| KPI | [EUR m] | FY 2024 | FY 2025 E | FY 2026 E | FY 2027 E | FY 2028 E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Number of Estimates | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | |
| Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Highest | 3,689.0 | 3,779.0 | 4,008.2 | 4,252.7 | |
| Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Consensus | 3,461.0 | 3,479.7 | 3,582.0 | 3,723.7 | 3,912.6 |
| Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Median | 3,472.5 | 3,592.3 | 3,702.2 | 3,911.5 | |
| Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Lowest | 3,367.5 | 3,412.0 | 3,446.0 | 3,522.1 | |
| Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Number of Estimates | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | |
| Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Highest | 766.0 | 834.0 | 916.0 | 1,023.4 | |
| Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Consensus | 762.8 | 741.2 | 777.5 | 823.9 | 892.8 |
| Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Median | 740.6 | 775.1 | 824.0 | 883.0 | |
| Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Lowest | 714.0 | 720.5 | 735.3 | 759.8 | |
| Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Number of Estimates | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | |
| Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Highest | 497.2 | 540.3 | 596.0 | 653.9 | |
| Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Consensus | 477.6 | 465.5 | 486.7 | 516.3 | 575.9 |
| Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Median | 467.0 | 483.3 | 511.5 | 587.9 | |
| Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Lowest | 416.8 | 402.7 | 417.2 | 428.2 | |
| EBIT reported (including associates, including non-recurring elements) | Number of Estimates | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | |
| EBIT reported (including associates, including non-recurring elements) | Highest | 496.8 | 533.7 | 596.0 | 651.0 | |
| EBIT reported (including associates, including non-recurring elements) | Consensus | -1,311.0 | 442.1 | 467.0 | 498.4 | 561.7 |
| EBIT reported (including associates, including non-recurring elements) | Median | 449.0 | 470.3 | 479.2 | 587.9 | |
| EBIT reported (including associates, including non-recurring elements) | Lowest | 341.7 | 362.3 | 417.6 | 428.6 | |
| Adjusted net profit (Group share) | Number of Estimates | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | |
| Adjusted net profit (Group share) | Highest | 285.9 | 320.0 | 382.0 | 428.0 | |
| Adjusted net profit (Group share) | Consensus | 255.0 | 248.6 | 262.1 | 283.9 | 330.1 |
| Adjusted net profit (Group share) | Median | 245.0 | 269.0 | 282.1 | 320.0 | |
| Adjusted net profit (Group share) | Lowest | 210.6 | 200.3 | 206.2 | 214.5 | |
| Net profit reported (Group share) | Number of Estimates | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | |
| Net profit reported (Group share) | Highest | 282.9 | 320.0 | 382.0 | 428.0 | |
| Net profit reported (Group share) | Consensus | -1,479.9 | 229.8 | 250.8 | 276.5 | 329.1 |
| Net profit reported (Group share) | Median | 234.3 | 261.5 | 280.6 | 341.5 | |
| Net profit reported (Group share) | Lowest | 136.1 | 152.0 | 207.8 | 216.1 | |
| Capital expenditure (Capex) | Number of Estimates | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | |
| Capital expenditure (Capex) | Highest | 801.0 | 600.0 | 500.0 | 475.5 | |
| Capital expenditure (Capex) | Consensus | 555.0 | 477.6 | 440.8 | 404.8 | 393.0 |
| Capital expenditure (Capex) | Median | 446.5 | 425.2 | 393.7 | 405.7 | |
| Capital expenditure (Capex) | Lowest | 384.4 | 364.4 | 324.4 | 284.4 | |
| Cash-flow from operations (after NWC) | Number of Estimates | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
| Cash-flow from operations (after NWC) | Highest | 714.0 | 744.8 | 842.8 | 907.3 | |
| Cash-flow from operations (after NWC) | Consensus | 966.7 | 600.5 | 676.7 | 734.6 | 835.4 |
| Cash-flow from operations (after NWC) | Median | 621.9 | 680.8 | 699.2 | 856.5 | |
| Cash-flow from operations (after NWC) | Lowest | 443.0 | 611.9 | 656.0 | 777.1 | |
| Change in Net Working Capital | Number of Estimates | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | |
| Change in Net Working Capital | Highest | 60.2 | 15.5 | 24.8 | 16.6 | |
| Change in Net Working Capital | Consensus | 391.6 | -46.7 | -51.5 | -37.5 | -39.0 |
| Change in Net Working Capital | Median | -4.0 | -43.9 | -38.0 | -40.1 | |
| Change in Net Working Capital | Lowest | -243.5 | -156.8 | -103.0 | -106.3 | |
| Net financial debt (+)/cash (-) | Number of Estimates | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | |
| Net financial debt (+)/cash (-) | Highest | 2,062.8 | 2,215.0 | 2,393.6 | 2,569.5 | |
| Net financial debt (+)/cash (-) | Consensus | 1,425.0 | 1,881.4 | 1,994.8 | 1,972.7 | 1,922.7 |
| Net financial debt (+)/cash (-) | Median | 1,854.0 | 1,940.5 | 1,979.1 | 1,794.2 | |
| Net financial debt (+)/cash (-) | Lowest | 1,647.0 | 1,723.0 | 1,639.0 | 1,603.3 | |
| Capital employed (average) | Number of Estimates | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Capital employed (average) | Highest | 5,088.2 | 5,039.9 | 4,939.7 | 4,947.0 | |
| Capital employed (average) | Consensus | 3,880.0 | 4,103.8 | 4,291.0 | 4,381.8 | 4,491.0 |
| Capital employed (average) | Median | 3,996.5 | 4,264.8 | 4,363.3 | 4,442.3 | |
| Capital employed (average) | Lowest | 3,333.7 | 3,594.6 | 3,860.7 | 4,132.4 | |
| Adjusted EPS (basic) | Number of Estimates | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | |
| Adjusted EPS (basic) | Highest | 1.19 | 1.33 | 1.59 | 1.78 | |
| Adjusted EPS (basic) | Consensus | 1.06 | 1.03 | 1.09 | 1.18 | 1.37 |
| Adjusted EPS (basic) | Median | 1.01 | 1.10 | 1.17 | 1.33 | |
| Adjusted EPS (basic) | Lowest | 0.87 | 0.83 | 0.86 | 0.89 | |
| EPS reported (basic) | Number of Estimates | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | |
| EPS reported (basic) | Highest | 1.21 | 1.33 | 1.59 | 1.78 | |
| EPS reported (basic) | Consensus | -6.15 | 0.96 | 1.04 | 1.15 | 1.37 |
| EPS reported (basic) | Median | 0.98 | 1.09 | 1.16 | 1.42 | |
| EPS reported (basic) | Lowest | 0.57 | 0.63 | 0.86 | 0.90 | |
| Battery Materials, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Number of Estimates | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | |
| Battery Materials, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Highest | 489.5 | 597.2 | 862.6 | 1,060.0 | |
| Battery Materials, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Consensus | 385.7 | 413.5 | 509.4 | 641.7 | 802.1 |
| Battery Materials, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Median | 394.0 | 529.6 | 720.3 | 794.5 | |
| Battery Materials, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Lowest | 383.8 | 383.8 | 383.8 | 383.8 | |
| Battery Materials, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Number of Estimates | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | |
| Battery Materials, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Highest | 2.0 | 74.3 | 139.2 | 266.6 | |
| Battery Materials, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Consensus | -5.3 | -11.2 | 32.4 | 82.7 | 158.5 |
| Battery Materials, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Median | -10.3 | 29.9 | 86.3 | 171.1 | |
| Battery Materials, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Lowest | -25.0 | 5.3 | 23.4 | 46.7 | |
| Battery Materials, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Number of Estimates | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
| Battery Materials, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Highest | -67.6 | -1.9 | 60.0 | 122.9 | |
| Battery Materials, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Consensus | -90.0 | -90.5 | -66.5 | -24.9 | 47.3 |
| Battery Materials, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Median | -88.0 | -72.7 | -42.8 | 74.9 | |
| Battery Materials, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Lowest | -131.1 | -126.1 | -92.1 | -81.1 | |
| Catalysis, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Number of Estimates | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | |
| Catalysis, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Highest | 1,728.5 | 1,763.3 | 1,764.3 | 1,799.6 | |
| Catalysis, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Consensus | 1,666.1 | 1,641.1 | 1,646.6 | 1,636.8 | 1,665.5 |
| Catalysis, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Median | 1,635.1 | 1,627.5 | 1,624.0 | 1,649.0 | |
| Catalysis, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Lowest | 1,584.3 | 1,533.0 | 1,485.0 | 1,576.5 | |
| Catalysis, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Number of Estimates | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | |
| Catalysis, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Highest | 435.9 | 443.9 | 441.1 | 449.9 | |
| Catalysis, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Consensus | 430.9 | 425.3 | 423.2 | 417.7 | 411.1 |
| Catalysis, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Median | 427.8 | 423.7 | 424.0 | 417.0 | |
| Catalysis, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Lowest | 404.3 | 395.1 | 370.8 | 350.4 | |
| Catalysis, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Number of Estimates | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | |
| Catalysis, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Highest | 362.3 | 373.0 | 367.7 | 375.0 | |
| Catalysis, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Consensus | 361.7 | 352.4 | 346.1 | 338.9 | 337.8 |
| Catalysis, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Median | 357.0 | 349.4 | 344.8 | 341.5 | |
| Catalysis, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Lowest | 334.3 | 314.0 | 300.0 | 279.2 | |
| Recycling, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Number of Estimates | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | |
| Recycling, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Highest | 949.5 | 959.0 | 968.6 | 1,006.0 | |
| Recycling, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Consensus | 907.5 | 875.6 | 874.0 | 880.4 | 898.3 |
| Recycling, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Median | 868.4 | 869.3 | 878.4 | 907.2 | |
| Recycling, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Lowest | 839.0 | 814.2 | 806.1 | 800.3 | |
| Recycling, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Number of Estimates | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | |
| Recycling, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Highest | 350.0 | 326.1 | 327.9 | 350.0 | |
| Recycling, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Consensus | 325.7 | 302.8 | 297.9 | 296.1 | 305.1 |
| Recycling, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Median | 303.0 | 297.9 | 300.3 | 287.5 | |
| Recycling, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Lowest | 243.0 | 268.7 | 264.1 | 276.1 | |
| Recycling, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Number of Estimates | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | |
| Recycling, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Highest | 247.0 | 259.4 | 260.8 | 268.7 | |
| Recycling, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Consensus | 248.1 | 230.3 | 227.1 | 224.8 | 217.0 |
| Recycling, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Median | 226.8 | 220.4 | 222.5 | 201.2 | |
| Recycling, Adjusted EBIT (including associates) | Lowest | 210.9 | 190.7 | 181.4 | 183.8 | |
| Specialty Materials, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Number of Estimates | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | |
| Specialty Materials, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Highest | 565.6 | 580.0 | 603.0 | 627.0 | |
| Specialty Materials, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Consensus | 536.3 | 539.5 | 555.0 | 570.8 | 593.4 |
| Specialty Materials, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Median | 545.4 | 555.0 | 570.5 | 592.9 | |
| Specialty Materials, Revenues (excluding precious metals) | Lowest | 512.0 | 526.0 | 526.0 | 565.4 | |
| Specialty Materials, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Number of Estimates | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | |
| Specialty Materials, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Highest | 114.2 | 116.3 | 124.0 | 133.0 | |
| Specialty Materials, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Consensus | 97.3 | 102.7 | 107.4 | 111.8 | 117.8 |
| Specialty Materials, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Median | 102.6 | 105.5 | 111.7 | 118.6 | |
| Specialty Materials, Adjusted EBITDA (including associates) | Lowest | 95.9 | 102.6 | 102.6 | 105.2 | |
| Specialty Materials, Adjusted EBIT (including associates | Number of Estimates | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
| Specialty Materials, Adjusted EBIT (including associates | Highest | 84.8 | 83.5 | 87.8 | 89.7 | |
| Specialty Materials, Adjusted EBIT (including associates | Consensus | 65.7 | 71.6 | 75.4 | 78.3 | 81.4 |
| Specialty Materials, Adjusted EBIT (including associates | Median | 70.9 | 74.7 | 77.4 | 79.6 | |
| Specialty Materials, Adjusted EBIT (including associates | Lowest | 61.4 | 68.0 | 73.0 | 75.0 | |
| Corporate & Group items, Adjusted EBITDA | Number of Estimates | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | |
| Corporate & Group items, Adjusted EBITDA | Highest | -30.0 | -32.0 | -36.0 | -34.0 | |
| Corporate & Group items, Adjusted EBITDA | Consensus | -85.8 | -74.3 | -75.6 | -75.6 | -75.9 |
| Corporate & Group items, Adjusted EBITDA | Median | -77.4 | -77.1 | -78.8 | -81.0 | |
| Corporate & Group items, Adjusted EBITDA | Lowest | -86.3 | -91.4 | -96.6 | -99.8 | |
| Corporate & Group items, Adjusted EBIT | Number of Estimates | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | |
| Corporate & Group items, Adjusted EBIT | Highest | -92.9 | -95.0 | -93.5 | -88.9 | |
| Corporate & Group items, Adjusted EBIT | Consensus | -107.9 | -99.7 | -101.5 | -102.7 | -104.2 |
| Corporate & Group items, Adjusted EBIT | Median | -98.5 | -99.9 | -101.4 | -102.4 | |
| Corporate & Group items, Adjusted EBIT | Lowest | -107.9 | -113.4 | -119.4 | -123.0 |
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