Croda International (CRDA) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Founded in 1925 with the aim of turning bio-based raw materials into innovative ingredients, Croda International is a speciality chemicals company focused on consumer care and life sciences markets. The company is focused on creating, making and selling innovative ingredients that deliver real benefits to a diverse range of customers and employs more than 6,000 people around the world. Sustainability is a core part of the Groups strategy with a commitment to be Climate, Land and People positive by 2030. For more information visit https://www.croda.com/en-gb/investors.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 2,478 to 2,538
• 50-Day Range: 2,448.88 to 3,047.46
• 52-Week Range: 2,426.77 to 4,335
• Volume: 697,462 shs
• Average Volume: 1.21 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £3.49 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,622.08
• Dividend Yield: 0.04%
• Price Target: GBX 3,133.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Croda International Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Croda International scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Croda International has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Croda International has a consensus price target of GBX 3,133.33, representing about 25.4% upside from its current price of GBX 2,498.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Croda International has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Croda International is 1,622.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Croda International is 1,622.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 159.14.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Croda International has a PEG Ratio of 1.40. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Croda International has a P/B Ratio of 1.49. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CRDA.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Croda International is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.40%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Croda International does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Croda International is 71.43%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CRDA.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.29

News Sentiment

Croda International has a news sentiment score of 1.29. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Croda International this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Croda International to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Croda International insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £298,236.59 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.83% of the stock of Croda International is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

75.01% of the stock of Croda International is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CRDA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CRDA shares performed this year?

Croda International's stock was trading at GBX 3,385 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CRDA shares have decreased by 26.2% and is now trading at GBX 2,498.

How were Croda International's earnings last quarter?

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 29th. The company reported $72.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Croda International had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.96% and a net margin of 9.98%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Croda International?

Shares of CRDA stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Croda International own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Croda International investors own include Barclays (BARC), HSBC (HSBA), GSK (GSK), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), AbbVie (ABBV), AstraZeneca (AZN) and Alibaba Group (BABA).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2025
• Today: 9/13/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:CRDA
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.croda.com
• Phone: +44-1405-860551
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 5,852
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Croda International: GBX 3,133.33
• High Price Target: GBX 3,300
• Low Price Target: GBX 3,000
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 1.54
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,622.08
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.74
• P/E Growth: 1.4
• Net Income: £162.90 million
• Net Margins: 9.98%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 6.96%
• Return on Assets: 3.69%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 30.90
• Current Ratio: 2.72
• Quick Ratio: 2.25

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.67 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.09
• Cash Flow: GBX 201.27 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.41
• Book Value: GBX 1,672.78 per share
• Price / Book: 1.49

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 139,591,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £3.49 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.74