Yara International ASA (YAR.OL) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Yara International ASA is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 15 pass, warnings: 6, red flags: 4.

About Yara International ASA

Yara International ASA is a Basic Materials company (Agricultural Inputs) based in Norway, listed on OSL as YAR.OL.

What our checks show for YAR.OL

Red flags

• Analysts expect revenue to shrink about 3.8% a year.
• Revenue fell 10.9% a year over the last 3 years.
• The stock has fallen as much as 80% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 12.3 years.

Warning signs

• The gross margin fell by 2 points, to 24.9%: costs are rising faster than prices.
• Analysts expect earnings per share to shrink about 12.2% a year.
• Analysts expect the net margin to shrink by 0.2 points from today's 8.3%.
• Earnings per share fell 20.2% a year over the last 3 years.
• Net profit fell 20.2% a year over the last 3 years.
• The net margin is only 8.3%: little room if costs rise.

Strengths

• Net debt is only 0.9x a year of EBITDA: the balance sheet has room.
• The net margin rose by 5.6 points over 5 years, to 8.3%.
• Operating cash flow is 1.36x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• The dividend takes 43% of profit: there is a cushion.
• The price is 7.8 times earnings (P/E), reasonable for its growth.
• A large company: market value $11.02 billion.

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Questions

What grade does Yara International ASA (YAR.OL) have?

In our weekly check, Yara International ASA is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 15 pass, warnings: 6, red flags: 4. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of YAR.OL stock?

This week's biggest flags for Yara International ASA: Weak revenue forecast, Weak revenue growth, Deep past fall. In total 10 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Yara International ASA do?

Yara International ASA is a Basic Materials company (Agricultural Inputs) based in Norway, listed on OSL as YAR.OL.

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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