Evonik Industries AG (EVK.DE) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Evonik Industries AG is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 13 pass, warnings: 6, red flags: 6.

About Evonik Industries AG

Evonik Industries AG is a Basic Materials company (Chemicals - Specialty) based in Germany, listed on XETRA as EVK.DE.

What our checks show for EVK.DE

Red flags

• The net margin fell by 4.1 points over 5 years, to 0.9%: the company keeps less of each sale as profit.
• The gross margin fell by 4.8 points, to 22.2%: costs are rising faster than prices.
• Revenue fell 8.6% a year over the last 3 years.
• The net margin is only 0.9%: little room if costs rise.
• The dividend takes 385% of profit: little cushion if profit falls.
• The stock has fallen as much as 67% from a peak. Would you have held through that?

Warning signs

• Operating profit covers interest only 3.9 times: a weak year could make the payments hard.
• Analysts expect only about 2.2% a year of growth in revenue.
• Earnings per share fell 39.4% a year over the last 3 years.
• Net profit fell 39.3% a year over the last 3 years.
• The stock is still below its previous peak.
• Return on capital (ROCE) is only 5.6%.

Strengths

• Operating cash flow is 13.49x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• Analysts expect earnings per share to grow about 105% a year over the next years.
• Analysts expect the net margin to improve by 4.1 points from today's 0.9%.
• A large company: market value $11.09 billion.
• Beta 0.51: the stock usually moves less than the market.
• Pay in shares is only 0% of free cash flow.

Next earnings report: 2026-11-03

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Questions

What grade does Evonik Industries AG (EVK.DE) have?

In our weekly check, Evonik Industries AG is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 13 pass, warnings: 6, red flags: 6. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of EVK.DE stock?

This week's biggest flags for Evonik Industries AG: Margins falling, Gross margin falling, Weak revenue growth. In total 12 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Evonik Industries AG do?

Evonik Industries AG is a Basic Materials company (Chemicals - Specialty) based in Germany, listed on XETRA as EVK.DE.

When does Evonik Industries AG report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2026-11-03. 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 2026-10-24

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