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Lenzing

VIE:LNZ · AT0000644505
ChemicalsLarge

360

10
EV / EBIT22
Price / Owner Earnings87
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales83
EV / Gross Profit35
Price/Book41
Return on Capital30
Cash Return on Capital42
Return on Equity20
EBIT Margin30
Gross Profitability28
Accruals97
Owner Earnings Margin39
Sales growth35
Profit Growth1
Long-Term EPS Growth15
Owner Earnings Growth6
Reinvestment63
Price momentum21
Debt load11
Refinancing70
Debt Payback1
Liquidity19
Analyst ratings3
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside26
Market mood6
Value Creation4/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Lenzing doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryAustria
IndustryChemicals
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeWBAG
Employees1,096
ISINAT0000644505
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Bio-based and Renewable MaterialsManufacturing

Description

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 4/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
4
2023202420252026

All-time high

28

Nov 2025

All-time low

1

Mar 2026

Average rank

13

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
83
87
73
41
Price/Earnings
95
1
16
33
Price/Book
41
72
70
55
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
46
Value (overall)
50
50
18
37

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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