Brenntag SE

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Brenntag SE publishes preliminary results for the fiscal year 2025

Mar 4, 2026

Brenntag SE publishes preliminary results for the fiscal year 2025

Brenntag SE publishes preliminary results for the fiscal year 2025 and proposes a dividend of 1.90 EUR per share

  • The preliminary operating gross profit came to EUR 3.8 billion (-1.9%*), preliminary operating EBITA amounts to EUR 929 million (-12.6%*), slightly below the adjusted guidance announced on 11 July 2025.
  • Preliminary free cash flow increased by 5.4% to EUR 941 million, demonstrating Brenntag's resilient business model and strong cash generation capabilities in a challenging market environment.
  • Earnings per share are expected to amount to EUR 1,83 or EUR 3,55 when considering non-cash impairments and other special items.
  • Brenntag proposes a dividend payment of EUR 1.90 per share. This represents a reduction of approximately 10% compared to the previous year. The proposal exceeds the dividend policy range and takes into account extraordinary write-off effects in the fiscal year.
  • For the financial year 2026, Brenntag expects an operating EBITDA between EUR 1,150 - 1,350 million.
Brenntag (ISIN DE000A1DAHH0), the global market leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution, today announced preliminary financial figures for the fiscal year 2025, with a dividend proposal of EUR 1.90 per share.
The financial year was characterized by a challenging macroeconomic and geopolitical environment as well as muted consumer confidence, subdued industrial activities and persistent pricing pressure weighing on demand and margins. The company achieved preliminary sales of EUR 15.2 billion (-3.7%*), an operating gross profit of EUR 3.8 billion (-1.9%*), operating EBITDA of EUR 1,287 million (-8.6%*) and an operating EBITA of EUR 929 million (-12.6%*), slightly below the lower end of its guidance.
The preliminary free cash flow increased by 5.4% to EUR 941 million, demonstrating Brenntag's resilient business model offering flexibility, global diversification, and proximity to suppliers and customers even in a challenging market environment.
The dividend proposal of EUR 1.90 represents a reduction of approximately 10% compared to the previous year. However, based on a preliminary consolidated profit after tax of EUR 265 million, this proposal exceeds the top-end of Brenntag's dividend policy.
The decrease in preliminary full-year 2025 earnings per share (EPS) to EUR 1.83 (previous year: EUR 3.71) was mainly driven by general market weakness, strongly impacted by non-cash impairments as a result of an in-depth balance sheet review, as well as other special items. Under consideration of these factors, the EPS would stand at EUR 3.55. The Management Board and the Supervisory Board consider the dividend policy deviation to be appropriate, taking into account these non-cash impairments and other special items totalling EUR 248 million as well as a strong free cash flow in the 2025 financial year.
This proposal reflects a balanced approach of safeguarding financial stability while maintaining a clear commitment to delivering attractive and sustainable returns to shareholders.
For the 2026 financial year, Brenntag expects market conditions to remain subdued. In this uncertain environment, the company continues to focus on cost discipline, cash generation, and organizational simplification. Brenntag expects operating EBITDA in the range of EUR 1,150 million to EUR 1,350 million. This guidance excludes potential impacts from the recent geopolitical developments in the Middle East, the effects of which are currently too early to reliably assess.
Brenntag SE will publish its 2025 full year financial results on March 12, 2026
*Unless indicated otherwise, growth rates are on a constant currency basis.

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