Arkema S.A. (AKE.PA) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Arkema S.A. is graded D (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 11 pass, warnings: 7, red flags: 7.

About Arkema S.A.

Arkema S.A. is a Basic Materials company (Chemicals - Specialty) based in France, listed on PAR as AKE.PA.

What our checks show for AKE.PA

Red flags

• The net margin fell by 13.1 points over 5 years, to 0.7%: the company keeps less of each sale as profit.
• The gross margin fell by 4.7 points, to 17.8%: costs are rising faster than prices.
• Revenue fell 8.3% a year over the last 3 years.
• The net margin is only 0.7%: little room if costs rise.
• The dividend takes 493% of profit: little cushion if profit falls.
• The stock has fallen as much as 80% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Return on capital (ROCE) is only 3.7%.

Warning signs

• Operating profit covers interest only 3.1 times: a weak year could make the payments hard.
• Analysts expect only about 2.7% a year of growth in revenue.
• Earnings per share fell 76.3% a year over the last 3 years.
• Net profit fell 60.4% a year over the last 3 years.
• Free cash flow is only 4.2% of revenue.
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 1.8 years.
• Thinly traded (about 183 thousand shares a day): buying and selling can move the price.

Strengths

• Operating cash flow is 15.26x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• Analysts expect earnings per share to grow about 306% a year over the next years.
• Analysts expect the net margin to improve by 3.7 points from today's 0.7%.
• Pay in shares is only 0% of free cash flow.

Next earnings report: 2026-11-05

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Questions

What grade does Arkema S.A. (AKE.PA) have?

In our weekly check, Arkema S.A. is graded D (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 11 pass, warnings: 7, red flags: 7. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of AKE.PA stock?

This week's biggest flags for Arkema S.A.: Margins falling, Gross margin falling, Weak revenue growth. In total 14 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Arkema S.A. do?

Arkema S.A. is a Basic Materials company (Chemicals - Specialty) based in France, listed on PAR as AKE.PA.

When does Arkema S.A. report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2026-11-05. We re-run the checks every week, so the grade can change after it.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-31

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