Q4 2025 Wacker Chemie AG Earnings Call Transcript

Mar 11, 2026 / 03:00PM GMT

Release Date Price: €73.2 (+6.55%)

Transcript

Key Points

Positve

Wacker Chemie AG (WKCMF) achieved top scores in the latest annual ESG assessments, receiving an A rating in the CDP climate assessment.
The company launched the largest cost-cutting project in its history, named PACE, aiming to reduce costs by more than EUR300 million annually.
Wacker Chemie AG (WKCMF) expects to achieve EUR200 million in savings from the PACE program by 2026.
The company has invested in expanding its global leadership positions, including new silicon production facilities and a biotech center in Munich.
Wacker Chemie AG (WKCMF) forecasts modest growth for 2026, with group sales expected to rise by a low single-digit percentage and EBITDA projected to be between EUR550 million to EUR700 million.

Negative

Wacker Chemie AG (WKCMF) reported a negative annual result of minus EUR805 million for 2025, impacted by EUR705 million of restructuring provisions and impairments.
The company will not distribute a dividend due to the negative financial results.
Demand remained weak across many industries, particularly in Europe, due to geopolitical tensions and structural challenges.
The company faces overcapacity in many standard chemical products and high energy prices in Europe, reducing competitiveness.
Wacker Chemie AG (WKCMF) plans to reduce more than 1,500 positions worldwide, with most reductions at sites in Germany.

Joerg Hoffmann

Wacker Chemie AG - Head of Investor Relations

Welcome to the Wacker Chemie AG conference call on the full year 2025 results. Dr. Christian Hartel, CEO; and Dr. Tobias Ohler, our CFO, will walk you through the presentation.

The press release, annual report, our IR presentation and detailed financial tables are available on our web page under the Investor Relations section. Please note that management comments during this call include forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties. We encourage you to review the Safe Harbor statement in today's presentation and our 2025 annual report for information on risk factors. All documents mentioned are available on our website. Chris?

Christian Hartel

Wacker Chemie AG - President, Chief Executive Officer, Member of the Executive Board

Hello, everyone, and thank you for joining us for our full year 2025 results call. In 2025, we reported sales of EUR5.5 billion and EBITDA before special items of around EUR529 million. This result was in line with our guidance, which we revised in

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