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Croda International (49GP) Share Price & Analysis
49GP Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- GBX 87.00 - GBX 87.00
- 52-Week Range
- GBX 86.00 - GBX 93.00
- Previous Close
- GBX 87.00
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 0
- Market Cap
- GBP 5.04B
- Enterprise Value
- GBP 4849.71T
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- GBP 205.30M
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- GBP 783.20M
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 64.5
- Beta
- 0.05
- Next Earnings
- Feb 23, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- N/A
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- Nov 26, 2026
- Dividend Yield
- 7.59%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Differentiated Specialty Ingredients
Croda’s science-led ingredients, regulatory capabilities and application expertise support premium pricing and customer co-development. These capabilities can strengthen customer retention and defend margins over time, while long-term supply relationships provide a durable foundation across consumer, life sciences and industrial markets.
Innovation-led Product Growth
Growth in new and protected products indicates that Croda is continuing to refresh its portfolio rather than relying only on mature ingredients. Successful co-creation, relaunches and biotechnology development can support differentiated offerings, improve mix and create longer-lived growth opportunities.
Margin Improvement And Transformation
The margin increase and realized transformation savings demonstrate tangible progress in improving operating efficiency. Reaching more of the savings target could provide recurring support for profitability and help offset cost pressure, while management’s reiterated margin-expansion guidance reinforces the program’s continuing relevance.
Bears Say
Muted Revenue And Earnings Trend
Broadly flat revenue limits operating leverage and makes sustained earnings improvement more dependent on pricing, mix and cost control. The sharp decline in net income also shows that bottom-line performance remains volatile, even though EBIT held up better, reducing confidence in near-term earnings quality.
Project-driven Pharma Volatility
A lumpy, project-driven Pharma Solutions business can create uneven revenue recognition and make results harder to forecast across reporting periods. H1 underperformance places greater reliance on the order book and H2 execution, increasing the risk that Life Sciences growth remains inconsistent over the next several months.
Working-capital Pressure
Elevated inventory and receivables tie up cash and can weaken the conversion of operating profit into free cash flow. Although management targets structural working-capital savings, the current outflow and factory-related build show that the benefit is not yet fully realized and remains an execution issue.
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Company Description
Croda International
Croda International Plc, founded in 1925 and based in Goole, UK, is a global enterprise dedicated to the innovation, production, and distribution of specialty chemicals. Its extensive reach covers Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Asia, and Latin America, with operations segmented into Consumer Care, Life Sciences, Performance Technologies, and Industrial Chemicals. The company offers a vast portfolio of products serving diverse industries. This includes specialized ingredients for personal care items like skin, hair, sun, and oral hygiene, as well as cosmetics, deodorants, and men's grooming. In the agricultural sector, Croda supplies additives for crop protection, seed enhancement, and animal health, alongside bio-stimulants. For automotive and industrial applications, its offerings range from lubricant additives, coatings, and polymers to vehicle cleaning chemicals and specialty additives for plastics, batteries, and catalysts. Additionally, Croda provides solutions for construction chemicals, dietary supplements, active pharmaceutical ingredients, and advanced materials for electronics and devices. Other key product areas encompass food additives, specialty polymer additives for furniture, household and industrial cleaning products, oleochemicals, paints and coatings, and materials for packaging, print, and paper industries. A significant focus is on its bio-based phase change materials, engineered for thermal management in applications such as buildings, healthcare, electronics, food refrigeration, temperature-controlled packaging, and vehicles.
- Sector
- Basicmaterials
- Industry
- Chemicals - Specialty
- CEO
- Stephen Edward Foots
- Employees
- 5,954
- Website
- www.croda.com
- Address
- Cowick Hall, Goole, YO, DN14 9AA, GB
Croda International (49GP) Earnings & Revenues
49GP Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentPositive
The call conveyed a positive operational and financial momentum: sales and profits grew, margins expanded, transformation savings are materializing and innovation-led segments (notably Beauty Actives) delivered strong growth. There are clear executional achievements (new plants, digitalisation, NPP growth) and management reiterated unchanged full-year guidance. Notable challenges include phasing-related weakness in Pharma Solutions, disruptions in Fragrances & Flavours from Middle East conflict, crop end-market softness and elevated working capital/inventory. However, management signaled these are largely within control (pricing actions, order-book visibility, transformation roadmap) and expects H2 improvement.
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Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| Technical Analysis | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Moving Averages | 9 | 1 | 2 |




