.holcim.com
- Address
- Grafenauweg 10, Zug, ZG, 6300, CH
Holcim (HLBN) Earnings & Revenues
HLBN Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentPositive
The call conveyed strong operational momentum across regions with double-digit recurring EBIT growth, upgraded guidance, accretive strategic acquisitions (Xella and Pacasmayo), sustainability and AI-driven initiatives, and solid cash-generation guidance. Headwinds are manageable and largely relate to M&A onboarding, FX translation effects, some country-specific softness (UK, Argentina, Colombia), and one-off below-EBIT items. Overall the positives — organic growth, margin expansion drivers, successful large acquisitions, and improved guidance — materially outweigh the manageable lowlights.
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Average Price Target
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 14 | 2 | 6 |
| Technical Analysis | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Moving Averages | 12 | 0 | 0 |
