Solvay SA (SOLB) Fair Value & Analysis

Basic Materials · BE · Market cap €2.8B

A solid business, but screening 48% overvalued on our models.

What matters now

• The price sits above even our optimistic bull case (€14.02). The favourable scenario is already priced in.
• Solid but not exceptional quality (52/100) and above fair value, neither a clear bargain nor a standout compounder.

Price vs Fair Value (5 years)

White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Aug 6, 2026.

How to read this chart

60‑month range €8.97 – €33.03 · the €26.78 price screens above the €14.02 fair value. Dashed = 300-day average. As of Aug 6, 2026.

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Analysis

Solvay SA (SOLB) currently trades at €26.78, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is €14.02, implying the stock looks roughly 47.7% overvalued today. The Quality Score stands at 52/100 (solid quality), in the Basic Materials sector. Bear case: priced above our estimate, the market already discounts strong expectations. Bull case: above-average quality can justify a premium, the entry price still matters most (evidence: high).

Over the trailing twelve months, Solvay SA generated revenue of €4.6B at a net margin of -0.5%. Revenue declined 8.1% year over year. It earns a return on equity of -1.5%. Net debt stands at €1.6B. Fundamentals as of Aug 6, 2026

The share trades about 4% below its 52-week high and 21% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average. For context, the median of 10 Basic Materials peers we cover trades at -46% fair-value upside, at -48%, SOLB screens richer than that median.

Fair Value models

Each model estimates fair value its own way; the Fair Value above is the evidence-weighted blend. Evidence (0–100) measures how completely this model’s inputs are available: well-fed models carry more weight in the blend. The spread across models is intentional, each one stresses a different value driver; dividend models, for instance, come out structurally low when payout is small.

Widest divergence: Growth DCF (€37.48) versus Earnings-Based (€2.39). Highest evidence: Growth DCF (80).

Key figures & financial health

Quality Score breakdown

About the company

Solvay SA provides basic and performance chemicals worldwide. The company engages in the production of sodium carbonate or soda ash and its derivatives used by customers in glass for building, solar panels, glass containers, and packaging; in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles; and for detergents and chemicals, as well as sodium bicarbonate for …

Full company description

Solvay SA provides basic and performance chemicals worldwide. The company engages in the production of sodium carbonate or soda ash and its derivatives used by customers in glass for building, solar panels, glass containers, and packaging; in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles; and for detergents and chemicals, as well as sodium bicarbonate for food and animal feed, and flue gas treatment or healthcare applications. It also offers hydrogen peroxide for use in bleaching, decontamination, disinfection, and antiseptic applications in the pulp and paper, textile, water, and food industries; and as an intermediate to produce propylene oxide and caprolactam chemicals, as well as used in semiconductors, photovoltaic, urban mining, and battery sectors. In addition, the company provides precipitated silica, a component in applications in the tire, home and personal care, and feed and food industries; highly dispersible silica used in various tire parts; and oxygenated solvents and polyamides for use in paintings, hygiene, and home care applications, as well as for the production of phenol and derivatives used as intermediates to produce synthetic resins in foundries, construction, and abrasives. Further, it produces fluorine and rare-earth formulations for automotive, electronics, and various chemical and industrial applications. The company was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.

Revenue & earnings trend

FY2021 – FY2025 · reported fiscal years

Solvay SA reported revenue of €4.7B in FY2025 versus €11.4B in FY2021, a compound −19.7%/yr. Reported net income was €30.0M in FY2025, compounding −57.8%/yr from FY2021.

SOLB screens 48% overvalued. Compare with BASF SE →

Peer Group

Chemicals · 334 stocks

How this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.

Valuation Multiples vs Chemicals median · lower = cheaper

Snowflake

Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.

VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.

Values & ESG

Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.

ESG scores are not available for this stock yet. Values and ESG data are contextual and can differ between providers.

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Frequently asked questions

How we calculate Fair Value

Each company is valued through a stack of independent intrinsic-value models (DCF variants, residual-income, multiples and more), blended into one family-balanced consensus and weighted by how much trustworthy data backs it. A separate quality layer scores the fundamentals. Every input is real reported data, nothing guessed.