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Croda International Plc (50GP.L)

GBp84.00 +6.00 (+7.69%)
GB LSE Basic Materials Chemicals - Specialty
Address Cowick Hall DN14 9AA
Goole, GB
CEO Stephen Edward Foots
Website croda.com
IPO 2000-01-04
ISIN GB0002343159

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Also trades on London Stock Exchange · 49GP.L (GBp) London Stock Exchange · 50GP.L (GBp) London Stock Exchange · CRDA.L (GBp) Other OTC · COIHF (USD) Other OTC · COIHY (USD)
Description

Croda International Plc is a global enterprise specializing in the development, manufacturing, and distribution of high-performance chemicals, with its market reach spanning Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Asia, and Latin America. The company's operations are strategically organized across four main divisions: Consumer Care, Life Sciences, Performance Technologies, and Industrial Chemicals. Croda's diverse product portfolio caters to numerous sectors. For agriculture, it provides solutions such as crop protection enhancers, seed treatment technologies, animal health compounds, bio-stimulants, and specialized additives for farming films. The industrial landscape benefits from its range of adhesives, lubricant components, protective coatings, polymer solutions, vehicle maintenance chemicals, and advanced additives for plastics, batteries, and catalysts, along with materials for automotive textiles and fibers. Within consumer care, Croda supplies essential ingredients for a broad spectrum of personal care applications, including skin, hair, sun, body, and baby care items, as well as components for cosmetics, deodorants, anti-perspirants, depilatories, men's grooming, and oral hygiene products. Its Life Sciences segment is a key supplier of active pharmaceutical ingredients, dietary supplements, and various health-related products. The company's expertise also extends to construction chemicals, bitumen additives, and specialized materials and polymer additives vital for electronics and devices. It offers chemistries, emulsifiers, fuel and power generation additives, and unique polymer additives designed for furniture and wood. Furthermore, Croda contributes to household, industrial, and institutional cleaning products, oleochemicals, and chemicals used in packaging, printing, and paper manufacturing, in addition to paints and coatings. A significant area of Croda's innovation lies in thermal management products and advanced bio-based phase change materials, which are critical for temperature control across varied applications, from buildings and apparel to healthcare, electronics, food refrigeration, energy storage, and automotive systems. Established in 1925, Croda International Plc maintains its headquarters in Goole, United Kingdom.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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GBp84.00 +6.00 (+7.69%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
479
Beta
0.91
Float Shares
126.45M
Free Float %
90.6%
Price Performance
1D5D1M3M6M YTD1Y3Y5Y10YMax
+7.69% +7.01% +6.33% +1.20% +10,669.23% +10,669.23% +10,669.23% +1.20% -18.45% -14.72% -8.70%
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Market Data

Analyst Consensus (1 ratings, all time) Buy
Price Targets & DCF
Current price
84.00
DCF (Unlevered) 3,574.46 +4,155.3%
DCF (Levered) 1,496.04 +1,681.0%

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Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
2.30
Grey zone
Piotroski F-Score
6 / 9
Average
MOAT Score
4 / 10
Developing
Composite Rating
A
Overall Score
4 / 5
High
DCF Score
5 / 5
High
ROE Score
3 / 5
Medium
ROA Score
4 / 5
High
D/E Score
2 / 5
Medium
P/E Score
3 / 5
Medium
P/Book Score
5 / 5
High
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Chemicals - Specialty: +4.7%
    +4.4% Q4'25: +3.7% (vs Q4'23)
  • EPS growth Chemicals - Specialty: +13.2%
    -61.4% Q4'25: -99.1% (vs Q4'23)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Chemicals - Specialty: +44.1%
    +11.8% Q4'25: +16.4% (vs Q4'23)
  • EBIT margin Chemicals - Specialty: +8.8%
    +14.3% Q4'25: +13.6% (vs Q4'23)
  • ROIC Chemicals - Specialty: +5.6%
    +6.4% Q4'25: +10.1% (vs Q4'23)
  • Share dilution Chemicals - Specialty: +0.1%
    0.0% Q4'25: +2.2% (vs Q4'23)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Chemicals - Specialty: 0.18×
    1.83× Q4'25: 0.96× (vs Q4'23)
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Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.91) × ERP
WACC = 86% × Ke + 14% × Kd (4.2%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 3,554.31 Current price: 84.00
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

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Consensus Estimates
Metric Dec 2023
actual
Dec 2024
actual
Dec 2025
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Dec 2026
13 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Dec 2027
13 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Dec 2028
8 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Dec 2029
12 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Dec 2030
6 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Revenue
1.69B
est: 1.71B (-1.0%)
1.63B
est: 1.64B (-0.5%)
1.70B
est: 1.68B (+0.9%)
1.77B
1.73B – 1.84B
+5.1% YoY
1.85B
1.81B – 1.95B
+4.6% YoY
1.93B
1.89B – 2.02B
+4.6% YoY
2.04B
1.99B – 2.13B
+5.3% YoY
2.13B
2.08B – 2.23B
+4.7% YoY
EBITDA
388.50M
est: 479.18M (-18.9%)
374.50M
est: 463.59M (-19.2%)
380.70M
est: 477.17M (-20.2%)
501.40M
489.17M – 520.52M
+5.1% YoY
524.24M
512.50M – 551.75M
+4.6% YoY
548.21M
535.40M – 573.13M
+4.6% YoY
577.31M
563.82M – 603.56M
+5.3% YoY
604.65M
590.52M – 632.14M
+4.7% YoY
EBIT
262.20M
est: 376.78M (-30.4%)
238.70M
est: 347.02M (-31.2%)
243.70M
est: 357.18M (-31.8%)
375.32M
366.16M – 389.63M
+5.1% YoY
392.42M
383.63M – 413.01M
+4.6% YoY
410.36M
400.77M – 429.02M
+4.6% YoY
432.14M
422.04M – 451.79M
+5.3% YoY
452.61M
442.03M – 473.18M
+4.7% YoY
Net Income
171.00M
est: 223.38M (-23.4%)
158.50M
est: 190.25M (-16.7%)
62.00M
est: 197.60M (-68.6%)
220.13M
213.44M – 233.14M
+11.4% YoY
247.81M
240.28M – 262.45M
+12.6% YoY
272.95M
264.65M – 289.08M
+10.1% YoY
303.97M
294.73M – 321.93M
+11.4% YoY
318.38M
308.71M – 337.20M
+4.7% YoY
SGA
482.50M
est: 229.68M (+110.1%)
506.40M
est: 433.61M (+16.8%)
349.10M
est: 446.31M (-21.8%)
468.97M
457.53M – 486.85M
+5.1% YoY
490.34M
479.36M – 516.07M
+4.6% YoY
512.75M
500.77M – 536.06M
+4.6% YoY
539.97M
527.35M – 564.52M
+5.3% YoY
565.54M
552.32M – 591.25M
+4.7% YoY
EPS
1.22
est: 1.60 (-23.7%)
1.14
est: 1.36 (-16.3%)
0.44
est: 1.42 (-68.9%)
1.58
1.53 – 1.67
+11.4% YoY
1.77
1.72 – 1.88
+12.6% YoY
1.95
1.90 – 2.07
+10.1% YoY
2.18
2.11 – 2.31
+11.4% YoY
2.28
2.21 – 2.41
+4.7% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-06-12 A 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 3/5 5/5
2026-06-11 A 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 3/5 5/5
2026-05-14 A 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 3/5 5/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
36.06M
OE per share TTM
0.23
Owner's Yield
0.83%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
4,393.14%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
62.2%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

Ownership breakdown not available.

At a glance
Institutional holders
Total invested
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

No beneficial ownership filings recorded.

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ETF Ownership

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Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
40.4K
Shares Outstanding
139.50M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

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Recent SEC filings

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Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Stephen Edward Foots Group Chief Executive & Executive Director 2M male
Stephen Richard Oxley Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director 918.7K male
Michelle Fargen Global Head of Procurement and Sustainable Sourcing
Michelle Lydon President of Human Resources female
Philip Ruxton Chief Sustainability Officer male
Sandra Elaine Breene President of Consumer Care female
Stephen W. Burgess Managing Director of Nucleic Acid Delivery
Thiru Selvan President of Supply Chain Operations male
Thomas Michael Brophy Group General Counsel, Company Secretary & President Sustainability male
Anthony Damien Fitzpatrick President of Strategy, Corporate Development & Industrial Specialties male
Thomas Riemeier President of Life Sciences male
David Bishop Director of Investor Relations male
ESG Score History

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