| KPI | [EUR m] | FY 2023 | FY 2024 E | FY 2025 E | FY 2026 E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Number of Estimates | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Highest | 3,728.0 | 3,830.0 | 4,245.9 | |
| Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Consensus | 3,875.6 | 3,610.1 | 3,689.5 | 3,802.5 |
| Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Median | 3,610.5 | 3,665.7 | 3,825.0 | |
| Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Lowest | 3,474.7 | 3,553.0 | 3,573.0 | |
| Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Number of Estimates | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Highest | 781.5 | 829.0 | 886.4 | |
| Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Consensus | 971.9 | 763.7 | 766.6 | 805.4 |
| Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Median | 765.8 | 773.5 | 809.0 | |
| Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Lowest | 745.0 | 696.6 | 714.0 | |
| Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Number of Estimates | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Highest | 494.3 | 517.1 | 554.0 | |
| Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Consensus | 673.4 | 460.7 | 462.1 | 484.7 |
| Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Median | 464.6 | 462.0 | 481.1 | |
| Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Lowest | 436.0 | 406.0 | 427.0 | |
| EBIT reported (including associates, including non-recurring elements) | Number of Estimates | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| EBIT reported (including associates, including non-recurring elements) | Highest | -738.0 | 508.1 | 543.4 | |
| EBIT reported (including associates, including non-recurring elements) | Consensus | 591.0 | -1,148.4 | 460.4 | 484.0 |
| EBIT reported (including associates, including non-recurring elements) | Median | -1,198.9 | 460.1 | 483.5 | |
| EBIT reported (including associates, including non-recurring elements) | Lowest | -1,237.0 | 419.5 | 438.0 | |
| Adjusted net profit (Group share) | Number of Estimates | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| Adjusted net profit (Group share) | Highest | 349.0 | 342.0 | 355.0 | |
| Adjusted net profit (Group share) | Consensus | 447.0 | 263.8 | 265.7 | 279.3 |
| Adjusted net profit (Group share) | Median | 256.9 | 260.5 | 280.0 | |
| Adjusted net profit (Group share) | Lowest | 199.0 | 212.0 | 231.0 | |
| Net profit reported (Group share) | Number of Estimates | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Net profit reported (Group share) | Highest | -873.0 | 342.0 | 355.0 | |
| Net profit reported (Group share) | Consensus | 385.0 | -1,283.5 | 261.0 | 275.3 |
| Net profit reported (Group share) | Median | -1,344.7 | 250.9 | 268.4 | |
| Net profit reported (Group share) | Lowest | -1,455.9 | 230.2 | 239.0 | |
| Capital expenditure (Capex) | Number of Estimates | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| Capital expenditure (Capex) | Highest | 764.0 | 725.9 | 834.7 | |
| Capital expenditure (Capex) | Consensus | 857.0 | 629.7 | 552.8 | 540.9 |
| Capital expenditure (Capex) | Median | 630.0 | 528.2 | 500.1 | |
| Capital expenditure (Capex) | Lowest | 567.4 | 400.0 | 361.4 | |
| Cash-flow from operations (after NWC) | Number of Estimates | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Cash-flow from operations (after NWC) | Highest | 1,199.0 | 705.0 | 737.2 | |
| Cash-flow from operations (after NWC) | Consensus | 1,217.0 | 792.6 | 581.7 | 651.3 |
| Cash-flow from operations (after NWC) | Median | 787.8 | 646.9 | 657.0 | |
| Cash-flow from operations (after NWC) | Lowest | 404.8 | 417.6 | 552.5 | |
| Change in Net Working Capital | Number of Estimates | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| Change in Net Working Capital | Highest | 347.0 | 79.0 | 4.0 | |
| Change in Net Working Capital | Consensus | 346.0 | 160.4 | -62.0 | -41.3 |
| Change in Net Working Capital | Median | 161.0 | -16.7 | -20.0 | |
| Change in Net Working Capital | Lowest | -91.5 | -218.0 | -154.0 | |
| Net financial debt (+)/cash (-) | Number of Estimates | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| Net financial debt (+)/cash (-) | Highest | 1,880.0 | 2,220.5 | 2,483.7 | |
| Net financial debt (+)/cash (-) | Consensus | 1,266.0 | 1,466.7 | 1,707.4 | 1,902.7 |
| Net financial debt (+)/cash (-) | Median | 1,493.7 | 1,674.0 | 1,968.0 | |
| Net financial debt (+)/cash (-) | Lowest | 1,204.0 | 1,336.0 | 1,460.4 | |
| Capital employed (average) | Number of Estimates | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Capital employed (average) | Highest | 4,925.0 | 4,546.3 | 5,052.2 | |
| Capital employed (average) | Consensus | 4,977.0 | 4,925.0 | 4,546.3 | 5,052.2 |
| Capital employed (average) | Median | 4,925.0 | 4,546.3 | 5,052.2 | |
| Capital employed (average) | Lowest | 4,925.0 | 4,546.3 | 5,052.2 | |
| Adjusted EPS (basic) | Number of Estimates | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| Adjusted EPS (basic) | Highest | 1.45 | 1.42 | 1.48 | |
| Adjusted EPS (basic) | Consensus | 1.86 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.16 |
| Adjusted EPS (basic) | Median | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.16 | |
| Adjusted EPS (basic) | Lowest | 0.83 | 0.88 | 0.96 | |
| EPS reported (basic) | Number of Estimates | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| EPS reported (basic) | Highest | -3.63 | 1.42 | 1.48 | |
| EPS reported (basic) | Consensus | 1.60 | -5.34 | 1.09 | 1.15 |
| EPS reported (basic) | Median | -5.58 | 1.04 | 1.12 | |
| EPS reported (basic) | Lowest | -6.06 | 0.96 | 0.99 | |
| Battery Materials, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Number of Estimates | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Battery Materials, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Highest | 472.5 | 600.0 | 1,000.0 | |
| Battery Materials, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Consensus | 547.8 | 438.8 | 514.7 | 640.1 |
| Battery Materials, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Median | 439.5 | 499.7 | 644.3 | |
| Battery Materials, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Lowest | 365.9 | 439.0 | 439.0 | |
| Battery Materials, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Number of Estimates | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Battery Materials, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Highest | 8.5 | 101.9 | 150.0 | |
| Battery Materials, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Consensus | 149.2 | 1.4 | 32.6 | 83.0 |
| Battery Materials, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Median | 0.5 | 25.2 | 63.4 | |
| Battery Materials, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Lowest | -5.0 | -25.3 | 45.0 | |
| Battery Materials, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Number of Estimates | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| Battery Materials, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Highest | -80.2 | -22.1 | 0.0 | |
| Battery Materials, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Consensus | 47.9 | -103.0 | -69.1 | -31.1 |
| Battery Materials, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Median | -108.9 | -72.0 | -29.5 | |
| Battery Materials, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Lowest | -110.7 | -100.0 | -60.0 | |
| Catalysis, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Number of Estimates | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| Catalysis, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Highest | 1,804.0 | 1,794.0 | 1,769.0 | |
| Catalysis, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Consensus | 1,803.5 | 1,698.5 | 1,666.1 | 1,633.3 |
| Catalysis, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Median | 1,694.3 | 1,649.6 | 1,649.6 | |
| Catalysis, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Lowest | 1,628.1 | 1,546.0 | 1,452.6 | |
| Catalysis, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Number of Estimates | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Catalysis, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Highest | 438.5 | 428.4 | 433.8 | |
| Catalysis, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Consensus | 436.1 | 428.5 | 404.9 | 392.0 |
| Catalysis, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Median | 431.0 | 407.8 | 398.0 | |
| Catalysis, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Lowest | 410.0 | 371.0 | 352.0 | |
| Catalysis, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Number of Estimates | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| Catalysis, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Highest | 369.4 | 354.1 | 357.3 | |
| Catalysis, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Consensus | 364.1 | 358.8 | 332.6 | 318.4 |
| Catalysis, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Median | 361.2 | 331.8 | 323.0 | |
| Catalysis, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Lowest | 343.5 | 308.7 | 276.6 | |
| Recycling, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Number of Estimates | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| Recycling, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Highest | 988.6 | 999.0 | 999.0 | |
| Recycling, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Consensus | 1,012.5 | 948.5 | 964.3 | 968.4 |
| Recycling, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Median | 945.2 | 961.9 | 971.4 | |
| Recycling, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Lowest | 921.0 | 932.0 | 923.0 | |
| Recycling, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Number of Estimates | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Recycling, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Highest | 344.8 | 348.3 | 349.0 | |
| Recycling, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Consensus | 371.6 | 330.2 | 323.4 | 320.1 |
| Recycling, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Median | 327.5 | 321.8 | 321.0 | |
| Recycling, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Lowest | 317.0 | 290.3 | 289.6 | |
| Recycling, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Number of Estimates | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| Recycling, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Highest | 276.0 | 270.0 | 267.0 | |
| Recycling, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Consensus | 295.3 | 254.8 | 245.6 | 239.9 |
| Recycling, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Median | 254.0 | 251.4 | 242.7 | |
| Recycling, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Lowest | 238.2 | 210.7 | 207.6 | |
| Specialty Materials, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Number of Estimates | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Specialty Materials, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Highest | 552.0 | 578.8 | 607.7 | |
| Specialty Materials, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Consensus | 556.5 | 540.1 | 561.0 | 581.6 |
| Specialty Materials, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Median | 539.5 | 557.2 | 580.3 | |
| Specialty Materials, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Lowest | 525.6 | 545.2 | 560.5 | |
| Specialty Materials, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Number of Estimates | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Specialty Materials, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Highest | 94.6 | 115.0 | 120.0 | |
| Specialty Materials, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Consensus | 110.1 | 90.3 | 96.9 | 102.3 |
| Specialty Materials, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Median | 90.6 | 94.6 | 98.5 | |
| Specialty Materials, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Lowest | 85.5 | 85.8 | 87.3 | |
| Specialty Materials, Adjusted EBIT (including associates | Number of Estimates | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| Specialty Materials, Adjusted EBIT (including associates | Highest | 62.0 | 73.1 | 83.3 | |
| Specialty Materials, Adjusted EBIT (including associates | Consensus | 79.3 | 57.2 | 61.0 | 65.2 |
| Specialty Materials, Adjusted EBIT (including associates | Median | 59.0 | 60.9 | 62.4 | |
| Specialty Materials, Adjusted EBIT (including associates | Lowest | 47.0 | 53.1 | 53.7 | |
| Corporate & Group items, Adjusted EBITDA | Number of Estimates | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Corporate & Group items, Adjusted EBITDA | Highest | -74.0 | -77.0 | -77.6 | |
| Corporate & Group items, Adjusted EBITDA | Consensus | -95.0 | -85.5 | -85.7 | -87.0 |
| Corporate & Group items, Adjusted EBITDA | Median | -85.9 | -85.9 | -87.0 | |
| Corporate & Group items, Adjusted EBITDA | Lowest | -95.0 | -93.0 | -98.0 | |
| Corporate & Group items, Adjusted EBIT | Number of Estimates | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| Corporate & Group items, Adjusted EBIT | Highest | -96.0 | -99.0 | -99.5 | |
| Corporate & Group items, Adjusted EBIT | Consensus | -113.2 | -105.5 | -105.4 | -106.5 |
| Corporate & Group items, Adjusted EBIT | Median | -105.0 | -107.0 | -106.3 | |
| Corporate & Group items, Adjusted EBIT | Lowest | -113.6 | -115.0 | -120.0 |
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