Lanxess AG (LXS.DE)
Cologne, DE
LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft, a prominent specialty chemicals firm, is engaged worldwide in the development, production, and sale of chemical intermediates, additives, specialized chemicals, and plastics. The company's operations are divided into four primary segments: Advanced Intermediates, Specialty Additives, Consumer Protection, and Engineering Materials. The Advanced Intermediates division supplies sophisticated industrial intermediates, fundamental and refined chemicals, organometallic compounds, and inorganic pigments, catering to industries like agrochemicals, automotive, construction, flavors and fragrances, semiconductors, photovoltaics, and color pigments. The Specialty Additives segment provides various specialized additives, including lubricants, flame retardants, plasticizers, and bromine derivatives, for applications in rubber, plastic, paint, construction, and electrical sectors. The Consumer Protection segment offers products for material preservation, disinfection, hygiene, and preservation, alongside flavors and fragrances, and precursors for the agrochemical, pharmaceutical, and specialty chemical industries. It also delivers technologies for water and liquid treatment. Finally, the Engineering Materials segment produces high-performance plastics, glass fibers, fiber composites, and urethane-based elastomers, which find use in the automotive, electrical/electronics, construction, medical, and sports and leisure fields. Founded in 1863, LANXESS has its headquarters situated in Cologne, Germany.
No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.
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| 1D | 5D | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Max |
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| -2.48% | +6.04% | -0.77% | -15.08% | +0.56% | +3.08% | -36.24% | -49.23% | -70.94% | -57.31% | -60.02% |
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Market Data
DCF figures are point estimates: small changes in growth or discount-rate assumptions move them materially. Read them as a reference, not a precise target.
| Rating | 2026-05 | Change |
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| Strong Buy | 2 | -1 |
| Buy | 2 | 0 |
| Hold | 9 | 0 |
| Sell | 1 | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 2 | 0 |
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Revenue growth Chemicals - Specialty: +4.7%-10.9% Q1'26: -13.9% (vs Q1'25)
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EPS growth Chemicals - Specialty: +13.2%-225.9% Q1'26: -147.0% (vs Q1'25)
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FCF margin FCF growth · Chemicals - Specialty: +44.1%-0.9% Q1'26: -2.9% (vs Q1'25)
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EBIT margin Chemicals - Specialty: +8.8%-0.6% Q1'26: -2.0% (vs Q1'25)
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ROIC Chemicals - Specialty: +5.6%-0.6% Q1'26: -2.0% (vs Q1'25)
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Share dilution Chemicals - Specialty: +0.1%+0.0% Q1'26: +0.0% (vs Q1'25)
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Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Chemicals - Specialty: 0.18×5.10× Q1'26: 6.74× (vs Q1'25)
* These projections are based on analyst consensus estimates and user-defined valuation multiples. This table is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
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Dec 2026 10 Rev. Ana. 2 EPS Ana. |
Dec 2027 15 Rev. Ana. 9 EPS Ana. |
Dec 2028 12 Rev. Ana. 3 EPS Ana. |
Dec 2029 11 Rev. Ana. 1 EPS Ana. |
Dec 2030 6 Rev. Ana. 1 EPS Ana. |
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| Revenue |
8.78B
est: 8.73B (+0.5%)
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9.09B
est: 9.25B (-1.6%)
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8.30B
est: 8.43B (-1.5%)
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8.01B
est: 8.20B (-2.3%)
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7.90B
est: 7.98B (-0.9%)
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7.70B
est: 7.69B (+0.2%)
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9.66B
est: 9.57B (+1.0%)
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7.20B
est: 7.12B (+1.1%)
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6.80B
est: 7.17B (-5.2%)
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6.10B
est: 6.11B (-0.1%)
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7.56B
est: 7.27B (+3.9%)
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8.09B
est: 8.10B (-0.1%)
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6.71B
est: 6.32B (+6.2%)
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6.37B
est: 6.42B (-0.8%)
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5.67B
est: 5.76B (-1.6%)
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5.84B
5.71B – 6.07B
+1.3% YoY
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5.90B
5.60B – 6.25B
+1.1% YoY
|
6.08B
6.07B – 6.09B
+3.1% YoY
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6.00B
5.78B – 6.29B
-1.5% YoY
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6.24B
6.01B – 6.54B
+4.0% YoY
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| EBITDA |
1.08B
est: 868.26M (+24.8%)
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1.17B
est: 928.50M (+25.9%)
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619.00M
est: 846.53M (-26.9%)
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619.00M
est: 363.71M (+70.2%)
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822.00M
est: 419.16M (+96.1%)
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962.00M
est: 592.85M (+62.3%)
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671.00M
est: 908.33M (-26.1%)
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956.00M
est: 449.65M (+112.6%)
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882.00M
est: 888.49M (-0.7%)
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1.60B
est: 670.60M (+139.2%)
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673.00M
est: 701.92M (-4.1%)
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865.00M
est: 728.40M (+18.8%)
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-143.00M
est: 439.52M (-132.5%)
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543.00M
est: 440.82M (+23.2%)
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497.00M
est: 400.76M (+24.0%)
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405.86M
397.15M – 421.73M
+1.3% YoY
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410.40M
389.53M – 434.44M
+1.1% YoY
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422.94M
422.28M – 423.61M
+3.1% YoY
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416.79M
401.68M – 437.17M
-1.5% YoY
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433.58M
417.86M – 454.78M
+4.0% YoY
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| EBIT |
780.00M
est: 749.70M (+4.0%)
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791.00M
est: 821.57M (-3.7%)
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-131.00M
est: 738.10M (-117.7%)
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193.00M
est: -90.44M (+313.4%)
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404.00M
est: 218.08M (+85.3%)
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451.00M
est: 395.55M (+14.0%)
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537.00M
est: 577.35M (-7.0%)
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555.00M
est: 222.59M (+149.3%)
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422.00M
est: 494.62M (-14.7%)
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1.14B
est: 349.47M (+226.2%)
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227.00M
est: 365.79M (-37.9%)
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329.00M
est: 379.59M (-13.3%)
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-705.00M
est: -54.31M (-1,198.1%)
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-17.00M
est: -54.47M (+68.8%)
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-34.00M
est: -49.52M (+31.3%)
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-50.15M
-52.11M – -49.07M
-1.3% YoY
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-50.71M
-53.68M – -48.13M
-1.1% YoY
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-52.26M
-52.34M – -52.18M
-3.1% YoY
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-51.50M
-54.02M – -49.63M
+1.5% YoY
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-53.57M
-56.19M – -51.63M
-4.0% YoY
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| Net Income |
507.00M
est: 468.10M (+8.3%)
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514.00M
est: 535.72M (-4.1%)
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-159.00M
est: 468.37M (-133.9%)
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47.00M
est: -154.62M (+130.4%)
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165.00M
est: 47.02M (+250.9%)
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192.00M
est: 157.27M (+22.1%)
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87.00M
est: 238.90M (-63.6%)
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431.00M
est: 64.77M (+565.5%)
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205.00M
est: 434.17M (-52.8%)
|
885.00M
est: 176.02M (+402.8%)
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267.00M
est: 184.24M (+44.9%)
|
185.00M
est: -65.00M (+384.6%)
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443.00M
est: -822.00M (+153.9%)
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-177.00M
est: 55.60M (-418.3%)
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-577.00M
est: -32.81M (-1,658.6%)
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2.40M
876.5K – 3.93M
+107.3% YoY
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-66.88M
-97.25M – 203.84M
-2,884.3% YoY
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78.70M
4.08M – 153.33M
+217.7% YoY
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69.67M
66.38M – 74.10M
-11.5% YoY
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122.25M
116.49M – 130.02M
+75.5% YoY
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| SGA |
1.06B
est: 1.17B (-9.3%)
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1.10B
est: 1.12B (-1.5%)
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1.06B
est: 1.00B (+5.2%)
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1.02B
est: 1.03B (-0.6%)
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1.04B
est: 1.02B (+2.3%)
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1.08B
est: 995.08M (+8.9%)
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1.34B
est: 1.35B (-1.0%)
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1.13B
est: 811.46M (+39.6%)
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1.09B
est: 1.06B (+2.0%)
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1.04B
est: 935.92M (+11.1%)
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1.26B
est: 979.63M (+28.1%)
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1.38B
est: 1.02B (+36.0%)
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1.21B
est: 1.12B (+8.3%)
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1.15B
est: 1.12B (+2.5%)
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1.06B
est: 1.02B (+4.2%)
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1.03B
1.01B – 1.07B
+1.3% YoY
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1.05B
992.24M – 1.11B
+1.1% YoY
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1.08B
1.08B – 1.08B
+3.1% YoY
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1.06B
1.02B – 1.11B
-1.5% YoY
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1.10B
1.06B – 1.16B
+4.0% YoY
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| EPS |
6.08
est: 6.43 (-5.4%)
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6.11
est: 6.67 (-8.4%)
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-1.91
est: 1.36 (-240.7%)
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0.53
est: 2.11 (-74.9%)
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1.80
est: 2.12 (-15.2%)
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2.10
est: 2.52 (-16.6%)
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0.95
est: 3.89 (-75.6%)
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4.71
est: 4.62 (+2.0%)
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2.32
est: 4.04 (-42.6%)
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10.22
est: 3.07 (+232.7%)
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3.09
est: 4.15 (-25.6%)
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2.14
est: 3.79 (-43.6%)
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5.13
est: -9.52 (+153.9%)
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-2.05
est: 0.64 (-421.0%)
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-6.68
est: -0.38 (-1,672.4%)
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0.03
0.01 – 0.05
+107.4% YoY
|
0.55
-1.13 – 2.36
+1,877.2% YoY
|
0.73
0.05 – 1.78
+32.2% YoY
|
0.81
0.77 – 0.86
+11.0% YoY
|
1.42
1.35 – 1.51
+75.5% YoY
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| Date | Rating | Overall | DCF | ROE | ROA | D/E | P/E | P/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | C | 2/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-05-07 | C+ | 2/5 | 3/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-05-06 | C | 2/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-05-05 | C | 2/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-05-04 | C | 2/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-04-30 | C | 2/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-04-29 | C | 2/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-04-28 | C | 2/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-04-27 | C | 2/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-04-24 | C | 2/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-04-23 | C | 2/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-04-22 | C | 2/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-04-21 | C | 2/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-04-20 | C | 2/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-04-17 | C | 2/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 |
| 2026-04-16 | C | 2/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 |
Owner Earnings
Ownership Overview
Ownership breakdown not available.
No beneficial ownership filings recorded.
Institutional Activity (13F)
Institutional history not available.
Top holders not available.
ETF Ownership
| # | ETF | Weight | Est. AUM exposure | TER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xtrackers S&P 500 2x Leveraged Daily Swap UCITS ETF 1C XS2D.L | 2.24% | 13.80M | 0.60% |
| 2 | Amundi MDAX ESG UCITS ETF Dist C007.DE | 0.87% | 1.94M | 0.30% |
| 3 | Amundi MDAX ESG II UCITS ETF Dist E907.DE | 0.86% | 970.1K | 0.30% |
| 4 | Xtrackers MDAX ESG Screened UCITS ETF 1D XDGM.DE | 0.85% | 897.8K | 0.40% |
| 5 | iShares MDAX UCITS ETF (DE) EXID.DE | 0.70% | 280.0K | 0.51% |
| 6 | iShares MDAX UCITS ETF (DE) EXS3.DE | 0.70% | 12.28M | 0.51% |
| 7 | Invesco MDAX UCITS ETF DEAM.DE | 0.69% | 5.97M | 0.19% |
| 8 | Amundi MDAX UCITS ETF Dist MD4X.DE | 0.69% | 1.76M | 0.20% |
| 9 | RockCreek Global Equality ETF RCGE | 0.44% | 419.4K | 0.95% |
| 10 | Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETF XS5G.L | 0.30% | 31.01M | 0.20% |
Insider Activity
No insider activity available.
Insider history not available.
No recent insider transactions.
Executive team
Executive compensation
Executive compensation not available.
No CEO compensation history available.
Proxy statements
No proxy statements available for this company yet.
Recent SEC filings
No SEC filings available for this company yet.
Executive team
| Name | Title | Compensation | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthias Zachert | Chairman of the Board of Management | 3M | male |
| Hubert Fink | Member of the Board of Management | 1M | — |
| Frederique van Baarle | Member of the Board of Management & Labor Director | 1M | female |
| Oliver Stratmann | Chief Financial Officer & Member of the Management Board | 883.0K | male |
| Stephan Spiegelhauer | Head of the Global Competence Center Paints & Coatings - Inorganic Pigments Business Unit | — | — |
| Thomas Duletzki | Head of the Mergers & Acquisitions Group | — | male |
| André Simon | Head of Investor Relations | — | male |
| Wolfgang Schmitz | Managing Director of Saltigo Gmbh | — | male |
| Jorge Alberto Nogueira | Head of Tire & Speciality Rubbers Business Unit | — | male |
| Katja Borghaus | Head of Human Resources | — | female |
| Marcel Beermann | Head of Procurement & Logistics Group Function | — | male |
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