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EMS-Chemie Holding
CHF 836.00+0.30% today
+51.3% in 1 year
1-year low CHF 545.501-year high CHF 895.50
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay CHF 41.91 for every CHF 1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What EMS-Chemie Holding sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from CHF 2.44 billion in 2022 to CHF 1.95 billion in 2025, with CHF 467 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
EMS-Chemie Holding handed back 80% of the cash it generated last year.
CHF 403M
Free cash flow 2025CHF 506M
Bought back its own shares–
Paid as dividendsCHF 403M
Cash vs. debtCHF 603M vs. CHF 32M
EMS-Chemie Holding vs. similar companies
EMS-Chemie Holding grows the slowest of these 5 and is the most expensive for its profits.
| Company | Profit from CHF 100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per CHF 1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMS-Chemie Holding | 41.9× · Expensive | ||
 Linde | 34.7× · Expensive | ||
 L'Air Liquide | 34.5× · Expensive | ||
 Ecolab | 41.4× · Expensive | ||
 The Sherwin-Williams | 33.4× · Expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads EMS-Chemie Holding's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of CHF | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,442 | 2,189 | 2,071 | 1,950 | |
| 1,012 | 889 | 970 | 969 | |
| 611 | 493 | 540 | 568 | |
| 658 | 542 | 603 | 620 | |
| 532 | 458 | 461 | 467 | |
| 22.75 | 19.56 | 19.70 | 19.95 | |
| 41.4% | 40.6% | 46.9% | 49.7% | |
| 25.0% | 22.5% | 26.1% | 29.1% | |
| 21.8% | 20.9% | 22.3% | 23.9% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of CHF | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 2,316 | 2,167 | 2,227 | 2,227 |
| Cash | 249 | 264 | 518 | 603 |
| Total debt | 14 | 32 | 9 | 32 |
| Total liabilities | 472 | 399 | 363 | 368 |
| 1,816 | 1,742 | 1,835 | 1,855 | |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
| 28.2% | – | – | – | |
| 29.3% | 26.3% | 25.1% | 25.1% |
Cash flow
| In millions of CHF | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 366 | 576 | 480 | 534 | |
| 94 | 49 | 33 | 28 | |
| 272 | 527 | 448 | 506 | |
| Dividends paid | 491 | 468 | 374 | 403 |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – |
Valuation
- 41.9×
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- –
- 8.7×
- 10.0×
- 38.6×
- 30.6×
- 2.6%
- 2.4%
- 2.1%
Profitability
- 49.7%
- 29.1%
- 23.9%
- –
- –
- 28.2%
- –
- –
- –
- –
Growth
- −7.2%
- −4.3%
- –
- –
- +0.0%
Financial health
- –
- 0.02
- –
- –
- 5.98
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How it ranks in Materials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 13%of 955
Bottom 21%of 769
Bottom 17%of 933
Top 48%of 988
2.1%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$21a year at today's yield, before tax
–per share
Raised–not every year
How safe it looks
86.5% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 79.7%
News
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Insider trades
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Questions about EMS-Chemie Holding
Is EMS-Chemie Holding a good stock to buy?
A strong, very profitable business, but the price is high. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the EMS-Chemie Holding AI analysis
What does EMS-Chemie Holding do?
EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG engages in the polymers and specialty chemicals businesses in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and internationally. It is in Specialty Chemicals, based in Domat/Ems, Switzerland, with 2,657 employees.
Does EMS-Chemie Holding pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 2.1% a year, about 86% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out CHF 403 million in dividends.
Is EMS-Chemie Holding stock halal?
Yes. EMS-Chemie Holding passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 0.2% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has EMS-Chemie Holding stock done over the past year?
Up 51.3% over the past twelve months, to CHF 836.00. It traded between CHF 545.50 and CHF 895.50 and is 6.6% below its high.
Who are EMS-Chemie Holding's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Linde, L'Air Liquide, Ecolab and The Sherwin-Williams. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with EMS-Chemie Holding's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 10, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.