SY1 Stock Analysis: Symrise | XETRA
Specialty Chemicals | XETRA, Germany | Market Cap: 12.146m EUR | 12M Return: 2% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 26.3M
EPS Trend: -5.3%
Rev. Trend: 25.1%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 10.5 years of data
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Symrise AG is a German specialty chemicals company founded in 1874 and headquartered in Holzminden, that supplies fragrances, flavorings, cosmetic base materials, active ingredients, and functional ingredients to manufacturers worldwide. The company operates through two main segments: Taste, Nutrition & Health, which provides ingredients and product solutions for food, beverages, pet food, fish feed, and dietary supplements; and Scent & Care, which develops and sells fragrance ingredients, aroma molecules, cosmetic ingredients, and mint flavors for use in perfumes, personal care, cleaning, and oral care products. Symrise serves customers across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, North America, Asia Pacific, and Latin America.
As a specialty chemicals business within the Materials sector, Symrise operates on a B2B (business-to-business) model, selling formulated ingredients and compounds to consumer goods manufacturers rather than directly to end consumers. Companies in this sub-industry typically derive competitive advantage from proprietary formulation capabilities, regulatory expertise, and long-standing customer relationships with global consumer brands in food, beverage, personal care, and household products.
- M&A integration of Diana drives pet food segment margin expansion
- Scent Care pricing tested amid Givaudan and DSM-Firmenich competition
- Emerging markets FX volatility pressures reported revenue growth
| Net Income: 239.9m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.10 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 1.84 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 32.64% < 20% (prev 23.63%; Δ 9.01% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.14 > 3% & CFO 1.10b > Net Income 239.9m |
| Net Debt (1.77b) to EBITDA (1.05b): 1.69 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.52 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (136.1m) vs 12m ago -2.64% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 36.87% > 18% (prev 39.28%; Δ -2.41% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 74.46% > 50% (prev 60.04%; Δ 14.42% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 8.55 > 6 (EBIT TTM 701.2m / Interest Expense TTM 82.0m) |
| A: 0.25 (Total Current Assets 3.31b - Total Current Liabilities 1.31b) / Total Assets 8.11b |
| B: 0.24 (Retained Earnings 1.93b / Total Assets 8.11b) |
| C: 0.09 (EBIT TTM 701.2m / Avg Total Assets 8.21b) |
| D: 0.85 (Book Value of Equity 3.72b / Total Liabilities 4.36b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 3.86 = AA |
| DSRI: 0.85 (Receivables 1.11b/1.06b, Revenue 6.12b/5.00b) |
| GMI: 1.07 (GM 39.28% / 36.87%) |
| AQI: 0.96 (AQ_t 0.40 / AQ_t-1 0.42) |
| SGI: 1.22 (Revenue 6.12b / 5.00b) |
| TATA: -0.11 (NI 239.9m - CFO 1.10b) / TA 8.11b) |
| Beneish M = -2.96 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of July 29, 2026, the stock is trading at EUR 87.08 with a total of 223,723 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -1.76%, over one month by -0.11%, over three months by +20.07% and over the past year by +1.98%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 82.10 (which is 5.7% or 2.5 ATR below the current price).
Symrise has no consensus analysts rating.
P/E Trailing = 48.8202
P/E Forward = 22.2717
P/S = 2.4641
P/B = 3.2654
P/EG = 3.2816
Revenue TTM = 6.12b EUR
EBIT TTM = 701.2m EUR
EBITDA TTM = 1.05b EUR
Long Term Debt = 2.06b EUR (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 434.8m EUR (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 2.78b EUR (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 168.4m
Net Debt = 1.77b EUR (calculated: Debt 2.78b - CCE 1.01b)
Enterprise Value = 13.9b EUR (12.1b + Debt 2.78b - CCE 1.01b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 8.55 (Ebit TTM 701.2m / Interest Expense TTM 82.0m)
EV/FCF = 17.41x (Enterprise Value 13.9b / FCF TTM 799.2m)
FCF Yield = 5.74% (FCF TTM 799.2m / Enterprise Value 13.9b)
FCF Margin = 13.07% (FCF TTM 799.2m / Revenue TTM 6.12b)
Net Margin = 3.92% (Net Income TTM 239.9m / Revenue TTM 6.12b)
Gross Margin = 36.87% ((Revenue TTM 6.12b - Cost of Revenue TTM 3.86b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 33.57% (prev 33.57%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.72 (Enterprise Value 13.9b / Total Assets 8.11b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 2.95% (Interest Expense 82.0m / Debt 2.78b)
Taxrate = 40.61% (167.6m / 412.8m)
NOPAT = 416.4m (EBIT 701.2m * (1 - 40.61%))
Current Ratio = 2.52 (Total Current Assets 3.31b / Total Current Liabilities 1.31b)
Debt / Equity = 0.75 (Debt 2.78b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 3.72b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.69 (Net Debt 1.77b / EBITDA 1.05b)
Debt / FCF = 2.22 (Net Debt 1.77b / FCF TTM 799.2m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 3.72b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 2.92% (Net Income 239.9m / Total Assets 8.11b)
RoE = 6.46% (Net Income TTM 239.9m / Total Stockholder Equity 3.72b)
RoCE = 12.13% (EBIT 701.2m / Capital Employed (Equity 3.72b + L.T.Debt 2.06b))
RoIC = 6.02% (NOPAT 416.4m / Invested Capital 6.92b)
WACC = 4.88% (E(12.1b)/V(14.9b) * Re(5.60%) + D(2.78b)/V(14.9b) * Rd(2.95%) * (1-Tc(0.41)))
Discount Rate = 5.60% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -50.45 | Cagr: -1.12%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈746.5m ; Y1≈855.8m ; Y5≈1.26b
[DCF] Fair Price = 122.9 (EV 19.0b - Net Debt 1.77b = Equity 17.2b / Shares 139.8m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -5.33 | EPS CAGR: -2.06% | SUE: N/A | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 25.06 | Revenue CAGR: 2.29% | SUE: -0.01 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=0.00 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=N/A | Analysts=0
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=3.93 | Chg30d=-0.06% | Revisions=+17% | GrowthEPS=+7.0% | GrowthRev=+1.5%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=4.27 | Chg30d=+0.46% | Revisions=+29% | GrowthEPS=+8.8% | GrowthRev=+5.1%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +30% (up=5, down=2)